AFL Autopsy RND 2: Loss to the Lions

[Stopher]

Martin and Perkins have looked amazing these first 2 rounds

#GlassHalfFull

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Set shots were an absolute shit fest.

That’s where lions won the game.

 

[ant555]

Won contested. More inside 50’s. defensive set up pretty good. Too many skill errors and poor set shot kicking killed us.

 

[Goat Hird]

Why is Reid not playing? Stewart is not AFL level but he's not the only one on this roster.

 

[BratPack]

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Bottom 6 or so players just had no impact
Hamz guelfi smith were non existent

 

[Call Me Cake]

It was an improvement over last week.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Difference was we couldn’t convert.

Also wtf James Stewart

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James Stewart

Age

30

Ht

199cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.4

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.9

4star

MG

193.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

12.4

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

0.8

3star

MG

200.4

4star

.

 

[Duckworth]

We know what Francis and Smith are going to offer, surely we roll the dice and see what Baldwin and Wanganeen can develop into.

 

[citizen-erased]

Coaching was poor.
Why is cox still out there. Kid has no role, confidence or form
Dev, ham and guelfi bring little. Our small fwd planning has been garbage
Our midfield needs a leader.

Positives
Caldwell and perkins have been good
Durham brings something that makes me want mcdonagh in.
Kelly and laverde are holding up the backline.

Other things
Hind's pace has disappeared. Was a weapon
Wright is frustrating. Could blow backlines open if he could do it for 4 quarters.

We seem to have to work extremely hard to score. Other teams seem to open us up for fwd space. Perhaps watch how they do that and try do the same?

 

[silk]

Pretty indifferent to Essendon these days. They are like dinner with relos you have to suffer them weekly and every now and then they make you smile.

At least we get off season.

I think our list is just about as bad as I've seen in the last 30 years. We are desperately relying to everyone playong above themselves.

Forward line contains two worthwhile players only in Perkins, and Wright (Three when Stringer is in there)

That would matter if we had midfields who could kick goals, but nope. Don't have that either.

McGrath needs to go back to HBF. Regularly goes missing in games, seems to have lost much of his pace.

Put a fork in us, we're done for 2022. Happy to proven a fatalist, but this is exactly what I expected after last years final.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Why is Reid not playing? Stewart is not AFL level but he's not the only one on this roster.

I thought Stewart was good preseason and last week. Shocking today though.

 

[brutus76]

Good
Perks
Caldwell
DP3
2MP despite showering entries to him

Bad
Captain invisible
Stewy stupid
Devon VFL
No Tex
Cold Ham

Ahh yes the Dees next week. Joy!!!!!!

 

[andleanback]

Why is Reid not playing? Stewart is not AFL level but he's not the only one on this roster.

Injured…

 

[Punter88]

We had more scoring shots against a top 4 team.
Frustrating loss but signs are there.

 

[BratPack]

I'm not even going to ask what our plan for stopping neale was, as it didn't exist.

I believe the plan was "Hope he gets exhausted kicking it so much"

 

[silk]

Haha you poor bastards who have to stick about and endure another 10 years of us not being able to develop talent.
Thank fu** a Tasmanian team is entering the competition.

Not sure which wait will be longer. Essendon winning a final or a Tassie team.

 

[BomberTime]

Goal kicking yet again, it’s so easy to say goal practice but surely it’s more than that. Not mentally tough enough.

Smith is gone. Can’t play again.

Ham was better than last week but not up to it. Likewise Guelfi.

Cutler makes too many simple errors.

McGrath… I just don’t know. Not taking the next step.

Heppell looks cooked unfortunately.

Thought Stewart was alright, he’s just so stupid.

Well done Kelly, Wright, Laverde, Merrett and Perkins.

Parish has to kick those goals to become that top flight player in the league. He kicks that simple goal and who knows…

 

[Goat Hird]

Love how Perkins was pissed at the end. Kid has everything; I'm talking talent and intangibles. Wish we had a few more like him.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Not sure which wait will be longer. Essendon winning a final or a Tassie team.

Essendon winning a final for sure haha.

 

[Goat Hird]

Injured…

ugh had no idea

 

[BratPack]

Not sure which wait will be longer. Essendon winning a final or a Tassie team.

Definitely Essendon winning a final. Been saying it for at least 4 years now, we will never win a final as long as Dodoro is list manager.

 

[Punter88]

Love how Perkins was pissed at the end. Kid has everything; I'm talking talent and intangibles. Wish we had a few more like him.

future captain

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Oh thank Christ Parramatta.

 

[Punter88]

What did you guys think of Francis