AFL Autopsy Round 1, 2019: Flogging from GWS

[Snake Charmer]

It's kinda sad I expected this. We have been a soft club for years now.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

No chance those numbers are right

Not that it makes the performance any better

 

[EnolaGay]

Twitter saying an problem at the stadium meant our gps stats weren't recorded for a time.

So they're showing higher than actual?

 

[BrunoV]

Just for the record, have we mentioned that Ward and Kelly weren't playing.

If I could pick a clone of 1 mid in the game it would be Ward. I reckon he leads the next line of mids behind Dusty, Fyfe and Danger but I reckon he's a better balanced player for a team game and for that reason is just as good. Hard, two-way running brutal tacking and attack on the ball together with speed and class.

Josh Kelly may be the next most likely player to join the "big 3 mids".

We could have 3 Danihers players and it wouldn't make a difference, though 3 Hookers would be required to have cut off the barrage.

 

[fishardansin]

Won't be able to put this behind us unless we finish next week with a percentage over 100

 

[The Speaker]

sack dodo

so it’s the Essington Bomers again eh?

bombres

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Sitting back and enjoying the replay. Any particular play anyone wants a gif of?

 

[puntingdude22]

Sitting back and enjoying the replay. Any particular play anyone wants a gif of?

The gif of francis jogging and the giants player taking off on the wing to set up a goal

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

The gif of francis jogging and the giants player taking off on the wing to set up a goal

Was just kidding dude, am watching the cricket.

 

[Atavistic]

Sitting back and enjoying the replay. Any particular play anyone wants a gif of?

The bit where Merrett puts in no effort whilst a GWS player runs right past him.

 

[madrigal]

Won't be able to put this behind us unless we finish next week with a percentage over 100

We will be lucky to kick 73 points let alone win by that margin.

 

[MiguelM]

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Disgusting leader pathetic ******* piece of shit

Just a symptom of modern attitudes, everyone gets a medal. Most players the same now.

In his day, Sheedy would drop you for that. I remember when we lost the 1983 GF and at the post match function Sheedy declared that anyone who had good time that night was not welcome at the club.

Pressure for spots is the key to hunger, which is why I would like the axe to fall.

Apart from a few, all players should feel some heat on the track. Reward those that train with hunger.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

The bit where Merrett puts in no effort whilst a GWS player runs right past him.

Do you blame him? It’s a rare opportunity when the GPS data isn’t tracking them.

 

[Its Manbearpig]

Are we sure there wasn't something wrong with our GPS readers? Those readings are so off-the-scale less than anyone else that it really doesn't seem believable.

Yes, even with how bad our performance was.

On the tracker page of the afl app there is a disclaimer which mentions the numbers may be innaccurate due to hard knocks, loss of GPS signal ect.

 

[DallasCrane316]

So the new game plan that we’ve been working on looks a lot like the old game plan we used at the start of last season.

Please tell me after seeing what worked during the second half last year that we didn’t go back to our initial structure?

 

[Cold Sober]

Sitting back and enjoying the replay. Any particular play anyone wants a gif of?

The bit where we re appointed Worsfold

 

[puntingdude22]

I just feel so sad, the players just don't care anymore. There's just no passion- was it the ASADA thing? Look at collingwood they play for "bucks" - the tigers, etc all.
There just doesn't seem to be cohesive passion amongst the group. Have we brought in too many players from other clubs? God imagine how Jobe or Fletch would feel after todays result. I miss those guys.

Bring back HIRD. It's time we make Essendon great again.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Sitting back and enjoying the replay. Any particular play anyone wants a gif of?

Turn the commentary sound off and play the music from the Benny Hill Show chase scene on repeat.

 

[Lore]

https://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/2019-03-24/btv-rd-1-from-the-coach

Coaches' review. Make of it what you will.

 

[Laphroaig]

On the tracker page of the afl app there is a disclaimer which mentions the numbers may be innaccurate due to hard knocks, loss of GPS signal ect.

I come in peace. I had Essendon as big improvers this year. 5-7 on the ladder.

A problem with the numbers? Maybe. But the numbers also show GWS as the second lowest running side for the round. So there is not much comfort to be had in that.

The vision from the game showed too many examples of big orange players wandering past smaller black and red players without molestation. As you are not a remarkably slow side, that is worrisome.

Hope for your sake you see a turn around next week. But this game really looked like lack of effort, which usually means fire some coaches.

Just dont fire Woosh until Round 12, if you don't mind.

 

[Mr_McBoogerBalls]

I just feel so sad, the players just don't care anymore. There's just no passion- was it the ASADA thing? Look at collingwood they play for "bucks" - the tigers, etc all.
There just doesn't seem to be cohesive passion amongst the group. Have we brought in too many players from other clubs? God imagine how Jobe or Fletch would feel after todays result. I miss those guys.

Bring back HIRD. It's time we make Essendon great again.

Yeah nah.
I'm convinced you're trolling.

 

[DallasCrane316]

https://www.essendonfc.com.au/video/2019-03-24/btv-rd-1-from-the-coach

Coaches' review. Make of it what you will.

Doesn’t give me a lot of confidence. Did like Harvey though “Have to be optimistic here. Don’t think we could play that badly again”

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Turn the commentary sound off and play the music from the Benny Hill Show chase scene on repeat.

That wasn’t playing at the ground?

 

[Its Manbearpig]

I come in peace. I had Essendon as big improvers this year. 5-7 on the ladder.

A problem with the numbers? Maybe. But the numbers also show GWS as the second lowest running side for the round. So there is not much comfort to be had in that.

The vision from the game showed too many examples of big orange players wandering past smaller black and red players without molestation. As you are not a remarkably slow side, that is worrisome.

Hope for your sake you see a turn around next week. But this game really looked like lack of effort, which usually means fire some coaches.

Just dont fire Woosh until Round 12, if you don't mind.

Not by any means using that as an excuse for a 72pt loss, could see on screen we looked lethargic.

 

[Mr_McBoogerBalls]

Found some footage of Essendon's preseason training regime - everything makes perfect sense now: