Autopsy Pipped by 1 in a thriller!

[The King!]

It's as close as a Campbell 30 possession game

heck onto North then

 

[bedford]

10 coaches votes for Blakey

 

[MF]

10 coaches votes for Blakey

Pretty clear best on ground for mine

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

I haven’t been able to watch the game but I think, if we can come from that deficit to only lose by a point, there won’t be many opponents suddenly deciding we’re easybeats after all.

We didn’t quite make it this time, but I think we’re getting inside opposition heads to a Collingwood-like degree. Good.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

I can accept this one a lot more than I can accept the Richmond one

The Richmond one was just the universe laughing at us.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I haven’t been able to watch the game but I think, if we can come from that deficit to only lose by a point, there won’t be many opponents suddenly deciding we’re easybeats after all.

We didn’t quite make it this time, but I think we’re getting inside opposition heads to a Collingwood-like degree. Good.

I’d rather be 20 points up and not lazy as can be in the first quarter though

We won’t get away with only playing for 3/4 in a final

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

I’d rather be 20 points up and not lazy as can be in the first quarter though

We won’t get away with only playing for 3/4 in a final

It’s a fine psychological line to tread, but I really think there’s a very positive way to view this loss.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

And people saying our opponents will lift in a final seem to be assuming we won’t.

 

[SwansProudly]

VOTES
PLAYER (CLUB)
10 Nick Blakey (SYD)
7 Caleb Serong (FRE)
6 Nat Fyfe (FRE)
3 Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)
2 Jeremy Sharp (FRE)
1 Hayden McLean (SYD)
1 Josh Draper (FRE)

VOTES	PLAYER	CLUB
89	Isaac Heeney	SYD
82	Nick Daicos	COLL
73	Marcus Bontempelli	WB
69	Caleb Serong	FRE
68	Patrick Cripps	CARL
62	Errol Gulden	SYD
61	Sam Walsh	CARL
55	Zach Merrett	ESS
55	Chad Warner	SYD

AFLCA Champion Player of the Year - AFL Coaches Association Awards - AFL Coaches Association

aflcoaches.com.au

 

[sataris]

The ultimate toastie game.

I said this was the ultimate toastie game, and once again, I was right.

 

[giantsully]

Was never realistic to think we could sustain that our level of performance all year. Every week

Pretty clear best on ground for mine

Agree, though there were moments in that first half where he had me cursing...

 

[caesar88]

The coaches votes were interesting to me, and Blakey receiving the maximum 10 is emblematic of our entire performance in a way, and a reminder of how a 10-vote game =/= a perfect game as the connotation often suggests.

Blakey's run and aggression was crucial to our comeback, and his goal was epic, but he was also part of the problem earlier on with his very suspect decision-making and just general lack of game sense or awareness.

McLean's contested marking and just overall competitiveness was awesome (deserved way more than 1 vote IMO) but as has been noted, he got beaten by his opponent late when it mattered.

Melican had his moments but was ultimately part of a back-line that conceded far too many goals, far too easily.

Rowbottom had a positive impact with the ball but we really needed one of his manic pressure games and we just didn't get it.

McInerney was on fire early but as the game wore on and the intensity lifted he faded.

Hayward & Wicks took their chances and kicked well but were mostly unsighted in a game that was crying out for more forward half pressure that they usually deliver.

So it wasn't all bad, but there was a lot of bad, and the good above wasn't good enough to make up for all the bad.

 

[kneecapper]

I watched the replay and, honestly, I just think this loss came down to uncharacteristically poor execution across the board. Lazy handballs and whiffed kicks by our midfielders primarily leading to breakdowns in play. Lizard may have been good in the second half but he was absolutely putrid in the first as was Warner, Gulden and Heeney. The clearance differential didn't help but we've overcome that deficit before because we are generally so punishing on turnovers. Not so on this occasion.

