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

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Ah, there's that familiar feeling.

That "football is dead to me" feeling

Hello old friend

 

[slugger01]

I need both please

Mate, call 13 11 14.
They should be able to help.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Keane wasn't the problem. The problem was why he was still on Gunston in the 4th after 5 goals 3.

MAKE A ****ING CHANGE

When Murray has the lowest contest lost % in the entire league

 

[Billy Cart]

Ah, there's that familiar feeling.

That "football is dead to me" feeling

Hello old friend

Where's the darkness?

 

[VKCrow]

Maybe not but at least give him a go. We have seen enough of berry.

Pretty sure Berry was the only mid to hit up a forward (filthy) all night with his burst out the middle - the core job of a mid.

 

[Billy Cart]

And look like loosing Butts

The amount of times in the past four weeks he can have a bad one.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

We need our forwards to lead in pairs, one 5m behind the other

Kick to the front guy so that we lace out the back guy

 

[arsene wenger1]

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?

Yea actually hated watching us play the last 6 weeks tbh. It’s like we were a completely different team with a different game plan

And because we went away from the fast style of play, I think it also took away our ferociousness in the contest.

We actually played with the intensity of a pre season game in both finals

 

[dogs105]

Yep

His involvement up forward and in handball chains we can do without

Also his ruckwork and marking and play

He almost had a great moment when he was streaming forward with the ball, but then unfortunately missed his foot

 

[fossilllCrow]

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

Would rather have butts and Keane can go for a first rounder for a mid

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Our last 3 finals haven't been too crash hot

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Yea actually hated watching us play the last 6 weeks tbh. It’s like we were a completely different team with a different game plan

And because we went away from the fast style of play, I think it also took away our ferociousness in the contest.

We actually played with the intensity of a pre season game in both finals

Nicks by his own admission is a conservative coach. He will not take us to a premiership.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

He almost had a great moment when he was streaming forward with the ball, but then unfortunately missed his foot

Technically it wasn't a bad kick

 

[Crows I Am]

Fog
Keays
Keane
Cumming
Peatling
Hinge
Berry
Soligo

These guys have all been terrible for both finals games. They all now have the off season to think about how they didn't turn up for either finals game.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Didn't O'Brien get another 3 years?? Try clearing that out.

Predictably pathetic as soon as he got his money.

 

[Scorpus]

Yea actually hated watching us play the last 6 weeks tbh. It’s like we were a completely different team with a different game plan

And because we went away from the fast style of play, I think it also took away our ferociousness in the contest.

We actually played with the intensity of a pre season game in both finals

It's like we did a reverse 2024. We started with the good gameplan then Nicks loses his mind and reverts to the epic rounds 1-4 2024 gameplan

 

[arsene wenger1]

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

At least you resigned NAS

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Fog
Keays
Keane
Cumming
Peatling
Hinge
Berry
Soligo

These guys have all been terrible for both finals games. They all now have the off season to think about how they didn't turn up for either finals game.

Add Dawson and Rob.

 

[dogs105]

Technically it wasn't a bad shin

A man's got to know his limitations. Kicking while running, or chewing gum, seem to be out of his reach.

 

[BigLefty]

A half competent media would put Nicks to the sword on this. And the Berry on Newcombe move…

Hopefully they don't forget to ask how we went from the most feared attack in the league to bring ****ing useless for the last 2 months

 

[TheLeftFist8]

So Nicks puts Taylor in the middle for the last quarter of the season and the kid gets 9 touches.

How about trying the kid a bit earlier f wit

(Eg like in round 5 perhaps)

Because Taylor is a proper footballer with brains and clean hands. Better than the other try hards.

 

[1990crow]

I'm absolutely devastated

 

[GameofSloanes]

We’ve had 5 years to build a midfield however we’ve continued to neglect it

Zac Taylor actually looked like our best midfielder when he went in there. That’s saying something

Agree re taylor. Might be the only positive assuming we sign him and give him more chances next year

 

[GameofSloanes]

Good - nothing

Bad - everything

I’ll be checking out of 2026 pretty early if curtin and Draper aren’t attending the most center bounces to start the season.

I don't even think draper will be in the afl side

 

[GameofSloanes]

If I see Berry getting midfield minutes/games over Curtin/Draper next year, I'll vomit

You are going to be anorexic