Review Semi final vs Hawthorn - Ugly, Historically Embarrassing and Pathetic

[OverseasCrowNA]

Re-signing Nicks could finish off the club for good

I would be free.

 

[andidas]

Our gameplan devolved from a fast, high scoring, fun to watch, winning style... To a defensive slopfest where we play slow, horrible, down the line, cowardly loser football that's unwatchable.

What the actual **** were we thinking?

This. With every close loss and close win against top 4/8 oppo it validated Nick's shit game plan even more. He just wanted to prove he was the smartest guy in the room, especially with his selection. Rash 2 goals from a half as the sub....

 

[Scorpus]

Reality is we overachieved during the minor round

Did we? We had a pretty normal draw and largely performed well against the best teams.

No, this is Ken Hinkley areas. We massively underperformed in finals.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

All of that is true. But we still spent both weeks several metres off/behind opponents.

Maybe it's mental, maybe its footy IQ, maybe it's fitness. Maybe its a bit of everything.

But I watched it closely and we weren't running them down.

We definitely looked slow around the middle

Hawks more explosive, breaking tackles, quick with hands

We struggled to control their spread

 

[Anzacpaul]

Happy clappers be like “well, we finished top, that’s a positive…”
No freakin way. We may as well have finished out of the 8.
That way we could have gotten rid of Nicks and not been absolutely embarrassed in two finals.
Another wasted season and we’re no better for the “finals experience”.

Yep. Totally embarrassed in finals and the worst first round pick.

 

[Luke_sainters]

Get stuffed prick.

I meant no harm. I have had a relationship breakup, I’ve lost my kids. This is the only place I’ve got right now and I feel like I got nothing

 

[Rotayjay]

One word: waste.

 

[VT0100]

We went from a high scoring, shootout exciting young team early in the season, into a defensive heavy team. We completely changed our gameplan and structure, to be all defense. While that earned us the minor prem, our transiton game became the worst in the league. And set ourselves for finals failure.

Felt like we never really wanted to get our hands on the ball first, lacked finals aggression. We were by far the worst team in this final series. Fremantle, GWS and Lions played much better football, even though they lost.

Only ones that can say that did something:
Milera - Won his one on ones
Curtain - some nice contested marks, and contested posessions
Worrel / Max / Laird - decent, but given how soundly we got beat in defense. Nothing to be proud of
Riley - Kick 3 goals, and tried. Poor supporting cast
Rachele - Kicked goals. Should have been there since the first miniute

Pathetic:
Nicks - Doesn't know how to coach. Sadly we'll keep him around, cause he won the minor prem (sheer luck)
Berry - Plodder, that becomes a d-grade mid vs other elite mids and when it matters the most
Tex - hope he retires, for the good of the club. We aint winning the flag with him there, time to rebuild the forward line
Fog - time and time again, loses contest and becomes invisible. Okay as a 3rd tall, but he's just an avg forward
Soglio - Seems never 100%, and becomes liability. Tired of seeing "glimspes" of his best, then being let down.
ROB - Only thing you can bank on, is him shitting the bed against good rucks and teams
Keane - Got torched all night by someone so crafty. Nicks should have switched someone on Guston
Murray - Invisible, didn't do anything
Hinge - Invisible x2
Pedlar - gets a pass for 3 goals last week. But he's just doesn't have the hands to clunk marks, always to seems to be outmarked. Doesn't do enough
Smith - Clearly a liablity now. Just move him on

I'd rather us to play the kids next season. Get experience into Draper, Edwards, Oscar, Dowling, Cook.
No point persisting with exactly the same 23, they are so far from it. Alot of c-graders, that played like b-graders during the regular season. But when the pressure is on, they revert back.

 

[Luke_sainters]

Post game pop-ins from St Kilda supporters offering words of wisdom. Geez, it really is that bad.

I mean no harm.
I’ve lost
My girlfriend, my kids I don’t know what to do.

 

[dani_giuls]

I take solace from the fact you learn more from a loss than a win. So based on last 2 weeks we should be masters by now

If that was true we would be the ultimate finals team by now!

