AFL Autopsy RND 23: Buried and cremated by the Giants

[HirdsTheWord]

Yeah unfortunately it’s probably going to get worse before it gets better

IF it gets better

 

[MalooElCamino]

Getting Bernard Tomic vibes from this bloke

 

[BomberManU]

I wouldn't even drop the axe heaps. Force most of them to play again and get thumped. Seperate the sheep from the goats.

Out: Guelfi, Wright and Menzie

In: Setterfield, Davey and Baldwin

Cox to sub. Laverde forward and Baldwin takes his spot in the backline.

And Hep just keeps cruising on?

 

[Vindicater]

And Hep just keeps cruising on?

Meh, we can't drop them all. Plus my hope is that this will be his retirement game.

 

[Nicholas61]

We don't even look like taking a contested mark.

Growing up watching Madden, Vander's & LLoyds of this world, oh boy, the biggest issue apart from gut running.

Even our smalls could take marks. Think Baker (played key forward in a WAFL finals series), Ezard, Mercuri etc.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Can't transform a poor list in a 12 month period. We are in a waiting period for all our top draftees to come on but we still don't know if they can play.

There isn't one area on the ground that doesn't need work. We need a defender, a midfielder, a forward who can mark, a small forward,

We wait. Best option right now is get McKay, another top 10 draft pick, hope some kids breakout. Repeat.

 

[raskolnikov]

embarrassing

Embarrassing is too nice a word.

 

[faible]

I traded in Martin for my fantasy side this week, sorry for breaking him guys.

 

[Hazardinho]

This was a team that was 1 place BELOW us on
The ladder…I can’t even comprehend how this sh*t happens. I can’t even get my head around and comprehend this team at the moment.

My expectations can’t be too high because I did predict a capitulation of some sort but they actually blew away my lowest of low expectations (if that makes sense)…

But I’m going next week anyway because I’ve been digging the MCG atmosphere this year lol

Speechless…

That’s what happens when you play north and west coast twice, it’s skews our ladder position.

 

[raskolnikov]

Thank God I'm off to Europe next week where I can forget there is a finals series even happening.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

I traded in Martin for my fantasy side this week, sorry for breaking him guys.

I put him back in too...then reversed it for the sake of our team.

 

[raskolnikov]

i don’t know… maybe we aren’t finals ready?

Maybe we aren't AFL ready.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Thank God I'm off to Europe next week where I can forget there is a finals series even happening.

Meet them all in Ibiza in a few weeks for a celebration.

 

[Run and carry]

It seemed not that long ago when we beat Carlton there was a feeling that we were going somewhere whereas Carlton were capitulating and there was something inherently wrong with their club.

 

[IggypopsTshirt]

That was the type of loss that makes you question how much time and money you allocate to the club. More often than not in the last 20 years it’s just not worth it.

 

[doug85]

Pro: we have a ton of capspace to pay out the contracts of some absolutel spuds

 

[MiguelM]

Even our smalls could take marks. Think Baker (played key forward in a WAFL finals series), Ezard, Mercuri etc.

Baker, Mercuri were Rolls Royce's.

 

[Old Campaigner]

citizen-erased
Yet we have won 11 games and not actually finished bottom 4. We where bottom 4 last year. This year has fallen away but we did enough to not be bottom 4 this year. Does not make us anything special and I have been very consistent as far as questioning our leadership and players and where we are at. The simple fact is we have been in the next level up from bottom 4 most years and never really fallen to bottom 4 too often. We have enough decent players to keep us from being genuine bottom 4 . Bottom 4 sides lose to bottom 4 sides. The winning margin is irrelevant. The issue is you got seduced and thought we where better than we where before coming crashing back to earth. Are we any good . No not really.

We had one of the easiest draws in the league this year, take out a few of the easy beats and we're very much bottom 4.

 

[MightyDon]

I wouldn't even drop the axe heaps. Force most of them to play again and get thumped. Seperate the sheep from the goats.

Out: Guelfi, Wright and Menzie

In: Setterfield, Davey and Baldwin

Cox to sub. Laverde forward and Baldwin takes his spot in the backline.

I’d play Guelfi back and drop McGrath

 

[revival_mode]

I missed the game and just had a look at the outcome. What a joke. How do you lose by 20 goals to a team who wasn't even in the 8 before the game.
Throw em all out and start again

 

[ant555]

We had one of the easiest draws in the league this year, take out a few of the easy beats and we're very much bottom 4.

Problem with that is if we where actually bottom 4 we would have lost to sides that where in the bottom 6 and finished bottom 4 . We did not. The easy draw did not really come into it. If we where genuine bottom 4 we would not have won the games. We are where we are at as that is our level. If we do not improve next year we could slip back if others do improve but right now we have enough decent players that keep us from being genuine bottom 4 . I keep hearing about the easiest draw. Bit like the soft draw in the second half of the year that ended up not being so soft .

 

[raskolnikov]

Lol Eagles and Norf. Couldn't even beat us.

 

[EnolaGay]

I’d play Guelfi back and drop McGrath

I’d drop both


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[Howard Moon]

I made it to half time, do I get an elephant stamp?

 

[fairbump_playon]

1. On one hand, I’m pretty rational and can understand that what we just saw is where we are at.

2. I really enjoy (maybe even love) this community. Thank you all for talking such crap so passionately and often with either insight or humour and sometimes even both.

3. I gotta step away for a bit. Seems it’s possible to be both accepting and deeply disappointed. I need to just not pay attention for a bit. Today really affected me in a way that the numerous beltings of recent years haven’t. Suspect I’m just not in the shape to absorb it. See you all in a little while.

PS why is the Essendon GWS jersey clash so gut wrenchingly horrible to witness. Urrgh it’s just total fingernail on a blackboard stuff.