Autopsy North v Swans

[Viper2Jester]

Our winning streak has been broken. Always going to happen eventually.

Umpires didn't help, but more importantly our older guys really let us down tonight.

It's just one game (Swans beaten by Tigers and nearly the Lions....AFL "form" is flukey this time of year), we played very poorly, so we take the lesson and focus on beating the Tigers next week.......

......which i'm confident we will

 

[Mordecai]

Take a seat Drew. We need to have a chat...

 

[Hydrurga]

We were always up for a steep uphill battle. At the end of the day, I'm not surprised we lost. I hate Sydney, but god damn it they are a quality contested side. They just heaped way too much pressure for the boys to handle.

 

[Deddy]

Bemuses me how much outside ball they managed to get... Always in space. No one went within 20m of Hanneberry all night. Frustrating.

 

[jess_1804]

I miss Ben Jacobs

 

[Lavy_Panther]

From a broad point of view:

Midfield smashed.
Defence outclassed.
Forward line non-existent.

Drilling down:

- Can't remember a worse game from a NMFC player than what Drew produced tonight. Did not compete in the air, did not compete on the ground.
- Harvey very, very bad
- Dumont not up to it in the role he was played tonight
- Waite has been quiet for a few weeks
- Tarrant soundly beaten, despite Franklin not kicking a bag (he could have)
- Our smaller defenders were taught a lesson as soon as the ball hit the ground
- Dal Santo poor

Other points:

- Goldstein looking very, very injured. Probably the biggest negative to come out of the game.
- JZ fought hard all night
- Cunnington needs a kick up the arse. Can't start games like he did tonight, needs more urgency
- Scotty Thompson is playing good football
-Umpiring very inconsistent and poor (not the reason we lost, but needs to be noted)

 

[SMaturin]

Harvey will bounce straight back.

Dal Santo...I'm starting to worry about.

 

[Pykie]

On merit and effort Dal, Boomer and Drew should all be playing for Werribee next week.

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

Jmac and Tarrant impressed me, stood up when we were under the pump.

 

[SMaturin]

It's a shame there's no Werribee game for Clarke to impress in.

 

[Hojuman]

Still 9 - 1. I'd take that anytime. Weren't going to go undefeated.
10 - 1 next week. Couple of tweeks. Mase back in. Drew a rest. Maybe debut a youngster.
Still happy. Got this far. Season set up.

 

[Mav]

The myth that is the meat grinder. JZ is not A grade and never will be. Swallow tries his guts out and guys with more talent should take a look. Cunners is the best but still goes missing. We need more class in the middle and need it quick because we'll never match it with the best.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Shinboner '07]

Positive : still a game on top and play that rabble Richmond next week

Negative: everything

 

[trooroo4life]

Where do we start.

Sooooo many passengers. Drew, Dal, Boomer, Wright, Atley, Gibson etc. absolute liabilities tonight.

In hindsight would have had Wood in over anyone of Petrie, Waite and Brown.

Nahas, he is handy filling in but isnt good enough.

Taz done his job again, midfield let him and the defenders down.

Missed Jacobs, we were totally outclassed in the contest.

We will keep with the same soldiers for most of the year but the signs have been there all year from Dal, Gibbo, Ats and recently Drewie.

Reset and go again, not all doom and gloom. But no harm in changing it up a bit either. Maj, Clarke, Wags and co. should all come into consideration next week.

 

[SMaturin]

Man, if Brown had kicked that goal early in the last...

 

[G0ther00s]

From a broad point of view:
- Tarrant soundly beaten, despite Franklin not kicking a bag (he could have)

Disagree whole heartedly. Franklin had 3 shots at goal from handball receives when he ran behind a guy taking a shot. You take that away and he had 4 shots at goal for the night. Especially when the ball was coming down that much, Tarrant did a tremendous job.

 

[Dodecahedron]

Passengers..........many
Jellyfish tackles.......hundreds
Sore players who shouldn't have played.....quite a few.

Poo

 

[Roosurgence]

Would love to see how Tha game pans out on the MCG? Pissant ground suits their defenders perfectly as there was no space for our big forwards to move in. Nearly a night where Wood should have played instead of one of the 3 talls

 

[Shinboner '07]

Man, if Brown had kicked that goal early in the last...

Was just gonna say, would've made it 14 points..

 

[Gasometer]

If i hear or read one more thing about our old blokes I will *******

Its a collective effort of under pressure poor disposal and turn overs.

The wins...or the wall paper...has covered up the cracks...or the rubbish disposals. ..all year.

And when the pressure ramped up to top 4 level like tonight we were split down the middle.

So its not individual old or young players. ..just a dreadful inability to hit targets by hand or by foot every single time.

 

[Mcarcherey]

The myth that is the meat grinder. JZ is not A grade and never will be. Swallow tries his guts out and guys with more talent should take a look. Cunners is the best but still goes missing. We need more class in the middle and need it quick because we'll never match it with the best.

Jz not an A grader? Surely trolling

 

[trooroo4life]

Man, if Brown had kicked that goal early in the last...

Would of completely changed the game.

 

[dus]

Why did Wright come straight back in? Provided nothing.

Like BMacs kicking.

Boomer, Gibbo and Dal squibbed it.

3 tall forwards didn't work. Not their fault, the supply was atrocious.

 

[thumping]

Stupid football by our mob I thought. How many times did we bomb to boomer and Nahas? And the stupid 30 metre kicks to nothing areas. We weren't smart with our ball use and way to many passengers.