Autopsy Q-Clash XXIV vs Brisbane Lions @ Brisbane Cricket Ground - 20/05/23 - 7:30pm

[luthor]

Both Queensland clubs are in great shape IMO.

Lions and Suns undefeated in the VFL, both 7-zip, which is a testament to the depth of the two clubs.

The Suns lead us on %age , 163.0 to 152.5 in that comp.

With a bit more polish and composure, not to mention a little luck, the Suns could easily be 6-3 in the AFL right now. They threw away a winning position against Freo at home and were [railed] by the umpires in losing to Melbourne by under a goal.

I hope to be still alive when the two Queensland clubs both make the finals, even better if they play each other because that would be a great thing for Queensland footy.

I wish the Suns well but just not tomorrow night

 

[The Kings Ransom]

Both Queensland clubs are in great shape IMO.

Lions and Suns undefeated in the VFL, both 7-zip, which is a testament to the depth of the two clubs.

The Suns lead us on %age , 163.0 to 152.5 in that comp.

With a bit more polish and composure, not to mention a little luck, the Suns could easily be 6-3 in the AFL right now. They threw away a winning position against Freo at home and were r*ped by the umpires in losing to Melbourne by under a goal.

I hope to be still alive when the two Queensland clubs both make the finals, even better if they play each other because that would be a great thing for Queensland footy.

I wish the Suns well but just not tomorrow night

Lost te Freo in Adelaide.. not really a home game.

 

[SandyToes]

The ESPN footytips has 99% Brisbane 1 % Suns'
That's like 800,000 tippers
I've never seen that before
I know we're underdogs but literally no-one gives us a chance

 

[Stroppy]

The ESPN footytips has 99% Brisbane 1 % Suns'
That's like 800,000 tippers
I've never seen that before
I know we're underdogs but literally no-one gives us a chance

And some of those in the 1% are trying to come last.

 

[GC2015]

The ESPN footytips has 99% Brisbane 1 % Suns'
That's like 800,000 tippers
I've never seen that before
I know we're underdogs but literally no-one gives us a chance

The majority of the footy community is still underrating us so it doesn't matter what footytips suggests because they're mostly uninformed Victorians anyway. We know we've played very good football over the last month and if we play the way we did against Melbourne two weeks ago then we've got a serious shot at beating the Lions tonight. The key for me is shutting down Charlie Cameron like the Bombers did last week because he's such a vital cog when it comes to Brisbane's ability to score. Essendon often had a loose player hanging back last week and Andrew McGrath did a fantastic shut down role on him so I hope we see something similar tonight with Lemmo likely playing the shut down role and Powell hanging back just in case. I also don't mind Mac Andrew staying in the team purely because there will be situations where we need three tall defenders to cover Daniher, Hipwood and a resting McInerney. I've seen Brisbane kill teams with their height in the forward line this year and I would like to think we won't fall into that trap tonight. It's possible Day was kept in the team with the thought they he will be swung into the backline if things get ugly.

The midfield battle is the most interesting aspect of tonight's QClash. Rowell and Anderson are playing at a level that we've probably only seen once before at this club when our inaugural captain was running around in the red and gold before a thug in black and white maimed him. Their connection and ability to impact a game is unbelievable to watch live and you just know Wittsy is going to tap it exactly where they want it to get the centre clearance. I don't know if Brisbane will attempt to tag Noah like West Coast tried to do last week but if they don't then watch out! We saw what happens when they don't tag Anderson in the Melbourne game and I would love to see that kind of performance from Noah on the Gabba deck tonight. Outside of the big three, we do need other mids to step up and I'm fairly confident both Swallow/Ellis will put their best foot forward tonight as they most weeks so the support will be there. I feel Fiorini can still be a little wayward with the ball in hand but he's also done some good stuff for us this year so I'm happy to keep Brayden in the midfield rotation for now. One guy I do have high hopes on is Alex Davies and I think we're just now starting to see something special from him. There were times in the Melbourne game where Davies was playing as an onballer and he would read the drop of the ball from the ruck contest perfectly and then use his speed to get away from the traffic before hitting a forward lace out 30-40 metres away. I want to see more of that from Davies so we're not so heavily reliant on Rowell and Anderson when it comes to clearances.

