Not entirely sure it was pace that got us today. St Kilda mids were just extremely hard at the ball and better at the ground ball. Rowbottom who usually excels in that area seemed quiet and Heeney was also off. The coal face was the issue so I reckon a fresh Parker might have actually helped.
Autopsy Wheels falling off? 2 point loss to the Saints
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Not entirely sure it was pace that got us today. St Kilda mids were just extremely hard at the ball and better at the ground ball. Rowbottom who usually excels in that area seemed quiet and Heeney was also off. The coal face was the issue so I reckon a fresh Parker might have actually helped.
He has been putrid with ball for ages. His strength is without the ball but that is not enough nowadays.
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Second half was just clockwork, we miss or turn it over in our forward 50 and it results in a goal down the other end. Really flat that we weren't able to fix up that area after the loss to Freo.
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40 tackles and our pressure miles off
Hope they haven’t cooked them selves early
Hope they haven’t cooked them selves early
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Yes we lost two games, by a total of 3 points, today was embarrassing because the opposition are crap.
But we Are still 2 clear and you dont go dropping them unless you have too, especially structural players.
I am as pissed off and worried as you, but Amartey Mclean and Mcdonald looked dangerous today, they wasted their chances though.
But Reid Hamling etc arent doing any better IMO.
Maybe I will be wrong and Horse drops half the side.
But if he drops the guys who actually cost us the most it would be people like Gulden Warner, Blakey, Rampe, Mccartin and that would be crazy too, Papley, Hayward.
the leaders,
For better or worse the core of the side is out there, they are 13-3, the loss stings and in its aftermath its alarming, especially two in a row, but yeah not sure my point.
You don't throw the baby out with the bathwater, you thank god Carlton, Collingwood etc pissed games away two, reluctantly accept the opposition was better and work harder.
We won hitouts 40-21 and the clearances. He had the same number of disposals as Marshall. He wasn’t poor by any stretch.
Yeah, Looked to be labouring like he's had a corkie, back injury or something he can't shake off.
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Soon as Florent takes players on you know a turnover is coming. Can be a great player but his decision making isn’t strong.
We'll bounce back, some of the boys definitely look tired and not playing with the usual spring in the step so hopefully being able to rotate Mills, Parker and Adams all with hopefully full game time should help in the next month.
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That Blakey showboat snap in Q4 set Florent up for trouble.
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Im surprised it took this long for coaches to catch on.
Just play with "relentless pressure" kick accurately and your're a huge chance.
If we turn up with a pressure rating of 152 against North we will get done as well
Just play with "relentless pressure" kick accurately and your're a huge chance.
If we turn up with a pressure rating of 152 against North we will get done as well
It’s great hearing how the boys love playing with each other when they sign a contract. How about loving playing for the club. How about loving playing for a premiership. This bunch of absolute pea hearts gave up in the last quarter. Stopped running, couldn’t be bothered manning up. Watched and waited for their teammate to do what they should have done themselves. It was a cowardly performance. Horse got outcoached again by Ross ****ing Lyon. Sub off a small when we are lacking run. Failing to do anything about 29 who ran around doing as he pleased for the whole game. Seriously don’t care if we win the flag, Longmire needs to either wake up and realise you have to ****ing do something to bring about change. It doesn’t just magically happen.
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The Parker I saw late last year and in the VFL this year isnt doing much today to help. This is the type of game he has been involved in plenty and did jack shit. like last year when Gulden saved us v Essendon
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Just odd Sydney dont realise when they do it as well they win
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This reminds me a lot of that match against Essendon in 2022 where we were up early and then lost a close one. I hope we also mimick the response following that loss.
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Glass half full.
Before last week the comp thought we could beat anyone. Now the comp is pretty sure we can lose to anyone.
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I think when Jmacs goal rolled through and got reversed, around that time...our players thought it was over.
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Papley out on the full and Hayward slipping summed up the day.
If you're talking about the centre of the ground, he was tripped and should have had a free and the sloppy passage of play leading up to that moment was at fault.
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The thing was last week the umpire was in his ear the entire time that he should’ve been doing his ritual goal jig. I feel he’s trying to redeem himself, but he’s also putting too much pressure on himself.
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I don’t think arrogance had anything to do with today or last week. I am not sure how you can call that. Work rate was not up to speed and finishing not good. We pressured ourselves a number of times where there was no pressure. I think the weight of expectation is in their heads a little. We had very poor hands all game and didn’t cope when the pressure went up. Not arrogant, the desire was not as strong as the opposition. Calling one player arrogant and calling the whole group arrogant are different things.
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