Autopsy Round 1, 2024: Hawks fail against Bombers

[Strapping Young Lad]

Bad kicking is bad football.
Midfield couldn't get rolling at all.
No impact from so many of our leaders.

Go at it.

 

[burger09]

Kicking for goal and clearences/midfield cost us the game.

 

[SSSSSS]

Pains me to say but we were beaten in the coaches box today.

Some really bizarre decisions by Sam and co.

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

No-one to blame but ourselves. Should have won that by about 5 goals.

 

[Wesley2]

Massimo with 30 disposals, 14 contested

 

[Sturty]

Midfield rubbish
The scum were literally just walking the ball out of there so many times
Frustrating.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Terrible:
Sicily
Lewis
Reeves

Bad:
Nash
Ward
Mackenzie
Watson
Weddle
Newcombe
Breust

Baffling:
using Maginess as a sub
subbing Chol off

D'Ambrosio, Worpel, Ginnivan and Moore can hold their head up high. Maybe Impey too. The rest can walk home.

 

[Strattonsphere]

Hustwaithe in for any of those crabs

 

[Rev08]

Mass, Ginni, Moore outstanding.

Sicily, Newcombe, Lewis been listening to their own hype. Dreadful.

 

[WWSD]

I think Day might just about be our most important player behind Sicily.

 

[SSSSSS]

Massimo with 30 disposals, 14 contested

The only silver lining for today is my Supercoach

 

[Billyc]

That's a disappointing start to the season. Two sides that looked bottom 6 to me.

The leaders (on field and upstairs) had a poor day. Sicily, Lewis and Newcombe had shockers. Tactically, Mitchell made some blues. Finn, being a very low impact player, was an odd choice as sub. It didn't work: he had no impact at all and in his absence their gun midfielders smashed us all day while freewheeling. Chol was our best tall all day, but was subbed off.

The midfield was poor, outside of Worpel who battled. Absolutely smashed in the clearances.

The positive for the day was that the recruits - Ginnivan, Massimo and Chol - were all good and should improve us as a side if they keep that up.

The forward line looked dangerous and each had their chances - but mostly wasted them.

Essendon are a nothing side. We had plenty of chances, but were not good enough to beat them, which is disappointing.

 

[Keeper]

Was it really the right call to go for the 170cm little guy with our first draft pick last year?

 

[HairyO]

A week of set shot practice please Sam.

 

[westaussie76]

Should have been 4 goals up at half time, poor kicking is poor footy!

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[WWSD]

Ward & MacKenzie need to start contributing more. Otherwise they will need to work on their game in the VFL if that’s the output they’re going to put up.

 

[Max Powers]

I would like to thank * and Collingwood for D'Ambrosio and Ginnivan, good value for little cost.

 

[Hawkers Hero]

Pains me to say but we were beaten in the coaches box today.

Some really bizarre decisions by Sam and co.

Agreed, number 1 was starting the competitions best tagger on the bench. Our best mid was taken out of the game whilst theirs did as he liked

Either we play Finn or he plays in the twos.

 

[hawkmang]

Not going to lie I experienced serious pain in my buttock region watching McKay today. Anyone saying he was a spud eat your hat, he absolutely killed us for most of the match

 

[nickrebellious]

That was a mature Frost at least

 

[TylerDurden]

Sicily. What happened? It's unforgivable.

Mass our best.

Putrid last quarter.

*ing embarrassment.

 

[rei154]

Positives:

• Recruits across the board played their role
• Frost had quite a good game
• Moore understated

Negatives:

• Midfield smashed
• set shot taking
• Sicily taken out of the game to great effect

People knocking on the impact Wiz had: give him time, I personally think he showed quite a lot

Ward started strong, as did Mackenzie, but both shifted out of their best positions as the game wore on and you could tell the impact

 

[I got the outside word]

Did Chol get subbed because of an injury? If not, what the eff?

 

[Brucie Buffer]

Anyone else still think we dodged a bullet with Mackay?
I know which jumper I would’ve preferred him in today.
I’m assuming Chol must’ve been cramping, him being subbed off was as baffling a decision as Finn starting as sub.
Our shining light last year being our midfield were handed their asses in the centre today.
Ginni’s first half was sublime, Mass was good and Worps the only one in the centre that earnt his money today.

 

[Off The Couch]

It was an afternoon of frustration
Round 1 so I hope that’s blown the cobwebs out

Hate losing to this mob even though they are further along with their “rebuild” and were expected to get the 4 points