We also missed goals in the first half that you might normally pencil in: Jmac, Gulden, Papley on the run in the first. Warner and JMac in the second. This failure to execute continued all the way beyond the final siren. In reality we should have been going into the half time break only a goal down. Instead, we put unneeded pressure on ourselves (causing even more errors) and left our run too late.

Yet, despite all that, we only lost by a bullshit downfield free. I'd be more concerned if it was a case of not having enough chances rather than not taking them.

I thought Campbell was one of the few who was solid throughout and had some really important moments. I've always rated him and thought he showed real maturity. I hope he is finally allowed to build some continuity. McClean too was great in the three quarters but we focused our entries on him way too much in the last quarter instead of lowering our eyes. I blame our delivery into forward 50, not him. Wicks was lively and absolutely deserves his spot in our best 23.

A final note on the sub - Cleary was a non-entity. When Mills and Parker are available I think we should consider using this role to rest players rather than continuing to bring in fringe players from the VFL. Imagine Heeney, Warner, Gulden, Blakey coming on for a final quarter. For me, Fox is the ideal sub in our best 23 come finals but I'd like to see him given some full games at senior level.

 

[kneecapper]

Hayward & Wicks took their chances and kicked well but were mostly unsighted in a game that was crying out for more forward half pressure that they usually deliver.

Hayward and Wicks were great. Our midfield stars were the ones who lost us the game.

 

[Jewelsbon]

My basic take on that game - while Freo were running, we were jogging.

 

[caesar88]

My basic take on that game - while Freo were running, we were jogging.

You'd make a great headline writer Jewels. Capable of saying in few words what I try in many.

 

[The King!]

If you can dominate the three other quarters to the extent we do I am not sure a slow start in finals is any worse than a normal game.


Though we have tried giving big starts in grand finals before .

 

[caesar88]

If you can dominate the three other quarters to the extent we do I am not sure a slow start in finals is any worse than a normal game.


Though we have tried giving big starts in grand finals before .

I don't feel like our starts over the last say 5-6 weeks have been worse than they were in the first 5-6 weeks. I think our opposition's starts over the last 5-6 weeks have been better than our opposition's starts were in the first 5-6 weeks. I think that's why it's now reflecting so much on the scoreboard and becoming a Problem

It suggests to me that the more dominant we've become and the higher up the ladder we've soared, the more teams are coming with a nothing-to-lose mentality against us.

Classic case of becoming the hunted. In that sense I think this will all be good practice for us. If we go into a GF as favourites for example like we did in 2014 & 2016, then we need to know how to prepare and start a game knowing the opposition will bring their best.

 

[caesar88]

The Swans have posted their weekly one percenter & team plays video from this weekend's game:

 

[stevie26]

It is coming...

You know what they say about patience... every doctor's got at least one.

On a similar note................
Doctor hurry please! Help me! I feel like I'm getting smaller every day. Quick. Do something! I'm shrinking!
Look, you'll just have to be a little patient.

 

[clivus]

I was going to post that in the game day thread....it was almost like the cheating continued after the siren by putting Logan off his kick

Umpire was telling him not to play on off the mark. Logan seemed to ask him about it as well.

 

[clivus]

Instead of Logan, who generally is a decent kick, perhaps more needs to be said about Taylor Adams... he's absolutely putrid by foot, and blows a number of scoring chances a game.

I was perplexed when they said we were trading for him, and he hasn't changed my mind. A waste of salary cap!

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Decision making isn’t the best either. The weakest of our mids for sure.

 

[clivus]

I don’t blame him for missing, but he had to make sure to get a behind at least. He’s our key forward. That was a pathetic kick. He deserves to be blamed for it.

McLean is a better player than McD.

 

[clivus]

That back step he takes immediately puts him on the wrong foot.

Gets getting too cocky. Tries to take on defenders way too much. He is good at beating defenders but now he’s trying it even if it’s not the best option to carry.

 

[clivus]

oh and Florent should arguably have gotten a goal anyway

Left 30m out is pretty tough under pressure. If he was smart and had composure like Blakey he would look to pass.