Autopsy Roast & toast vs Saints, changes for Cotchin’s final home game

[RJK Tiger]

Was more of a general comment, no ones been carded

Exactly

 

[Drunken Wookie]

Here's a link to the opening 10 mins against North in 95 to wash away the memory of Mini Mouse's recent starts to games.

Still remember it like it was yesterday. Started the game surrounded by 5 or 6 mouthy cousins all Kangas fans. 10 minutes later they all disappeared lol. At least I stayed put and copped their when Longmire put us to the sword prior to that.

Forgot how much of a unit Gale was.

 

[Nostradumbass]

Missed the second half, did he throw balta forward?

 

[NaturalDisaster]

Exactly

Sorry?

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Missed the second half, did he throw balta forward?

No Soldo instead...

 

[AstuteTiger]

We know the usual suspects who played well and I'm sure they have been covered in most posts, so ill just go straight to the ones who didn't perform. Before I do a special shout out to Thompson Dow, who played well, had 21 disposals at 76% DE and took 6 marks. He didn't panic zig-zagged through traffic, keep playing him for the next two games.

I was there today, seriously players have checked out and our game style especially on Marvel is shit. Our skills are shizenhousen and on Marvel, it shows up even more.

It didn't matter during our flag years because we were relentless in our attack on the ball and man. Frenetic pressure.

Enough is enough for these two Graham 12 disposals and Pickett 11, neither hit the scoreboard
Macintosh it doesn't matter if he had it 20 times, he just doesn't hurt the opposition with his disposal.

Soldo with 5 disposals. It didn't work last week but hey on the fast track of Marvel let's play the same setup again Nank/Soldo = the same result.

Grimes has been a great servant, in his prime a star but he has fallen off a cliff.

Riewoldt, another champion of our great club. 6 disposals and a goal didn't have a good day at the office.
Personally, I hope he hangs up the boots, turning 35 in a few months.

 

[Hoos]

we could seriously set up our next dynasty if we offload bolton and dusty

Depends what we are offered...but only for Bolton.

Under no circumstances would I trade out Martin.

 

[Groupie_]

Depends what we are offered...but only for Bolton.

Under no circumstances would I trade out Martin.

gold campaigners would give a first for dusty

 

[banzai]

What I want to see next week.

Banks to replace Kmac on the wing. Pace and kicking skills upgrade so a tick.
Cotch, Bolton, Ross, Dow and Hopper starting in the guts. Ball clearance winning ability with an injection of pace so tick.
Dusty and Taranto starting forward. Strength in the contest and added goal kicking ability so tick.
If Rioli doesn't get up it's time for Brown to get a crack.
One Ruck only in Nank.
Jack, Bauer and Ryan in the forward line. Ryan can be the back-up for Nank.
Pickett to play forward with instructions to smash in and create chaos on the ball.
Graham omitted.
Bakes, Shorty, Balta, Young, Vlaustin, Grimes permanently stay in backline.
Cumbo or Mansell as the sub. Can be brought on for added pace and defensive pressure in the forward line.

We need to pick an experienced team for Cotch's farewell but with a need for speed.

You mention a need for speed then pick a forwardline of Jack, Bauer, Ryan, Pickett, Martin, Taranto. That's close to the slowest forward line in history. Want speed go back to 3 smalls and get rid of 3 of those. If Taranto is getting moved out of the midfield for speed, he should be in the VFL, not slowing down the forward line.

 

[Bojangles17]

We’ve used sec least number of players next to st Kilda , HTF does that happen in view of so many losses

 

[banzai]

We’ve used sec least number of players next to st Kilda , HTF does that happen in view of so many losses

Having a slow forward line and a slow midfield is the reason. Its also why we looked a little bit better in the middle of winter.

 

[Groupie_]

jack looked like a big rancid farrken canary in the long sleeve fluro jumper

our yellow is a farce and we look like hi vis traffic cones

 

[Hoos]

Our double-ups this year are currently sitting 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 18th on the ladder. Wtf.

Isn't it where they finished last year that matters? Sometimes you get lucky and a team who's good one year turns to shit (like us) and vice versa.

I don't have a problem with our draw. The incredibly biased umpiring against us, yes, but not the draw. But most of all it's the inability for our coaching staff to make the hard call on some experienced players who are clearly not up to it anymore, and blindly sticking to a game plan that was designed for a different team at a different time and is getting picked apart by sides that will be bundled out of the finals in the first week (if they make it).

What a shitshow of a season. Now we get to lose to North, lol.

 

[banzai]

Our midfield last year of Prestia, Cotchin then rotating the likes of Bolton, Short, Graham, Baker, Sonsie etc through worked a lot better than our current midfield once weve added Dusty, Taranto and Hopper. Thats a big problem.

 

[Hoos]

These sort of personal snipes aren't needed.

I think you're talking to the wrong person there, ND.

 

[lumpinee]

Dumb and Dumber is on 7flix…. Felt I just watched it

Pullover ? no,its a cardigan, but thnx anyway

 

[Hoos]

Don’t think Bevo won any either

Or Paul Roos. Some did, some didn't.

 

[dktm]

Gee, that Dow kid went alright

Watch him get dropped before Pickett, Mansell,Grimes,Macintosh, or Graham.
All of whom have stunk up the entire year

 

[Maurice Mitchell]

Think Dow did enough to be on the list next year.

That's all.

 

[Hoos]

Wallet at Footscray...

He never coached a premiership, but he did play in a couple at Hawthorn.

 

[Lord of the Wings]

Watch him get dropped before Pickett, Mansell,Grimes,Macintosh, or Graham.
All of whom have stunk up the entire year

At least Pickett has kicked x2 winning goals. WTF has KMac and Graham ever done to deserve a game this year?

 

[Lord of the Wings]

Out: Graham, Soldo, Pickett, KMac, Ross & Grimes

In: Brown, Hopper, Banks, Trezise & Biggy. Cotchin for his last game

Sonsie the sub for Mansell

 

[Hoos]

What I want to see next week.

Banks to replace Kmac on the wing. Pace and kicking skills upgrade so a tick.
Cotch, Bolton, Ross, Dow and Hopper starting in the guts. Ball clearance winning ability with an injection of pace so tick.
Dusty and Taranto starting forward. Strength in the contest and added goal kicking ability so tick.
If Rioli doesn't get up it's time for Brown to get a crack.
One Ruck only in Nank.
Jack, Bauer and Ryan in the forward line. Ryan can be the back-up for Nank.
Pickett to play forward with instructions to smash in and create chaos on the ball.
Graham omitted.
Bakes, Shorty, Balta, Young, Vlaustin, Grimes permanently stay in backline.
Cumbo or Mansell as the sub. Can be brought on for added pace and defensive pressure in the forward line.

We need to pick an experienced team for Cotch's farewell but with a need for speed.

I like that team. I like it so much I'm almost 100% sure our MC won't pick anything remotely like it, unfortunately.

 

[Hoos]

No Soldo instead...

Both.

 

[Hoos]

gold campaigners would give a first for dusty

And take all of his $1M plus salary?