Autopsy AFL 2023 Round 18 - Demons v Lions Fri July 14th 7:50pm AEST (MCG)

[Squarky]

How do Melbourne only attract 38K to that game, that is disgraceful honestly

I shouldn't encourage this sort of posting by responding, but...

Last night's crowd of 38,030 was the biggest H&A crowd of all time between these two teams. Previous best was 37,728 last year at the G. Not sure more you're expecting.

 

[My Tilly]

Its great to see what my boy Viney is doing in the twilight of his career. It'd be great for him to be able to retire after winning a flag at the MCG this year!

He's only 29.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

A top 4 team on Friday night at the G vs another top 4 team you'd want 50 wouldn't you? Richmond v Brisbane later in the season got 80K a couple of years ago.

That was when people still thought Brisbane were a genuine contender

 

[Bungeye]

Fair enough.

Yep. It's a crying shame.

 

[HairyO]

Great win, but temper the win with the knowledge that the Loins are a bit soft.

Yeah how do you not beat Brisbane at the MCG by at least 4 goals.

 

[Toump Ass]

Weird seeing Bears supporters sook about crowd numbers. Your club ran out in a goddamn Fitzroy jumper last night? Where did all the “royboys” go?

 

[Elixuh]

He's only 29.

Damn thought he was like 34

 

[YouBeauty]

I've watch the last 6 minutes. Brisbane had no ******* idea what to do at the point in the game with the lead they had. You have to question the coaching.

 

[HairyO]

I've watch the last 6 minutes. Brisbane had no ******* idea what to do at the point in the game with the lead they had. You have to question the coaching.

What can a coach do in the last few minutes?

Its on the players. Noone can coach headless chooks.

 

[Lampers]

I shouldn't encourage this sort of posting by responding, but...

Last night's crowd of 38,030 was the biggest H&A crowd of all time between these two teams. Previous best was 37,728 last year at the G. Not sure more you're expecting.

It will be one of those games where 80,000 people claim they were there “The night a completely cooked Melky sunk the Bears” so let’s just count it as an 80k crowd.

 

[YouBeauty]

What can a coach do in the last few minutes?

Its on the players. Noone can coach headless chooks.

Definitely not much can be done on the night but it's something prepared for at training with simulation. They had no idea what to do and were trying to hang on.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

We aren't great at taking the pace out of it and slowing it down in these situations.

Not sure why sides try to "take the pace out of it", you're just inviting the opposition back in. Best to push through until the final siren.

 

[HairyO]

Definitely not much can be done on the night but it's something prepared for at training with simulation. They had no idea what to do and were trying to hang on.

All teams train for it but it needs onfield leadership.

Brisbane is filled with talent but clearly lacking in leadership.

 

[My Tilly]

All teams train for it but it needs onfield leadership.

Brisbane is filled with talent but clearly lacking in leadership.

I'm actually surprised how poor most teams look when they try and save the game in the final minutes.
Geelong aren't good at it. Senior players don't think and just start bombing the ball away, anywhere.

Richmond are excellent at it.
Collingwood are the kings of it right now.

So many teams in the eight just have no idea. Most are better off being behind so they can attack and play loose. Nothing to lose if you know you need a goal or two to win the game.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

All teams train for it but it needs onfield leadership.

Brisbane is filled with talent but clearly lacking in leadership.

On field wise, Zorko has been part of this problem and issue at the Lions for years. Brisbane need to give him the flick at the end of the season.

 

[Juzzk1d]

After Daniher kicked his goal the feeling at the ground was the game was done.

Was this the goal that he flopped like a sack of potatoes? I nearly left after that. Thank god I stayed.

 

[Juzzk1d]

Just watching the last quarter replay Brisbane kept kicking it down the line to a contest and it kept coming back. Not good tactics in the last few minutes panicked

This is what we did for an entire quarter and a half. So dumb. Players go into their shells and prevent teams from scoring often choke a lead more often than not.

This is why we allowed Brisbane to jet off to a four goal lead. And that’s why Brisbane allowed us to crawl back into it. The other team won it for us.

 

[HairyO]

I'm actually surprised how poor most teams look when they try and save the game in the final minutes.
Geelong aren't good at it. Senior players don't think and just start bombing the ball away, anywhere.

Richmond are excellent at it.
Collingwood are the kings of it right now.

So many teams in the eight just have no idea. Most are better off being behind so they can attack and play loose. Nothing to lose if you know you need a goal or two to win the game.

Yeah Hodge always said they had no fear if they were down by a little with only minutes to go. They had overrun teams so many times they never lost faith.

And when in front they knew how to stay in front and close out the game.

 

[danster168]

Not doing much for a no.1 pick in his sixth season. Brayshaw, Uniacke, Naughton, Fogarty, Allen, Bailey. All gone past him.

Ed Richards is probably better than him.

Throw in Dylan Moore, Higgins, Starcevich, Powell, Balta, Liam Ryan, Brent Daniels, Sam Taylor, Petty, Nathan Murphy, Worpel, Miers, Switkowski, Liam Baker.

 

[Pacman82]

Just watching the last quarter replay Brisbane kept kicking it down the line to a contest and it kept coming back. Not good tactics in the last few minutes panicked

I was saying the same thing last night. I put alot of the blame on Harris Andrews, he had a brilliant individual game, but as a captain he has to be influencing the plays out of defence. The Lions were consistently going down the line to that Gawn/May pack in that last.

 

[Saab NLAW]

Never in doubt, this Lions team is special!
Withstood everything Melbourne could throw at them (which turned out to be a tennis ball thrown at them, compared to the gigantic cannon ball they threw back at the Demons!).

This aged well

 

[Xtreme]

This aged well

Melbourne supporters can thank me for jinxing the Lions

 

[Schmicko]

 

[demondavey]

Weird seeing Bears supporters sook about crowd numbers. Your club ran out in a goddamn Fitzroy jumper last night? Where did all the “royboys” go?

They’re spending their Friday nights at hipster bars that serve craft beer in jam jars whilst popping off to the bathroom to apply beard oil and adjusting their man buns.

All living in their parents negatively geared properties in Fitzroy.

 

[MartinPrince]

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If you were 1st or 2nd cool but 3rd is the same as 4th. its a s**t spot either way and not home final position