Gameday: Round 6 - Essendon vs Collingwood

[Bomber57]

We have the laziest midfield in the country. Watson seems to think he's Carl Lewis. Nash is hugely overrated.

We also have the worst game plan, run fast and handball it to a player on the other side, FFS how in hell is this game plan going to win enough games to make the finals in any year.
Our best hope of winning a game is if the other side does not make us pay for all of your mistakesTurnover after turnover god that hurts

 

[bomberstomake8]

We have the laziest midfield in the country. Watson seems to think he's Carl Lewis. Nash is hugely overrated.

watsons is the only midfeilder doing hsi job.. we lost this at the selection table imo.. why we have fletcher, mal, ryder and johns in the same backline at points is beyond me..
collingwood have 1 tall forward and that is the out of form cloke.. they have the most dangerous small forwards in the comp (medhurst, didak, thomas, lockyer) and yet we still stack our backline with talls..


we lost this game before the match had started imo

 

[Houli2Gumbleton]

watsons is the only midfeilder doing hsi job.. we lost this at the selection table imo.. why we have fletcher, mal, ryder and johns in the same backline at points is beyond me..
collingwood have 1 tall forward and that is the out of form cloke.. they have the most dangerous small forwards in the comp (medhurst, didak, thomas, lockyer) and yet we still stack our backline with talls..


we lost this game before the match had started imo

On that note i reakon we should:

Ryder on Cloke
Welsh on Medhurst
NLM on Thomas
Move Michael, Fletcher, Johns all up forward. Push lovett up forward too. Go with a tall forward.

 

[Jono B]

watsons is the only midfeilder doing hsi job.. we lost this at the selection table imo.. why we have fletcher, mal, ryder and johns in the same backline at points is beyond me..
collingwood have 1 tall forward and that is the out of form cloke.. they have the most dangerous small forwards in the comp (medhurst, didak, thomas, lockyer) and yet we still stack our backline with talls..


we lost this game before the match had started imo

One inside midfielder and too many talls. I am worried at how we are going to run out the game.

 

[Spikey]

Can we please win a clearance?

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

No game plan will succeed if players repeatedly miss targets by hand and foot. Cant believe someone would singke out Rama as a culprit for por performance- one of few who consistently stays cool and disposes of it effectively. Yes we are allowing them way too much space midfield( and where are our forward crumbers) but the turnovers are going to make manning up so much harder. We need to carefully look at players who continually cough it up.

 

[Thrust]

Any chance of u guys not handballing to Collingwood?
You are so undermanded (injuries I know) for decent little men - Jobe only bomber to get a centre clearance.

Houli got one

 

[Nuts4Bolts]

watsons is the only midfeilder doing hsi job.. we lost this at the selection table imo.. why we have fletcher, mal, ryder and johns in the same backline at points is beyond me..
collingwood have 1 tall forward and that is the out of form cloke.. they have the most dangerous small forwards in the comp (medhurst, didak, thomas, lockyer) and yet we still stack our backline with talls..


we lost this game before the match had started imo

He's been the best of a horrendous bunch, but he still thinks he can take the opposition on. He can't run out of sight on a dark night.

Agree with the selection. Knights is being taught a lesson by Mick.

 

[Spikey]

We suck at tackles, Both doing tackles and getting rid of the ball whilst in a tackle

 

[biglaycock]

No game plan will succeed if players repeatedly miss targets by hand and foot. Cant believe someone would singke out Rama as a culprit for por performance- one of few who consistently stays cool and disposes of it effectively. Yes we are allowing them way too much space midfield( and where are our forward crumbers) but the turnovers are going to make manning up so much harder. We need to carefully look at players who continually cough it up.

Cant believe anyone would single him out??? Yes he stays cool but it aint much help if he's only getting it twice a game!!! The game has gone past this good servant

 

[caboose]

Horrible exhibition of coaching from Knights so far. He's having a fair dinkum shocker.

 

[DonMania#5]

Lol, we try our guts out for a goal and they reply in 20 seconds.

Wtf is Winderlich doing on Medhurst? He is not a defender FFS.
After all that hype early in the season on Knights, he really has no idea what he is doing atm.

 

[Bomber57]

Horrible exhibition of coaching from Knights so far. He's having a fair dinkum shocker.

There is more to come

 

[Spikey]

Davey and Jetta being out are really hurting us. We need a crumbling.

 

[danzan22]

No one is willing to work to get free and accountability has been ____ing terrible.

 

[Nuts4Bolts]

Lol, we try our guts out for a goal and they reply in 20 seconds.

I think we should try the radical idea of having somebody set up n the defensive side of the ruck contest. Then they can't take it away and hit Medhurst so easily. May only take them 40 seconds but at east not 20 seconds!

 

[Spikey]

At least Kyle cares

 

[The Coach]

Horrible exhibition of coaching from Knights so far. He's having a fair dinkum shocker.

How can you blame Knights for every sequence of handball in the midfield ending up in Collingwood's hands. Your ruckmen have done zip and not one little bloke has performed well. Liked Knight's selection of Fletcher at CHF - he knew he had to strengthen forward line to have a crack at winning

 

[Mighty Reds]

Collingwood plays as a team, they execute there plans well. Essendon do neither well.

Thank god for Melbourne.

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

what is really hurting is seeing so many mediocre Pies players looking like champs I mean medhurst FFS - aclassic frontrunner being made to look a Million$. A lot of players need to think of the jumper they're wearing in the next 40 mins if they want to keep wearing Sure some of Knights match ups have been of today but at the moment he's trying to move deckchairs on the Titanic.

 

[caboose]

How can you blame Knights for every sequence of handball in the midfield ending up in Collingwood's hands.

Pardon? Where did I say that?

 

[danzan22]

Where the hell was Lloyd that quarter? McPhee was having to play full forward at times....

McPhee just wont get rid of it, even when hes being tackled he tries to get out of the tackle rather than actually find get it out, he tries to be the hero rather than play the team game.

 

[Spikey]

McPhee just wont get rid of it, even when hes being tackled he tries to get out of the tackle rather than actually find get it out, he tries to be the hero rather than play the team game.

At least he took them on. Better then standing on the outer of the pack and still letting them get the ball away

Also,How many players have got a hard ball get? I doubt many have.

 

[The Coach]

what a stat UNCONTESTED MARKS 94C to 49E

 

[danzan22]

At least he took them on. Better then standing on the outer of the pack and still letting them get the ball away

Also,How many players have got a hard ball get? I doubt many have.

Get the hard ball but try and get rid of it, dont go it alone.

Just before hille was open in the foward pocket, mcphee decides to go for goal when hes got collingwood players all around him.