Autopsy Opening Round = GWS 104-52 Collingwood

[jmac70]

It’s not even the loss that’s the problem

It’s the way we lost that’s so bitterly disappointing

Fly’s mantra of being winners even when you lose was betrayed by the players today

They looked, acted and played like losers today

Sounds like you are the one doing the betraying.

 

[Pie thon]

I've stated this since the match simulations. We got stiffed with the week long trip interstate, 6 day break to play a wooden spoon Richmond side.
GWS is now the game to get our fitness up which the practice games were meant for. Prime example is Naicos cramping today rather than the practice games.

Now we have 6 days to get over the fatigue to be right for Port. But they have had a couple weeks off to get over their cramp and general soreness from proper practice match scheduling.
So if we recover enough in 6 days we are back on par. If not we have another 6 day break for the dogs and the BYE gets us back on par.

We will come good. We are just stuck catching up.
And if we were to finish this year in the top 4 with 6-7 losses. Losing to one of the flag favourites interstate is not a surprise. Still a lot to still play out...

 

[Do_Beta_Rapport]

Using the Suns as a cover? Shame if he’s a Brisbane fan they’re usually some of the most respectful I’ve seen online

There’s one in particular that lives in the gameday threads. He lives for this.

 

[jmac70]

Yeah I can’t cop that, it’s not fair,

We take the piss out of Carlton etc but we don’t go DMing and harassing them

I would love to meet that dickhead face to face.
I’d jam his head in that toilet he posted.

 

[barrackers]

Yeah, I reported his post. It seems as though he has deleted it to avoid getting suspended. We'll see.

Hopefully no one gave them any reaction

 

[bucksisbest]

Probably a good result, if you don't win.

Club has needed a rocket/pressure to get their act together.

The flag is now far enough in rear view, that we can maybe start ramping up the expectations and be less about what the excuses are.

 

[No SPIN]

6.16 is dog shit

Opposition just gain confidence when they aren’t under any scoreboard pressure.

 

[Captain Embubry]

How did we manage to get the conditioning so wrong for this game? Either players were overworked in the weeks leading up to the game, or we're way off the mark fitness wise. My gut says it's the first former.

Cramps happen early in the year, and it was a hot day, I get that, but I don't think I've seen so many players play through a second half of footy looking like they couldn't run, and the extent of Daicos cramping was a level I hadn't seen before.

We dust off and get back up for Port, but geez i hope today was just an example of a team that really poorly timed their preparation to opening round.

 

[Do_Beta_Rapport]

On a positive note, I thought Moore was okay today.

I’ve made my feelings known about how horrific he was last year. Should have been dropped.

Took a couple of intercept marks today which showed his hands are back/reading of the ball/wrist issue better.

 

[BillyElliott]

 

[lenny20]

Beaten at the contest? We won CP by 20.

Stats can tell lies. We won CP by panic-handballing and hacking it forward, inviting pressure where clean hands wouldn't have necessitated it. We created contested possessions for ourselves. God, we were bad.

When they won a clearance they did it with such authority that there wasn't a hand on them.

As evidence, to be out-tackled 60-39 in a game you lose by almost ten goals... that's embarrassing. The giants players couldn't have a contested possession, because here was never any pressure on them.

 

[jmac70]

Killed by the pace of kids… could be something in that…

If only we had access to the best young talent in the country for an extended period of time.

Even so, how many flags have they won?

 

[Peters_Nuts]

In better news. Perryman was excellent and Allan showed more than enough to earn an extended run in the seniors. Reef was OK but just OK. I think our MMM forward line will click over coming weeks. It’s far from our biggest problem. McCreery showed ability to win the ball and break away when played on the ball in Q4. I think that needs to continue.

Agree with this. MMM had some bad moments but we needed prime Carey to be able to mark the rubbish entries.

 

[Antz]

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Good news re Naicos.

 

[CasuallyDressed]

I would love to meet that dickhead face to face.
I’d jam his head in that toilet he posted.

Lol... he wouldn't say anything face to face.

They never do.

 

[FAIRANDBALANCED]

Nick had an interrupted preseason and only played just over a half last week and it showed. The step up was too much and he cramped completely out of the game.

The tackling, defensive acts, pressure, tap ons and blocks around the ball and in marking contests were all truly ordinary today, made worse by how well our opposition did those things.

Love fly and he'd have his reasons, but I'm questioning Pendles on Callaghan
He is way too fast for him and absolutely killed him. Wouldn't Crisp be the better option?

And Jaicos cost us several goals with horrible defending.

With Mitchell and DeGoey out, I'm also astounded that Sidebottom doesn't get more pure mid time.

Finally, where the hell is the dare? We were so vanilla. And if Sam Taylor is better than you, take him the hell away from the contest!! Why are all 3 talls going for the same ball? Say what you want about Cox, but he would have ever brought it down more than Checkers, McStay and Membrey did today.

 

[Do_Beta_Rapport]

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Port will be missing Butters and Rozee. If we lost that then I’ll hit the panic button.

 

[No SPIN]

Don't be foolish. Footy is a game for 30+ year old players.

You joined in Nov last year and knew the above at the time.
So why did you join?
Just to come here and troll?

 

[TradeDraft]

Collingwood just hope it's the same as the Aussie Test Series vs India

Had a Shocker of a 1st Game but in 2nd Game switched on and played like we should of

 

[Copeland]

Who would've guessed after kicking 20 straight in a pre-season game this would happen.

 

[Peters_Nuts]

Port will be missing Butters and Rozee. If we lost that then I’ll hit the panic button.

What happened to Rozee?

 

[Kes1984]

Wouldn’t be a suns fan.

Will be the Brissie fella or a Blue.

That had Carlton all over it

 

[hellfire]

I remember feeling like that last year. Being sure it was just an anomaly. Hopefully this year it is. Last year it wasn’t and I am worried this year will be like last year.

If we don’t win next week, I’ll start to worry. Today was just a shocker all round. I’m willing to write it off.

 

[The jouneyman]

Wow just woke up after a long operation on my hip wot happened

 

[Matrix10]

Thinking out loud here , that verbal stoush on the bench between Fly and Kingsley may have something to do with Bedford squeezing the little Masters family jewels. Watch replay , Nick was at stoppage, collects ball ,” no pun intended , “ midair. Bedford squirrel grips the little master ,
watch this space ..