Game Day Round 15 vs Geelong @ GMHBA/Simonds/Skilled/Baytec/Shell Stadium, 7:20 pm AEST

[Dory_77]

Forward line isn't even dysfunctional, they can't function when all we do is bomb it long on their head

We rarely hit up at the kicker though. Lotsa blokes hanging for a kick out the back or to play jack in the box. Chicken and egg thing but if someone puts a lead at the ball they don't have to bomb it to 20 campaigners.

 

[Topkent]

In driving rain and no one there to crumb but a trillion cats.

We kicked it on the heads of the smalls

 

[The Dr]

How's the long bombs to Kozzy 1 v 2 all night? FMD


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[Topkent]

We rarely hit up at the kicker though. Lotsa blokes hanging for a kick out the back or to play jack in the box. Chicken and egg thing but if someone puts a lead at the ball they don't have to bomb it to 20 campaigners.

They do lead, the ball just goes over their heads

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

No one saw that coming

campaigner carried on where he started the year in defense, dropping marks, not contesting standing flat footed

 

[KickLongTackleHard]

They do lead, the ball just goes over their heads

Not much because there is little incentive to

 

[Topkent]

campaigner carried on where he started the year in defense, dropping marks, not contesting standing flat footed

Remember when I said he was struggling at the start of the year and Tulip said he was in form
Always right gang strikes again.

 

[jhong]

Reminds me of the under 10's all standing around ,hands in the air yelling kick it to me . And when someone dares to lead up just ****ing ignore them and bomb it to a pack .

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

How's the long bombs to Kozzy 1 v 2 all night? FMD


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Goody wants him to win mark of the year more than he wants us to resemble a decent team.

 

[Topkent]

Not much because there is little incentive to

Pickett lead at ANB at one point and ANB decided to have a 55m set shot instead

 

[Lampers]

So glad Petty was back in tonight…

Silver lining stuff. Scoring shots the same. Team level match stats in Melbourne’s favour in most key areas. Geelong had some intriguing umpiring decisions to their advantage.

Ultimately though Geelong just stood up and took more of their big opportunities, and Melbourne stumbled and fumbled too often when their chances came.

I still think it’s retrievable as the problem is a bit of method and also a bit of confidence. But I’m not bullish on it getting turned around.

 

[ptrg]

We rarely hit up at the kicker though. Lotsa blokes hanging for a kick out the back or to play jack in the box. Chicken and egg thing but if someone puts a lead at the ball they don't have to bomb it to 20 campaigners.

Maybe that’s because they are being coached by a 120kg 6ft5 lumbering bloke who loved it to be kicked on his head, given he had zero pace or acceleration.

Ridiculous coaching appointment. If it were any other industry, he’d have been moved on weeks ago. (Last year actually).

But afl coaching is jobs for mates, where they all cling on as long as their head coach mate clings on.

 

[CTHORANGE]

Tonight's "forward connection" was another level of bad I didn't even know could exist. and even after an entire game of kicking it to the advantage of the cats defenders, they won it with 3 goals out the back in 3 minutes, and we were in possession in our forward 50 each of those times, disgraceful

 

[ptrg]

Goody wants him to win mark of the year more than he wants us to resemble a decent team.

Must be some decent odds on kossi taking it

 

[Lampers]

Pickett lead at ANB at one point and ANB decided to have a 55m set shot instead

Yeah, this was ridiculous. What was ANB thinking. He’s never hit a set shot that long.

 

[KickLongTackleHard]

Pickett lead at ANB at one point and ANB decided to have a 55m set shot instead

It was a vacant fwd line but he hit the hot spot perfectly. I’m sure it will be positively highlighted in the review.

 

[Daemon]

I was going to post a massive melt but just like Melbourne I just can't be bothered putting in the effort.

I'm not mad, I'm disappointed.

 

[stEdy]

Didn't mind Petty in to run with Cameron but once he was knocked out there wasn't really a match up for him down there, especially as he could barely read the flight of the ball in the air. Needed to swing him forward to just force a contest against Stewart. Had zero impact but not sure if Tommo would have offered much more.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Thank Christ I'm a fair weather fan and didn't go. Imagine standing in the rain for that last quarter.

 

[RandB]

I wanted to get rid of ANB last year. Nobody would take him now in a trade apart from maybe Gold Coast with a 3rd rounder.

 

[Topkent]

Maybe that’s because they are being coached by a 120kg 6ft5 man who loved it to be kicked on his head,

Ridiculous coaching appointment. If it were any other industry, he’d have been moved on weeks ago. (Last year actually).

But afl coaching is jobs for mates, where they all cling on as long as their head coach mate clings on.

That's a dumb way too look at it. Clarkson Hardwick Sheedy Pagan Parkin etc. Heaps of good coaches were average players.

Yze was as skilled as you could see and our midfield is as bland as could be.

Basing a coach off their playing ability is incredibly stupid.

 

[Daemon]

Didn't mind Petty in to run with Cameron but once he was knocked out there wasn't really a match up for him down there, especially as he could barely read the flight of the ball in the air. Needed to swing him forward to just force a contest against Stewart. Had zero impact but not sure if Tommo would have offered much more.

Tomo offered form and fitness. Petty did SFA most of the night.

 

[RandB]

Game style is the type of crap Roos had us playing when we had to learn how to defend with a tenth of the talent on the list.

So true.

 

[CTHORANGE]

Glad we rushed Petty back in, VERY influential

I don't understand why Goody didnt move Petty forward at some point in the game (after Cameron was injured) to try something, all night we put it on the heads of our forwards, at least he's tall

 

[Topkent]

Didn't mind Petty in to run with Cameron but once he was knocked out there wasn't really a match up for him down there, especially as he could barely read the flight of the ball in the air. Needed to swing him forward to just force a contest against Stewart. Had zero impact but not sure if Tommo would have offered much more.

Tommo has played a good game in defence this year, that's more than Petty has done this year.