Game Day Round 12 vs. Western Bulldogs, Marvel, 7:40pm Friday 31/05

[Doc1763]

oh well, I wasn't expecting a win - our bottom 6-8 just cant get us over the line, too many of them in the side at the same time.

 

[Kes1984]

About it. Add Dean and Sullivan to the non AFL standard group.

Well we wouldn’t be using them if we didn’t have to. Can’t have this many injuries and stay competitive

 

[Footy Is The Win]

Great to see Johnson make the most of his reprieve....lol

It's a shame, and I'm sure nobody will be more disappointed than him

 

[Soups]

we ****ed ourselves more than the umpires did

 

[Chronz]

We lost this in the SSP and selection table.

Not too many to select at the moment though.

 

[Rooosterboy]

That felt like a proud of loss to me, tried our guts out.

 

[frizzle]

5.1 to 1 point in the last quarter. But I hold no fear of the doggies if & when these 2 sides get near full strength. Too many VFL players in the team that are never going to cut it at this level.

 

[Rusty Beam]

Surely found out a few things.

Not a forward:

Frampton
Markov

Not AFL standard:

AJ
Bytel
Macrae

Umpiring:

Dogshit

Don’t really think the umpiring was too bad. But everything is 100% accurate.

Frampton in particular should never play forward again.

Fu k id rather play Moore forward until Mihochek gets back.

 

[spartan-magpie]

S*** goal kicking in the first didn't help.

It cost us the game. We should been 40 points up.

But the umpiring at crucial times was abhorrent.

The dogs didn’t deserve this.

 

[anshell]

Just curious,Why do we always play our home games against the Bulldogs on their home ground?It’s just ridiculous.

 

[Apex36]

The AFL can **** off for making us play a home game at Marvel against a Marvel tennant.

That is all.

 

[Go Woods]

Our lack of experience heads really showed up in the last quarter.
Just got nothing from all the youngsters in the last.
No structure up forward.
Not sure why we didn't try Howe down there in the 4th quarter, quite bizarre...

 

[Kes1984]

Dean not good enough either for the level ..too slow & not strong enough in 1v1

Another we wouldn’t be using if we didn’t have to right now

 

[makethat2]

Don’t really think the umpiring was too bad. But everything is 100% accurate.

Frampton in particular should never play forward again.

Fu k id rather play Moore forward until Mihochek gets back.

I felt the umpiring gifting goals started each of the big runs

 

[Doc1763]

our first loss in 9 matches - with half out team out. The senior players just cant keep doing it on themselves for 4 quarters, some of these kids need to stand up.

 

[Angelus512]

Alright. Few observations at this point that need to be said.
1) Why is Collingwood so consistently playing “well” for a short period of time and then absolutely shitting the bed. Line consistently and almost without fault every game.

2) To what degree do the umpires need bribing and by how much? How the game is umpired on this particular year is absolutely odious.

3) How much of this is starting to look a little like Fly not being the worlds best coach?
Yes we are down a lot of players but he has endured with some baffling level decisions where a player just SHITS on us and no moves are made just like how Buckley was overly stubborn with ridiculous choices.

And finally. 4.
Who is our “marking” coach. So to speak. Because we clearly need one. Like god ****ing god.

 

[Bramax]

Great to see Johnson make the most of his reprieve....lol

I wouldn’t play him again.
I was surprised Freddie wasn’t named.

 

[Kes1984]

What a bummer. They really tried.

 

[gouki88]

Amateur hour from the coaching staff.

I wasn’t able to catch the game, but this does make me worry about being a bit more concerned over not losing, rather than winning - counter to our ethos for a long time.

That being said, we were running a pretty weak 23 today

 

[Ugene41]

I have a defender who can play forward and a defender who can’t play forward. Who do I play forward? The one who can’t play forward. Because reasons.

I think the reason might've been that we needed the forward to be a second ruck as well. And can't play an undersized Johnson as second ruck against 207cm Lobby/Darcy

Probably should've played Krueger if we just wanted a warm body ruck forward

 

[Scud2]

Blew it in the first
Just such a lack of class with that many 25-30 players in the 22.
I think we also kept losing the tactical battle as well on the side.
Going to be a tough month ahead.

 

[Rooosterboy]

Alright. Few observations at this point that need to be said.
1) Why is Collingwood so consistently playing “well” for a short period of time and then absolutely shitting the bed. Line consistently and almost without fault every game.

2) To what degree do the umpires need bribing and by how much? How the game is umpired on this particular year is absolutely odious.

3) How much of this is starting to look a little like Fly not being the worlds best coach?
Yes we are down a lot of players but he has endured with some baffling level decisions where a player just SHITS on us and no moves are made just like how Buckley was overly stubborn with ridiculous choices.

And finally. 4.
Who is our “marking” coach. So to speak. Because we clearly need one. Like god ****ing god.

5. We won the flag.last.year!

 

[Maggie5]

Take it here.

Review - Round 12 = Collingwood 82-100 Western Bulldogs

Good three quarters, but an awful last quarter that has cost us. We just didn’t manage the minutes well unfortunately when the game was at stake. Onto King’s Birthday now.

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