Autopsy Round 22 = Hawthorn 110-46 Collingwood

[stormskye]

Played like an old slow team coming off a 5 day break.

I’m an optimist sr. But I think we’re cooked.



Which is fine. We got our flag. Some big list decisions coming up for us me thinks. We just can’t rely on nick.

 

[JoinDate]

Pulp Fiction. My apologies to those who haven’t seen it.

ENGLISH, MOTHER****ER! DO YOU SPEAK IT?

 

[ThePhantom777]

The game against Melbourne last round will determine if we make finals or not, wow

1st to 5-8th

 

[PiCkLeJuiCe]

Pendles set the tone. Get the ball from the first centre clearance and instead of putting the ball to the top of square, he kicks it to the boundary. It told me nothing changed. We then kept going around the boundary.

There is no joy in this team anymore. The players now look afraid to make mistakes.

 

[sideswipe]

It’s like someone shat in the bed but we’re still forced to sleep in it.

Sleeping in one is fine. The problem is on awakening

 

[Pendles!]

We haven’t had our backs to the wall like this ahead of a trip to Adelaide since early September, 2002…

I was thinking the same. It would be very Collingwood to win next week.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Fly after spending all year calling Wade "the best in the business" and "I'd trust my life with Wadey"

 

[leon123]

Sleeping in one is fine. The problem is on awakening

Only when its warm... it cools quickly... no joy

 

[gouki88]

Sleeping in one is fine. The problem is on awakening

Drawing on a wealth of experience?

 

[LuckyLee]

Our midfield is a shambles. We keep picking glacially slow guys like Pendles, Mitchell and Long. They are all too slow to break away if they win the ball or run-down opponents if they don’t. If you don’t agree - check-out Pendles’ tackle count tonight - zero!

Playing one of them is bad enough but playing all three of them is insane. Cue the Benny Hill music!

Here are the guys we should be playing through the middle - Nick, Josh, Perryman, Crisp, DeGoey, McCreery & Allan. If that means there’s no spots for Pendles Mitchell and Long then so be it.

 

[Doc1763]

I'm pretty stunned. I just cant believe we have become such a rabble so quickly. Something is wrong.

Is it players unhappy with what others are getting paid? Is it players we are after? Tonight looked like a fractured playing group.

We aint winning it this year, and with our age profile, we aint winning it next year.

If players want to leave, we may as well get what we can for them and re-load. get games into West, Hayes, Steene etc. get them coming through together.

Thank feck we won in 2023.

 

[sideswipe]

Drawing on a wealth of experience?

It’s not a bender if it doesn’t end that way

 

[Aussie pie]

So first week of finals pies v GC or WB? Either one is a scary prospect. GC here is probably our best option. Can you imagine what Sam Darcy and Aaron Naughton

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Aaron Naughton

Age

26

Ht

196cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

4.9

5star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

6.3

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.3

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

0.8

1star

G

0.5

4star

D

12.8

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.0

1star

will do to our backs.

 

[IlovethePies]

Mids jesus. Nick’s been covering some gaps this year, bandaid fully ripped off now

Yep.

We don't have

a) enough speed in the midfield
b) a midfield bull who can take it up to the best


I thought Ned Long was going to be our Premiership inside mid, but last week and now tonight reveal that he isn't there.

Likewise, Titch is not there.

Can't win a flag without that kind of mid.

Also can't win a flag without speed through the midfield. I think we could actually have that if we found a way to rotate Jaicos and Naicos through there.

But it seemed from this game that we have not made any effort, or at least not an effective one, to determine how to optimise mid rotations so as to get all the pace we have in there.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Not sure what this proves TBH.
Fly might have been shocked at Jem's injury 2 minutes into the game.
I guess Moore screaming at him is a concern.

Moore should probably concern himself less with everyone else and more with his own deplorable form.

 

[LuckyLee]

It’s going to be a very very long week.

A very long 6-7 months actually.

 

[partypie]

1st to 5-9th

FTFY

 

[Monco Matt]

The thought of what Adelaide’s 3 talls will do to our backline is scary.

Put Rankine down for 7

 

[DinoSoar]

The second half of our season in a nutshell, what a disappointment to be limping into the finals

 

[No SPIN]

The rest of the season becomes a true test of Fly and our resolve as a Club and playing group.
We have enough genuine high quality leadership to at least be optimistic all is not lost

 

[migz]

Our midfield is a shambles. We keep picking glacially slow guys like Pendles, Mitchell and Long. They are all too slow to break away if they win the ball or run-down opponents if they don’t. If you don’t agree - check-out Pendles’ tackle count tonight - zero!

Playing one of them is bad enough but playing all three of them is insane. Cue the Benny Hill music!

Here are the guys we should be playing through the middle - Nick, Josh, Perryman, Crisp, DeGoey, McCreery & Allan. If that means there’s no spots for Pendles Mitchell and Long then so be it.

Im actually shocked Perryman didn't get a run considering we were getting pantsed and he's one of our only players that has had any recent form.

 

[PiCkLeJuiCe]

Well we held Ginni to less than 31 disposals

 

[Ugene41]

Yep.

We don't have

a) enough speed in the midfield
b) a midfield bull who can take it up to the best


I thought Ned Long was going to be our Premiership inside mid, but last week and now tonight reveal that he isn't there.

Likewise, Titch is not there.

Can't win a flag without that kind of mid.

Also can't win a flag without speed through the midfield. I think we could actually have that if we found a way to rotate Jaicos and Naicos through there.

But it seemed from this game that we have not made any effort, or at least not an effective one, to determine how to optimise mid rotations so as to get all the pace we have in there.

Pace was not an issue when we were winning every game early in the season.

The system/chemistry/confidence has just completely fallen apart because of all the chopping and changing and cute management.

 

[Sea fog]

Allan has to play regardless of what people think about him. At least he is young, has body size and more pace than Pendles, Mitch and Long. Beau back would help. Clearly Moore is not leading but where has Pendles famous director skills gone?

 

[Nicco_jj]

Our midfield is a shambles. We keep picking glacially slow guys like Pendles, Mitchell and Long. They are all too slow to break away if they win the ball or run-down opponents if they don’t. If you don’t agree - check-out Pendles’ tackle count tonight - zero!

Playing one of them is bad enough but playing all three of them is insane. Cue the Benny Hill music!

Here are the guys we should be playing through the middle - Nick, Josh, Perryman, Crisp, DeGoey, McCreery & Allan. If that means there’s no spots for Pendles Mitchell and Long then so be it.

Yeah Perryman was the only person who looked clean in the last Q. He's wasted in defence at $900,000 per year. He was really good in Round 0 in the loss, playing midfield. Not quick, but good skills. Would like to see him tried given half the midfield is carrying an injury or just desperately out of form.