Autopsy Round 7, 2021 vs Brisbane

[Portmagpies36]

When is Buckley available?

Very soon I would suggest

 

[Portmagpies36]

He hasn't played for about 20 years.

He would still hit a target from 50 metres.

 

[Duck Farmer]

Yesterday, it seemed that we were blindfolded! And with our hands tied.

How?! HOW?!?! How is this possible?!

We've engaged Collective Minds as game day coaching consultants.

 

[Windy Cindy]

Sticking with my Willem Drew love, he was a top 3 player on the ground in a wet game where we got smashed that's huge in his development and something to take forward. We can see why the coaches have decided to stick with him this season over Rocky he has height, speed, and age on his side and the one thing he lacks AFL game knowledge he can't learn in the sanfl. He lacks composure with the ball in the contest and should take the first option a bit more, and needs to learn when he can tackle and when he should corral. His ability to get his long arms to the ball either in the contest or in the air give him a point of difference to most T-Rex arm mids and his ability to spread and get into dangerous space will see him involved in lots of scoring chains over his career.

whilst he played okay last night

we are going nowhere if he becomes one of our main mids.

Injury back up mid at best

 

[Interstater]

Answer me this, do we have a game plan for wet slippery conditions or do we just hope for rainbows and sunshine all year round.

Brisbane .. vs .. Port

1.87

Kick to Handball Ratio​

1.29

46.4%

Conversion​

26.3%

27.62

Disposals Per Goal​

72.40

 

[Imhotep]

whilst he played okay last night

we are going nowhere if he becomes one of our main mids.

Injury back up mid at best

Okay why?

 

[tangolikelama]

I'd rather a BT wankfest than listen to Dermott Brereton commentate

 

[Windy Cindy]

Okay why?

He wouldn’t make any top 8 sides midfield.

hes bland, just a good ordinary footballer.. we all need them but not in the midfield, not with our midfield mix, not with boak and butters and duursma out.

hes a trier and we need to move on from triers

 

[tangolikelama]

Noticed Georgiades was playing very high up the ground in the 4th. If they ****ing drop him or try and reinvent his position. I'm done.

 

[True__Believer]

I mentioned this in the game thread, but this is what happens when your focus is not on the upcoming game.

 

[DSL64]

We are bereft of options when it comes to selection at the moment. Compounded by the fact a bunch of mediocre players were made to look like heroes last week against a team of witches hats

That team of witches hats have won three games for the season and just defeated their last opponent by 69 points.
Not bad for witches hats...

 

[PAFC_1870]

whilst he played okay last night

we are going nowhere if he becomes one of our main mids.

Yeah I'll need more convincing.

Was shocked when I heard his tally.

Wines, AA and SPP (for his first game back) seemed the only ones who made an impression on me.

Clearly missed the quality inside 50 entries that Boak and Butters can provide, with Houston off it showed IMO.

 

[PAFC_1870]

When is Buckley available?

Wouldn't be against this.

Could have said up till recently he's widely loved by his players, unsure if the last season has changed that.

 

[FishingRick04]

Wouldn't be against this.

Could have said up till recently he's widely loved by his players, unsure if the last season has changed that.

Dreaming of another coach is pure fantasy and not going to happen for many years

 

[PAFC_1870]

Dreaming of another coach is pure fantasy and not going to happen for many years

Well Hinkley's biggest asset would be the players obviously like him, many have come/stayed as a result.

You'd think Buckley wouldn't be much of a shift in that area, especially after, for me atleast, one of the greatest things I ever saw when he stuck up for Pendles on the Anzac Medal. Heck even the cheer squad lady pre the GF was incredible. If I was player, I wouldn't just walk over coals for him after that, I'd stand on em.

Would be a Port boy but hasn't been a Port boy if that makes sense, so that's great too

 

[FishingRick04]

Well Hinkley's biggest asset would be the players obviously like him, many have come/stayed as a result.

You'd think Buckley wouldn't be much of a shift in that area, especially after, for me atleast, one of the greatest things I ever saw when he stuck up for Pendles on the Anzac Medal. Heck even the cheer squad lady pre the GF was incredible. If I was player, I wouldn't just walk over coals for him after that, I'd stand on em.

Would be a Port boy but hasn't been a Port boy if that makes sense, so that's great too

We are dreaming if we think he’s a Port boy. He’s a Buckley boy who loves Collingwood, Port was a tool to get him to where he is

 

[PAFC_1870]

We are dreaming if we think he’s a Port boy. He’s a Buckley boy who loves Collingwood, Port was a tool to get him to where he is

I know he's not, but once was, so it kinda works.

Without being too AFC like and keeping it all inbred. Think people need to spend time elsewhere, not just stick in one club. Helped for Choco too.

 

[OneGreatClub]

I know he's not, but once was, so it kinda works.

Without being too AFC like and keeping it all inbred. Think people need to spend time elsewhere, not just stick in one club. Helped for Choco too.

We do not want Collingwood’s cast offs.

 

[PAFC_1870]

We do not want Collingwood’s cast offs.

Speak for yourself.

I don't want a first time coach.

Give me Clarkson or Buckley, two realistic people.

I'd take either.

 

[x_les_x]

He wouldn’t make any top 8 sides midfield.

hes bland, just a good ordinary footballer.. we all need them but not in the midfield, not with our midfield mix, not with boak and butters and duursma out.

hes a trier and we need to move on from triers

Alright if he is just a trier, who do you think we should pluck from the SANFL to play the role? A slow aging Rockcliff? ok who after that as in a pure inside midfielder none of this quasi half mid half forward crap when boak gray rockcliff retire.... no one. Exactly

Stated this a few weeks ago we need "triers" or "bland" midfielders that do their role. Hawks wouldnt have had their success without Liam Sheils. Richmond wouldnt have their success without Jack Graham. West Coast without Redden/Hutchings Geelong without Corey

Sure we all love attractive ball winning stats building midfielders like a Tom Mitchell. But they dont get their touches they do or names in lights without a little help from the blue collar midfield teammates

 

[Interstater]

Put Buckley with Chris Davies and I see success.
Buckley has that win at all costs attitude that we are sorely missing.

Being likeable is nice and all, being liked and having a side winning for you is another.

 

[diegodcg]

Hey, what the ****. I could swear we played on Sunday this weekend. Was about to go to bed now and went to AFL's website to confirm kickoff time for what I thought would be our game tomorrow morning, only to find a result - and a pretty shit one at that.

**** this crap.

 

[Port85]

West Coast loss was down to the midfield falling apart and was rectified at half time and we won the second half. There's a decent chance we can rectify that next game.

Brisbane's tall forward line and ball movement is too much for our defence to handle, even with Allir.

That won't change this season, I think the best opportunity to beat them in finals (if needed) will have to be total focus on ground ball forward 50 entries as our normal patterns of entries just don't work.

 

[Byrons Firen]

Flying to Qld the day you play is absolutely the wrong call. So heavy legged

A money thing from AFL or some payback for the PB issue OR more likely a covid thing which leads me to... are all travelling sides now same day flight.

Surely not for early games.

 

[Imhotep]

He wouldn’t make any top 8 sides midfield.

hes bland, just a good ordinary footballer.. we all need them but not in the midfield, not with our midfield mix, not with boak and butters and duursma out.

hes a trier and we need to move on from triers

I love this he has been selected while all those guys were in the the team and you want him replaced and replaced with whom? Rockliff? the games gone past him we need to move on he's not making a difference this year or the years to come. Mead injured, SPP in the side, this is a joke take Willem has the attributes to become one of the best two way mids in the comp, not everyone can be Fyfe and Dusty.