Autopsy Geelong smashed by Demons in PF and its gonna be a long summer

[James1970]

If only they'd gotten close enough to their opponents to pass something on they might have done some harm to Melbourne's flag chances.

In all seriousness, if there was a virus running through the club and it led to the club alerting the AFL, where would the Dees be in all this?

You doubt they'd be notified, but if one or two if their players are sick as a result...yeah, they'd be rightfully 'upset' to put it mildly.

 

[Vdubs]

The result would've been very similar regardless of any gastro. We were eviscerated.

It's plain to all that we have neither the list, composure or gameplan to be a genuine threat.

No argument- been saying that for 3 years now, but we are closer than 14 other teams

 

[Cataholic]

No argument- been saying that for 3 years now, but we are closer than 14 other teams

That remains to be seen. The next couple of years will be crucial.

 

[Vdubs]

That remains to be seen. The next couple of years will be crucial.

I should say WERE.
That is now past history.
Top 8 next year would be a real challenge.

 

[Cataholic]

I should say WERE.
That is now past history.
Top 8 next year would be a real challenge.

Will be a phenomenal effort to make the 8 next year.

 

[Vdubs]

In all seriousness, if there was a virus running through the club and it led to the club alerting the AFL, where would the Dees be in all this?

You doubt they'd be notified, but if one or two if their players are sick as a result...yeah, they'd be rightfully 'upset' to put it mildly.

2 weeks to get over it.

 

[OddYears]

Scarlett rates him, and apparently anointed him as the 'new Mackie' at one point.

Doesn’t hold a candle to the great Andrew Mackie. What an insult. Scarlo can go for that comment alone

 

[Pollywaffle]

This is the million dollar question. No word of a lie, he’s one of the worst players I’ve ever seen. Most of the time he ball watches like a complete buffoon.
And when he does dispose of the ball he either kicks it backwards or turns it over.
He has to go.
But he won’t and f’ed if I know why

Thing is, he is going backwards big time..over coached?

 

[OddYears]

Ahhh the old gastro excuse. So the supporters weren’t the only ones with the shits after the game. We’re all in this together.

 

[Jimmy Yamazaki]

You would rather not know about this? You would rather hate the team and club for the result?

Why would I hate the team I support for losing a game of footy?

It doesn't matter knowing or not, virus or not, it won't change the result.

 

[And_ROOS]

Will be a phenomenal effort to make the 8 next year.

We will do it easily. Probably top 4 as well. We are home and away experts, we will beat most of the bottom half of the 8 especially if crowds get back to GMHBA, and really who this year is going to improve?

Brisbane might drop out of the top 4. Bulldogs will likely keep their spot with Melbourne and Port. Richmond are the hard one to tip because they get important players back but that said they are aging.

But we finish top 4 again, and we will repeat this process again.

 

[Cataholic]

We will do it easily. Probably top 4 as well. We are home and away experts, we will beat most of the bottom half of the 8 especially if crowds get back to GMHBA, and really who this year is going to improve?

Brisbane might drop out of the top 4. Bulldogs will likely keep their spot with Melbourne and Port. Richmond are the hard one to tip because they get important players back but that said they are aging.

But we finish top 4 again, and we will repeat this process again.

Easily?

Lets see.

 

[Vdubs]

Why would I hate the team I support for losing a game of footy?

It doesn't matter knowing or not, virus or not, it won't change the result.

It is of benefit to understand why many of our guns looked and played OFF.

 

[Cataholic]

It is of benefit to understand why many of our guns looked and played OFF.

What will be the excuse next time?

 

[Vdubs]

What will be the excuse next time?

Every time we play teams that are better than us we get done, but we rarely lose by nearly 15 goals.

 

[Cataholic]

Every time we play teams that are better than us we get done, but we rarely lose by nearly 15 goals.

We are regressing with our list and game plan.

 

[Partridge]

I'd say he's the only coach who's been able to successfully turn over an entire list without access to top picks in the draft in the modern AFL era.

Must be some pretty thin wool when you make 3 PF's in a row with a GF in the middle to boot

Except for Dangerfield, Henderson and Rohan who were all brought to the club. All top 10 picks.

 

[Vdubs]

We are regressing with our list and game plan.

Of course. We all know this. But not many were expecting a win of over 9 goals.

 

[Partridge]

And what if these excuses " are legit?? We all know everything has to go well to win a prelim/GF, and for us it did not, several times.

No it doesn't. Complete myth.

Last year's Grand final example A. Richmond had their best rebound defender knocked out in the opening minutes. That's the opposite of everything going well, they still won in a canter. We had Podsiadly subbed out in 2011 halfway through the second quarter. We won in a canter.

Absolute bullshit excuse from unfortunately a club that seems to embrace making them now. Some supporters too.

 

[Partridge]

It is just an added issue that the team had against them, apart from being completely smashed by the likely Premier, as I recall saying about us v Tigers in 2017.

You say every team that beats us is the likely Premier. And two weeks ago you quite clearly said Port were the team to beat.

 

[And_ROOS]

It is of benefit to understand why many of our guns looked and played OFF.

Were they ill in the QF too? And the QF last year? Or QF 2019? or EF 2018? Or QF and PF 2017?

Constant. Excuses.

 

[Cataholic]

Of course. We all know this. But not many were expecting a win of over 9 goals.

No, but that's the reality check.

Time to embrace it, not deny it.

 

[Vdubs]

No it doesn't. Complete myth.

Last year's Grand final example A. Richmond had their best rebound defender knocked out in the opening minutes. That's the opposite of everything going well, they still won in a canter. We had Podsiadly subbed out in 2011 halfway through the second quarter. We won in a canter.

Absolute bullshit excuse from unfortunately a club that seems to embrace making them now. Some supporters too.

Good examples.
I can not escape the hard cold fact that we are just not in this league after 23 rounds of footy.
These 3 or 4 teams are above us in most capacities, and we have finished 4th now, slightly better for a draft pick.

 

[Partridge]

In all seriousness, if there was a virus running through the club and it led to the club alerting the AFL, where would the Dees be in all this?

You doubt they'd be notified, but if one or two if their players are sick as a result...yeah, they'd be rightfully 'upset' to put it mildly.

It would almost be believable if there was one whisper of it before the game. Which there wasn't.

 

[Vdubs]

Were they ill in the QF too? And the QF last year? Or QF 2019? or EF 2018? Or QF and PF 2017?

Constant. Excuses.

Only this game. Have you heard of this in other games? No. So just accept it as fact. Instead of being done by 8-9 goals, we got hammered by 15 goals. It's nothing to get indignant about, just a statement of fact.