Autopsy NM v West Coast - the great choke!

[Shagga is all Class]

The ball was punched away before he could mark it...he didnt drop it..

Is that you Luke's mum?

The replay suggests he dropped it and it rebounded off his chest onto the West Coast player.

If he had a brain, he would have steeped forward and protected the ball drop instead of dropping his knees.

Reckon he sh*t himself and took his eyes off the ball at the last moment too.

 

[Ligma]

Nice invite bestie

Meet in st kinda

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

Absolutely gutted. The Eagles played 1.5 quarters and beat us! Serious off-season changes are needed if we are going anywhere.

 

[Shermanator]

Not excited by our fwd line currently, Zurhaar, Curtis, Ford, Duursma Larkey, Hansen Jnr and Teakle.

5/7 don't work hard enough, but that may come with time.

Should be;

FF: Curtis. Gun FF (draft one FFS!). Gun SF (draft one FFS!)

CHF: Zurhaar Larkey Durrsma

 

[LB2Snake]

People keep banging on about McKeecher but that was a shocking a 30+ disposal game you get.

Kid has a pea heart too. Soft at the contest. He is the quintessential crab footballer…… yes I said it.

I reckon that’s pretty harsh, but he will not, can not, defend. Get him out of the backline IMO. Looks like he doesn’t wanna be in there at all.

 

[Roosurgence]

Disagree on all counts.

It’s ineffectual shit from kick outs.

Name one contest he impacted? It’s crab footy.

I can name plenty of shit efforts he put in. He is scared of body contact.

 

[Passmore]

You get what you deserve. We copped our right wack today.

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[Whereitallbegan]

Pick 2 locked in

Hello FOS or Smillie

I keep hearing this line, over and over again lately, don’t sell us short, I think Pick 1 is very much in the window, so much so, I’m about to put money on it.

 

[Cyber_punk]

It's just painful how ****ing close we are. Zurhaar and Curtis could've iced the game going into half time. So many little moments where we could've locked it up but instead gave West Coast the space and time they needed to arse it forward. Umpires probably made the difference in the end but it should never have been that close.

Close to what?

For all talk of improvement we're in the same spot we were a year ago, losing to the same mob.

Still every chace to collect the spoon. Again.

This was probably the worst loss of the Clarkson era

 

[Rollmop]

The game turned when Lmac kicked it out on the full under no pressure. They got the goal, then the next couple, belief restored and here we are. They shit me to tears

 

[TheKanga]

That was embarrassing!!

 

[archereleven]

Let's be honest had we won by a kick, how much does that change, nothin is what it changes.

Wreaks of typical NM loser mentality.

I don't know about you, but the belief we can win games sits pretty high on the agenda for mine. We can be 30 up, and this mentally weak abomination isn't up to the simple task of playing a game out.

Pick 2 or 3 changes nothing.

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[deano28]

Thanks to McGovern

No , thanks to our horrific decision making and even worse kicking into our F50

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

Cam Zurhaar??? Learn how to halve a contest and keep the ball in our forward half.
Read the game.
Going miles an hour and winning 1 of 8 contests is not cutting it.
Your 25 years old, on a huge contract, grow up and step up

Zurhaar is a weak campaigner - and his game today was just another example of this.

He wants everything done for him, is not prepared to put his body on the line and he is a very limited footballer.

He is not a leader's a hole and we just signed him up for another 5 years - when we will learn?

 

[winalotroos]

So disappointed, so f**ken disappointed

At year’s end we must delist the deadwood or get better assistant coaches that can teach how to close out a game

 

[Roosurgence]

I reckon that’s pretty harsh, but he will not, can not, defend. Get him out of the backline IMO. Looks like he doesn’t wanna be in there at all.

We hang it on Stephens and Stephenson for squibbing it, but McKercher is the same.

Running by for crab possessions where you chip it 20 metres is not effective footy.

 

[Spud11]

Close to what?

For all talk of improvement we're in the same spot we were a year ago, losing to the same mob.

We only look so much better because in the first half of this year, whether people admit it or not, we were as bad as the Noble years.

It’s been refreshing to see our team play a base level of afl standard football from time to time, but that shouldn’t paper over the chasms.

 

[Hojuman]

I keep hearing this line, over and over again lately, don’t sell us short, I think Pick 1 is very much in the window, so much so, I’m about to put money on it.

WIll get smashed next 2 weeks.

 

[northbergs]

Is that you Luke's mum?

The replay suggests he dropped it and it rebounded off his chest onto the West Coast player.

If he had a brain, he would have steeped forward and protected the ball drop instead of dropping his knees.

Reckon he sh*t himself and took his eyes off the ball at the last moment too.

Agree - he waited for the ball rather than moving forward to meet the ball which makes the spoil improbable.


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[archereleven]

The problem is, this is the key one:
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A non functional foward line backed up by a shit defence. Brav- ****ing- o

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[Passmore]

Neither are going to help with our loser mentality

They actually might. They expect to be good. Like Wardlaw, Sheezel, and McKercher.

Bring enough blokes in with that mentality it might just override the disease we have.

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[Jasemon]

Have not been so angry after a loss in living memory. Blew so many gaskets I was concerned about my blood pressure. This team kills me. Turnovers, stupid football, leaders are a joke when the heat is on. This is a game we should have NEVER lost yet no lead is safe for this team. “Choke” is one way to put it but it’s more a mindset part of our DNA. No such thing as an easy win.

Starts with our leaders. McDonald and Simpkin need to go!! That dropped mark by LMac in the last minute purely required him to commit to the mark yet went in half arsed. Deadwood.

 

[Ruckle]

Let's be honest had we won by a kick, how much does that change, nothin is what it changes.

Wall papering massive chasm sized cracks if we win.

I reckon that’s pretty harsh, but he will not, can not, defend. Get him out of the backline IMO. Looks like he doesn’t wanna be in there at all.

He did stand under one somewhat in the last quarter , will move up the ground in years ahead and be great to watch. Thought he was alright today.

 

[wolvesRoos]

LDU not wanting to kick goals.
sums up this team.
they don’t want it bad enough…

Yes he was so good last week just kick the goal. Or at least have a shot. Better than a shanked pass to someone on a tougher angle anyway

 

[Mute Point]

My question is would we be a better or worse, team if our 2 captains didn't play?
Having to even ask this question about our captains is embarrassing.
The culture of losing needs to change & it has to start at the top.