Game Day Round 17 vs. Essendon, MCG, 7:40pm Friday 05/07

[Magnanimous]

kreuger and checkers doing nothing

Kreuger having a crack, poor Checkers having a mare.

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[DasItMayne]

we still not out of it let’s have faith

Ti les re!?

We’re looking like Tsitsipas on grass

 

[Finnishpie]

At the moment we are doing our best to replicate Buckley’s worst game plan.

Leaky defensive zone that teams easily kick it down the game through.

Then when we do get the ball kick it long to the disadvantage of our forwards.

Ah that old Buckley "let me see whose careers I can finish by parking them in the forward line" game plan.

 

[upnsmoke]

Just very un-Magpie like game. It's like watching 2015 Magpies all over again.

No tackles, players are not defending their zones. Low intensity throughout. And very offensive minded but yet can't push through.

Just very different looking Magpies.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

So traded our last quarter efforts for a first quarter effort lmao

So somehow we’ve become so unfit we can only play for maybe a quarter lol

 

[Visions]

Essendon have destroyed us all game apart from a 10 minute patch in the first. They are desperate, playing man on man, pressuring us at every opportunity.

We decided that letting their players run free is a good thing. And then when we actually get the ball, we bomb it high to McKay in our forward 50. Geniuses at the club!

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

Bitterly disappointing that we are reduced to the same situation week after week...
Come back in the last quarter.
Yeah, third quarter was truly disappointing.

We aren't coming back in this one...Essendoom by 37

 

[Monco Matt]

We have no forward line to kick to and our our midfield pressure is non-existant. The defence once again is holding back a tidal wave. The last 2 qtrs have been diabolical. Can't continue to be this bad. Jaicos playing injured for sure.

 

[The Magnificent Seven]

Even if we win it we have no right to win it. It’s been deplorable

 

[sloth6]

Coaching masterclass from Scott.

 

[MagpieJoel]

That was our worst pressure quarter under McCrae statistically.

 

[Rusty Beam]

Problem is the midfield. Absolutely taught a lesson.

I'd hate to see the contested possessions too. Eek.

Might help if we bothered to actually tag the oppositions best midfielder each week.

The fact we don’t is ridiculous

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

Geelong beat these blokes by 10 goals...wtf

 

[Soaring Magpie]

Well, that may well be our worst 1/4 of the year, no response after last week

 

[Finnishpie]

Worst pressure performance by a Macrae Pies team. Well, that's all you need to know.

 

[Magnanimous]

We are done, out a fork in us.


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[IlovethePies]

We aren't coming back in this one...Essendoom by 37

Respectfully disagree

 

[partypie]

Let's see if we have enough pride in the jumper and cojones in the shorts to actually have a crack in the last quarter and snatch a win we probably don't deserve but separately need.

We're still close enough if we're good enough, need a strong start to the quarter and run them into the ground until the final siren blows.

 

[Finnishpie]

Might help if we bothered to actually tag the oppositions best midfielder each week.

The fact we don’t is ridiculous

See my earlier post re Merrett. Coaching. Embarrassment.

 

[gouki88]

Such arrogance that we don't put anyone on Merrett. Whilst our game is completely shut down if Naicos is tagged effectively

It’s driven me insane so often how much this hurts us

 

[Kes1984]

We have looked flat and lethargic since the North game.

 

[cwoodgal]

We done.

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[Chronz]

Horrendous.

 

[MagpieJoel]

And Crisp drops a mark. Goal. Jeezus.

 

[Rustin Cohle]

****ing clown show.