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

[TwiggleyFanClub]

I thought he was

Stevie Wonder via Zoom

 

[Blues2013]

What was the crowd figure?

Didn’t see it put up on the screens.

I would guess 30k max. There was empty seats all over.

A few attempts at starting Mexican waves all failed due to gaps in crowd

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

We are uncompetitive.
Crowd subdued.
No real anger.
Resigned to our fate.
Sad.

Haiku?

 

[Rustica]

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

About to complete another teams rebuild

 

[passmark]

I said it in the game thread but I'll reiterate it here.

We do not have a half back line.

Every time the opposition gets the centre break the ball is guaranteed to be going deep

It exposes our extremely slow midfield. It exposes just how tall we're trying to play against any team with skilful athletic small and medium forwards. When you play a team like Brisbane who have the likes of Bailey, Cameron, Lohmann and even more it tears us apart.

They get so much more for significantly less effort. We need to put in two or three times the effort for the same result. A team like Brisbane needs to put in a half efforr. It's genuinely 50-75% effort to 200-300% effort required

But we do have a problem with effort.

We don’t maintain it. I think we’re as poor mentally as we are skilled.

 

[CCurnow3picks]

Let’s see.
Charlie 4 games, 0 goals. TDK was awesome. Ollie stuck every tackle as did the rest of the team. We didn’t get easily shrugged off, and on our end would be embarrassing if a 105kg ruckman can’t shake of a 70kg opponent half his height, lucky that didn’t happen. Umpires were sensational.

It’s not hard to see the negatives…

What’s the point of banging on every week?

You must be getting tired of it…I know I am.

 

[CCurnow3picks]

Didn’t see it put up on the screens.

I would guess 20k max. There was empty seats all over.

A few attempts at starting Mexican waves all failed due to gaps in crowd

32k

 

[passmark]

What was the crowd figure?

31k

 

[TwiggleyFanClub]

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

When Gov marked that ball late in the game, it didn't look like Charlie wanted any of it.

 

[jj1978]

It’s not hard to see the negatives…

What’s the point of banging on every week?

You must be getting tired of it…I know I am.

I told you before, please ignore me because you and your nitpicking on my posts is getting as tiresome as your fantasy world.

 

[Hands On]

We can have the best forward line in the competition and it will still not make a difference with our lack of foot skills and decision making. I the offseason we need some speedy on ballers HBf's and wingers that can break away and pass the ball.

 

[thebluenewdeal]

Not sure about Motlop. In close fumbles. When tackled goes to ground. Never gets the ball out in those circumstances. Just maybe ok on the outside. Always needs more time to dispose of the ball or it goes straight to the opposition

He needs to be our 5th of 6th scoring option for our team to thrive. He’s been asked to do way too much for the actual level of player he is. Says a lot more about our front half players than him to be honest.

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

I’m sure it has been mentioned before, but we could be possibly be the worst team kicking the ball out from a behind or bringing the ball out of defence of all time.

By the Flemmington strait, we’re clueless in terms of applying different methods and variety of options…

 

[luke livingston seagull]

Motlop has really turned a corner

into a Brisbane player

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

When are the ressies on?

Looking forward to some watchable footy.

 

[luke livingston seagull]

Voss looks really sad tonight.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Would feel better about the losses if we kicked straight

Some of the losses might not even be losses

 

[swuzzlebubble]

When are the ressies on?

Looking forward to some watchable footy.

Tomorrow afternoon

 

[KnaveyBlue]

Serious… maybe he just cramped he usually has the last quarter off.

I was thinking/hoping that too, but he still looked proppy going down the race. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Tonight also showed that sadly Durdin, Motlop, Fantasia, and Fog aren't worth persisting with longer term, each for their own reasons that everyone is already painfully aware of. I'm just not sure who we have in the VFL to replace them.

 

[Wickzki]

But we do have a problem with effort.

We don’t maintain it. I think we’re as poor mentally as we are skilled.

A combination of our key players being down on form this year, playing through injuries when and where they can and also being as checked out as what they are. Further, team is relying on a number of first and second year players to play at the level of hardened AFL players.

To the youngsters credits - mostly - they haven't dropped their heads too much and are up for the challenge. You just can't count on them to help produce winning football results and we won't be able to for another year or two.

Most of our vets are at the crossroads. Are they up for the fight? Do they want to remain committed knowing that it may take until 2027 or more likely 2028 before they see really positive results or are they that checked out that they would rather be elsewhere or retire?

 

[North Side]

Must say it feels concerning watching Weiters, he’s generally been such a proud player. He looks a bit how I feel about the team, trying hard but playing for himself. Just no energy or sense of real leadership that has always appeared so natural to him.

 

[bigm386]

Honestly I would just like one week where we don't push half our forward line into defensive 50.

No wonder the lion's managed 20 tackles inside 50, we literally create no space to move so rely on a dump kick out to nobody.

Just one week with a structure that isn't bomb it long to nobody.

 

[Ald Gardiner]

This ^^^

With TDK compo pick we split it into a few and get some small forwards

 

[DollarsandSense]

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, and they get Dan Annabelle this year, who is a jet too.

 

[blues4flag]

Motlop a scapegoat but he showed some better signs around the ball. Burst from stoppage on 3 or 4 occassions to good effect.

Cowan the obvious highlight, penetrating kick and growing in confidence. 20 and 22 disposals in the last fortnight, career highs. A few kick ins amongst them. HOF the other, reads the ball beautifully. Lot of development left in him but plenty to work with.

Carroll fought back hard. Still think he benefits from a few weeks at VFL level.

TDK - piss him off. Couldn't be more disgusted by what he's dished up in recent weeks.