Game Day Round 16, 2024 - Brisbane Lions vs. Melbourne

[Nathan Barley]

Dumb

 

[Sherrinator]

Can we recruit a new ruckman and a lockdown defender at half time please.

They’re all trash when Gawn is on

 

[alscotoz2]

Been very poor

 

[Nathan Barley]

Zorkos tackling has been good

 

[scoman]

Our intensity is so far off the required level tonight

Mentally weak. Everything in our favour and we couldn't get ourselves up for it. Feels like a familiar story.

 

[Nathan Barley]

How is that holding the ball and Neal Bullen wasn't?

 

[lionshine]

Joyce is not a smart defender

 

[alscotoz2]

Should be booed off

 

[Helicon1]

Terrible second qtr. so so poor.
heck sake. Soft as ……
Who are we

 

[Nathan Barley]

We learnt from the stupid decision to tag Viney hopefully we learn from the equally stupid decision to play Starcevich on Petty and Andrews on a small

 

[Balony_pony16]

Can we sub Joyce

 

[Squizz89]

The bastards did it to us again. Let us believe when we should’ve known that they were just as likely, if not more to dish this up then how they performed last week.

We’re just a mentally weak group. We don’t deal well with expectation. It’s why it took us 4 years to have any meaningful impact in finals.

You can have all the talent in the world but until we become a stronger group mentally I don’t think we’ll ever clear that final hurdle. They’re a group that just can’t be trusted in that regard.

 

[BuntonRules]

Softest quarter of footy I have seen in a long time.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Can we sub Joyce

We're already too short

 

[Big Sauce 21]

How's the big mouths from Andrews and Rayner going for them now ?

 

[Nathan Barley]

Centre clearances: Jack Viney

7

Jack Viney

Age

30

Ht

179cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.1

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

12.6

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

5.7

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

21.8

5star

K

10.3

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

4.5

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

13.4

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

4.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

4, Brisbane Lions 3

 

[Squizz89]

We learnt from the stupid decision to tag Viney hopefully we learn from the equally stupid decision to play Starcevich on Petty and Andrews on a small

I think Starce started on Pickett but was getting owned in that match up so they made a change. That change shouldn’t have been going to Petty though.

 

[Nathan Barley]

I think Starce started on Pickett but was getting owned in that match up so they made a change. That change shouldn’t have been going to Petty though.

He moves to Starce when one of Melbourne's kpfs moves out of the forwardline

 

[luthor]

Well, that was awful.

Smashed at the contest and in the air.

Reverse Port game..

Bloodywell send Berry to Oliver

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[Macca180]

Not worried just yet.

 

[Tom14]

I think Starce started on Pickett but was getting owned in that match up so they made a change. That change shouldn’t have been going to Petty though.

I really don’t think that was the case? Starce was on petty pretty early on in the game.

Also, Joyce absolutely stinks but the mids are hanging them all out to dry.

 

[Dalions]

Was expecting much more from Oscar tonight.

 

[Sanchez365]

I can't blame him a heap, the mark was taken while Oliver was running so usually they'll call you back if you're in the "wrong spot" according to the umpire. Tonight it was one whistle and you're done.

Exactly what that saints player got called for a few weeks ago. Text book

 

[Dom PC]

So confident this would be close I put a $50 on Melbourne at $6.

They are missing like 2 of their best players. This was always going to be close.

The only issue for me currently is... it's not close! We are getting smashed in the middle!

 

[Tom14]

Half time thought - what’s our last significant comeback win from a half time deficit? Dees semi final in 2022?

We were down 5 goals to the blues in the prelim but had reeled them in before half time.