AFL Autopsy RND 20: Loss to the Swans

[BomberManU]

So after all the good work early in the season, we'll finish...where? 13th? 14th?

 

[TheWeapon]

Season over. Time to be ruthless with list management and start putting a line through experienced players who have been given repeated opportunities and shown that their ceiling is not good enough. The talent coming through underneath cannot be ignored any longer. List positions are tight and we still need more quality coming through draft and trade

 

[Vindicater]

Martin had a shocker. His drop off has coincided with our drop off.

 

[mike14]

That deliberate call against Phillips was an absolute disgrace.

It's so frustrating that those are getting paid while players are still being allowed to walk the ball over the line

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

I thought Hepp had a great game, but we were just bad with football in hand and did not defend well half the game. In some ways perplexing we got that close.

 

[biglaycock]

Loved Bryan’s game, Flip was good too.

Merrett, Langford, Heppell, Caldwell all great performances.

Zerk, McGrath, Redman, Kelly, Hind (to a lesser extent) all got torched, McGrath in particular is just plodding and I wouldn’t have an issue with Scott making a statement and sending him back to the VFL.

Blows my mind how much space we gave Lloyd and Blakey off HB, our small forwards barring Menzie showed very little defensive intent

 

[MiguelM]

69-47 inside 50s in our favour

Game there.

 

[Mootsy]

We need to recruit a big fish

 

[Blind Turn]

Why was Menzie called to play on as he was running backwards in the centre square at the end?

Why was Zerk penalised in the goalsquare costing us a goal when he wasn’t even tackled?

Why was Phillips done for insufficient attempt when he’s simply trying to clear the ball to a teammate.

Why?

Because Sydney.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Nick Watson come on down.

That would be an incredible pick.

 

[Petrify]

69-47 inside 50s in our favour

Game there.

Yep there is two sides to that stat.

One is our forwards couldn't convert for shit (excl Langford). The other is our defenders couldn't defend for shit.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

We need to recruit a big fish

Paul Salmon up to much?

 

[Happyskeret]

Oh well….. time now to play some Remnant 2 I guess.

That looks a lot of fun. I am a bit of a souls veteran myself.

 

[scythe]

I hate this match. I hate that club. I hate this game. I hate the enemy scum sitting in the members’ section mouthing off. I hate my sore throat. I hate the train delay they just announced. I hate everything.

 

[Learntopray]

Kelly, Snelling, Laverde, Zerk, Guelfi are unlikely to be best 22 in a winning season.
Heppell and Phillips the same, but important leadership and depth for now.
Do we have the players to replace them, and if not, how do we get them?
Parish for Tsatas is a straight swap if he leaves and takes his brilliant disposal with him.
That is at minimum 7 or 8 changes needed in the next two years. Without unexpected player movement.

 

[MiguelM]

Need to play Perk forward. Never again in the middle please.

Killing his game, he is a forward.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

******* zerk thatcher. So ingrained in him to kick it sideways he decides to do it with 90 seconds to go. Gives his all but such a dumb footballer

He also should've got a 50 but the umpires are ****ing blind.

 

[Nicholas61]

Bryan is coming on. Let's see what he can do in tandem with Draper next year. If he can clunk a few it might solve some big problems.

I think he will be a good contested mark Kelvin. Has been a slow burn (as to be expected) but looks a really balanced big guy.

 

[Sanj48]

Another heartbreaker.
Excited to win trade week for another year.

 

[Mikevk123]

I thought we played quite well tonight. Merrett, Langford, Wright, Caldwell, Hobbs and Perkins all looked good tonight.

Who would have thought playing Cox is his natural position would be a plus? Looked good in spades tonight up back, while Nick Bryan killed it. We must re-sign him.

The obvious weaknesses of our team are plain in view to see now. Our backline isn’t very good and the lack of talent and quality in our smalls up forward is killing us.

 

[Kong]

 

[MightyDon]

Why was Menzie called to play on as he was running backwards in the centre square at the end?

Why was Zerk penalised in the goalsquare costing us a goal when he wasn’t even tackled?

Why was Phillips done for insufficient attempt when he’s simply trying to clear the ball to a teammate.

Why?

Because Sydney.

Why wasn’t it 50 to Zerk when he took the mark and swans player played on over the mark and tackled him when he hadn’t gone off his line

 

[Happyskeret]

Martin had a shocker. His drop off has coincided with our drop off.

Losing Drapes too has hurt us a bit too I reckon.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

We lose because we kick most of our forward entries to a a bloke who can't catch overhead.

Yet surprisingly good at catching the ball at his shoelaces.

 

[MiguelM]

Kelly, Snelling, Laverde, Zerk, Guelfi are unlikely to be best 22 in a winning season.
Heppell and Phillips the same, but important leadership and depth for now.
Do we have the players to replace them, and if not, how do we get them?
Parish for Tsatas is a straight swap if he leaves and takes his brilliant disposal with him.
That is at minimum 7 or 8 changes needed in the next two years. Without unexpected player movement.

Agree with everything except for Parish, he was a key reason we got so close.

He had some clangers kicks inside 50 but so everyone did.