Autopsy 2026 Round 8 - Gold Coast v GWS GIANTS, Sunday 3 May 2026, 7:20pm, People First Stadium

[AdamKingsleysForearms]

Time and time again this year we go forward and just don't know what to do, I think our days of finals contention are over. Just look worse and worse with each passing week

 

[Orange Agent]

Briggs played 12 and half minutes out of 30. Very out of favour.

 

[AdamKingsleysForearms]

Only a two goal game atm but I've seen nothing this year to suggest we can take this game by the arm and control it. Too many key departures and the ship is sinking...

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Briggs played 12 and half minutes out of 30. Very out of favour.

But with Madden injured what other options do we have. Doesn’t help for this game that Riccardi isn’t playing, and Aleer is back strapped on. Briggs will have to play a blinder tonight

 

[Drummond]

Stringer is probably the most selfish footballer I’ve ever seen. It’s honestly amazing seeing him burn teammates, turn his back on teammates, while he tries the remarkable. All the time.

 

[Colonial]

Do we practice goal kicking?

 

[Drummond]

Cadman is the best pack mark in the comp.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Do we practice goal kicking?

Nope. It seems that we have other more important things to do, like……

 

[Adam Giant]

The commentators are stunned by Cadman’s good form. It’s like they didn’t watch a single game in 2025.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

And just like that we are only 1 goal behind- Cadman is our hero (so far!)

 

[Orange Agent]

But with Madden injured what other options do we have. Doesn’t help for this game that Riccardi isn’t playing, and Aleer is back strapped on. Briggs will have to play a blinder tonight

I thought he would of done around the ground ruck with Leek doing the centre but Leek seems to be the clear number 1 ruck.

 

[Colonial]

We are in front? How?!?

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Gothard!! What a great year he’s been having since making his debut

 

[Tenens Pila]

Yes, Foxfooty - apparently that was Fonti, from the backline who just scored that goal.

 

[Drummond]

Sadly, I think I’m done with Coniglio.

Playing him over Rowston and McMullin…really Adam?

 

[MelbourneGWS]

We are in front? How?!?

Because even our (almost) worst is sometimes better than our opponents (almost) best? Imagine if we could play to our best - the premiership would be ours, but alas we never play our best for the whole game.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Presume players know that 1 goal = 6 behind? The kicking has been atrocious by both sides (thankfully for us)

 

[Drummond]

Seriously Briggs?

 

[Joshawk23]

Briggs......

 

[Colonial]

Hmmmm

 

[Adam Giant]

Sadly, I think I’m done with Coniglio.

Playing him over Rowston and McMullin…really Adam?

He hasn’t been great but those other two you mentioned haven’t been good enough to earn a regular spot.

 

[Drummond]

He hasn’t been great but those other two you mentioned haven’t been good enough to earn a regular spot.

I’d strongly argue they haven’t ever got a consistent run. And yes Cogs has miles on the board, but I can’t believe either wouldn’t offer a lot more than he does now. He’s too fumbly, not damaging enough, to me there’s no upside.

 

[Tenens Pila]

So many of our handballs are going to players already under immediate pressure.

 

[AdamKingsleysForearms]

We should've lost to North so we could just simply bury any hope we'd make even a wildcard final.

 

[johnjohnjohn]

Aleer should’ve kicked it out of there instead of handballing it