Autopsy North vs Western Bulldogs

[Gasometer]

Our list is simply 2 or 3 competent talls short to be competitive against teams like that. We know the Dogs forwards always kill us in the air, and yet every time we play undersized because we don't have any depth.

We can't just walk away from this offseason with another high pick mid, a veteran midfield leader like Viney or Parker, and some wing-and-a-prayer tall types with what we can scratch together out of the remaining flotsam.

How do we get that?

Can we package up Pick 1 or 2 for three picks down the Draft?

Is this possible?

We need 4 or 5 players now…this year by year draft pick is tediously painful

 

[CURVE]

It isn’t a one off though.

We did it against Sydney as well.

Not like that, and we didn't do it on our home track. We played Sydney at the SCG, and it was really only one genuinely terrible quarter which we lost by 40 points that inflated the final losing margin, but that's not to say we weren't poor after a solid first quarter, but I thought we at least tried after halftime and remained relatively competitive in the second half. Today, we were competitive up to quarter time and early in the second, but afterwards we were blown out of the water for two quarters, and it could have been a third if the Dogs didn't take their foot off the throat in the fourth. We probably should have lost today by 110-120 points.

 

[Luke72]

What an annoying bunch of twats. I hope they go out in straight sets, unless they play Port in which case I hope they go out the week after

 

[amaz199]

We must also be allergic to the corridor.

 

[Val Keating]

Our putrid skill errors gave them the game early, from there the Dogs went on with it and our blokes lost all confidence.

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

We looked okay in the first quarter despite a few brain fades, and even early in the second we were still competitive, but once Comben went off we looked undersized down back and the Dogs tall forwards took advantage. Our defenders weren't helped by our midfield under performing and being blown away in the centre, at one stage I think the centre clearences were 10-1 in the dogs favour and they'd kicked three goals from centre clearences. Then we started to play like we were in panic mode, fumbling and overrunning the ball, dropping easy marks, missing easy targets, playing scared football and being reactive and the game just spiraled into one big mess.

That was not how we have been playing since the bye, that was pre-bye football, and I would hope it's only a one off and we put in a more competitive performance next week.

LOL - 'one off'.

I am not sure what's worse - the repeated woeful performances we dish up week after week on the field or the repetitive woeful posters we get on here week after week.

 

[Luke72]

When we play a style where we can hit up targets the Bulldogs will go back to being our bunnies

 

[muttley45]

The complete lack of ability to perform the basic skills competently, even under minimal to zero pressure by all in Sunbury is frankly embarrassing, where is the pride in performance ?

 

[Psychic Roo]

Not like that, and we didn't do it on our home track. We played Sydney at the SCG, and it was really only one genuinely terrible quarter which we lost by 40 points that inflated the final losing margin, but that's not to say we weren't poor after a solid first quarter, but I thought we at least tried after halftime and remained relatively competitive in the second half. Today, we were competitive up to quarter time and early in the second, but afterwards we were blown out of the water for two quarters, and it could have been a third if the Dogs didn't take their foot off the throat in the fourth. We probably should have lost today by 110-120 points.

Watching with my daughter - in q1 when it was 5g to 3. I said to her, it was going to be 100plus.

 

[trooroo4life]

Callan Ward and Kamdyn McIntosh come on down.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

To me this perfectly lays bare the team's weak mentality of play-acting footballers, they pick and choose whether they can be bothered playing with passion and commitment, there was a bit of back slapping and bath water drinking after a few unconvincing wins against weak opponents and 'did pretty well' losses which just screams of how low a bar they have set for themselves. The fact that they seemed to go into a game against a red hot Bulldogs outfit on the eve of playing finals with the mentality of 'its late in the season so who cares' makes me think they are hiding behind 'we're a young side and still developing so we're allowed to suck' and still expecting things to turn around by magic, not by the virtue of their own ruthless hard work and sense of accountability.

