Autopsy The Good (lol!) The Bad and the Beveridge.

[Sentinel]

Or the strongest and most ready! Whatever 'most ready' means. Beveridge - playing 4d chess... while other coaches stick to footy!

Honestly, that message alone combined with today's performance should see him cleaning out his desk on Monday. What an embarrassment.

 

[Leon]

Honestly, that message alone combined with today's performance should see him cleaning out his desk on Monday. What an embarrassment.

The West Coast game and subsequent failure to make the finals was the time to do it.

Club is too afraid to make the big call.

 

[Dog 36]

Because our midfield needs a ruck with a physical presence in the contest
I would take 10 sloppy handballs and kicks off the ground from a Nankervis type with a physical presence than 20 English link ups

That ship has sailed but I agree with you.

We need a different type of ruckman

 

[TheGreatBambino]

I was stuck in traffic on the M1 with the Run 4 Kids blocking off 4 lanes. About 5 cars ahead of me I seen James Harmes

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James Harmes

Age

29

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.4

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

10.0

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

2.4

4star

D

16.3

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

8.9

4star

M

2.9

3star

T

1.6

3star

CL

1.9

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

CL

0.2

2star

jump out in the middle of the road and start legging it at 11am

 

[DognBones]

It's the lack of any tactical change at all that dooms Beveridge to his demise. Not one aspect of that performance gave me hope that we have progressed in ball movement, forward synergies or personnel matchups. The further the game progressed, Ground Hog Day became ever more evident. A very miserable afternoon at the G.

 

[Cookie]

Yet again, no answer to the dominance of Gawn, Petracca, Oliver, May, and Lever.

Bev's game plan:
Kick it wide, then
Kick it along the boundary, then
Bomb it into the forward line, then
Watch the ball get moved out of the F50, just like a training drill.

Same old shit, just a different level.

 

[Sentinel]

Bevo also heaping pressure onto Sanders during the week, prior to subbing him off, was a sign of where he's at. Clown stuff.

 

[wian]

Same old shit. Promise the world and deliver sweet FA

Couldn't hit a target inside 50 if their life depended on it

Totally embarrassing

 

[The Inbetweener]

In the presser Bevo said he was surprised some of the guys who had good pre seasons that he picked ahead of Daniel had bad games.

After watching McNeil and VDM for years, how could he have been surprised?

 

[yebach]

It's a solid strategy to play Naughton deep on a guy who loves nothing better than to play a static game where he can use his bulk to advantage. So much for the pre-season games where he played high with stints through the middle. I guess that was just a bit of a lark and we should go with the tried and true playing him to Mays advantage. Yet again.

Of all the things that pissed me off with Beveridge today (and there was a multitude) it was leaving Naughton deep in the forward line for the entire ******* game.

A bit like the 2021 grand final when May had a suspect hammy and any coach worth a pinch of sh*t would have tried to run May up the ground. But no, the 'Sophisticated One' had him camped in the goal square.
Good to see Bevo is trying new tactics.

 

[Doggy]

****ed if I am going to Ballarat after sitting through that bullshit

 

[GetDimmaBack]

My wife wants to know why when the ball's at "our end" there's lots of "their players" in there, but when it's at "their end" they always have a couple of "their players" all alone.

Anyone care to help out with an answer?

 

[Hobdog]

In the presser Bevo said he was surprised some of the guys who had pre seasons that he picked ahead of Daniel had bad games.

After watching McNeil and VDM for years, how could he have been surprised?

That’s all I need to hear. Did he honestly think these guys had miraculously transformed into quality consistent players over the stretch of one preseason? Jesus wept…


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[Sentinel]

Last year's West Coast loss was less demoralising than this. At least we could fool ourselves then into thinking real change might be coming as a result.

 

[lateniter]

We were Keystone Cops after the first 5 minutes.
No cohesion, fumbles galore, tackles shrugged off with ease, terrible disposal.
And worst of all.. no mongrel.
They should be embarrassed.

 

[Struggle]

When is the real pressure going to come on Grant and Bains for giving this bloke an extension after a failed season and no evidence things have changed while the club has zero ability to pay him out

Not Bains conducting a review into himself and then hiring an external guy to conduct a joint review with him

 

[MaxiBont]

Actually insane how many times Melbourne were able to kick it straight into the I50 after one hand ball from the centre bounce.

Same thing happens from their defensive 50, one kick down the middle and bang wide open field.

The lack of pressure is astounding. How can a professional team look so outnumbered time and time again? Is it fitness, tactics or something else?

It’s been happening for years now and watching other games, it doesn’t seem like many other clubs have the same issue.

So tiring watching the same thing happen over and over again.

 

[Al dente]

Anyone wanna watch and recap the bevo presser I cannot be ****ed

basically said that most of the guys bar from Bramble who were great in the preseason didnt perform
that our d50 zone defence failed, they cut through us and that it will take a lot of work to fix it
Macrae still underdone, thats why he wasnt picked, and Daniel was forced to sub as others were better in the preseason but poorer today

 

[wian]

Once i saw McNeil in the line up I knew it was going to be a Clown Show.

 

[adogsfan5]

Midfield just couldn’t get going / too slow. We really should have changed it up and got West/Weightman in there to mix it up and got Naughton up the ground. Same shit really.

 

[Struggle]

Actually insane how many times Melbourne were able to kick it straight into the I50 after one hand ball from the centre bounce.

Same thing happens from their defensive 50, one kick down the middle and bang wide open field.

The lack of pressure is astounding. How can a professional team look so outnumbered time and time again? Is it fitness, tactics or something else?

It’s been happening for years now and watching other games, it doesn’t seem like many other clubs have the same issue.

So tiring watching the same thing happen over and over again.

Amazing what happens when your first two disposals aren't backwards and sideways to guys running away from goal

 

[The Inbetweener]

That’s all I need to hear. Did he honestly think these guys had miraculously transformed into quality consistent players over the stretch of one preseason? Jesus wept…


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He also outlined the reasons why we lost. Which makes you wonder not he can identify the reasons why can’t he do anything about it?

 

[Sentinel]

2015 and 16 were fun. 2021 was good in parts. I'm not seeing anything to suggest 2024 will be any different to the rest of Bevo's years which are nothing but a chore to watch.

 

[Bonty4]

4 games, thats the word of what the “mastermind” has

 

[Thunderoad]

Is Weightman playing as he's instructed to play or is he freelancing when he's inserting himself into marking contests and spoiling the talls?

If it's the former, why is he being deployed this way and if it's the latter, why does he continue to get picked in the seniors?