Who had the worst round 1 loss?

[HolyWars]

Brisbane.

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Narp.

They were with us for a lot of the game but just got well beaten in the last. They put up a good effort.

 

[JackFlash]

I was going to say North, but Melbourne were very, very disappointing last night.

 

[anditsadraw69]

Melbourne very disappointing, but always going to be tough with no forward line. Won disposal count and inside 50's but just had no one down there to clunk it, especially when Fitzpatrick subbed out.

Thought Sydney had the worst to be honest, really meek effort and got completely ran over in the final quarter.

 

[master bate]

Of all the teams who pulled upset wins Essendon are probably the best. Better than Port, GC, GWS I'd say. Which in some ways makes Carl, Rich and Sydney's losses worse.

But the way North played in losing was probably worse than the way Richmond, Sydney and Carlton did. Or at least you can see Sydney and Richmond turning it around and Carlton getting things together eventually. Richmond and Sydney have huge chances of redemption coming up against Carlton and Collingwood and vice versa.

If North lose to the dogs they will probably be 0-2 after starting favourite twice and that hurts confidence with Port and Sydney to follow.

Not expecting Carlton or Collingwood to be top 4 threats excuses them and Richmond as well. North are the team with expectation more than those 3 even if it's false expectation.

I always found round 2 more significant than round 1 as strange things happen in round 1. Every loser gets a chance to fix things next week.

 

[joop]

Melbourne very disappointing, but always going to be tough with no forward line. Won disposal count and inside 50's but just had no one down there to clunk it, especially when Fitzpatrick subbed out.

Thought Sydney had the worst to be honest, really meek effort and got completely ran over in the final quarter.

Almost as tough as having no midfield

 

[BEEG]

Almost needs to be Melbourne comes in against a weak Saints team and never looked like winning

 

[underthestars]

Melbourne at least fought it out rather than threw in the towel like hmmm....Collingwood, Richmond, Sydney, Carlton, Adelaide, North, and Brisbane. I think the worst loss is generally the team that shows least heart. Take your pick from the above list, but likely the Pies, Swans, or Roos.

 

[Jack Bradley]

Im going with north - super disappointing. What really pissed me off was the fact that when essendon got the ball - they had options aplenty and were super composed. When we had it on HBF it they were all over us and we ended up shanking it right back at them. Sick of our game plan - if we dont make the 8 this year i want Scott gawn.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Of all the teams who pulled upset wins Essendon are probably the best.

I didn't think Essendon's win was an upset, I tipped them to win.

 

[Inferno]

Just for a laugh, Brad Johnson kicked 8 in Round 1 2007 in a comfortable win against Geelong at Docklands (roof open)

People forget how woeful Geelong were in a few of the early games in 2007. That said it's definitely the exception and not the rule for a team to turn it around as drastically as we did, and we'd shown signs of being a very good team prior to that and the 2006 debacle.

On topic: has to be North. Was hoping they'd make a comeback so I could bag my North mates about having yet another close loss, but they faded without any real fight. The Dons are a good team but North were poor in the extreme considering where they should be at right now.

 

[Captivating]

The worst loss goes to the Carllingmond Swaroos.

 

[Ancient Tiger]

Melbourne at least fought it out rather than threw in the towel like hmmm....Collingwood, Richmond, Sydney, Carlton, Adelaide, North, and Brisbane. I think the worst loss is generally the team that shows least heart. Take your pick from the above list, but likely the Pies, Swans, or Roos.

I don't think we threw in the towel. Yes we played poorly but in the end we hit the front in the last quarter and if the umps had paid the most obvious of frees to Martin 5m out from goal, we would have been a goal down with a minute to go.

 

[Royce Hafey]

The team that played the worst was Melbourne. The team that played least below the standard you would expect were the Swans. The real question with each team is what the loss tells you about each team and what it might mean for the rest of the season.

Adelaide lost to Geelong. It was expected. Geelong not showing signs of decay ios more significant than Adelaide losing.

Melbourne lost without their forward line playing St Kilda who were missing their best midfielders. It was a poor performance but it's hard to read into what they might do if they get their forwards back.

Richmond lost, despite getting more inside 50s and winning statistically around the ground, because our new look forward line failed to fire. First time Jack's played at CHF rather than FF and he looked lost. Vickery, who looked fine in the practice games also looked lost at FF. This is obviously ominous but Jack's only played half a game in pre-season, and hot and humid conditions are a disaster for Richmond's high possession game plan. We'll have to see what happens next week at the MCG to make a judgement.

I haven't seen the Carlton/Port match so I reserve judgement. There are holes in the Carlton list - forwards and midfield depth - and if these were the cause of their loss then it is more significant than the three above. If there were other reasons it may not be.

