Autopsy Round 1, 2024: Geelong v St.Kilda *COLLARD, WILSON DEBUT*

[gringo2011]

Cats were shocking tonight. This looked like a bottom 6 battle.

We massively overrate the likes of Pou, Windhager and even Owens who has huge flaws in his game.

They will get better, but they are unreliable at this point in there career. Pou in particular had a long way to go.

I thought Windy was okay. Poo and Owens were poor.

 

[DougalHoward]

Also, not sure I can be bothered with another year of boring Lyon footy.

Basically every week we will try and drag the opponent into a low quality scrap and just hope that we get the chocolates.

No consistent pathway to goal. Brutal to watch.

I don't like you

 

[gringo2011]

With a plodding midfield, we won't be beating many teams this year- got away with it last year

Going to have to think about Sinclair on ball.

 

[SaintsofSteel]

We got flogged out of the middle and they intercepted everything we did.

We battled hard and gave them a shake, but we are never going to win big games with the midfield we have. Phillipou is a long way off becoming a midfielder. He is too slow to move (perhaps that is just our mids) and is slow in close.

Crouch was on one leg, it was a really poor decision leaving him on.

We have found players in Liam Henry, Darcy Wilson and Bonner. Bonner mopped up well but needs to stop taking those short steps he did at times.

Not all negatives, but we have the exact same problem we had last year - no midfield.

 

[stavro#4]

When the fixture came out - I always thought and said this was a brutal game to open up.

At Marvel or the G? We would win.

At this hell hole of a cake tin shaped shit hole. The Cats are triple the side.

Tipping a 0-2 start.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Yeah, Higgins and Owens is two-too-many forwards who can't kick a drop punt for goal.

What happened to Higgins?
Was an excellent goal kicker the first couple of seasons.

 

[Banger9798]

Umpiring wasn’t the reason we lost but the deliberate against Bonner and the below the knees against Stocker were both disgraceful decisions.


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So....it was the reason we lost

 

[cartel]

I didn’t mind the commentary, even Selwood was pumping up our kids most of the night.


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We must have been hearing very different things.

 

[_Maximus_12]

Don’t discredit the significant advantage that playing on that ground gives Geelong.

Theres no space to really get our running game going and expose teams. Big challenge in 5 days.

 

[Minga]

Would’ve only taken a touch more composure in the forward line to win that game. Seriously just a touch. We are a young team and there is so much capacity for growth, it’s wonderful. Frustrating at the minute with the loss, but composure won Geelong the game (even with all their other advantages), just.

 

[moirae42]

We need the space.

But when you repeatedly butcher it coming out of D50 what hope have you got.

 

[George]

Also, not sure I can be bothered with another year of boring Lyon footy.

Basically every week we will try and drag the opponent into a low quality scrap and just hope that we get the chocolates.

No consistent pathway to goal. Brutal to watch.

People are quick to forget the games we scored 2 goals to half time lol

 

[NoisyMinor]

What happened to Higgins?
Was an excellent goal kicker the first couple of seasons.

We started expecting him to beat defenders a foot taller in marking contests.

 

[tomjoad]

Experience wins...just.
First round, and a big ask to play down there. I'll hold off and wait to see what happens in the next two rounds.
King 2.4, and burning his own players a couple of times. He needs to do better.
Higgins...I just don't know.
Owens kicking for goal was f*cking awful.
We were in it, and could have won it. We're just not composed enough, and skills are still questionable.
Henry, Bonner, Nas, and Wilson...impressive.

 

[hangdog]

Subbing Ross instead of Crouch was a bad call. Ross was leading our tackles at the time and Crouch looked clearly under done. Dow will be so important for the midfield as a quick/clearance beast along with Henry, Wilson Byrnes also going through.

 

[Jezzarayman]

We basically had one midfielder. Damming on Geelong we almost pinched that

 

[StPiper]

Genuinely surprised by the level of negativity.

Rusty for sure. Midfield clearly our biggest issue (everyone knew that already). Chito had a mare. Higgins didn’t offer much.

Thought we looked ok (really dangerous in spurts) and will only improve. Loved the fact that we didn’t pack it in. Did many actually expect us to go down there with that side and spank them?

 

[Sully111]

Owens is a midfielder. He isn't a forward.

You know who is a forward though?.... Sharman. Maybe play him there.

Absolutely love Henry

I think Byrnes might make it. I haven't thought that in the past.

Crouch dreadful... and weak. Pushed off the ball. We need a bull... like... oh I don't know... Owens

Bonner was a very good get.

F*ck me our skills are woeful at times. It's often the difference.

 

[saintbill]

I don't like you

It's because u know it's true.

Do u ever watch a Saints games with neutrals?

People hate watching us. The skill errors, the numbers back. It's very hard to watch. We play a very unwatchable brand of footy.

 

[LJC05]

Pou is a slow burn, still so young, so more than happy to keep playing on ball during parts but surely we can also find some minutes for Mitch in there too?

He moves like a baby giraffe but offers a point of difference and size.

 

[marcus1232]

10 out of 22 players on our list tonight have less than 50 games experience.

That was a cauldron in there tonight.
More so than last years final Geelong had everything to play for they had been plugging this game for the better part of 6 months.
That ground has the width of a cricket pitch, Not great at all for the style we want to play.
Geelong are easily a 6-7 goal better side down there.
yeah we lost its disappointing ect.
But the upside is evident.

 

[_Maximus_12]

A lot to like-
Byrnes very good
Henry is a real game changer
Darcy Wilson is a senior footballer

Bonner offensive output was solid but he’s a defensive liability.
Mason Wood

32

Mason Wood

Age

32

Ht

192cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.3

2star

D

8.3

2star

K

2.7

1star

HB

5.7

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

1.3

2star

CL

0.0

1star

D

15.8

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

starting to show his age.

 

[StFly]

Should have won
How does Dangerfield plant a knee into one of our players and end up with a free kick.

Wilson, Henry, Bonner all very good.

Crouch, Phillipou and Windhager were below par.

So prefacing, I hate it with a passion, in this match Danger had no intent to pick up that ball he straight took the man in that instance.



This is what the umpire called, classed under rough conduct, and I hate it because Danger did not deviate his hips to pick up that ball, Stocker did, saw the imminent contact coming, paddled it forward, and Danger then "evaded" by kneeing him in the back, so also made no attempt to tackle him either as he was not in position to do so prior, hence the kneeing in the back on a player going to prone on a loose ball get.

So the only reason that contact became forceful was because Danger is an old fart and couldn't bend at the hips and run at the same time. So if I were the umpire, Stocker gets a free as Danger had no intent to grab that ball and impacted that contest illegally, that umpire though is employed and sucks the D, so we all have to suck it also I suppose.

 

[StPiper]

Poor Collard didn’t get a touch. Got badly burned a couple of times too.

 

[saintbill]

Henry and Bonner were great. That's the only positive I can come up with.

Henry could end up being a great get.