AFL Autopsy Round 1, 2019: Flogging from GWS

[CBombers17]

Did we prepare for AFL this year?

 

[Despair]

Zaharakis and Fantasia all smiles. Disgusting.

 

[ghostdog]

Was just about to comment on this, what a smug idiot

Playing for a paycheck. Zaharakis out. Pretzels in.

 

[jmoo wan]

 

[dnbassador]

10 goal loss and the body language after the game is terrible do they even care? At least with Goddard on our list you knew he did and he let people know.

 

[DapperDon]

 

[Don Won]

As an optimist I still like to think of the glass being 7% full.

 

[doug85]

 

[Bombermania]

Think it was Gerard that had Essendon has his doomsday pick, that was more like the abyss.

I get it that most sides get thrashed at some point but that effort was just beyond poor.

 

[Macca18]

Just an absolute disaster. The most underwhelming start to the season imaginable for a club that thought they could and would go places in 2019.

Last time it was this bad in Round 1 was 2004 - a 94 point loss to Port Adelaide on the road. Our Round 2 opponent that year? St Kilda and another loss. Our Round 2 opponent this year? St Kilda. But we did... eventually... turn it around to make the finals and even win one! Seems a long way off right now though.

 

[Learntopray]

When does the second half start for us?

 

[Godzke]

For every other completed game, teams covered 250-300km
GWS covered 240km
Essendon covered 140km

I hope that was an issue with the GPS data because that is mind-boggling if true

 

[HirdsTheWord]

An absolute s**t truck performance. Anyone who watched JLT knew that was going to happen.

Another very disappointing year ahead.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Someone has to be sacked.

Wholesale changes.

Bring back the second half of 2018 gameplan.

Drop the hammer.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

For every other completed game, teams covered 250-300km
GWS covered 240km
Essendon covered 140km

I hope that was an issue with the GPS data because that is mind-boggling if true

It's exactly what it looked like on the field; GWS ran hard to make space and close it up while our midfield unit just slowly jogged around.

 

[puntingdude22]

There's something wrong with this club

a poser mentioned this a year ago but i agree - ASADA has ruined this club for years. Unfortunately, the only times where we play with any intensity is if we are under some kind of pressure. We can never just play with intensity unless there is something external making us play that way.
The entire culture of the team needs to shift.

Start the rebuild, play the kids.

 

[84859300]

To the fans who spent $400.00 on flights, $30 on tickets for the game and no doubt $40.00 on beers while they were there.

Sorry.

Insipid.

 

[Lore]

There's something wrong with this club

a poser mentioned this a year ago but i agree - ASADA has ruined this club for years. Unfortunately, the only times where we play with any intensity is if we are under some kind of pressure. We can never just play with intensity unless there is something external making us play that way.
The entire culture of the team needs to shift.

Start the rebuild, play the kids.

Well we've put ourselves under massive pressure now so this might actually work in our favour.

 

[Highly Evolved]

Just horrible.

 

[Beerfish]

 

[Bombermania]

10 goal loss and the body language after the game is terrible do they even care? At least with Goddard on our list you knew he did and he let people know.

I thought there was something wrong at QT, they didn't seem to be fully listening.

 

[Godzke]

To the fans who spent $400.00 on flights, $30 on tickets for the game and no doubt $40.00 on beers while they were there.

Sorry.

Insipid.

Refund
No excuses

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

 

[adsla69k]

There's something wrong with this club

a poser mentioned this a year ago but i agree - ASADA has ruined this club for years. Unfortunately, the only times where we play with any intensity is if we are under some kind of pressure. We can never just play with intensity unless there is something external making us play that way.
The entire culture of the team needs to shift.

Start the rebuild, play the kids.

Our season changed last year once we started playing some kids.
Too many players are comfortable and know they are safe. They played like that in the JLT but we wrote it off as self preservation as it's only practice match.

 

[table tennis]

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When does the second half start for us?

If this is accurate and not the result of 10 GPS not working, than this is an absolute disgrace