Autopsy Blues down by 57 points after woeful first half

[Stig O'Hara]

Can someone please explain what our game plan is as im dumb foundered

Avoid physical contact, don’t tackle, always run with your back to the play, no more than 2 links of play, only allow ourselves 20 scoring shots, let Cripps/Simpson/Krooz carry the rest.

We’ve got it down pat

 

[thylacine60]

When people say Graham can become an AFL regular I quickly become nauseous.

He just cannot.

It's not a big deal, I'm not an AFL-calibre footballer either.

same - your boy is worrying the shit out of me - his footy nous - what's the go there? you realize his performances are on you?

 

[thylacine60]

Can you give us a Timeframe?

58 now and worried the light is fading fast..........

 

[ODNBlue]

Fisher is going to be a superstar.

Cripps accrued but was otherwise ineffective... too busy trying to get free kicks... no pressure... didn't tackle... didn't put his body on the line for his team mates... not a great game from him... I'm sick of him handballing to stationary Kerridges.

 

[Stamos]

All hindsight, but we probably underestimated the impact of losing Gibbo, who was massive in our first few years of the rebuild.

Yes, and Gibbs' loss has been compounded by Kennedy, Murphy and Lang hardly being fit.
And that's without mentioning Docherty.

 

[Aphrodite]

nothing will refreshemded the governor general..........

Well may we say "God save the Queen".

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

Macreadie
Marchbank
Murphy
Pickett
Williamson
Docherty
Kennedy
A Silvagni
Byrne
Cunningham
McKay

Hands up who thinks these guys won’t help our run, skill, tackling and decision making?

None played today.

Sadly it will be too late for many of these to make an impact this year, hence why only 1 win to date, but would have been nice to have at least 4 or 5 of them out there today.

Marchbank, Doc and Murph are the only three proven footballers there. ASOS is only a rookie listed player and will probably be gone next year. The rest are just kids who we are hoping make it.

 

[HereComesJuddy]

We were always going to lose this game. I laughed reading people say Freo were no good. Half way through the season they sit only a game out of finals contention! We aren't that good. We might sneak a game from the saints but i still think they beat us.

We are on a journey. A long journey... next year probably will be similar to this year. Dow, O'Brien, SPS, Weitering, Fisher, Cuningham, McKay, Lang etc still require another preason and another 25+ games to get consistency. Even Charlie needs this!

 

[thylacine60]

Fisher is going to be a superstar.

Cripps accrued but was otherwise ineffective... too busy trying to get free kicks... no pressure... didn't tackle... didn't put his body on the line for his team mates... not a great game from him... I'm sick of him handballing to stationary Kerridges.

come on

 

[Worm4]

Feel sorry for Simmo. He gets bugger all help down there . He has to be close to pulling the pin with these results week after week

 

[Stamos]

....and the 7 straight points on the scoreboard reflected the lack of effort.

I think it's more a lacking of kicking ability than effort...

 

[reubsblues]

You're assuming there is a plan

You got me there

 

[Juddernaut08]

Can you give us a Timeframe?

by the looks of it, whenever we play the saints

 

[Mr_Plow]

same - your boy is worrying the shit out of me - his footy nous - what's the go there? you realize his performances are on you?

I've got nothing...

 

[OldCarltonKnows]

I think it's more a lacking of kicking ability than effort...

Having endured watching that half of football I can assure you it was lack of effort...

 

[ESKIE]

 

[thylacine60]

yep, that making up for an ordinary effort by tackling like a demon doesn't cut it

stfu Biffinator

 

[dragonsblues]

Lang is a concern. Obviously had an injured interrupted year, but we need aquisitions like him to make it and play their role.

I feel in the off season we desperately need a Luke Hodge type to provide some leadership. McVeigh? If we could provide a mature player with leadership to take the role of says Graham or O'Shea etc, this would be valuable for development

 

[ODNBlue]

come on

I know he gets scragged at every contest. More often than not he deserves more free kicks that he gets... however, today I felt he was throwing his body around in order to get free kicks in circumstances that were 50/50 at best.

 

[thylacine60]

desperate stuff if so - guess nothing else was working

 

[RudyBlue]

58 now and worried the light is fading fast..........

It's a bit disconcerting that the pinnacle of my supporting years, so far, has been the 2013 elimination final.

Days like today make me wonder if we'll ever be great again.

Oh well, I'm not ****ing supporting anyone else. I've seen some shit...

 

[reubsblues]

Bolton never played at the highest leveland came from a club that had the best coach of the last 15yr and one of the best leadership groups of all time. so was he really the right coach for us?

 

[Bluandblublu]

Palmer talking culture - Nick Stevens next?

I think Palmer really means that the Coach is part of the problem. Someone asked him that question on Twitter an hour ago. He didn’t answer the question but he clicked the like symbol.

 

[passmark]

Bolton never played at the highest leveland came from a club that had the best coach of the last 15yr and one of the best leadership groups of all time. so was he really the right coach for us?

Yes

 

[thylacine60]

hindsight coach selecting now............how surprising.............