Autopsy Sydney Legacy in Grand Finals continues 10 goal loss to the Lions

[Grimey Sylvia]

Tough lose guys. Coming into the year I thought it was Brisbane's too lose. By the halfway mark I thought you guys were the best team by a fair margin - the curse of being too good early maybe?

Teams/media has so much time to pick apart your gameplan and how to beat it - been on the receiving end of that one. In comparison Brisbane were so flaky, up and down, was hard to really nail down their game.

Mills was a massive out. Beside being an absolute gun, he is a general down back and really missed him. We really fell apart this year when Brayshaw retired, you just can't replace guys like that.

Taylor Adams

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Taylor Adams

Age

31

Ht

181cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.9

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.4

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

4.8

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

20.4

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

5.9

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

18.2

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

2.2

4star

call was baffling to me. He performs well in big games, clearance machine, what's was the point of bringing him in? Frustrating.

Looked like your forward line completely lost its structure. Lions just kept folding back and at times it was 3-4 on 1. Young key forwards or coaching?

Brisbane, for a team that can't kick a set shot to save themselves they couldn't bloody miss. Like literally could have run a string line from the kick to centre of goal and the ball wouldn't have deviated off that for half of them, a day out really (except that ah chee one that bounced off an invisible wall to sail through).

Don't think you guys will die wondering come trade week so should make it interesting!

 

[bedford]

Thread needs to have a NO OPPO posters

 

[Kbroome]

I think it comes down to, and I know it's stating the obvious, our mix of players and game style doesn't stack up in a GF. Home and away footy is its own thing, finals is a different caper, but the grand final itself is also vastly different to finals footy.

We're too system focussed. In the heat of a GF it's too difficult to rely on trying to play safe, efficient footy and zones. It doesn't work. You need to be clinical to win that way, but I don't think it's mentally possible for any team to pull that off in a granny, the intensity will break those chains most of the time. We're bloody good at it on a normal day, but GF's never play out that way. All of a sudden when you don't have a couple of gun defenders, and a couple of in and under mids winning the contest it's only a matter of time before you get your back broken.

From the outside you can see that brisbane has multiple modes, they can play efficiently but they can also scrap and adapt if it's a chaos game. Next year we need to change our focus to becoming a harder, scrappier team rather than just being 'well drilled'.

I think the phrase your looking for is too many flankers and not enough contested players. Our fourth midfielder when we needed it in the first half was Gulden/McInerney Brisbane's was McCluggage. (I'm not saying Gulden and Mcinerney are bad players they just need to be on the wing and not on ball especially in finals, thats where Adams/Mills comes into play)

 

[Mister B]

I dunno if we'll bounce back this time

Not with this group of players. They don't have the mental strength.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

I think the phrase your looking for is too many flankers and not enough contested players. Our fourth midfielder when we needed it in the first half was Gulden/McInerney Brisbane's was McCluggage. (I'm not saying Gulden and Mcinerney are bad players they just need to be on the wing and not on ball especially in finals, thats where Adams/Mills comes into play)

We have a few very capable contested players.

Horse just doesn’t select them (Rowy excepted) & then bemoans the “lack of contest”.

 

[Adnico26Parker]

 

[Mister B]

Why does Robbie Fox always look like the only player who isn't totally overwhelmed?!

He's a teacher. We deal with more chaotic shit than a fired up opposition in a grand final

 

[Stu1961]

If I have one more ****ing idiot on Facebook accuse me of not being a true fan for being critical of that shithouse performance and not happy clapping and saying what a wonderful effort it was just to make it, I'll ****ing scream.

Check out the RedandWhiteOnline site Talk about happy clappers Unbelievable

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Would of been close to 100 if they had Big 0 feeding that midfield dominance from the 2nd quarter onwards.

 

[KingV23]

If I have one more ****ing idiot on Facebook accuse me of not being a true fan for being critical of that shithouse performance and not happy clapping and saying what a wonderful effort it was just to make it, I'll ****ing scream.

Thats why you stick to Big Footy. Facebook is full of happy clappers who are just glad to make a GF.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Harsh but (very) fair.

 

[Andyjh]

Ouch

 

[Mister B]

Check out the RedandWhiteOnline site Talk about happy clappers Unbelievable

I was on there back around the time I joined up here. FMD I don't even think I lasted 12 months.

 

[Citrus22]

Defenders were shocking yesterday, Brisbane kicked well inside 50, but there was many opportunities to spoil that were missed. They really were playing scared except for Melican.

 

[Superstar swan]

Ouch

Some of it was a bit unfair. Blaming Blakey for not having touch, he’s a run and jump defender . He missed the ball by the smallest of margins.

The Grundy one was probably a free kick tbh, rucks give away frees all the time for blocks impeding them from contesting. He was blatantly pushed out of the contest and not allowed to compete

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

I was on there back around the time I joined up here. FMD I don't even think I lasted 12 months.

Its a different demographic there nothing wrong with that

 

[Citrus22]

Need to find a way to play more games at the MCG, because my word more often than not we play like absolute shells of ourselves there.

 

[Superstar swan]

Need to find a way to play more games at the MCG, because my word more often than not we play like absolute shells of ourselves there.

We really are making a string case for the afl to fixture us there more

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Need to find a way to play more games at the MCG, because my word more often than not we play like absolute shells of ourselves there.

That excuse is gone we played just as much as Brisbane have who funny enough had a much worse record than us at the G.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

The fact that nobody wanted to run the GF sprint & Gus needed to volunteer is a bit damning in its own right.

I actually think it says a bit about the whole club mentality leading into the GF.

PS: for what it’s worth - Gus showed he’s pretty damn zippy. Finished 6th out of the 18 taking part.

 

[swanssince2002]

I was on there back around the time I joined up here. FMD I don't even think I lasted 12 months.

Bigfooty is built different lol, we get the absolute die-hards.

 

[Citrus22]

That excuse is gone we played just as much as Brisbane have who funny enough had a much worse record than us at the G.

They played there last weekend. And no I’m not saying it’s an excuse - it isn’t. However playing there more couldn’t hurt.

 

[bedford]

Check out the RedandWhiteOnline site Talk about happy clappers Unbelievable

Left those half back flankers years ago

 

[bedford]

The fact that nobody wanted to run the GF sprint & Gus needed to volunteer is a bit damning in its own right.

I actually think it says a bit about the whole club mentality leading into the GF.

PS: for what it’s worth - Gus showed he’s pretty damn zippy. Finished 6th out of the 18 taking part.

Really that's clutching at straws

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

They played there last weekend. And no I’m not saying it’s an excuse - it isn’t. However playing there more couldn’t hurt.

Yes but Brisbane record at the G was MUCH worse than us look it up

Sure it wouldnt hurt i guess but its meaningless to the result yesterday