AFL Autopsy R8: 5 point loss to the Powa

[windyhill]

Had a good crack.

 

[Petrify]

Watching live, Hind needs to be dropped.

Yeah not sure he offers anything. D'ambrosio is just a better player and like for like

 

[ghostdog]

Watching live, Hind needs to be dropped.

On the one occasion I recall Hind rebounding with his run he generated an entry and an opportunity. Our run and carry from HB seems to have disappeared. I asked rhetorically in the game thread whether they might be being instructed not to, or maybe there's a distance limit that we're adhering to, but he was a deadset passenger today.

 

[bomberlegend2007]

No he won’t

It will be challenged by Port and downgraded to a fine. They will say it’s was accidental.

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

Make sure to boo the s**t out of Rioli when we play them later in the year. What an absolute dog

Dangerous game that.

How is he supposed to differentiate between our boos and reeeeecism!

 

[frodos gardener]

Our small guys want someone else to compete in the air and it’s embarrassing when they all sit off waiting for someone else to impact the marking contest, only for the opposition to take it uncontested. Caldwell has done it in at least 3 games now. He’s not the only offender.

It needs to be addressed, and if it already has been, then addressed again and again and again.

 

[sameolds33]

Watching live, Hind needs to be dropped.

I think he could be more effective if his speed was used to effect. There was one time, maybe in the 3rd, when he was free in the corridor and Redman (I think) went down the line from near goal, where it broke down because we seemed incapable of taking a contested mark, and came right back. Hind still had the legs then to make a centre break. Lack of confidence led to another goal for them.

 

[Old Campaigner]

We've been full of excuses for the last 20 years. I'm sick of excuses.

We’re probably another two drafts from getting enough talent on the list to match the best sides. Probably need at least a couple of preseasons to build our fitness to a competitive level. The game plan needs to evolve into a form that can trouble top sides.

It takes time.

Maybe you should just hide under a rock until then.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

It will be challenged by Port and downgraded to a fine. They will say it’s was accidental.

He'll get a week at minimum, you can't accidentally knock a guy in the jaw off the ball and not get cited for it. Ridley will miss next week so it won't be judged low impact either.

 

[andleanback]

It will be challenged by Port and downgraded to a fine. They will say it’s was accidental.

There’s no accidental when you concuss a player off the ball

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

We’re probably another two drafts from getting enough talent on the list to match the best sides. Probably need at least a couple of preseasons to build our fitness to a competitive level. The game plan needs to evolve into a form that can trouble top sides.

It takes time.

Maybe you should just hide under a rock until then.

Everyone goes into a rebuilding year with the lowest expectations until you get a couple of wins on the board and suddenly it's not a rebuilding year anymore.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

We’re probably another two drafts from getting enough talent on the list to match the best sides. Probably need at least a couple of preseasons to build our fitness to a competitive level. The game plan needs to evolve into a form that can trouble top sides.

It takes time.

Maybe you should just hide under a rock until then.

We said that 2 drafts ago, 3 drafts ago, 2 before that, etc,etc all the way too when we won the draft with Gumbleton, Jetta, Houli, Reimers

 

[Lore]

It will be challenged by Port and downgraded to a fine. They will say it’s was accidental.

He'll get a week at minimum, you can't accidentally knock a guy in the jaw off the ball and not get cited for it. Ridley will miss next week so it won't be judged low impact either.

Careless, high contact, medium impact is a week – same grading as Merrett's tackle a few weeks ago

They would have to argue for low impact, which given Ridley was concussed, I don't know how they argue that

 

[Vindicater]

Best part of the match was crowd related for mine.

At some point in the second or third quarter we got a free from Horne-Franci and the Port crowd were booing pretty loudly.

Essendon bloke behind me times it perfectly but as the boos start to quieten down he yells "Oy, stop booing Horne-Francis, just let the kid play."

Chuckles from both fans.

 

[rumply]

Not that it isnt stating the bleeding obvious but Langford down back as soon as any problem arises there has to stop asap. It just kills us forward.

 

[Gabe251]

Draft picks!!! Tanking time!!

 

[Howard Moon]

If hind isn't going to use literally his only weapon; leg speed, cast him aside for mass so we atleast get the leg

 

[Nifft]

Not that it's stating the bleeding obvious but Langford down back as soon as any problem arises there has to stop asap. It just kills us forward.

Fair point, but who else did we have with any height to send back?

 

[naraku]

At this rate Parish will leave

2023 is effectively another year of nothing

Best load up on draft picks I guess

I think Redman is a worry as well.

 

[Petrify]

Careless, high contact, medium impact is a week – same grading as Merrett's tackle a few weeks ago

They would have to argue for low impact, which given Ridley was concussed, I don't know how they argue that

Concussed like that is usually is high impact minimum which is two weeks.

If they grade it severe which is also possible and sometimes gets done for off the ball concussion its tribunal

 

[IggypopsTshirt]

Ridley literally the last player on the list we could afford to lose.

Heppell’s leadership kept us in it.

 

[Lore]

Concussed like that is usually is high impact minimum which is two weeks.

If they grade it severe which is also possible and sometimes gets done for off the ball concussion its tribunal

and if they grade it as intentional it's worse again

but idk how they get it downgraded far enough to avoid a suspension

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Could have won it in the end. Ridley stays on and we win that. All our defensive talls except Zerk out,we had to move our most dangerous forward back to cover Ridley. Could have folded last qtr but didn’t. Scott building a great base

 

[rumply]

Fair point, but who else did we have with any height to send back?

Need more flexibility with sub selections while Lav is out & until Ried is in.

 

[GoDons76!]

Our bottom 5 or 6 hurt us week in week out today
Hind - just doesn't do enough
Caldwell - I just don't see what he brings he should be better
sheil - has never played a complete game
Davey - not his fault but not ready yet
Menzies - surely Voss would offer more

(Normally put heppel in there but I thought he was OK, it is his last year though)

The side is lacking a bonafied superstar, we have nobody in the side that says come on fella jump on my back and I will get us home. It is also desperate that we get a KPP full back. It's time to open that war chest