Autopsy Positives and Negatives vs Downhill Stringer + 21 blokes

[HoneyBadger35]

+ Nathan Vardy with the Dean Cox swagger. Love him.
+ Midfield speed and ability in transition - almost like leg speed is a critical factor in the middle
+ Yeo's alright at footy
+ Gov's alright at marking
+ Karpany, Duggan ️
+ The good part of JD's game was ****ing immense. Some good marks, kicked a bag and plenty of assists.
+ Like the pregame niggle with JJ, very much a planned effort and happy they went for it and pulled up once the whistle blew.
+ I like this concept of a captain having a good fourth quarter and barking orders, it's a unique spin on the formula.

- Holy shit Jack Darling could you be more frustrating if you tried? Flappy hands at most marking contests, brutal misses, hits the deck too easily. **** sake.
- Mental demons are so clearly there. Had a chat in the game day thread about coaching vs players, but Simmo must sit and tear his hair out watching the Tom Barrass turnover. We shit ourselves and go into our shell far too often - all the more reason to bring in kids who haven't been indoctrinated to panic.
- Went too defensive too early
- Paul Roos gets paid to barrack, what a cushy gig
- Priddis gets extended, Mitchell does not

 

[Ochre]

+ Vardys last five minutes

 

[Eaglespur]

Do people actually think Darling wasn't good? 3 goals and 3+ goal assits, could have had 6 and people still have an issue.

 

[TheHumanShoe]

+Hearing the roar when Vardy scored the goal and took some clutch marks
+Beating the dogs

-Barrass. Mate, what was that kick?
-Last Quarter we should've put it to bed

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

+ Alright we didn't shellack the Dogs but it did feel like we made some really positive personnel changes. Redden was an improvement on Priddis, Karpany played a good game. Get Wellingham out for Nelson and Masten out for Parto (or Venables eventually) and we have the look of a good side that still has an eye on the future without a lot of dead wood being carried on reputation.
+ Hutchings. Has found his place in our side and that mark halfway through the 4th was mwah.
+ Hopefully we get Kennedy back next week and restore some normality to the forward line. McGovern is a great mark but his misses cost us - we need JK's accuracy badly, and McGovern is needed down back.

- Darling. Gave him a wrap after the first half but I just can't have him as a positive. Missed easy shot to kick us into a huge lead was the start of the Bulldogs huge run of momentum. And before that his complete lack of awareness was a killer. Turned an 8/10 game into a 4/10.
- Gaff. OK This one is harsh but for 42 disposals I think a small percentage of them were worth anything. I won't criticise his workrate but I'd rather him get 25-30 and have more hurt. Did like his toughness though.

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

Do people actually think Darling wasn't good? 3 goals and 3+ goal assits, could have had 6 and people still have an issue.

You're probably right and maybe I'm guilty of recency bias but his miss from the goalsquare and getting run down were shocking.

 

[ChampRevesby]

+ Vardys last five minutes

 

[QL 21]

+ Vardy was Cox-like
+ Mitchell is one classy mover
+ Redden played very well without Priddis in the team
+ Sheed close again to being our best midfielder. 28 touches and 1 goal 2 behinds
+ Karpany kicking 3
+ Darling and Petrie both excellent up forward

- That kick in the last quarter from Barrass

 

[ChampRevesby]

 

[WestCoast05]

+ Redden hopefully helped Simmo and the MC contemplate life after Priddis
+ Karpany's 3 !
+ Butler obviously won't be in next week
+ Darling performed if they are going to keep selecting regardless then it is comforting to know he has that in him
+ Sheed
+ Yea and McGov continue to show why they are 2 of our best 3 players (Shuey of course)
+ Got the 4 points in Melbs with 2 rotations down
+ WE STILL HAVE KENNEDY TO COME BACK IN !!
+ The individual brilliance of Vardy to win us the game in the last 5 mins
+ Mitchell is a soldier

- Watching West Coast games causes heart palpitations
- We are really not finishing games very well, even when solidly ahead
- Would like to see more improvement from Barras, Cole and Duggan

 

[Cainozz]

+ VARDYYYYY, we have a knack of getting the best out of our talls I reckon
+ Shuey as captain
+ Gaff, Sheed
+ Darling still did a lot right while having some interesting brain fade moments. (3 goals & 3 goal assists)
+ We won the clearances 45-29 (priddis who? Just kidding...but srs)

- More injuries
- Panicky last quarter - we do this a lot

 

[avishka5]

+ Butler obviously won't be in next week

Look i'm not a fan of Butler in the 22 but thats a shit thing to say about an injured bloke that has bled blood, sweat and tears for this footy club over the last decade and bit.

