Game Day Opening Round vs. GWS, Giants Stadium, 7:30pm Sat 09/03

[Magnanimous]

I dont think its our night

Good reality check.
Back to earth with a thud.

Leave the mouth guards home this week fellas.
Swans game will be more of tonight going by how they looked the other night.

Can't see us switching it back on.

from my Delorean

 

[MagpieJoel]

Or its an explanation

Crap. We've been shit. Simples.

 

[gouki88]

Hard for Johnson to do anything when the midfield haven’t honoured a song one of his leads.

Why would they? When they do he does shit all

 

[Collingwoodcrew]

Dean & Schultz aren’t up to it yet.

I think Schultz has been good. New team, first game, GWS away.
Dean yes maybe not.


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[Angelus512]

Now time for Fly Battle Meditation...

Full Palpatine “poweeerrrrrrr” mode is the only thing that can save us now.

 

[barrackers]

Round 1 - looks like this could end quite badly. We're clearly short of a run and GWS are sharp as there are many players who are down. Defence is a shambles and the forwards have been wasteful. Schultz is industrious hoping his skills come out soon.

Was thinking it might be humid in Sydney, we were blowing hard early. The lions were overrun, so the extra week might be telling

 

[NMBB]

Missing Howe's leadership down back

 

[Monco Matt]

Expected this result. GWS have been prepping for this game for 5 months. Our forward line looks too small without McStay. The defense is not gelling, don't want to single out Dean but I doubt we would have debuted him in this fixture if Howe & Murphy were fit. Giants also just nailing every shot while our innacuracy has cost us, surprise surprise. Just a shit game to get first up and our boys definitely do not look motivated. Write this one off and move on. Only Round 0.

 

[HotPiesWithSauce]

Crap. We've been s**t. Simples.

Well yeah, but apart from that brilliant analysis, there may also be other factors

 

[Bianconeri]

Why would they? When they do he does s**t all

Yeah let’s keep kicking it to Schultz in the pocket

 

[GreekLunatic]

It’s the first game it’s a marathon not a sprint

 

[doofdoof]

Captain Moore hasn't been a good leader tonight.

Hasn't rallied the defence or the team

Disappointing.

 

[Scritchyscroony]

Dean & Schultz aren’t up to it yet.

Schultz has had a nearly night. He's been heavily involved. If he kicked straight we would be viewing his game very differently.

 

[MagpieJoel]

Well yeah, but apart from that brilliant analysis, there may also be other factors

Kinda like your insightful analysis.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Ridiculous comment.

Dean no, Schultz don’t be ridiculous.

Schultz has been so fumbly.

 

[partypie]

Dean no, Schultz don’t be ridiculous.

Dean has to be persisted with. Key backs need to get games under their belt more than any other position I reckon.

Needs a solid block of games until he physically blows up, if that happens. He'll get better with each run he has and he's done a few nice things tonight.

 

[Soaring Magpie]

Have always thought he should be trialled as a defender. Too inconsistent forward

He can play VFL, he doesn’t have the desire to play at the level required

 

[Rusty Beam]

Beaten by a better side on the night.
Have to ask though, how do we as premiers end up playing a week earlier than most of the comp, interstate.

Fair to say that Dillon is a dill.

Surely you’re taking this piss.

As if a week earlier after 4+ months off makes a difference.

 

[gouki88]

Schultz has been so fumbly.

Better take him out the back and shoot him then

 

[HotPiesWithSauce]

Kinda like your insightful analysis.

Exactly

 

[BEEG]

Hopefully Harrison can push Elliott out soon.

 

[swoop42]

Veterans struggling tonight.

Cox 2, Mitchell 9, WHE, Pendles, Sidebottom all 10, Crisp 11.

Can't win games with those low disposal numbers.

 

[gouki88]

The dump kicks are murdering us. We've looked central maybe once?

 

[DinoSoar]

A shank kick and that’s deliberate?

 

[PIEWITHSAUCE]

Checkers seems lighter on his feet - dropped a few kegs?