The Collingwood loss looked significant to me. I know that Fremantle are a great team and all, but unlike most commentators I wasn't as impressed. I saw weaknesses in Freo's game. Their players looked hesitant at times, especially when trying to go forwards from half-back and I felt a team that knew how to exert a decent forward press would have worried them. Collingwood were woeful.

The Swans loss is worst to me not simply because they got beaten by GWS but because it appears to confirm the fears (and, let's be honest about this, the hopes) of many of us that the Franklin deal will stuff up the Bloods culture, that players wil be unhappy, that Haneberry will be led astray etc. I'm sure that Swans supporters will dismiss all this as simply the product of schadenfreud and media hacks adding 1 + 1 to equal 24. But you have to admit that was a very un-Bloods-like performance.

 

[QuietB]

Why are so many people nominating North? Yes it was disappointing, but A/ it is not actually confirmed how good North are/can be, and B/ Essendon actually can play footy. I would have thought at best they are evenly matched, and based on last years results Essendon are actually well ahead of north.

It is clearly the Swans. They got beat by GWS

 

[bradrowe#32]

Swans was the worst, closely followed by Collingwood. I haven't seen such an uncompetitive Collingwood outfit for many, many years.

 

[David the Cat]

Having watched a half, the Western Bulldogs look absolutely terrible.

They might take the prize at this rate.

Inept!

 

[jko'neal]

Having watched a half, the Western Bulldogs look absolutely terrible.

They might take the prize at this rate.

Inept!

x 2. They didn't looked switched on at all. Can't think of a team that has displayed worse skills than that for a long time.

 

[TP86]

For the fans, Carlton. Biggest gap between expectation and reality.

In a footballing sense, Collingwood.

 

[WinmarToLockett]

Almost needs to be Melbourne comes in against a weak Saints team and never looked like winning

Almost, but then you use your brain for less than half a second and realise that Garland Clark Dawes Jamar and Viney all would be best 22, and yes Hogan probably as well. They copped three injuries during the game and on a ground they hadn't won at for... five or more years (?) they fell short by less than three goals. More inside 50's, more tackles, more possessions... but less accuracy in front of goal. Hardly what any reasonable or sane person would consider "never looking like winning"

Collingwood though, wow... they looked great!

 

[Scotland]

No one wants to open their season in Perth on a Sunday afternoon. The Dogs aren't expected by most to feature in September and have a pretty average record travelling over here. They weren't great, but I wouldn't have them as front runners for the 'worst loss' award.

It's between Sydney and Collingwood for mine. One had their squillion dollar recruit on show and lost to a team tipped to win no more than a handful of games at best and the other was absolutely trounced at home by a team flying in from Perth. North, Carlton, Melbourne, Footscray etc. were ordinary but I don't know why anyone rates any of those sides anyway.

 

[Scotland]

For the fans, Carlton. Biggest gap between expectation and reality.

In a footballing sense, Collingwood.

The gap between expectations and reality for Carlton fans is not a new thing.

We knocked them out of a PF berth in 2011 and were clearly a level below (which showed even more clearly in 2012/13) the other preliminary finalists. The usual excuses were (injuries, a fit Waite playing 22 games - LOL) were going to be the difference in 2012. And 2013. As tipped by everyone other than Carlton fans nothing changed. Why would 2014 be any different?

 

[Superduperouzel]

Almost, but then you use your brain for less than half a second and realise that Garland Clark Dawes Jamar and Viney all would be best 22, and yes Hogan probably as well. They copped three injuries during the game and on a ground they hadn't won at for... five or more years (?) they fell short by less than three goals. More inside 50's, more tackles, more possessions... but less accuracy in front of goal. Hardly what any reasonable or sane person would consider "never looking like winning"

Collingwood though, wow... they looked great!

Dees had what is considered an honorable loss. Collingwoood loss a belting at home showed them what many already know, they are sliding.
Sydney were embarrassed. Carlton were exposed as a team that won´t make the finals. Richmond just did what Richmond generally do in R1 but they will be a decent side. North look like being mediocre again. Quite disappointing for fans after the hype.
Maybe the question should be who had the best loss ?
Adelaide looked good regardless of the margin.
Btw whats with your name WinmarToLockett ?
I find this a bit odd to be honest.

 

[MWPP]

Sydney (given the opposition) or Collingwood (given the margin), surely. Though Collingwood were underdogs so will have to go with Sydney!

 

[joe444]

Depends ...

For mine, North were utterly predictable. They are not as good as they think they are.

I think the team that gave the least hope were the Bulldogs, which saddens me. Crameri suddenly looked like a star - and that isn't good.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Melbourne at least fought it out rather than threw in the towel like hmmm....Collingwood, Richmond, Sydney, Carlton, Adelaide, North, and Brisbane. I think the worst loss is generally the team that shows least heart. Take your pick from the above list, but likely the Pies, Swans, or Roos.

Not like St Kilda have the players to run away with a 50-60 point qtr though.