From an offensive perspective, I want to see King continue to run hard leads and pressure/disrupt defenders when they have possession of the ball. Obviously I'd like Kingy to kick goals as well but general score involvements from him are really important too IMO. I want to see Casboult competing/taking contested marks on the wing, crashing packs in the forward line when we're unlikely to get a mark and being a genuine one-on-one threat in the forward line where he's most likely going to take contested marks as well. Levi will need to ruck throughout periods of the match too so hopefully he makes a mark in the centre circle as well. It's possible Day will also play a similar role to Casboult throughout the match. I want to see Lukosius playing that high half forward connector role that we know he does so well and I wouldn't mind a goal or two off his boot as well. I want to see Rosas playing angry like he did against the Dees where he was absolutely determined to get on the scoreboard multiple times. I want to see Ainsworth taking his opportunities in front of goal because he misses too often for my liking. I want to see Holman (and Berry when he gets subbed in) pressuring the small defenders every time they have the opportunity to get near them when they have possession and then I want to see them either finishing their hard work or giving the ball to someone else who will finish it. And I want to see Bailey Humphrey continue to do the exciting things he's shown us over the last few weeks!

People on this board will say I'm overly optimistic about our chances in every game but I woke up this morning and really felt good about tonight's game. We're not expected to win but listening to Fagan and reading the general feel on the Lions forum, people are genuinely worried that you could go up there and trounce one of the premiership favourites tonight. Everything to gain and very little to lose tonight so I hope we play like we did against the Dees because I feel that's part of the reason our boys were able to put forward the performance they did.

THIS is our chance to shock the naysayers. THIS is our chance to show we are a team that should be feared. THIS is our chance to show we should be playing finals this year. And THIS is our chance to finally beat our arch rivals after the years of pain they've inflicted on us.

 

[Young_Guns]

The day we beat Brisbane is the day I will believe we are genuine threat of a team. They just have our number.

Expecting a 4 goal loss where we look threatening for a small bit in the first half. But then again, I thought that before the Melbourne game so what do I know.

 

[robo_1]

And some of those in the 1% are trying to come last.

I am leading my comp and have taken the risk of the suns

 

[RowellAnderson12]

And some of those in the 1% are trying to come last.

lol i've been in the 1% so many times, never worth it.

Sydney, Essendon, Fremantle... and thats just this year.

 

[sunsofanarchy]

We're definitely a chance, the boys will be looking to prove this team, last night's game was huge for Port, I hope everytime Kane Cornes talks about Butters and Rozee, someone brings up Rowell and Anderson the next sentence. We have lost most of the teams against teams around us, another honourable loss against Melbourne, but this is the season we didn't accept honourable losses. This is must win for this group, they can definitely do it. Need to start well though and capitalize. Luko needs to kick straight, kids from his draft are starting to blossom, he needs to kick 2 or 3 not 1.2, 1.3. King needs to kick some against quality opposition, Day needs to show Dew right and Ainsworth and Holman need to come in and impact, because we have played pretty well without them.

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

The majority of the footy community is still underrating us so it doesn't matter what footytips suggests because they're mostly uninformed Victorians anyway. We know we've played very good football over the last month and if we play the way we did against Melbourne two weeks ago then we've got a serious shot at beating the Lions tonight. The key for me is shutting down Charlie Cameron like the Bombers did last week because he's such a vital cog when it comes to Brisbane's ability to score. Essendon often had a loose player hanging back last week and Andrew McGrath did a fantastic shut down role on him so I hope we see something similar tonight with Lemmo likely playing the shut down role and Powell hanging back just in case. I also don't mind Mac Andrew staying in the team purely because there will be situations where we need three tall defenders to cover Daniher, Hipwood and a resting McInerney. I've seen Brisbane kill teams with their height in the forward line this year and I would like to think we won't fall into that trap tonight. It's possible Day was kept in the team with the thought they he will be swung into the backline if things get ugly.

The midfield battle is the most interesting aspect of tonight's QClash. Rowell and Anderson are playing at a level that we've probably only seen once before at this club when our inaugural captain was running around in the red and gold before a thug in black and white maimed him. Their connection and ability to impact a game is unbelievable to watch live and you just know Wittsy is going to tap it exactly where they want it to get the centre clearance. I don't know if Brisbane will attempt to tag Noah like West Coast tried to do last week but if they don't then watch out! We saw what happens when they don't tag Anderson in the Melbourne game and I would love to see that kind of performance from Noah on the Gabba deck tonight. Outside of the big three, we do need other mids to step up and I'm fairly confident both Swallow/Ellis will put their best foot forward tonight as they most weeks so the support will be there. I feel Fiorini can still be a little wayward with the ball in hand but he's also done some good stuff for us this year so I'm happy to keep Brayden in the midfield rotation for now. One guy I do have high hopes on is Alex Davies and I think we're just now starting to see something special from him. There were times in the Melbourne game where Davies was playing as an onballer and he would read the drop of the ball from the ruck contest perfectly and then use his speed to get away from the traffic before hitting a forward lace out 30-40 metres away. I want to see more of that from Davies so we're not so heavily reliant on Rowell and Anderson when it comes to clearances.

