Autopsy Gather round my fat hairy ass

[Dan]

Are we the most punished team on turnovers....we'd have to be. I can't ever recall watching another team get killed on the scoreboard through turnovers as much as we do. And when it happens we look like chickens with their heads chopped off.

We have limited backline as it is and yet we can't keep the ball in our half of the ground for any meaningful period of time to give our defenders a break. Wouldn't surprise me if those guys are munted after every break.

This is gonna take a while....

Comben looked decent down back at times today.

 

[Cyber_punk]

Five years of shite. Are we better than under Noble? Yes. Was today bad? Yes. Is Clarkson up for it? Yes. Are we guaranteed to come good? No.

What else can be said? Nothing.

If our rebuild was a football match where would we be roughly? Half time?

 

[Roostorm]

If our rebuild was a football match where would we be roughly? Half time?

1/4 time…or approaching end of 1/4 time…and l think l might be being generous.

 

[the_cleaner]

this video sums up watching north atm!

 

[Waynesworld]

Is there a more energy sapping, spirit crushing, momentum killing AFL player then Luke McDonald. Yet again gives away an unnecessary and idiotic 50 metre penalty that results in a goal for the opposition. When the going gets tough our youngsters have * all to look up to, to guide them, to inspire them and to protect them. It was awful watching today. Absolutely nothing. So many plodders running around collecting a pay cheque.

We never had any momentum.

 

[Ischenko]

If our rebuild was a football match where would we be roughly? Half time?

Mid-way through the first, down by a couple.

 

[Waynesworld]

If our rebuild was a football match where would we be roughly? Half time?

Pre season

 

[Heaps of fun]

1/4 time…or approaching end of 1/4 time…and l think l might be being generous.

Just one of those 20 year rebuilds...

 

[Roostorm]

Just one of those 20 year rebuilds...

It has that familiar feel after today’s loss…bit like….

 

[franjon]

Boy did we lose this one.

Probably firstly at the selection table. Not picking Sellers or Maley means we let Andrews or Payne play as a second KPD on Zurhaar or Greenwood or Curtis. On a narrow ground where we were forced to kick long into the forward line it has resulted in anal fissures for our attacking options

Greenwood did OK. Not his fault he's undersized.

Pretty happy with Chom. Some bad moments and some great ones too. I think he's a very good chance to play some serious footy as a defender

Make Corr walk home. Or leave him in Adelaide. Fcck me dead. LDU - get fit or give it up brother.

Can't wait for Hawkins/Cameron vs Corr/Dawson/Comben next week.

He needs to learn a defensive side no doubt, but he's getting no assistance. Whoever we play are just sitting 2 or 3 players on him because we're just hanging about and being reactive. Xerri is busting his guts but almost having to do it on his own. I hope to Christ he doesn't get injured.

 

[FrangaRoo]

I find myself watching a s**t load of neutral games just to get some football fix that isnt completely laden wuth anger and disappointment, so im glad theres a game after this at least.

Also, drop the *en captains. Both of them. Now. None of this "we need leadership" bullshit. We dont have any. Give someone else a go.

This. This is what is keeping any tiny patch of interest in footy for me and stopping the kids from completely jumping off AFL together
Roll on rest of weekend of games not involving North.

And also agree re: non leading from the front / setting example captains.

 

[Frank Thring]

I'm sick of watching us play garbage unaccountable soft football. Had a gutful. No improvement in individual players or game plan. What the **** are doing during the week except polling players on whether it's parma or parmi.

How about stop goofing around and start taking it seriously. Until then the whole club can **** off

 

[William Caresser]

Are we the most punished team on turnovers....we'd have to be. I can't ever recall watching another team get killed on the scoreboard through turnovers as much as we do. And when it happens we look like chickens with their heads chopped off.

We have limited backline as it is and yet we can't keep the ball in our half of the ground for any meaningful period of time to give our defenders a break. Wouldn't surprise if those guys are munted after every break.

This is gonna take a while....

Comben looked decent down back at time today.

Our turnovers tend to be catastrophic - the overly ambitious handball out of a stoppage or in general - that gets intercepted, has all our players going the wrong way and so is served on a platter.

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

Glad I made the pilgrimage across to Adelaide. It took a bit of effort and organising to get there. Shame the club couldn’t organise an AFl quality footy team to attend. next year

 

[Waynesworld]

Need to make a statement and drop some of these so called senior players.

Don’t care for who, and don’t care that we will likely get smashed.

Just need to set an example.

 

[The acurate one]

Oh silver linings an all. When Tassie come in we won't have to play GR as we will have the bye.

Will give myself an lol

 

[Roosurgence]

Our turnovers tend to be catastrophic - the overly ambitious handball out of a stoppage or in general - that gets intercepted, has all our players going the wrong way and so is served on a platter.

I’m still trying to understand why as a North player you would push hard forward knowing we will turn it over?

Not turning it over is the exception, not the rule.

 

[Psychic Roo]

Is there a more energy sapping, spirit crushing, momentum killing AFL player then Luke McDonald. Yet again gives away an unnecessary and idiotic 50 metre penalty that results in a goal for the opposition. When the going gets tough our youngsters have * all to look up to, to guide them, to inspire them and to protect them. It was awful watching today. Absolutely nothing. So many plodders running around collecting a pay cheque.

No

 

[Gasometer]

If you mean Taylor, you know he wouldnt miss a chance to pair his impeccable fashion with one of australias premiere wine regions. Why else would he be on an AFL list?

Who else?

Please

 

[scottywiper]

I need someone to explain why an umpire can penalise a player for delaying the game...when he has the ability to stop the clock....

 

[ChopChopDigDig]

I knew we were in for a bad one when in the opening 45 seconds Aiden Corr got stuck on Charlie Cameron

23

Charlie Cameron

Age

29

Ht

180cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

9.6

2star

K

7.9

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.7

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

9.6

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.2

4star

and opened their scoring with the easiest of goals.

 

[Harris 10]

think i’ll skip that trip to geelong…

You don’t want to watch Stewart have 25 intercepts?

 

[Disco Dew]

You don’t want to watch Stewart have 25 intercepts?

I’d rather shoot myself in the face

 

[rm3504]

Glad I made the pilgrimage across to Adelaide. It took a bit of effort and organising to get there. Shame the club couldn’t organise an AFl quality footy team to attend. next year

I applaud anyone that watches or attends
I try and play golf or do anything else and just get updates on phone
Mowing the lawn, anything, I just don’t see it, I’m sorry. We are years away.

 

[flojo]

I’m no ruck expert. From the couch looks like xerri is one of the only shining stars / improvers this year. But we aren’t winning the contest. Is it our mids or I wonder is it the drop zone tap?

I’m also so over our players selling the next guy into immediate danger. We can see it a mile a way. Once again it’s the senior guys the biggest culprits. Maybe we are just trying too many handballs to make our way down the ground.