Game Day Match Discussion - RD 22 vs. Hawthorn. Thur 07/08 @ 7:30pm (MCG)

[Cousin of Daicos]

Selections and selection integrity a mess at the moment

It’s been a mess most of the year but we were winning so no one wanted to hear it

 

[Finnishpie]

Mitchell has been alright in the end....

 

[YouBeauty]

Did anyone else think the scenes at training were desperate? Getting that burgess iron man guy at training to talk with the players smells of some serious lack of confidence or something.

 

[CanadianPie]

Oh good, Bruest subbed on. More than enough time for him to kick 3 as well.

 

[LuckyLee]

All the pre-season criticism about being too old and slow was spot on.

And we’ve compounded it by a complete lack of bravery and imagination at the selection table.

We need a radical list and role shake up in the off-season. No more Long Mitchell or Pendles in centre square. If that means Pendles doesn’t catch Boomer’s games record, so be it.

 

[Rusty Beam]

Do you seriously believe we would be better off with Noble and a shit pick? Seriously? Like, you actually believe that?

Absolutely. Unfortunately Noble wanted out before Houston was even an option.

 

[gouki88]

These kicks are hilariously bad. Barely VFA standard

 

[anshell]

It’s like the players have forgotten how to kick.

 

[gouki88]

Absolutely. Unfortunately Noble wanted out before Houston was even an option.

Hilarious

 

[901023]

Houston doing a Schultz season 1. Complete loss of confidence

It's actually a lot worse. Playing behind the ball is easier than small forward. Poor recruiting. He doesn't suit our style of play.

 

[Brad Goodman]

Our 99 wooden spoon team had more guts than this, and I’m serious

Those guys never lost a game by more than ten goals. These guys are pea hearts by comparison.

 

[gouki88]

It's actually a lot worse. Playing behind the ball is easier than small forward. Poor recruiting. He doesn't suit our style of play.

What style of play?

 

[LuckyLee]

I feel sick watching this

I don’t. I feel angry.

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

Was our midfield has been mentioned alongside Clinton and Trump?

I think so, that's why they've all gone into hiding....

 

[Brad Goodman]

Whoa Ned hit a target

 

[upnsmoke]

Every time they went forward they scored. Our back line led by ‘creepy smile’ Moore were witches hats… how
Moore is our captain is baffling

It's not a one by one defense system..

Moore got beaten a lot because Hawks had advantage.

The killer is Meek marking in the goal square easily and the very easy entries.


This is very un Collingwood like. The defense is very different.

 

[ksardog]

Reckon we actually need to give him our blessing. We are not winning it this year or in the next few years.

Need to get some youth back into this team.

Do WC have a young key defender we can get for him?

Pointless keeping Cameron now, we not going to win anything for a while. Get what we can

 

[Rusty Beam]

Hilarious

Not sure if you have watched them both this year. Noble has been amazing for GC. Houston has been terrible.

That’s before you even factor in the picks we gave up for the ‘upgrade’

 

[Soaring Magpie]

Great response that quarter, shows how much they want the win!

 

[Jafo]

Cox might’ve been better for our structure tonight. Aka giving DC a chop out.

 

[Kes1984]

Nothing worse than having hope stripped away.

2024 was a more enjoyable season than this will end up being.
We’ll be out first week of finals after sitting on top of the ladder for half the season.

 

[YouBeauty]

Did anyone else look forward to this game all week? So ****ing depressed

 

[Finnishpie]

Our 99 wooden spoon team had more guts than this, and I’m serious

Ah, the Josh Fraser cup. Under Tony Shaw, we at least always competed. We tried hard.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Total horror show.

Hawthorn players running through our guys like witches hats.

 

[anshell]

The last few weeks we’ve been completely outnumbered around the ball and with no ground level players.That’s the sign of a team that’s cooked or given up,or maybe both.