Review R18: Adelaide v Essendon post-mortem (...please don't disturb our team, we're dead tired)

[Crowboto]

Watching the presser. Im ****ing done big time. This campaigner is just Craig 2.0. Fuuuuuck youu Adelaidde you bunch of nepotistic w***ers. Not watching this shite any more. Ill be back when some real footy people who want to win a flag show up.

 

[Crows123]

We only led by about three goals at half time. I wouldn't call that dominance.

Statistic wise, and shot on goals wise.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Those late goals are mindset, these players can all run

Matt Crouch can not run.

 

[Drewie11]

Imagine what a good coach could do with this list

 

[feenix67]

Was he saying that when we were dominating the entire 1st half?

Game is won after half time. Our mids throw up their hands when coal face intensity lifts. The stats don't lie on this one.

 

[MRB37]

Forward line is cooked both with and without the ball in their hands. Gave up 13.1 from our forward 50. Eddie is likely done, Tex needs to be given the tap on the shoulder and Hart turfed immediately forever and ever from coaching any sort of football side.

 

[Scrogdogg]

Second oldest 22 selected this round (behind Hawks). Our experienced guys are not getting the job done. Plain and simple. Many hard calls at the end of this year.

Let's do a Pykey and back them to respond........

 

[hey shorty]

So when the ball is being carved throughout the middle on the way back, does it just skip the middle and land in Essendons forward line? Or does the oppositions quick and skilful midfield move it there?

Plus their midfield scored 4 goals, Merrett 2.3 on his own.

And when our midfield bombs to our forward line? They start their attacks.

I had Brad and Smith comfortably in our best, they played great individual games, Smith in particular......

But we don't have midfielders who play a team game.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Imagine what a good coach could do with this list

Lose another GF?

 

[Crows123]

Game is won after half time. Our mids throw up their hands when coal face intensity lifts. The stats don't lie on this one.

Games can also be won in the 1st half, if you take your chances and build enough of a lead.

 

[Drewie11]

Lose another GF?

Really, that’s what a good coach would do is it

 

[footy4ever]

Oh, and if Port win tomorrow, I’m not watching any more footy for the rest of the season.

 

[Murray2503]

I'm not even sure we'll beat Carlton TBH

We won't.

 

[jackster83]

It's nice not being upset after a loss.

Unity was pretty good on Fresh tonight as well.

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Really, that’s what a good coach would do is it

This list isn't capable of winning a premiership.

 

[The Texan]

By rewarding failure, failure is what we’ll always get. The old cooked players will keep getting games, the young players will get disenchanted and either leave or become mediocre passionless robots like we have now..

This has been the clubs way for so long. Why can’t they see what everyone else does? Can they not see this group has capitulated too many times when it’s mattered and they are cooked? When are they going to be bold and show some courage?

I fear this is the clubs modus operandi and it will never change and we will not see a flag for a very long time.


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[douglyzia]

Imagine if Sauce didn't get injured, we'd never have discovered what ROB was capable of.

 

[hey shorty]

Matt Crouch can not run.

He never has been able to.

Watch the oppo, they don't tag us... They throw a quick mid onto Matt and exploit him.

 

[feenix67]

Games can also be won in the 1st half, if you took your chances and build enough of a lead.

Nope. When you're as slow as us you have to maintain control of contested ball, otherwise you can blow a lead very quickly. Our whole game is built around contested ball and in each of our shit losses we've lost control and got overrun very quickly.

 

[Drewie11]

This list isn't capable of winning a premiership.

2 years ago it was and there is enough young talent coming through

 

[Macca18]

You will still go on and win your next two games and stay in the top 8. Too much talent to drop out.

Good luck for the rest of the season. I know these words won't mean much after a loss but you lot are by far the classiest & most educated on Bigfooty. A credit to your club.

 

[dazzledavey36]

Why was Stengle dropped??

 

[Crows123]

Nope. When you're as slow as us you have to maintain control of contested ball, otherwise you can blow a lead very quickly. Our whole game is built around contested ball and in each of our s**t losses we've lost control and got overrun very quickly.

Yep, if we took our chances and had a 7+ goal lead, we would have slow it down in the 2nd half and easily won.

 

[hey shorty]

Why was Stengle dropped??

Too young, kicked too many goals

 

[Bicks]

Yeah nice effort. About as pea hearted as Brad.

Like your mate Pete the other day get double ****ed, at least Pete's a decent bloke not an arseh*le like you.