Autopsy Well, that happened vs Doggies

[Cyber_punk]

Same old shit.

"Moral/gutsy loss" that we saw in 2023, and last year.

THAT ISN'T ENOUGH ANYMORE.

Against a side that was half VFL.

We get close, then the PTSD of agony of losing kicks in and we mentally check out, allow the oppo to kick hilariously easy coast to coast goals.

Self-fulfilling prophecy.

Team fears winning.

 

[Roostein]

They would of beat us by 100 if their missing players played

I think that's rarely the case in professional sport. Other players nearly always step up, get chances to make plays they otherwise wouldn't etc.

 

[The5YearPlan]

Yer, I’m not following why everyone is melting down? Last year we get smashed.

Not being switched on killed us, call it ring rust call it what ever you want, a lot to like there and to say otherwise is laughable.

 

[scottywiper]

Club needs the biggest broom. There is so much wrong at all levels.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

It’s the same problems.

Failure to execute basic skills under little to no pressure.

Failure to prevent uncontested transition from the back half.

They’re never addressed and they continue to cost us.

Another nail in the mental coffin that’s this club.

 

[Ligma]

Lack of 2 way running makes it so easy for them to pile of quick consecutive goals.

Our mids are so eager to push up and stream forward but no one wants to push back.

 

[Elite Master]

Last year would have been a 40 point thrashing. Hate losing but it's an improvement.

Nah, you are thinking of 2022 or 2023. In 2024, as bad as we were, we did fight games out better vs 2022 or 2023. So in that regard we are no better tonight in 2025 compared to 2024 IMO.

 

[trooroo4life]

That backline.

Brother, that backline.

Logue hammy and Comben blown ankle

2 teenagers or Pink/KDawson… it’s only going to get worse pal.

 

[Arathrawn]

Our mistake kill us. Miss kicks, dropped marks, momentum killers. We only have ourselves to blame.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Yer, I’m not following why everyone is melting down? Last year we get smashed.

Not being switched on killed us, call it ring rust call it what ever you want, a lot to like there and to say otherwise is laughable.

They were missing their two best mids, their best defender and their best small forward.

Eminently winnable.

And we failed to capitalise. Again.

 

[winalotroos]

Disappointed, we had a lot of chances, just turned the ball over again and again.

At least. darling fitted in well as did Daniel, I thought FOC was good for his first game.

The backline continues to be a big problem.

 

[kingcarey1]

Beaten by Ed ****ing Richard’s, Matt loser Kennedy and what is a Freijah?

Horrific.

 

[tricknologist]

I really can't think of any positives from that horror show. We were playing against a hospital team that was begging for us to brain them in the second and third quarters. Instead, we constantly shat the bad when moving the ball forward and showed a complete inability to absorb offensive pressure. It's also concerning that the midfield we've invested a lot of high end draft capital into couldn't put a hospital midfield to the sword. That midfield was straight up less talented than ours and we still couldn't create a competitive advantage out of that disparity. I've been optimistic about the rebuild, but I think the end of last season when we waved the white flag for the entirety of the final two games + this monstrosity have killed my faith in it. I'd be happy to be wrong and we kill it for the next two months after a rough opening effort, but I just don't see what we're even doing after all these years.

Comben's negative IQ in defence is a massive concern. He contributed to the West Coast implosion last season with a brainless spoil into the corridor. I brushed it off at the time because of his inexperience, but how is he still making basic errors like that?

McDonald needs to go. He's beyond hopeless. Any player would be an improvement on him. Even playing with 17 players would be an improvement. He's a total black hole.

 

[Roos92]

That was a debacle with very few positives aside from xerri who is a star. The backline conceded goals at will and were absolutely sickening. Did anyone of those hacks take a decent mark all night? Good luck to anyone who goes next week and sits through that trash- I can't do it anymore it's no good for my health.

 

[BlueandWhiteinmyBlood]

Did Chom break his ankle?

 

[mvillanti06]

We won’t go anywhere until we shake our loser mentality. Lack of movement off the ball. Lack of chase. Lack of passion and care.

The stench of the last few years is still prevalent, and it turns out trading away our first round pick doesn’t mean we are all of a sudden a winning football team.

 

[trooroo4life]

They would of beat us by 100 if their missing players played

This.

Don’t want to hear anything about “improvements”.. that’s a belting if even half their outs played.

 

[Devington]

It’s the same problems.

Failure to execute basic skills.

Failure to prevent uncontested transition from the back half.

They’re never addressed and they continue to cost us.

Another nail in the mental coffin that’s this club.

Meh. As time continues to march on I'm pretty confident a whole generation of players have been (somewhat) broken by the number of nails already in the coffin. It's why it's so imperative we have wins, not just good games, this year. Sheezel and co have to reach all their milestones knowing how healthy football is played. They have to.

 

[Kanga1996]

Different year , same shit.


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[koshari]

Effort was there for 3 quarters. Too many stupid mistakes cost us goals when we were on top in the middle quarters. Midfield needs more outside speed and less ball pigs. Forward mix was OK with Konstanty & RHJ. Back 6 is still diabolical.

Praise Jebus that FOS is a Shinboner.

Agree. Iam still not convinced we have the cattle to make an effective defense.

Hardeman , Dawson and bergman i dont think are in the frame either.

 

[StazMob]

Need to really shake up the defence, the way they are set up frequently during games is a horror

 

[muttley45]

As if the backline wasn't already a large problem, we gunna lose Logue and Chom, which probably means LMac will survive, and it seems the we aren't on the same page as Caleb Daniel yet, it's a bloody nightmare.

 

[Dingster]

The backs weren't helped by the mids letting the Doggies run forward of the ball.

Lots more positives despite the disappointment of losing a winnable game. Some of young guns weren't as clean as they/we would like. We're a better watch this year though.

 

[SheezNuts]

We still have so long to go and a lot of changes to personnel before we see real gains.

Also thoughts are with Cleary and his family. That was one of the most brutal hits i have seen and hope he makes a full recovery

 

[Ocha905]

Performance was about what I expected. Competitive but never grabbed the opportunities. The dogs were there for the taking but we let ourselves down when it mattered time and time again.

Forward line functionality the biggest positive.

Defensive structure and effort remains mostly pus.

Should improve from here.