Autopsy Sunburnt

[jimboslice]

To lose by a free kick that wasn't a free kick after all the bullshit free kicks all game to secure a QLD derby final on the weekend theres no NRL. Absolute cinema.

Nevertheless we probably weren't beating Lions or Geelong eventually so at least the bandaid is ripped off.

 

[Minz]

Glad the boys have some proper finals experience. Gotta work on forward pressure for next season; way too easy getting out of the forward 50 for Suns defenders.

Tackling intensity also another point of difference. Suns were the better side on the day.

Mind you, that was 100% HTB on the Bolton tackle and the final free was a real 50-50, so probably should’ve been the other way

 

[Dockers v Channel7West]

Lost it at selection

Were always in trouble when Foot and Stevic were selected

 

[fleur]

No Switta and Freddy goes missing

 

[Lach72]

**** me in the arseh*le.

I suppose the 196cm dude was hard to spot there.

3 minutes was too long to play save the game too.

 

[WilloTree]

Q clash final next week in Brisbane.

Can't help but think we were lambs to the slaughter.

 

[Cobbler]

I didn’t mind the holding onto the ball, but how can you not provide a contest. Was it Voss?

Someone just needed to come in and kill it out of bounds. Then we can reset.

Anyway, what a way to lose.

 

[Feathercap]

Not sure the top sides would completely change their structure and style to defend a 6 point lead with 3 minutes to go. Backfires massively as Treacy’s defender gets dragged forward and goals.

We were dominating, why change? I know we’ve defended tiny margins a number of times this year but eventually you don’t, and it happened in a final.

 

[pavstar]

No amount of Aloe Vera will sooth this burn….

 

[FreoRicci]

Delisted Collins. Whilst keeping Pearce. Such a sliding doors moment

 

[fleur]

And so another Fremantle champion retires without a flag

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

Brutal. Looked like Swallow had possession when he was tackled.

He did. He threw it up in the air as he got tackled. Incorrect disposal

 

[academicbowl]

Why did we have to lose in the most painful way possible? I can take losing, we were outplayed for large parts of the game, but not like this

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

We get in front and then go on to lose 3 of the last 4 clearances?? (Not exactly sure but it felt like that)

Our midfield is simply not good enough

 

[Sean_09]

We lost it there

Cox nails the Brayshaw kick with 2:30 on the clock is reckon we are nearly home from there all in the middle on his own.

Instead we pissed farted it around the back chewed up 20 seconds but we got pegged to a corner and then turned it over.

Spot on.

Bolton tackle has no prior, wasn't HTB. Cox slung Swallow, rightly pinged.

As better as the 2nd half way, no erasing the 2nd quarter. Too many out the back cheap goals killed us

 

[mayne iac]

Great game, loved all of the crew on here writing Pearce off, if you were one of them you simply have no idea about football, none.
This will hurt for a while.

 

[FreoRicci]

We get in front and then go on to lose 3 of the last 4 clearances?? (Not exactly sure but it felt like that)

Our midfield is simply not good enough

It really isn’t. Major hole in the list

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

Oh ... And I would still sack the coach on Monday. Losing in week 1 isn't good enough in your 6th year

 

[Lach72]

I’d like to know why Fyfe spent the last 5-7 minutes on the bench after turning things for us

 

[freo84]

Had Brayshaw on in the corridor....nah kick it backwards and turn it over....

 

[FreoRicci]

Great game, loved all of the crew on here writing Pearce off, if you were one of them you simply have no idea about football, none.
This will hurt for a while.

What after one quarter?
He’s not it mate. Move the captaincy on.

 

[Footskill]

Think the free against cox was there. That kick down the line towards the end was the right choice, but not sure even with the players there we can't seem to get a mark..happens alot

 

[believe_it]

Frankly they deserved the win. I think it apt that we lost in the end because we slowed it down. We committed harakiri.

 

[mattis117]

Feels like we literally lost because of two different interpretations of HTB at each end.

Devastating way to lose.

 

[Kapow!!!]

How do we even keep supporting this club? How is it even possible? How do we come back from this?

Honestly hate this club by a factor of 10 more than any sad little eagles fan in Suns gear ever could at this point.