Autopsy 2025 Round 18 Lions by 37. Poor skills and lack of class

[Markyd]

I think we should bring in Levi Casboult as a Goal Kicking coach.

I thought he was

 

[CCurnow3picks]

Need to fix our goal kicking yips because we sure as shit can’t defend the length of the ground during opposition kick-ins.

We did a pretty good job most of the game forcing them wide.

Brisbane are the best short kicking team & deadly though the centre.

We turned it over in the centre a billion times - unsurprising they fed.

Surprising they didn’t feast.

 

[jj1978]

Yep. Same with Durdin- he's a midfielder in a small forwards body. And that's what I take issue with.. our recruitment of small forwards has been terrible. We've turned it into a numbers game rather than just drafting a natural one. Draft or tarde for a genuine and natural small forward or two. Those two are our best that we have to keep but they aren't natural small forwards.

Fogarty I've seen enough. Can't be keeping a guy who's just a defensive 'small forward' who can't kick goals from 15 metres out. Evans won't survive the cull. White probably likewise. Fantasia too injury prone. We have to keep Mots and Durdin but boy oh boy are we still crying out for a natural, classy, zippy, well skilled small forward who gets front and centre at the ball drop and hits the pack at speed.

We don’t have to keep any of them, we can’t replace them with any worse and may finally get lucky.

 

[Mikkey]

One of the issues that hurts me a lot is that we are going to deliver Hawks a top 5 draft pick...

 

[bigblueboy]

Hate to say the best small forward on our list is Fanta, has wheels and can kick the ball. Problem is his made of glass!

Reckon he has played his last AFL game.

 

[SurreyBlue]

Last time, as I’m sick of saying this but how many times can we go forward and kick to a contest of 1 v 2 or 3, while they have open spaces? Why are we still playing McGovern and Cerra back? Why don’t we give Moir a run further up field? Just nonsense structure and coaching. Motlop and Williams have wheels and goes through the middle and earns ball, while we continue to play Hewett and Cripps together in there. I’m sick of it.

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

Carrol can be a player for us - just not sure it is as a backman. He really should have his peripheral vision checked as that first sack was by a guy barely to his left.

Can't say his sideburns got in the way.

 

[TeeJay Blue]

CFC.

"Can't Footy" Club

 

[agro]

I thought he was

Don’t insult Levi Casboult - he became a far more reliable set shot for goal than I’ve seen from our current playing list.

 

[Iamcarlton]

Our midfield needs a complete overhaul how that's done with too many big contract's on the books is the question .
Blown apart on the outside every week .
Cant go forward with this plodding midfield.
Don't capitalise when we do control the play .
Leadership group the same leaders are also responsible for standards not just the coach .
Some tough decisions need to be made does the club have the balls I doubt it...

 

[Red_man2008]

Take a look at the afl tracker on the app. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more positive spread of data in a losing team. Most of the top distance covered. Sprints, repeat efforts, speed offensively and defensively which is incredibly rare. Km travelled.

 

[TENACIOUS]

Cowan and HOF are going to be elite.

 

[CCurnow3picks]

Durdin, Fog, Motlop the worst small forward trio ever.
Cripps, Hewett, Cerra the slowest midfield trio ever.
Team - the worst tackling side ever, and collectively lowest footy IQ.

What positives did you see?

Negatives are obvious cheap shots at this point.

 

[Blue By Blood]

We don’t have to keep any of them, we can’t replace them with any worse and may finally get lucky.

There's only so many list changes you can make in one off season.. we have plenty of pressing issues and many out of contract who won't survive the cull with less skill than Motlop. We won't let go Motlop or Durdin go, at least not this year.

 

[RedFury]

I think Brisbane have had the best list for 4 years now and gets better every year.

They really should be flag favourites.

Challenging run home for them but what an outfit when they get focused.

They play Dogs, Suns, Pies and Hawks and Dockers in Perth.