Seen players in the ammos play with more heart. Thought we had grown past this sh*t

 

[Moti]

We don't setup the team to win, so until we fix that, meh.

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

I feel sorry for all the North Supporters took the time out of their Sunday to watch that, they deserved so much better, we all do as a club.

 

[Friday Night Lights]

Horrible day. Feels like our season ran out of steam after the capitulation last week.

We’re the youngest team in the comp and when things like multiple early in game injuries to key players occur it was always going to be a battle.

We kept this mob to 77 points about 7 weeks ago, the difference between us and them is probably somewhere between the margin that day and today’s blowout.

We’ve got a lot of work to do but I don’t think today was indicative of where we’re at by any stretch.

 

[R00StaR]

How do we get that?

Can we package up Pick 1 or 2 for three picks down the Draft?

Is this possible?

We need 4 or 5 players now…this year by year draft pick is tediously painful

F1 and something for GC pick 5.

Draper, Armstrong and Gerreyn

 

[Nylex]

Today was bad.
LMac tries his guts out, I admire him for this.
Sheezel has to be the stand alone captain next year

 

[franjon]

Yep.

Because the leaders on field are shit and can’t maintain a cohesive effort.

They're not leaders arseholes to begin with. They along with Stephens should be 2 of the first 3 dropped.

 

[R00StaR]

We looked ok in the first taking on the corridor despite 2/3 costly turn overs. Once we went down the line we had no way through, no marking options other than Xerri and no spread. So even if we got hands on it they quickly took it back and ran forward freely.

 

[Only Forwards]

I think they know.

I’m starting to think they live in a bubble of delusion where they think things will just magically get better.

 

[Ichiro #51]

Our list is simply 2 or 3 competent talls short to be competitive against teams like that. We know the Dogs forwards always kill us in the air, and yet every time we play undersized because we don't have any depth.

We can't just walk away from this offseason with another high pick mid, a veteran midfield leader like Viney or Parker, and some wing-and-a-prayer tall types with what we can scratch together out of the remaining flotsam.

I agree with the lack of talls, but we desperately need quality talls. We just have to start paying up for some quality. I know they didn’t have to pay shit, but we aren’t gonna be lucky enough to have em’ fall in our lap.

 

[Roosurgence]

I’ve never seen a team butcher the ball as bad as we do. Just horrible to watch.

Not only do we butcher it, but the decision making is just laughable.

Taking on 10 meter kicks into congestion and wondering why you get scored on against turn over when you miss the target.

As for the game plan, what moron decided that chipping it wide in the back half and then kicking sky balls to the wing was going to work against a taller side.

****ing numpties!

 

[R00StaR]

I agree with the lack of talls, but we desperately need quality talls. We just have to start paying up for some quality. I know they didn’t have to pay shit, but we aren’t gonna be lucky enough to have em’ fall in our lap.

Chom, Logue and W.Dawson make a big difference for tall defenders. Tall forwards yeah we need but they'll be starved to death with our poor transition.

 

[Ichiro #51]

I reckon there’s a couple with footy’s version of the yips or twisties. They just look broken. Unfortunately, that couple is the co-captains.

 

[krakouers]

Our list is simply 2 or 3 competent talls short to be competitive against teams like that. We know the Dogs forwards always kill us in the air, and yet every time we play undersized because we don't have any depth.

We can't just walk away from this offseason with another high pick mid, a veteran midfield leader like Viney or Parker, and some wing-and-a-prayer tall types with what we can scratch together out of the remaining flotsam.

Part of the problem was also, we had one taken to hospital and the other one was out for the season

I reckon there’s a couple with footy’s version of the yips or twisties. They just look broken. Unfortunately, that couple is the co-captains.

 

[Roosurgence]

I don’t know about the rest of you, I’m just really glad the October specialist Brady Rawlings gets another shot at fixing this list. I’m excited to see who our next Zac Fisher and Dylan Stephens will be!!

We already have a Fisher clone in McKercher.