Autopsy QF 2019 - Pies d Cats by 10 points
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I think it’s froth and bubble worrying about what the media do or don’t do with something you start. Isn’t the point of going to media to stir up the conversation. Then you get asked questions and it perpetuates it all. It’s not surprising.
Geelong lost control of the narrative which IS surprising. So much hate out there for Cats’ smart decisions to keep our home ground in spite of the AFL and to convince the gov to give us all that money to redevelop it. And it’ll be the gov who will tap on the shoulder of the next CEO to give us a final.
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I think so. Even that comment about getting the weather wrong pre-game seemed jokey and unnatural.
I think they planned this, thinking that they could make Grundy work harder.
Otherwise they’d just reverse the swap and pay the fine
Ray Donovan
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On the manner of which they attempted to use Blicavs & Savrat was auskick level. Blicavs would float back into defence and choose win to pickup grundy and savrat would do the same from a forward perspective then a midfielder could follow him around for small periods when the ball hits the deck.
If you actually wanted to use blicavs strength you would say listen we are going small blicavs run run run see what grundy has. Give sav those 10 minute bursts go at the player in a athletic contestest knowing you will lose the hitouts but attempt to ruin his tank. Blicavs could minimize his ground work as well.
Blicavs is either full time ruck listen he is a freak very versatile but I can't think of many other guys in the pros where the logistics of the no.1 ruckman are ruck and full back.
I think it's simply too difficult
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A poor decision in the first quarter gave Stephenson an early goal but improved after that.
In terms of that early goal it was Kolo going in for the high ball, Taylor coming in over the top and for good measure Henry came of Stephenson to stand at the back of his teammates which left Stephenson open. Ball gets over the back & Stephenson ran into an open goal
I will give Henry credit in that he learnt from that error and improved
Kolo & Taylor continued to frustrate though
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Biggest problem is we have so many guys out of form its making it tough for the one's who are in form, tough decisions need to be made end of year like time to say goodbye to some legends just like we did 2012/2013
Exactly this.
Can't tell me not one person at the club checked the radar before making the call on Stanley...total BS.
Scott trying to be clever and it backfired and most likely cost us a final and probably a chance at the flag.
We feared the worst for the match, and the portents were all bad.
The Stanley decision showed panic by the MC. They obviously have no idea who they want in the team, which would not fill the team they've selected with any confidence.
Bews injured before the first bounce. Could it get any worse? Yes.
Keystone Kops stuff for most of the first half. Players running into each other and missing both the ball and Pies players; unmissable goals missed; panicked, half-hearted efforts; fumbles; dropped marks; kicks and handballs to fresh air. All too familiar.
Perhaps our coaches were on the Pies payroll. I can't come up with any other explanation on why we would play slowly up one side of the ground for nearly the whole game. Completely played into their hands.
If we'd kicked straight we still might have won it. Sadly, though, that would have just papered over the cracks.
The Stanley decision showed panic by the MC. They obviously have no idea who they want in the team, which would not fill the team they've selected with any confidence.
Bews injured before the first bounce. Could it get any worse? Yes.
Keystone Kops stuff for most of the first half. Players running into each other and missing both the ball and Pies players; unmissable goals missed; panicked, half-hearted efforts; fumbles; dropped marks; kicks and handballs to fresh air. All too familiar.
Perhaps our coaches were on the Pies payroll. I can't come up with any other explanation on why we would play slowly up one side of the ground for nearly the whole game. Completely played into their hands.
If we'd kicked straight we still might have won it. Sadly, though, that would have just papered over the cracks.
RIP??
On the contrary, I reckon the teste-less old ram is still alive and well, ringin that bell, leading the flock of ******* GFC sheep all over the physical AND mental paddock!
Same s**t different year
In this particular game, yes the players should have done the job better, but you could copy this post from the post game thread of every one of our finals capitulations over the last 7 years.
7 years of similar results regardless of the players involved is 100% on the coach who can't rectify the issue.
Mahlepi
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Defence held up ok, mid and forwards were the issue
Parfait, Dahl, narkle, Selwood, Ablett, Rohan, Hawkins, no impact
Parfait, Dahl, narkle, Selwood, Ablett, Rohan, Hawkins, no impact
Me too. I’m wondering if there’s a player revolt.
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The talk made me cringe!
That article in the Addy with Scott saying the Cats are "Good now, even better in 2020" I blew a gasket!
Then the article: "How Scott kept Cats on track" by gathering his coaching team + preparing for every single scenario, good + bad. Yeah, that worked out so well.
The first thing I thought when I heard Stanley might not play is that Collingwood would be rolling on the floor laughing their a*$3s off!
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It reminded me of the Hawthorn game last year - Blicavs started the game in the middle of the ground, sometimes on Mitchell and other times in the ruck. Once the ruck contest was over he would then work hard to get back into defence to take Roughead - and we all remember what happened to young Zac Guthrie late in the match
Wish we wouldn't get too smart with Blicavs and just leave him in one role - unless we need to switch things up during the match such as the Adelaide game
Wake up and there's 32 pages to go through - should I start with a strong coffee or keep going with the gin ?
I can see that with Gazza as well, unfortunately. Regardless of what happens with the rest of the finals. The little man is done i reckon
The bigger picture is the decision to pull Stanley from the side, i hope it hasn't sucked the air out of all the positive momentum from the original side that was picked on Thursday night.
It was close to our best side picked for the yr. Collectively the backline stood up, individually Kolo had a couple of costly moments. I think minimal changes other than Stanley in and maybe a shuffle of the backs with the wce's tall fwds plus Rioli and Ryan. Reset and fingers crossed
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fpm84
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You’re gonna need both.
But the game style makes us unconfident and it becomes infectious.
Cannot see us beating WC. Not with this coach and this game plan.
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Cold Gin time again
Mahlepi
Cancelled
The players don’t have right to revolt
They didn’t earn their keep
