Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 2 - Crows v Cats Fri March 22nd 7:40pm AEDT (AO)

[YeoShuey]

But you support Carlton!

True, I do.

 

[Drunkcat]

Don't worry anyone worried their club will miss out on a top 3 midfielder bull in the draft due to Adelaide sliding, we will pick a midget that should've gone in the 50s.

What's the guy from W.A with big wraps, why he not playing.

 

[QuietB]

Far out, and I picked Adelaide for top 4 this year.

Figured their stars would hold their form and the improvement from the younger players would haul them up.

Who are their stars?

 

[YeoShuey]

Sorry you were talking about ugly footy earlier.

I didn't realise you were looking for Geelong players to date.

If I were to comment on ugly footy, Adelaide would be the much easier target. Terrible.

 

[Engimal v3]

Is Shaun Mannagh any relation to Dracula?

 

[luke livingston seagull]

Tight contest. Knevitt the difference

 

[CrowToon]

What's the guy from W.A with big wraps, why he not playing.

Unfortunately playing in the Crows 1s leads to a catastrophic loss of talent. Consider it a mercy on the lad. Would you want to play with Brodie Smith?

We've turned Dawson into a potato after just a couple of seasons

 

[SC_Power]

Who are their stars?

To clarify, I mean 2023 form. Players like Walker, Dawson, Laird, Smith, O Brien, Crouch (end of year), Rankine, Rachele is a pretty good core, but expecting them to maintain their form whilst the Fogarty, Michallaney, Pedlar types to go up another level doesn’t seem to be happening.

 

[Thrawn]

Yeah because cottrell is an oil painting…

We got Charlie Curnow though.

 

[joe444]

Been a while since I've seen a game where Geelong got only 9 frees - or many games for any team matter.

Laid 75 tackles and not a single holding the ball. Becoming a bit of theme this year.

 

[Walter H White]

Not to be a sore winner, but that was disgraceful hometown umpiring. We made so many tackles, but no holding the ball including when Fogarty took in two players at the end.

A very deserved win for the Cats and another masterclass from Sir Tom Stewart.

 

[STPer18]

Easy does it, UNDEFEATED Geelong roll into next week. Tom Stewart the best player in the comp.

 

[QuietB]

Been a while since I've seen a game where Geelong got only 9 frees - or many games for any team matter.

Laid 75 tackles and not a single holding the ball. Becoming a bit of theme this year.

That has been a theme for years. Clarko used to always complain about it and got ridiculed because he is Clarko - but it is a joke you can lay that many tackles and not get rewarded.

 

[My Tilly]

It's all about winning ugly early in the season.
2-0 and the odds on one of Collingwood or Brisbane (or both) missing the eight are high so a spot in the eight is opening up for us.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think Adelaide's game plan of "boot it straight down the throat of the opposition intercepter" will stack up in the long term.

 

[Xtreme]

Adelaide were robbed

 

[Tristan34]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think Adelaide's game plan of "boot it straight down the throat of the opposition intercepter" will stack up in the long term.

Its easier said than done. The Geelong press kind of force opposing players to do it..

 

[danster168]

Pretty young team now.
Gone are the days when half our best 22 had 30+ year old's. Now we only have 6 or 7 of them and more importantly, it's actually a handful of the new generation who are now playing upto the level of guys like Stewart, Dangerfield and Blicavs.

Dude, your best players tonight were Stewart, Cameron, Blicav, Dangerfield and Hawkins. Miers in there. You're not fooling anyone. Jhy Clark was horrendous. Had no awareness, was fumbly and couldn't find any of the ball despite playing a juicy role. Dempsey looks good when around the ball but that's about it, outside of De Koning.

 

[STPer18]

"Rebuilds are hard work" they said. So much quality youf we can't even fit them all in. Exciting time to be a Geelong fan.

 

[Sttew]

Dude, your best players tonight were Stewart, Cameron, Blicav, Dangerfield and Hawkins. Miers in there. You're not fooling anyone. Jhy Clark was horrendous. Had no awareness, was fumbly and couldn't find any of the ball despite playing a juicy role. Dempsey looks good when around the ball but that's about it, outside of De Koning.

Holmes? Miers in there? 2nd best with 3 goals snd 24 possessions. Zac Guthrie played a very good game. Parfitt was influential. What is your game? You were so far off the mark last week and continuing with poor form this week. It was a team effort win tonight.

 

[Sttew]

Been a while since I've seen a game where Geelong got only 9 frees - or many games for any team matter.

Laid 75 tackles and not a single holding the ball. Becoming a bit of theme this year.

Makes the win even more memorable

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

That has been a theme for years. Clarko used to always complain about it and got ridiculed because he is Clarko - but it is a joke you can lay that many tackles and not get rewarded.

Free kicks aren’t rewards, they’re punishments

 

[ibd77]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think Adelaide's game plan of "boot it straight down the throat of the opposition intercepter" will stack up in the long term.

Nicks was schooled in the art of Hinkleyball. He needs a decent assistant coach to break the cycle.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Tight contest. Knevitt the difference

Hey, I'd take another AFL game to the tally, singing the song in a champ's milestone game and no shower required over sitting in the stands any day. Two late outs, he probably wasn't expecting to play at all.

Great win for the Cats, don't really give a stuff if people didn't rate the spectacle. Rapt for Parfitt with a very solid game, the sort of game we were screaming for from him last year with our decimated midfield and he couldn't produce.

It's never easy to win at Adelaide Oval, no matter where the Crows or the Power sit on the ladder and 2-0 is gold. It'd be ill-advised to look too far ahead, especially with some underwhelming Easter Monday performances in recent years, but Geelong should be heavy favourites in their next three games now, before a pretty brutal-looking run from there to the halfway mark.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

I'd love port to get some home town umpiring that the crows get at home. Another 18 to 9 free kick count

Port won more frees than Adelaide in 2023