Game Day Round 23 vs West Coast: The Eagle Has Soared

[Roo Lives Again]

Better this week than next. We weren't ready for finals and this proves it. The break will do us good to reset from this performance. Pyke has 2 weeks to fix up whatever needs fixing.

Lets see what he can do at half time. We need to win this game to keep our belief that we can win this year. If they blow us away that could be our finals campaign done and dusted tonight.

Most of the team have to work harder to make up for the spuds

 

[Vhaluus]

He's obviously not playing an outside player role.

So your argument is he's playing inside? He's lighter than a ****ing 6 year old girl.

If Mackay is playing on the inside we are even more ****ed than I thought.

 

[1990crow]

Charlie don't surf.

Cameron needs to go next week. Terrible.

His tackling has helped keep us in a few plays and put pressure on them. Wrong.

 

[Crowstar]

We are crippled until we complete the overhaul of our off field stuff.

We got rid of Trigg. We got rid of Sanderson.

Want to know what has been untouched? The selection panel. Same guys making decision for mates rather than for premierships.

And we are 16/5 for the year.

 

[Danger Zone]

Terrible time for both of our ruckman to have the worst games of their careers. Imagine if Nic Nat was playing, we'd be ten goals behind.

 

[adelaide_girl]

So ******* typical of us all to play for and just don't turn up

Every bloody season since 91 (2 years we knew how to finish a season) they really break your heart.....


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[arrowman]

This is so much like the Geelong Round 8 game.

Yes. And hopefully just like round whateveritwas in Perth.

We cannot be this poor in the second half. Come on Pykey.

 

[Thinker]

What game are you watching?? Mackay is one of the only players who is disposing with some effiency and creating for us. He's in a best 5 at the moment.
The other two have been awful

Are you high?

 

[Vhaluus]

And we are 16/5 for the year.

And with proper selection we'd be 18/3 at least. VB selection single handedly costing us 2 games.

Our raw talent is what has us where we are, not our selections.

 

[AmericanCrow]

Serious pondering, not just me being drunk and melty:

Will we (as supporters) always have to contend with this? Coasting into the finals and failing, while other teams like West Coast lift in the last month of H&A and are the ones that end up playing their skins out and making a grand final?

Just let it play out.....we have the firepower to overtake them and run it out....in fact, I am calling my shot now.

 

[SmegHead]

So what would Giles cost in a trade as opposed to him being handed off for free usually?

Wasn't Giles on our list at one time?

 

[scon]

I'm picking you've given Pyke reason to reach simmering temp.
Simpson will be outcoached,WC will be caught out with their Johny Depp resumes.
You'll tough 'em out and they'll cry.
That's my pick for what it's worth.
Dean Kemp tells me Pyke is a Megabrain.

 

[ams4crows]

Better fire the **** up this 1/4 come on lads show some heart some pride some god damn aggression.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Unfortunately we'll tire without Sloane doing the hard yards for 4 quarters.

 

[GROTTO]

We played like shit but we are at home and only 11 points down. No way we are the underdogs.

Reminds me of other games this season. We just need to clean up our disposal and we've got this.

Pyke halftime special coming up (I hope).

Needs to pull out the Blight HT speeches from the 97-98 GF on a tape recorder.

 

[GreyCrow]

Try again. Right thread.

Half time

Loving the work of the clearance king

Hendo won't be dropped

 

[Crowstar]

And with proper selection we'd be 18/3 at least. VB selection single handedly costing us 2 games.

Our raw talent is what has us where we are, not our selections.

True and Hartigan first round but selection has been spot on pretty much all year.

 

[Vhaluus]

I'm picking you've given Pyke reason to reach simmering temp.
Simpson will be outcoached,WC will be caught out with their Johny Depp resumes.
You'll tough 'em out and they'll cry.
That's my pick for what it's worth.
Dean Kemp tells me Pyke is a Megabrain.

Pyke has had 3 games where the Geelong game plan has been deployed against us and so far has failed to find a solution.

 

[WAG]

**** this. I'm going for a walk.

Maybe I'll catch me a Poliwag!!

 

[douglyzia]

Our ED% is 71.8%? Really? That can't be right. Seems more like less than 60%.

 

[1990crow]

And we are 16/5 for the year.

And will finish fifth

 

[BeechedAsBro]

Hope Tex reminds this team what these last 2 quarters mean for a real tilt this year.

Expect a showing early in this second half.

 

[pjcrows]

Just let it play out.....we have the firepower to overtake them and run it out....in fact, I am calling my shot now.

Our midfield is getting beaten too easily.

 

[Footypie32]

We only need to lift by 10% and we've got this.

 

[1990crow]

Our ED% is 71.8%? Really? That can't be right. Seems more like less than 60%.

I thought ED would be a lot lower rate than that