Autopsy Blues loss to Suns discussion/rant etc etc.

[BrianSetzer]

0-5

Nearly half way there.

 

[Pafloyul]

Agree. It was always 2019 when we started to win more games but IMO today was very winnable and our efforts were pathetic

Yes, it was but I think we've been pressured into bringing in a bit more experience and in trying to play a more attacking style when we just don't have the cattle. Of course you plan to win games but there are different ways to go about it. O'Shea and Polson are funny 'íns' and the former is even a funny draft selection.

 

[Unknown Origin]

How on earth does Polson get a game. Small, Weak, average skills, not overly quick. Mind boggles. Then we have lamb, mullett, oshea, levi all in the same team for good measure. I just threw up a little

 

[out of harmes' way]

"Dad,"
"Yes, son."
"What's that?"
"Why son, that's hyperbole."
"Gee dad, there sure is a lot of it."
"I know, son. I know."

"So Dad, you were happy today?"
"Yes, son, yes. I thrive on mediocrity and consistent underperformance."

 

[My name geoff]

Hhahahahah "burst inside 50" "won a good clearance". He does some good things, and by no means would i not play him because i think he is going to be a very, very good player but lets not just praise him for the sake of it. He had 11 touches, 4 kicks, 2 tackles and went at 45%. Needs to improve

2nd gamer mate.

That burst inside 50 was one of the most exciting pieces of play today. He was good in patches.

 

[BIuebagger]

- Ring in the changes for next week. What an insipid performance from most of the group today. First off, credit to GCS and their organisation around the ground. Their work rate to get back in numbers and flood and fill the hole in the forward 50 for us, forced our entries to be non-effective. Whether it was the high ball in or kicking to a player where we had no significant advantage to try and score, they did so well in making sure our entries were non-efficient. That in addition to our disposal efficiency, specifically in the first half, absolutely ruined us going forward.

- The thing that upset me the most was the way we struggled down back today. Whether it was the extra number over the top they had at the back of a contest or Jones deciding or being told he can play 20 metres off the best forward on the ground, it was bang average from what we know that defensive unit can produce. No drive off half back, and even worse poor decision making, cause so many turn overs which they punished us with over and over. Something a few of us alluded to before the game. Funny enough turnovers were even at 75 a piece. Simpson's decision to kick back to Marchbank ... I mean geez ....

- Yes we struggled around the ground due to the disadvantage of not having the physical presence of Kreuzer or nous as a ruck, but Casboult competed as well as he could today. Witts is an inform ruckman of the competition, he was up against it before the game had started. Did some nice things, especially that clearance he had, as well as his combativeness in the centre bounces. Lack of Bam Bam made our midfield struggle around the ground even more so, that man is going to be and already is a very important cog in our midfield.

- C. Curnow, E. Curnow, SPS, Fish, Cripps, Cuningham were the positives today. Could say a lot about them, as well as some others who weren't up to it. Those names have been mentioned already. Finishing off on this; the MC stuffed up big time on selection. Seeing O'Shea lining up on the wing absolutely frustrated the crap out of me, I think a lot of us are still pondering why he was selected. Hearing JSOS kick 3 goals means he's hopefully had a solid performance and will be back in.

Very interesting week coming up. We go again next Friday.

 

[reubsblues]

I think the inclusion on kreuzer,Kennedy and hopefully Lang will make a huge difference to us next wk and something has to give in the backline we can not play Jones,Weitering
Marchbank,Plowmen all down there
Jones seriously has to go back to playing how he did last yr and concentrate on his own player stop trying to be rance and be more like Astbury, you will be much more of an asset to the team playing that role

 

[mike ockerts]

Didn't Dew pull out of the race for coaching us

He did IRC

 

[TooBlue14]

how can you possibly say that after what we all just witnessed?

Simple M ****ing C G. That light shadow shit all day would of been tough to deal with. And we will learn the lesson.

 

[Cripps17]

Jesus. Talk about harsh. Poor guy is out injured for three months and hasn't touched a footy for a couple of weeks but is still in line for a smashing?

I'm talking about players on our list. Love Pickett but he is in that group.

 

[TheHeatleyStand]

When does the pressure come on Bolton?

when does the pressure come on the board?

