Autopsy 2023 Round 1 DRAW. Ugly Blues still can't close out games

[Bryce Bubbles]

We got a draw a better result than the last two rounds of last season.

Or last four games to be specific.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Sorry to say, but that was classic Acres. He did the same in the D50 in the first quarter, fumbled a completely uncontested mark. He does something like that every single game, hears footsteps and panics, or just straight up panics. The sooner he is out of your team, the better. List management error offering him the contract you did.

Hollands showed a bit though. Didn't get a lot of it, but was around it often. Felt like he maybe needs to hold his space from the ball carrier a bit, and will end up with a lot more touches. Looks like he'll be a good wingman for you guys, great runner.

We didn't offer huge money so the criticism of our list management is unwarranted and unwanted. He was wearing a Carlton guernsey tonight so you're now on here bagging one of our players. Your club also selected him for 20 games in a finals year. Seems to just be a case of sour grapes.

 

[carltonchelsea]

It wasn’t 80… He kicked a 40m pass in the end after running 10m too far… It would’ve been a 50m kick before that last bounce. He’s got a big kick - should’ve used it earlier.

Learn to read and understand nuance Reggie

 

[BringFevBack2021]

Impressed with TDK. Ran out the game really strongly.

Agreed! A touch fumbly at times but overall good. Competed very hard, was very physical.

 

[Kernafides]

If we're going to bomb up the line get to the front.

 

[carltonchelsea]

Not sure we'll be winning big with our current style of play.

Of course, 1st game, cobweb blower mate.

 

[reg_lower91]

Impressed with TDK. Ran out the game really strongly.

Thought he was elite in the first half. Seemed to run out of gas in the second half. But really liked what I saw - however still seems to get out-bodied too easily in 1-1s.

 

[thebluenewdeal]

Still overusing the handball. Really need to take that out of our game. If the option is there take it but gaining territory, especially in a hot contest, can go a long way to locking the ball inside 50 and having more scoring opportunities. Even though we gave up 65 inside 50s… our defence held up great, particularly in the second half when Richmond played with more composure. Turned the game back our way and battled it out. Execution costed us the 2 points at the end but these are things we can iron out throughout the season. Interesting times ahead!

 

[charred_fate]

Take a draw. Was an arm wrestle the whole night. Obrien had to take the kick way earlier.. Harry had acres of space. Acres dropped a sitter

Nailed the kick but so ridiculous that he didn’t pass it until H had been converged on and run out of space..

Didn’t deserve to win but then shouldn’t have lost.

Awful performance.

 

[BringFevBack2021]

We didn't offer huge money so the criticism of our list management is unwarranted and unwanted. He was wearing a Carlton guernsey tonight so you're now on here bagging one of our players. Your club also selected him for 20 games in a finals year. Seems to just be a case of sour grapes.

Was also one of the only players who turned up to play in their losing final. Rapt with the acquisition of Acres and find it foolish to judge him off the back of his first game at a new club.

 

[agro]

Do we all realise that Richmond kicked 1 goal in each of three quarters- it was our poor third quarter which cost us the game - Plowman comes in next week to Marshall the defence - we’re not far away

 

[BigFrizz36]

Simple rule of footy, you have it, control it. Pierce a footy to a one on three doesn’t cut it. Bounce the ball three times in twenty metres with the ears pinned back doesn’t cut it.

I'd does seem that people who were there saw it differently from those who saw it on TV. On TV he looked like he did it very well and Harry slipping over cruelled us.

On TV there was no one to kick it to at the start but you couldn't see the goals after that till he kicked it.

 

[Wickzki]

There's no point in selecting a bunch of versatile players and not trying them elsewhere when they're being iced out of the game or tiring.

Hardwick changed the game in the second half by rotating players into different positions.

Voss elected to keep Martin and Fisher in positions they weren't having any impact whatsoever and looked as though they weren't even on the field.

Push Hollands onto a half forward flank. Put Motlop as an ultra attacking player at the drop of the ball. Move Fisher onto a wing. Put Martin into the middle or half back.


They weren't visible and played poor, inactive, football. Neither were helped at all by the coaching. Mots and especially Hollands were solid until they hit the wall.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Just wait till we blow you later in the season

AWAY .... Blow them away.

 

[bluemahogany]

Transition offence and defence and forward pressure. 2 of our biggest issues last year remained tonight.

The kick ins were just..... insanity.

 

[F_therest]

Honestly Tigers looked way better than us for most of that game. Take the draw and run.

Agree, disappointing to end in a draw given we were 6 points up late but the game was on Richmond terms almost the whole time.

Bolton missed an absolute sitter 30m directly in front, they kicked quite a few OOTF and we just got a fingertip to a few would be goals.

Our midfield lost the battle, Taranto was huge for them and didn't allow us to gain clearance dominance. But our defence held up really well overall.

 

[Military_man]

One minute to go 6 points up and we end up with a draw . We threw that one away . I just hope we don’t miss out on the top 8 by 2 points


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[The Sultan]

Don’t recall LOB being able to kick 70 metres, he had to keep bouncing didn’t have many other options.

 

[Benaly28]

One minute to go 6 points up and we end up with a draw . We threw that one away . I just hope we don’t miss out on the top 8 by 2 points


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We won’t cause we’ll make top 4.


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[BigFrizz36]

One minute to go 6 points up and we end up with a draw . We threw that one away . I just hope we don’t miss out on the top 8 by 2 points


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What if we make it by two points?

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Was also one of the only players who turned up to play in their losing final. Rapt with the acquisition of Acres and find it foolish to judge him off the back of his first game at a new club.

That would surely be the biggest crowd he has played in front of and it's his first real game for the club. A heap of our players suffered from nerves tonight.

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

I thought Dimma smashed Voss in the coaching stakes tonight.....

 

[Canyouhearthedrums]

LOB, you are not a rookie anymore. It’s your job to hit a target there! Control, patience ffs

He did! Harry still got two hands on it from the ground. It hits him on the chest if he’s upright, splitting three defenders no less

 

[OnceWeWereKings]

Takeaways:
We split the points, neither deserved it. So we take ‘em
We looked heavy legged, lacked run & carry
Found a couple of good young’uns
A couple not up to AFL standard - we have replacements for them
Some guns were ordinary
Our backs held up reasonably well considering
Our skills & decision making when trying to close out a game are comical - In a sad clown way.
Need more from our smalls
You’d hope they’ll be better for the run or it’s going to be another long season
Sam Walsh

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Sam Walsh

Age

25

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.1

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

3.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.2

5star

K

15.4

5star

HB

10.8

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

4.8

5star

- Get well soon. Real soon.

You‘d think Durdin comes in for Owies, possibly Honey for Martin / Fischer - I’ll back the others to be better

 

[Juice030103]

Biggest thing from that game


Backline was immense. Our biggest problem last year was “can we win if we aren’t dominating centre clearance and contested possesions”


We were far from that today and still drew against a side who to be honest did look very impressive.


I think we had an average day from the midfield group and a few stars had questionable games and still found a way to compete. Wouldn’t have been the case last year


Keep ya head up baggers we are building