I reckon I’ll watch all of them just to see what they’re capable of.

Yep, they are actually so good that they've been accused of "playing with their food" because they get bored at the lack of challenge and switch off for periods of time. I've honestly seen games where they barely switch on for 3 quarters and set themselves a "one quarter challenge" to win the game and get there.

Focused for 4 quarters, I don't think anyone can go with them. They are full of stars who are also team-first and have a good system.

 

[Markyd]

Don’t insult Levi Casboult - he became a far more reliable set shot for goal than I’ve seen from our current playing list.

Best double cobra in footy too

 

[GoBlues!]

Another good game by Cowan.

HOF looks the goods…hit tge gym over preseason.

Yeah I think O’Farrell is going to be very good, seems to learn from his mistakes and backed himself to take a few marks.

I’d keep him in even when JSOS gets back, and throw McG up forward. Carroll started a bit shaky but got better as the game went - I know he’s a good kick but he showed he can handball out of trouble which is a good sign. Moir had a few almost moments but should be persisted with.

Durdin and Fogarty need to be replaced but with Williams and Fantasia injured will probably get a reprieve.

 

[Loose at HB]

HoF the best part of watching that. Needs to play every game for the rest of the year - will lose some 1v1s (like against Hipwood Q1 but that free was stiff) but will learn a lot and clearly has AFL ability. Just needs to spend all summer in the gym and in a calorie surplus

Liked Cowan too
Effort on the whole was there compared to the last 3 weeks - just clear difference in terms of the quality between the teams.
I include Curnow in the effort stakes - I think he's putting in and I think he looks much better up the ground. We just need two of him because he is just about the only bloke I trust taking that kick into the corridor from the wing, but if he's up there, theres no one to kick to

Same issues with us most weeks - poor skills and continually collapsing into the contest. So often at the centre bounce all 3 mids just go ball hunting and if we don't win the ball there is ACRES of space on the defensive side of the stoppage. Players need to be better but also this is coaching...
Cerra has been well and truly Carltoned. Ball use was once a strength and is currently deplorable - just continually overhits kicks

TDK should be dropped and can piss off. No issue with a player chasing the bag - they don't have long to make their money - but when you check out and put in rubbish effort after rubbish effort like this you can **** off. Will be booed roundly in 2026

 

[Red_man2008]

Would we have won this game with Silvagni, McKay, Walsh, Hollands, Saad, Cotterell, Kemp, Newman, jagga.

 

[KnaveyBlue]

Another week, another guess the presser commences now….

Can I get uhhhhh, 'System', 'Brand' and some 'Identity', with a side serve of 'Go To Work On It' and 'Review That Strongly'. Oh and some 'Values'. Thanks.

 

[agro]

One of the issues that hurts me a lot is that we are going to deliver Hawks a top 5 draft pick...

That we’d torch anyway.

 

[lily of laguna]

The goals we missed tonight were awful.
I just don’t get how Fog managed to miss his shot but there were plenty of other chances gone begging.
This aspect of the game has an incredible impact on attitude, confidence and performance and we continually let ourselves down.

Terrible skills and structure, we are not this bad but yet we are still not able to perform.

It is completely broken.

 

[Blues2013]

Would we have won this game with Silvagni, McKay, Walsh, Hollands, Saad, Cotterell, Kemp, Newman, jagga.

Short Answer: No

 

[SolGoodman]

We have a Charlie Curnow

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Charlie Curnow

Age

28

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

& TDK sized problem at the moment, one has completely forgotten how to kick a goal, the other simply doesn't want to try anymore.

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Honestly the way we are playing i can’t see us winning another game this year, better effort than past weeks but between the way we play (horrendous) and the atrocious skills & basic football acts its as bad and embarrassing as it gets…

The turnaround in form from 12 plus months ago is incredibly frustrating and disappointing, there’s no looking at game style changes being trialed, just looking forward to watching the youngsters getting game time into them…