 

[thylacine60]

I haven't seen the game but it sounded like we were awful.

Also Looks like a lot of people have been hiding in the bushes waiting for Jones to have a bad game.

he was always gonna pass the grassy knoll at some stage.....

 

[Psychochook]

B I N G O

There's one last thread to cut from the Dark Ages and it's our meek skipper in #3. Docherty's injury is so cruel on so many levels.

Massive game for Murphy as captain. If he was revered by his team then they bleed for him and do whatever it takes to get across the the line for him. Saw none of it.

Have a look at all the teams who are regularly shite, including us and then look at their leader.

Yeah, I get we've had massive player turnover etc but these guys as a collective don't appear to look to Murphy when the chips are down.

 

[reubsblues]

I love this club but god they test my patience and resilience

 

[Boy with chook]

B I N G O

There's one last thread to cut from the Dark Ages and it's our meek skipper in #3. Docherty's injury is so cruel on so many levels.

Next captain needs to be Cripps so when the WA teams come sniffing about to lure him back home he’ll feel a bit more responsibility to us. If not it will give us a little bit more bargaining power.
Plus he’s our best player and will lead by example. And he’s grouse.


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[BrisbaneCFC]

Its not the "end of story" because he was the best candidate for that position. Going in without a second tall fwd/back up ruckman killed our structure. The needs of the team come first

Weitering played up forward. There was nothing wrong with the structure. It was the same as last week.

 

[rog1995]

How on earth does Polson get a game. Small, Weak, average skills, not overly quick. Mind boggles. Then we have lamb, mullett, oshea, levi all in the same team for good measure. I just threw up a little

Ease up the kid is 19 playing his second game ffs.

 

[Arr0w]

I really enjoy the posts on here.

Firstly, after most wanted Jack dropped, now he is being called up after one game at NB

Then the rest of the ins, are guys that are injured

FMD

 

[1981]

when does the pressure come on the board?

THIS

 

[PrinceCharles]

19-58 hit outs
67-93 tackles

suns tackled more when they had more of the ball.

No idea who the outs are but as starters - Oshea, polsen, weitering and dow

We had more of the ball actually.

 

[Unknown Origin]

Ease up the kid is 19 playing his second game ffs.

Granted. We have all seen enough footy over the years to confidently say the kid aint gonna make it

 

[90N90S]

No rant but just going to say this.

Today was like taking 12 steps back.

Didn't show anything and knew we were gone after 10 minutes.

SPS, Curnow, FIsh tried hard but were always up against it.

Weits needs to be dropped to find form and confidence but he's not alone there.

Mullet, O'Shea have to go sorry we saw today why they were dumped by their former clubs.

Cunningham did some nice things.

But why didn't we select McKay or TDK?

Muphy? What happened to him gets knocked off the ball to easily I know he has played his heart out for us over the years but....

Long, long winter ahead if we dish out that crap.

One word actually several but I will stick to one.

DISGRACEFUL.

 

[thylacine60]

Simple M ******* C G. That light shadow shit all day would of been tough to deal with. And we will learn the lesson.

there's an excuse I hadn't thought of - and only worked against one team.....

 

[Dadda Dave]

2nd gamer mate.

That burst inside 50 was one of the most exciting pieces of play today. He was good in patches.

It won't be long and all Dowmann will be doing is fading in patches

 

[Seen5]

Forget about skills - they missed targets and couldn't hit a teammate on the chest from 20 but the worst part is that there were more GC players at each contest. They worked harder than us.

I think Gecko on the Carlton Show podcast said, if we were the hunter, we would win it. Well, we a were a baby antelope with a broken leg and they were a lion with huge appetite.

Someone said something about the train and that was one of the worst parts. The members and fans were so flat. And why not? That was one of the worst games I've been to in recent memory.

That's the bad.

Fisher, SPS in parts, Matty Wright, Charlie, Ed. And Levi - given a job to do that shouldn't be his - all ok. We're in a rebuild and improvement isn't steady or consistent. Sometimes you get flattened and take a while to brush it off. Sometimes you go backward. But all this is learning. NOt just for the players, but for the coaches, and the selection panel and the list managers. We have quality people. We will rise.

Go Blues.