Autopsy Match sim versus Pies. This Wednesday, 10am. AIA.

[Ligma]

GREAT MARK XERRI

 

[Kanga Glory]

Xerri marking made that goal

 

[AnEmptyChair]

We're playing some really good stuff here into the wind. We look unreal on offensive transition at times, just missing that last kick occasionally

 

[Only Forwards]

LOL never change BF.

Over hype an intra, tear the team apart after 20 mins of a scratch match (against the reigning premiers no less).

 

[The Law]

Give her a start of ahead of Healy and Derwayne.

i dunno. sounds like a 12 year old boy is commentating.

 

[Blue train 28]

Simpkin big body around the contest has been good

 

[AnEmptyChair]

Lol negativity from the usual morons in here in unreal

 

[My Left Foote]

I'm not watching the game so I'm only going off what's being said in here but just bear in mind that we're playing the reigning Premiers (albeit with a few best 22 missing) they are a well-drilled team with a very effective game plan.

Regardless of how much we've improved over the preseason coming up against the Pies in our first practice match was always going to be a challenge, let's wait to see how stack up against West Coast, Hawks, Gold Coast, Freo, Richmond this will give us a better read on where we are at.

Still a few years before we'll be able to match it with the reigning Premiers.

 

[DEVO]

The truth is, no one actually WANTS to be doom and gloom. What I’m seeing right now isn’t constituting anything near getting out of the bottom 2.

We're six points behind the defending premiers and it looks like we are going against the breeze, and you can't find anything positive? WOW!

 

[bennymate]

Bobby Hill is too good

 

[AnEmptyChair]

LOL never change BF.

Over hype an intra, tear the team apart after 20 mins of a scratch match (against the reigning premiers no less).

And a quarter were into the wind, shown really good signs, and only a foal or two down against the best team around

This place is so ******* toxic

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

LOL never change BF.

Over hype an intra, tear the team apart after 20 mins of a scratch match (against the reigning premiers no less).

These aren’t the reigning premiers? This is their VFL side consisting of countless non-AFL standard players.

 

[4cunningTonneTruck]

Been very impressed with Xerri

 

[Rod Stroker]

Xerri our best that quarter

 

[Frank Thring]

Reading the comments in here is hilarious. One momemt we're dead set shite then next post we are looking great. Play by play posting is the pits

 

[Epictetus]

This commentary team is just plain difficult sit through.

 

[The Law]

We're playing some really good stuff here into the wind. We look unreal on offensive transition at times, just missing that last kick occasionally

this. if we tidied up the I50 we'd be cooking with gas.

 

[desie]

Gee guys 10 minutes in you’re all doom and gloom shut the * up . Honestly

As predictable as the sun coming up in the morning is the annual losing of * during the first quarter of the first praccy in the game day thread after months of pre season positivity.

 

[DrZaius]

LOL never change BF.

Over hype an intra, tear the team apart after 20 mins of a scratch match (against the reigning premiers no less).

Absolute scenes

 

[Chadwiko]

A few quick first quarter thoughts/summary;

• Our midfield/wingers are good and there were multiple exciting passages of play where we moved the ball quickly and cleanly from defensive 50 to forward 50
• Unfortunately, once the ball got into our forward 50 things typically went sour. Our forward structure looks very poor, and we badly lack any sort of small/medium forward who can crumb a pack and apply forward pressure
• Our defensive back six look very inexperienced, and we badly need a genuine small/medium defender
• Our disposal really let us down at times
• It's a practice match/sim, so don't put too much stock into being concerned about this, but consistency/effort seemed to be the most glaring and fixable problem. For example, in one passage of play a guy like LDU will do something amazing, but in the next contest it looks like he's jogging and not putting in the effort. There were too many instances of that.
• New guys Fisher and Stephens can run all day, it looks like.
• Wardlaw, Sheezel, McKercher are such a promising future.
• Zurhaar looks to be in good form. Jaidyn Stephenson
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  Jaidyn Stephenson

  Age

  25

  Ht

  189cm

  Wt

  79kg

  Pos.

  Fwd

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  13.2

  3star

  K

  8.8

  3star

  HB

  4.4

  3star

  M

  4.7

  4star

  T

  2.6

  4star

  G

  1.5

  5star

  D

  11.0

  3star

  K

  6.7

  3star

  HB

  4.3

  3star

  M

  3.5

  3star

  T

  2.7

  4star

  G

  1.2

  5star

  D

  12.6

  4star

  K

  8.0

  3star

  HB

  4.6

  4star

  M

  3.4

  4star

  T

  3.4

  5star

  G

  1.4

  5star

  too. Both will be solidly best 22 for us while they stay healthy. HOWEVER both these players had marks inside the forward 50 and both opted for around-the-body snaps instead of just going back and kicking the drop punt as their set shot. Was frustrating lol.
• Xerri looked... okay. Not good. Not bad. Just okay.
• Jy Simpkin appeared to be playing as a half-forward which I like.
• In defense, Toby Pink and Biggie Nyuon I think could be good once they get more games under their belt. They both have the size and athleticism to compete nicely against big forwards. They just need confidence in a strong structure.
• Tom Powell is looking great.
• Lazzaro got an extended run through the midfield. Looked okay in patches, but his disposal lets him down.

Overall this probably sounds more negative than it probably should. We definitely didn't look terrible or anything. I think what makes it more frustrating is that we would have a chain of 6 or 7 disposals of genuinely exciting footy, only for the final disposal to be dog s**t and the ball gets turned over.

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

Lol negativity from the usual morons in here in unreal

I’m a proper positive fan and would usually take nothing out of a praccy match. What I’m seeing today against Pies VFL is deplorable and cannot be ignored!

 

[Ligma]

idgaf we are still winning the flag

 

[AnEmptyChair]

These aren’t the reigning premiers? This is their VFL side consisting of countless non-AFL standard players.

Yes nick daicos and jdg are non-afl standard players. As is the reigning norm smith medallist. You are a legitimate moron

 

[Sphynx]

And a quarter were into the wind, shown really good signs, and only a foal or two down against the best team around

This place is so ******* toxic

Calm down.

Nobody is losing their s**t.

We are allowed to make comment on the game style, which is the first viewing after 3 months of training at it.


I don't think the issue has been personal at the moment.

More system and effort.

There's some definite concerns around how we are setting up and defending Collingwoods transition. They have just walked the field at times.

 

[ferball]

So I'm watching CZ line up for goal and miss but until this point all things considered we've done okay.

We're playing the reigning premiers with some of their best players and we're a goal down after Sleevos effort.

Two goals now.