 

[cleanhands]

Reality is we overachieved during the minor round

Not really we are not up to finals brand of footy

 

[pjcrows]

The worst thing is, McRae and Mitchell came to our home deck knowing how to beat us, and executed it within about 5 minutes. An easy kill.

 

[Cromulant]

Did we? We had a pretty normal draw and largely performed well against the best teams.

No, this is Ken Hinkley areas. We massively underperformed in finals.

Both things can be true.

We won 18 games in the minor round and it flattered us. But at the same time.... if youve got 2 home finals you should be winning one at least

 

[Cromulant]

Not really we are not up to finals brand of footy

As I said, both things can be true.

 

[Luke_sainters]

God I could cop it from most, but a Saints fan? Please.

Saints fan?
What about a human being with an opinion.
I mean no harm, my Gf left me tonight took my kids away and now I got nothing and maybe my properties.
Bigfooty has made me feel at home

 

[Firewalker]

Scott Camporeale

Scott Camporeale

Age

50

Ht

180cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.9

5star

K

14.9

5star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.0

4star

K

11.4

4star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.0

4star

couldn’t even bring up hit-out numbers to try to defend ROB on FiveAA due to his putrid display even in that facet of the game

Disgusting excuse for an Australian Rules Footballer. Stolen a living as an AFL footballer and continues to do so because he happened to grow over 200cm and is a good blokey get around the boys motivator.

Has got it made though, not too many untalented sportsmen can carve out a long enough career as a highly payed professional to fund their future as a highly payed medical professional.

He should buy his manager a new house.

 

[WAG]

I reckon this group needs a camp in the off-season!

 

[StonesThrow]

I mean no harm.
I’ve lost
My girlfriend, my kids I don’t know what to do.

Your trolling is worse than the crows finals campaign

 

[PCORF]

The difference between a well run football club and a football club who cannot handle expectation well.

Tipped Hawthorn by 2-3 goals (5-2 at Adelaide oval vs Adelaide and they were always going to learn from last time) but I expected better from us.

I think we lacked effort tonight. TV was off at 3 quarter time and I did not watch the 4th. It is the first time I did not watch a quarter in a final since the 2015SF. I also missed the 2008EF.

I think Walker needs to retire. He has been an absolute legend at the club but it is time to move on.

Keyboard warriors going CRAZY. We deserve it!

It's going to be a fun 2026 season I think. Get ready for the craziest rollercoaster ride.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Scott Camporeale couldn’t even bring up hit-out numbers to try to defend ROB on FiveAA due to his putrid display even in that facet of the game

Disgusting excuse for an Australian Rules Footballer. Stolen a living as an AFL footballer and continues to do so because he happened grew over 200cm and is a good blokey get around the boys motivator.

Has got it made though, not too many untalented sportsmen can carve out a long enough career as a highly payed professional to fund their future as a highly payed medical professional.

He should buy his manager a new house.

Look I loathe ROB as a footballer but Campo sucks too and is in no position to criticise anybody.

 

[arsene wenger1]

Our defenders actually average more possessions than our midfielders

The whole team is out of whack

 

[SugarShane]

We definitely looked slow around the middle

Hawks more explosive, breaking tackles, quick with hands

We struggled to control their spread

Carbon copy of last week. From the top of the Southern Stand last week it was incredible to see how quickly Collingwood would a) find the right option to handball to and b) have everyone else already spread 2m away from their Crows opponent by the time we even knew what was happening. Then when we'd handball we'd handball to a flat footed player 0.1 seconds away from being tackled.

 

[CrowToon]

Saints fan?
What about a human being with an opinion.
I mean no harm, my Gf left me tonight took my kids away and now I got nothing and maybe my properties.
Bigfooty has made me feel at home

Probably better off spending your time on the Saints board.

Or some blokes mental health groups on the socials.

Picking the losing team is a hiding to nothing.

 

[slice]

A lot of people seem to be glossing over just how bad Keane was tonight.

 

[dani_giuls]

I’m not psychic but at 7:43 Vic time (so 7:13 SA time) I messaged my partner, who was at his sons soccer preso

“Game Over”

Game started at 7:10