Autopsy Preseason Matchup vs Melbourne - Friday 20 February

[Ura]

Well we can see if that’s our season or what if it meant to much next week.

Curious to see how we play against Pies.

 

[William Caresser]

I have defended Clarko to many of my friends but I have finally changed my mind after today. I just don’t think he’s the answer anymore.

Fair enough. What do Walter and Jesse think?

 

[Cyber_punk]

Aren’t these blokes sick of f***ing losing? I know we all are.

I think it's become their comfort zone sadly.

Like how prisoners become institutionalized.

It doesn't mater how professional they are, 6 years of beltings has broken them irreparably.

It's all this group has known and now they have no interest in changing it.

 

[Caracas]

I just watched the last 15 minutes. Suffice to say, I made the right choice avoiding it. Unmitigated tripe by us. My heartiest commiserations go to all of you who felt the need to endure that. You are made of sterner stuff than me. If I had watched the whole game, I’d be a palpitating mess right now. Oh well…

 

[tazaa]

Go touch grass people
Smoke it if you need

See ya's next week

 

[Disco Dew]

If the last one out could turn off the lights that’d be great

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

I think it's become their comfort zone sadly.

Like how prisoners become institutionalized.

I mean it must be great to get paid regardless of result, but where is your pride as a Man, as a human being to just sit there and accept being made to look like a dickhead every week?

 

[Scottroo]

Can’t wait to see the comments on our Facebook page

 

[Passmore]

Pre-season game or not, you can't be dishing that up.

 

[Caracas]

North getting belted.

Positives- has been some good ball movement at times.
Duurs moving well and looks highly skilled
I think LDU in particular has had some really good moments.
Larkey doing well with limited moments.
CCJ took a couple of nice pack marks

Negatives- Hardeman injury
Super poor transition defence from the outset
Running half the effort of our oppo and noticable
Some really poor bombing into F50

Thanks for that, Ura. The last 15 minutes that I did see was gross.

 

[Only Forwards]

How the **** is this the same club that runs the back to back AFLW Premiers?

Shinboner to his soul.


Hawthorn legend.

There is a reason that the one side plays hard accountable football and the other doesn’t.

We cut out our cultural backbone and thought we’d be able to remake it with draftees.

I do not think we know how to unf*** what we’ve f***ed.

 

[Ura]

A real frustrating part of that was Melbourne immediately came with intent and played the match very seriously. Honestly not sure if just us or where they are at in their preseason but from the start we’re looking sharp.
We started like we didn’t care and halfway through the 3rd it was obvious we were out of gas.
I don’t get why you wouldn’t bring 28 players to allow them to get more time into younger legs.

 

[pupstar]

If we were killing them and Melbourne appeared to be trying, I'd be the happiest man in the world. Enough of your disingenuous happy clapping

i would rather clap than continuously bitch moan and complain and sook it up Everyone to their own though i suppose.

 

[HugeJohnson1]

Any stats?

 

[Its a Process]

Watched a bit here and there - defensive transition a worry, ball got walked out of our F50.

Mildly panicked - hope we can tweak a few things and turn it around next week.

 

[winalotroos]

That was a disgrace practice match or not absolutely shocking, our so called midfield got smashed the backline was the same old story and movement into the forward line was terrible
I think Clarkson can start looking for a new gig now.

 

[Lomas]

Any stats?

7 memberships torn up and 2 coaches sacked I believe

 

[The5YearPlan]

Hey North I know it’s just a practice match but GAGF ..

That’s the spirit!

 

[SammyRoo]

No discernible change from last year at all !?

Same uninspiring spooks running around.

it’s like a rotting corpse that never actually decomposes

 

[scottywiper]

You can say its only a practice match but that is horse shit.
This group needs to develop belief in each other and learn how to win.
On what planet would you think we have the right to coast through any game, practice or not?
We've been dire for six years and we need to develop good behaviours to move forward.
And we have seen none of that in the last two weeks.
But at least we won the intraclub!!!!

 

[roos_fanatic08]

We cut out our cultural backbone and thought we’d be able to remake it with draftees.

I do not think we know how to unf*** what we’ve f***ed.

We managed to stay competitive during the laidley era through pure grit, we kind of did the same under Scott, but he cut the soul out of the joint when we delisted Boomer and we haven’t come close to recovering.

 

[Ura]

Anyone at the ground for the VFL? See if Bath and Whitlock could raise our spirits

 

[Harris 10]

This is our Schimma moment, move the coach on and start again.

 

[Lomas]

We managed to stay competitive during the Hadley era through pure grit, we kind of did the same under Scott, but he cut the soul out of the joint when we delisted Boomer and we haven’t come close to recovering.

It’s been a decade, bad as it was it can’t be the reason anymore.

 

[Clarke is King]

You have to start to wonder if it's going to turn, or if we need to cut losses, again and go new coach, new players. We just look the same as we have for the last 8 (!) years we've been shit. I actually don't get it at this point. Why are we like this?