Autopsy Round 2, 2023: Positives and Negatives vs GWS

[RookiePick]

I really thought Williams made a huge improvement this week. Flagged in the second half but we needed him to step up and he did. Promising signs.

TK...showed us his premium value. Really set the tone and got the momentum heading our way early.




Not gonna bang on the negatives.

We are very soft on transition. Hopefully we can show progress here over the coming weeks.

Gaffy. You make me sad

 

[Winky]

Positives
Hunt
SPS
Witherden
Kelly
Jones
Ryan
Waterman
Ginbey topping the tackles for us again

Negatives
Barrass
McGovern
Gaff
Allen still very rusty
The second half, reverted to type

You’re kidding. McGovern was fine….Barass has had 2 shockers in a row

 

[Priddis Is Done]

Allright I'm inspired. Paying a membership to change my name. F hate it.

 

[jesterwester]

Did everyone not see what GWS did to Adelaide last week? They ran right over the top- and have players that can kick quick goals. To be grumpy about a few late goals is just being petty at this point, to be honest.

To hold them off was a good result and hopefully gives us some confidence going into next week.

Cracked the ton, but more importantly was the way we scored- fast ball movement, forward handballing and repeat inside 50’s.

 

[Mop]

Positives

JJ. What a star.
Liam Ryan

1

Liam Ryan

Age

28

Ht

181cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

2.7

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

1.3

5star

D

9.9

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.6

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

1.6

5star

.
Snake Waterman. Phenominal!
Hunt!
The gameplan being stuck with - using movement. So much better than the kick mark kick stop start.
Ginbey's efforts
Noah Long

Improvements
Bailey Williams.
Campbell Chesser

Negatives
Barrass / McGovern. Barrass especially. Must be battling a major niggle, so sluggish. Reminds me of the Darren Glass

Darren Glass

Age

43

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

5.6

2star

K

2.6

1star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.0

3star

groin injury season, the laboured movement
Andrew Gaff

3

Andrew Gaff

Age

32

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

26.6

5star

K

15.9

5star

HB

10.7

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.0

4star

CL

2.5

4star

D

24.5

5star

K

15.6

5star

HB

8.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.0

3star

CL

2.5

4star

D

11.2

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.6

3star

CL

0.6

3star

. Just.... no. A good clubman who just has gone too long. Not being able to kick 40 on goal? Ooooh. Not good
Set shots. Still missing a lot of gettables. Darling, Cripps, Gaff the main culprits.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Was touch and go whether I was going to go today, am exhausted. So glad I went, HOW GOOD IS WINNING???

 

[Carbine Chaos]

You’re kidding. McGovern was fine….Barass has had 2 shockers in a row

McGovern (unlike him, tbf) spilled and misread heaps of high balls today. Made numerous errors.

Thought he was poor. But Barrass was worse, looked mildly disinterested for the most part.

 

[Godfather32]

Allright I'm inspired. Paying a membership to change my name. F hate it.

Gaff Is Done?

 

[Pwani Magharibi]

Positives:

• We won a game of football at last!
• Great response after last week's disappointing loss to the Team Freo Couldn't Beat
• Ball movement, run from behind, taking the game on - fantastic to see
• Waterman four goals
• Jones excellent
• SPS good, some great use of the footy
• Ginbey and Long backed up well from last week
• Liam Ryan
• Two of Bailey Williams' last three AFL games have actually been quite good
• Cripps, particularly in the second quarter
• Tim Kelly playing at the level he is capable of
• The Darling tap to Cripps for a goal from near the boundary - champagne footy
• No apparent injuries
• Ahead of Freo and Geelong on the ladder (even if only briefly)

I watched every minute of the Eagles' 2022 season so I couldn't be bothered thinking about negatives right now.

 

[Mr Eagle]

-ve: We Win, You Win offer is underwhelming

 

[Godfather32]

Above Cockburn on the ladder.

Imagine if we beat them next week....

 

[THE A5]

Bailey Williams played a good game. Didn't win the battle but was at least competitive and had patches where he was dominant. Need more of this and less of the crap he's been dishing out

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Positives

• We won
• Had our first 8 goal quarter since like 2019

When we're a team that's barely going to a win a handful of games I don't really care about percentage. A win's a win.

 

[Astro7]

A win! - What a difference a week in footy makes!
We're 9th on the ladder -not sure if that's a good thing or not? ((;
Anyway, some good signs and heading in the right direction.
Can't be bothered with any negatives.
With Freo -2, it sets up the Derby-Darby to be a cracker.

 

[BrotherDodge]

McGovern (unlike him, tbf) spilled and misread heaps of high balls today. Made numerous errors.

Thought he was poor. But Barrass was worse, looked mildly disinterested for the most part.

We really do look better with only one of them in the side as an intercept marker, but both are too good not to play. It's a good dilemma, I guess?

 

[MeltMan]

Jesus *, we might have to listen to the song...

#tsunamisareblue

• I got to watch a game of footy, and wasnt working!
• waves, and especially tsunamis are blue, not orange.
• SPS, Jones, TK's first quarter especially, Long may he reign, and time to HUNT! god some of the quick hands hitting targets made gaff look extra worse

when he cant hit a 2m handball or a 5m kick.

- I had the offer to go the the game with parents. last home game i went to see was the JK god richmond game, woulda been a pretty special combo.
- I dint put the mozz on us when i said oh no, we might have to hear the song!

 

[Godfather32]

Bailey Williams played a good game. Didn't win the battle but was at least competitive and had patches where he was dominant. Need more of this and less of the crap he's been dishing out

Yeah, he was actually ok today, at least competed with Flynn. He's a strange one, has the tools to make a good player just seems to play like a guy who's new to the game. Which I don't think he is.

 

[Eagle Wrath]

The last couple of years, JJ has been Simpsons whipping boy. I hope he is now one of Simpsons favourites after adopting the run and handball system so well today. JJ was outstanding. Not only in the top possessions but smashed it with metres gained.

 

[THE A5]

Yeah, he was actually ok today, at least competed with Flynn. He's a strange one, has the tools to make a good player just seems to play like a guy who's new to the game. Which I don't think he is.

Athletically blessed and his skills are ok but lacks footy iq

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

-ve: We Win, You Win offer is underwhelming

And last year's stock as well that they'll be trying to get rid of. What a joke!
Obviously not wanting to offer this year's version or a NB item.

 

[THE A5]

We look so much better this week with Jones/Hunt having more of the ball than last week when Cole/Duggan/Witho had a heap of it. That said I thought Duggan was good today

 

[Truckosaurus]

Duggan's bump

 

[Priddis Is Done]

.Gaff Is Done?

Humbug

It's recorded a $0 transaction on my credit card but not registered. I'll try again in a few days

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Duggan's bump

Was absolutely perfect

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Positives
Thought Ginbey and Long were very impressive.
Williams as solo ruck was impressive although Flynn is a developing ruck too.
Waterman played his best game for a long time.
Won the contested possessions and the clearances.
Thought Kelly, Sheed and Shuey really stepped up and showed the way for the young fellas.
Hunt was exceptional as well as Jones.
That 2nd quarter was exactly how we want to play.
Negatives
Accuracy in the last quarter was poor.
Not much else maybe faded in the 2nd half.