AFL Autopsy RND 12: Loss To The Suns

[Cup_o_Jobe]

Lazy play in that final 2 minutes cost us just as much as shoddy umpiring. Laverde works his guts out for the team but has no footy IQ, just a brain fade specialist. More broadly, across the 22, too many fumbles and not enough second efforts when it counted. Disappointing as this was a game we could have easily snagged the 4 points with just a bit more effort and poise.

 

[nipst@r]

This is who Bryan is and has always been. He’s a great athlete and his follow up work is very good. He will get quicks hands out and get foot the ball in stoppages. Tap work is probably already afl level. Unfortunately he doesn’t have any presence in the air or really much physicality on the ground. When he isnt in the ruck has to also be off the ground because he has no effect up forward.

I thought he played pretty well, bar that fumble that cost us a goal.

I don’t know whether he is the kind of ruckman Scott likes though, especially considering he basically needs to ruck solo to be effective.

I like byran but is he that great a athlete. 2 disposals in a half, should have been able to work over Moyle but got dominated in 2nd half when suns got on top.

A link up chain ruckman. Bit to work with but fair bit to go

 

[FootyGuru]

Hes a poor to avg athlete. TDK, LJackson and B.Williams are good-great athletes for that size

I havnt seen him much as i dont watch a heap of vfl

I think its an over reaction as per usual

He ran a 2.91 20 metre sprint and an 85 cm vertical leap. That’s very solid for a bloke 202cms

 

[Happyskeret]

He ran a 2.91 20 metre sprint and an 85 cm vertical leap. That’s very solid for a bloke 202cms

I ran up Uluṟu in 15 minutes.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

People really expected Bryan to put up his VFL stats just because he was playing another young ruck. Give him some time. He had more disposals in the first half than Draper has had all year. He had more tackles than Draper had all year.

didnt take any contested marks which is pretty vital for a ruck these days. Nobody really took many contested marks for us, though.

 

[Old Campaigner]

I ran up Uluṟu in 15 minutes.

That’s pretty insensitive to the traditional owners

 

[Keystone agony]

He ran a 2.91 20 metre sprint and an 85 cm vertical leap. That’s very solid for a bloke 202cms

That was 6 years ago when he was 20kg lighter

Hes no where near that speed

 

[fairbump_playon]

Our entries into f50 were awful. At this point, if it's not Caldwell going it in I feel like it's going to defenders advantage.

Not surprised our mids got blasted again considering we have been comprehensively beaten against Richmond and North who are garbage right now. Next week will be a 10+ goal drubbing if we show up how we've showed up the last 3 weeks.

Agree on I50s. Caldwell is a gun and now everyone else is trying to imitate Caldwell bullets.

FFS know your limitations and just kick it where it can be marked. You don’t need to be a hero.

As an aside though. GC are a decent team.

 

[Happyskeret]

That’s pretty insensitive to the traditional owners

Maybe. I was 16 and my parents bought me to this giant rock I was allowed to climb. There was a traditional owner on top playing the didgeridoo up there.

 

[FootyGuru]

That was 6 years ago when he was 20kg lighter

Hes no where near that speed

he must have lost so much athleticism in a high performance environment.

 

[BomberBoy123]

Why is everyone carrying on about clearances? We actually won them and contested ball, clearly our issue was kicking inside 50 and then converting when we actually did have a shot.

 

[Ati Tude]

I ran up Uluṟu in 15 minutes.

What position do you play?

 

[HirdyLannister]

Bombing it into our F50, when has that ever worked?

Not since the Froggy days.

 

[Happyskeret]

What position do you play?

Atm centre half couch . I used to play full back to chb.

 

[Just A Tragic]

Game really showed where we are at, and to be honest I think we are ahead of where most were expecting.
We didn't make the most of the early dominance. Then GC had the game on their terms for a long time and we were soundly beaten until the last quarter. The defence hung in there and kept us in it.
Team fought back and conjured goals to make a game of it despite the center clearances turning to goals.

Plenty to work on. But in the long run, lots to take away. Such as the importance and center cleanses when the game is in the balance.

 

[Nicholas61]

he must have lost so much athleticism in a high performance environment.

It is our own version of the Bermuda Triangle where guys supposedly with elite speed end up looking one paced when they come to us. Today guys were saying El-Hawli played well but was just a little above average pace - I thought he was suppose to be express.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Bright side?

• Our first 15 minutes was so boss.
• Bad kicking is bad footy but geez we convert even 2 of those second quarter misses and the whole equation looks different all night.
• We had so many players well held tonight and still should have won.

 

[sameolds33]

Not since the Froggy days.

and even then they were not our finest years

 

[jdstorm]

I ran up Uluṟu in 15 minutes.

If your gonna be racist just call it Ayres Rock

 

[Happyskeret]

If your gonna be racist just call it Ayres Rock

I think I was more ignorant than racist at the age of 16. It was also open to the public back then. There were some fenced off sacred areas though I recall when I walked around the perimeter.

My best friend growing up in my teens was an indigenous boy the same age as me. I’ve been called many things over the years but a racist is not one of them.

 

[MiguelM]

We almost won with so many players down on the day. 2MP Tried to draw Andrew away from the backline but he was too good. Have to remember he destroyed Curnow last week. On form, the best chb in the league right now.

Positives:

• got within a kick late with a non functioning forward line.
• Pies out of the 8
• We are still 2nd

 

[Keystone agony]

he must have lost so much athleticism in a high performance environment.

No hes added ~20% of his weight and hasnt kept that

B.Williams did 94cm vertical

 

[theboxmike]

I have a feeling at the G or Marvel we would kill the suns.

 

[jdstorm]

I think I was more ignorant than racist at the age of 16. It was also open to the public back then. There were some fenced off sacred areas though I recall when I walked around the perimeter.

My best friend growing up in my teens was an indigenous boy the same age as me. I’ve been called many things over the years but a racist is not one of them.

I think I was just more referring to using the climbing of Uluṟu as a reference point in 2024.

The climb closed October 2019, that’s quite a long time. Especially since the vote to close it was 2017 (and local indigenous folk were voting to close it since handback in the 80s)

Many Australian’s have climbed it back when ignorance was a cultural norm. It’s just wierd to use it as a brag in 2024.

 

[Nicholas61]

We almost won with so many players down on the day. 2MP Tried to draw Andrew away from the backline but he was too good. Have to remember he destroyed Curnow last week. On form, the best chb in the league right now.

Positives:

• got within a kick late with a non functioning forward line.
• Pies out of the 8
• We are still 2nd

Andrew was just so good - really an impossible matchup. Then his decision making was impeccable, he stopped goals then set a heap up. Wouldn't even be able to tag him as no one has that size and agility profile. Probably prime pre knee reco Glen Jakovich to see such dominance. Unfortunately our big defender taken just a few picks later can't string 3 maybe even 2 matches together.