From an offensive perspective, I want to see King continue to run hard leads and pressure/disrupt defenders when they have possession of the ball. Obviously I'd like Kingy to kick goals as well but general score involvements from him are really important too IMO. I want to see Casboult competing/taking contested marks on the wing, crashing packs in the forward line when we're unlikely to get a mark and being a genuine one-on-one threat in the forward line where he's most likely going to take contested marks as well. Levi will need to ruck throughout periods of the match too so hopefully he makes a mark in the centre circle as well. It's possible Day will also play a similar role to Casboult throughout the match. I want to see Lukosius playing that high half forward connector role that we know he does so well and I wouldn't mind a goal or two off his boot as well. I want to see Rosas playing angry like he did against the Dees where he was absolutely determined to get on the scoreboard multiple times. I want to see Ainsworth taking his opportunities in front of goal because he misses too often for my liking. I want to see Holman (and Berry when he gets subbed in) pressuring the small defenders every time they have the opportunity to get near them when they have possession and then I want to see them either finishing their hard work or giving the ball to someone else who will finish it. And I want to see Bailey Humphrey continue to do the exciting things he's shown us over the last few weeks!

People on this board will say I'm overly optimistic about our chances in every game but I woke up this morning and really felt good about tonight's game. We're not expected to win but listening to Fagan and reading the general feel on the Lions forum, people are genuinely worried that you could go up there and trounce one of the premiership favourites tonight. Everything to gain and very little to lose tonight so I hope we play like we did against the Dees because I feel that's part of the reason our boys were able to put forward the performance they did.

THIS is our chance to shock the naysayers. THIS is our chance to show we are a team that should be feared. THIS is our chance to show we should be playing finals this year. And THIS is our chance to finally beat our arch rivals after the years of pain they've inflicted on us.

I got one sentence in and gave up. Can we have a ChatGPT summarizer plugin for GC2015/Matchu posts?

 

[GC2015]

I got one sentence in and gave up. Can we have a ChatGPT summarizer plugin for GC2015 posts?

Summary - if our boys are on and we shut down Charlie Cameron then we'll get our chance to win this game

 

[exile]

I got one sentence in and gave up. Can we have a ChatGPT summarizer plugin for GC2015/Matchu posts?

i asked google's ai system bard to summarise:

Sure, here is a summary of the text you provided:

• The author believes that Essendon is being underrated by the footy community, and that the team has a good chance of beating Brisbane tonight.
• The author believes that the key to winning will be to shut down Charlie Cameron, and that Andrew McGrath will be key to this.
• The author also believes that Essendon will need to be strong in the midfield, and that Rowell and Anderson will be the key players for Brisbane.
• The author is confident that Essendon's forwards can score goals, and that King, Casboult, Lukosius, Rosas, Ainsworth, and Holman will all be important.
• The author is excited about the game, and believes that Essendon has a chance to shock the naysayers and win.

Here are some additional thoughts on the text:

• The author makes some valid points about Essendon's chances of winning. The team has been playing well recently, and they have the talent to beat Brisbane.
• However, Brisbane is a strong team, and they will be playing at home. Essendon will need to play their best football if they want to win.
• The game is sure to be close, and it should be an exciting contest. I am looking forward to watching it.

still needs some work haha

 

[GC2015]

The game is sure to be close, and it should be an exciting contest. I am looking forward to watching it.

You know it's going to be a good game when even AI is looking forward to watching it

 

[GC2015]

Not for a second suggesting this is going to happen but just so everyone understands the circumstance we're currently in - if we beat the Lions by at least 43 points then we'll enter the top 8 tonight. We're so close but I'm fairly sure if we do end up beating the Lions then it's going to be by less than 20 points so even if we do win then we'll likely have to wait another week before we can enter the top 8. But just so everyone knows, entering the top 8 is possible tonight.

 

[geoffneverflies]

I am worried about how tall our fwd line is, we don't want to get rebounded on like Essendon and st kilda did. Coleman and Zorko can really punish us if we don't keep the pressure up inside f50. It can't just be Rosas and Ainsworth desperately trying to make up for the lack of pressure from the big boys.

I like the big defenders down back tho, matches up well with the lions, compared to the other games where we started three tall defenders

 

[Supersuns]

Nooooo Kelli

 

[RowellAnderson12]

we need to win. can't afford to sit in 12th.

Has to be our final.

 

[Supersuns]

Very very nervous. Please show up boys

 

[robo_1]

Nooooo Kelli

I said the same lol

 

[RowellAnderson12]

both kits look sick on tele

 

[Big Red Machine]

Nooooo Kelli

I suddenly regret not going in person

 

[Supersuns]

I suddenly regret not going in person

Dwayne, Kelli and Dermie, we get the utter rubbish always.

 

[Supersuns]

Gee that ball movement is already scary

 

[Supersuns]

MEAT

 

[Big Red Machine]

MEAT