 

[ChampRevesby]

+ VARDYYYYY, we have a knack of getting the best out of our talls I reckon
+ Shuey as captain
+ Gaff, Sheed
+ Darling still did a lot right while having some interesting brain fade moments. (3 goals & 3 goal assists)
+ We won the clearances 45-29 (priddis who? Just kidding...but srs)

- More injuries
- Panicky last quarter - we do this a lot

Against a contested side like the Bulldogs that is a huge win. Just goes to show you we don't need him in there.

 

[FKASC]

+ We lost the hitouts comfortably but smashed them in clearances.

Very very good signs considering it's usually the opposite

 

[Double the Fist]

We shit ourselves and go into our shell far too often - all the more reason to bring in kids who haven't been indoctrinated to panic.

Hahahahaha Did LOL!

 

[FKASC]

+ Shuey 10 tackles

- Masten 0 tackles
- Only four players with >3 tackles. Petrie one of them

Yes I like tackles.

 

[Bacchus]

+ Alright we didn't shellack the Dogs but it did feel like we made some really positive personnel changes. Redden was an improvement on Priddis, Karpany played a good game. Get Wellingham out for Nelson and Masten out for Parto (or Venables eventually) and we have the look of a good side that still has an eye on the future without a lot of dead wood being carried on reputation.
+ Hutchings. Has found his place in our side and that mark halfway through the 4th was mwah.
+ Hopefully we get Kennedy back next week and restore some normality to the forward line. McGovern is a great mark but his misses cost us - we need JK's accuracy badly, and McGovern is needed down back.

- Darling. Gave him a wrap after the first half but I just can't have him as a positive. Missed easy shot to kick us into a huge lead was the start of the Bulldogs huge run of momentum. And before that his complete lack of awareness was a killer. Turned an 8/10 game into a 4/10.
- Gaff. OK This one is harsh but for 42 disposals I think a small percentage of them were worth anything. I won't criticise his workrate but I'd rather him get 25-30 and have more hurt. Did like his toughness though.

Bullshit about Darling - take your biased spectacles off, bloke did well and tried his heart out, what are you looking for Superman?

 

[kaII]

1. Naitanui
2. JK
3. ???

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

Bullshit about Darling - take your biased spectacles off, bloke did well and tried hied heart out, what are you looking for Superman?

I know I'm being harsh on him, but it's so frustrating knowing he has another level and he's just not reaching it.

 

[WCEbrody]

Gaffs game underrated, we don't win without him IMO -

42 disposals
12 contested possessions
11 score involvements
10 inside 50's
4 clearances
Probably close to 1000 meters gained too, don't have the data on me.

Also stand by the opinion that Partington should've played ahead of Masten, today showed that.

 

[avishka5]

Gaffs game underrated, we don't win without him IMO -

42 disposals
12 contested possessions
11 score involvements
10 inside 50's
4 clearances
Probably close to 1000 meters gained too, don't have the data on me.

Also stand by the opinion that Partington should've played ahead of Masten, today showed that.

697m gained. Decent

 

[Broken_Chairs]

1. Naitanui
2. JK
3. ???

3. Nelson
4.Venebles
5. Schoey

 

[ziad]

I know I'm being harsh on him, but it's so frustrating knowing he has another level and he's just not reaching it.

How do you know ahem hasn't been seen

 

[WestCoast05]

Look i'm not a fan of Butler in the 22 but thats a shit thing to say about an injured bloke that has bled blood, sweat and tears for this footy club over the last decade and bit.

Apologies. Interpret it as I'm more looking forward to seeing someone else come into the side due to the injury rather than I'm relishing in the injury itself.

Full disclosure - i'm kinda glad Lecca's injury led to Karps inclusion (and hopefully cementing of his spot), same with if Redden manages to claim Pridda's spot.

I think I am just typing what other's may be thinking - again not celebrating the certain injuries but hoping that the inclusions you may wish to see result from it.

 

[ThePuma #9]

+ The Vardy Party. Steal of the year.
+ Mitchell, please play on next year. Nic Nat deserves it.
+ Karpany showing some nous around goals and a level head. Liking very much.
+ Redden played reasonably well in his natural position. Deserves a few more games in the guts to see if he can kick on.
+ Sheed in a really good stretch of form. A+ mid is not out of his reach in the future.
+ Shuey Leading by example as Captain.
+ The King returns to some good form.
+ We beat those campaigners for the second time this year.
+Their supporters booing at the end of the game was delicious. Were they booing us or their own mob? Don't know, don't care.
+ We hung on and won in Melbourne. Good for the boys to get a close one and away from home to boot.
+ Mackenzie coming back into form. Still has a spot in this side moving forward for me. Do not want to lose him next year. Barrass takes some great marks but has a lot to learn about one on one defending still.

- Some sloppy play and horrendous decisions in the last quarter.
- Masten was dead set average and even his team mates were reluctant to pass him the pill.
- Tom Cole looks knackered and might need a spell in the two's. Still looks a player but struggled today a little.
-Not enough Boooooooos