Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 11 - Dogs v Swans Thu May 23rd 7:30pm AEST (Marvel)

[CarnTheScray]

Unfortunately some of these dogs fans still aren't over the fact we outplayed them in the 2016 Grand Final.

It's been 8 years now fellas. Time to move on.

Taking notes from the English cricket team playbook?

 

[melbournehammer]

In the first half West missed one from 30m out and Gallagher missed one in play he should have kicked as well. You can't afford to miss those against top teams.

You guys were 7 goals 2 at one stage, and have been scarily accurate all year. That's the biggest factor, you're taking your chances more than any other club.

A lot of the accuracy is not having dominant talls

If McLean amartey and McDonald mark it a lot they go fifty fifty in set shots. An affliction that is common amongst good talls. Smaller players with snaps from 30 or so rarely go at less than 80%

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Jesus you guys would be close to unbeatable with a decent KPD instead of Frost-lite

He would drive me nuts too! Would love Weitering though lol

 

[Tippett2Goal]

Its nice to play badly and still get the win.

 

[Mofra]

A lot of the accuracy is not having dominant talls

If McLean amartey and McDonald mark it a lot they go fifty fifty in set shots. An affliction that is common amongst good talls. Smaller players with snaps from 30 or so rarely go at less than 80%

I think I commented on your good ball movement earlier on the game so that makes sense - getting changes that area a higher % chance of going through.

 

[juss]

Thought the Dogs were pretty good considering the players they lost early. If they didn't have them go down, could have been a different result on the night.

 

[Mr Meow]

I really don't understand all the whinging about this. It's stupid fixturing but any advantage is offset by the fact that we play 11 in a row to finish the season while other teams will be fresher.

Opening round is a joke and you could argue there's an advantage to playing a week earlier than everyone else so the first bye is an advantage (but on the flipside you also lose a week of pre-season). I don't really see how this second bye being early is a massive advantage in the grand scheme of things though.

1st rule of BigFooty: whinge about the usual things.

2nd rule of BigFooty: for a back up, find new things to whinge about.

 

[Pistol Night]

1st rule of BigFooty: whinge about the usual things.

2nd rule of BigFooty: for a back up, find new things to whinge about.

Bigfooty and Facebook should join forces and create BigWhinge.com. Would be huge

 

[maddog37]

Its nice to play badly and still get the win.

Yep. Beats playing badly and losing.

Wonderful insight from you.

 

[Tippett2Goal]

Yep. Beats playing badly and losing.

Wonderful insight from you.

Are you ok?

 

[My Tilly]

Bontempelli's inability to kick to those crucial set shot goals is the only part of his game which is lacking.

 

[Carringbush2010]

I've seen a lot of sides like this fall apart in September when they get off to ripper starts. Can only hope.

I wouldn't mind em winning it, or your mob either.

So long as the blues or bombers don't win it I'll be happy.

 

[maddog37]

Are you ok?

Just saying……

 

[SSwans2011]

Yep. Beats playing badly and losing.

Wonderful insight from you.

 

[bungalow_bill]

I wouldn't mind em winning it, or your mob either.

So long as the blues or bombers don't win it I'll be happy.

Yeah much prefer the Swans win it over almost any other team. Particularly the Vic teams but also Port/Suns. The one thing against them is that they are peaking at the wrong time.

 

[Syd]

Yeah much prefer the Swans win it over almost any other team. Particularly the Vic teams but also Port/Suns. The one thing against them is that they are peaking at the wrong time.

Who said we've peaked?

 

[Carringbush2010]

Yeah much prefer the Swans win it over almost any other team. Particularly the Vic teams but also Port/Suns. The one thing against them is that they are peaking at the wrong time.

Are the Swans peaking though? And if so why isn't it sustainable?

I'm not so certain there'll be a form slump at the pointy end, they've been consistently good for nearly half a season and their form if anything is building.

And yeah wouldn't mind port or suns winning it too, anyone, just so long as it's not the blues or bombers or wc (given either of those would take our mantle of performance over the course of the competition averaged out over the clubs time in the competition).

 

[Golden_6]

The best case scenario.

Bulldogs forward Aaron Naughton

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Aaron Naughton

Age

24

Ht

196cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

4.9

5star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

6.3

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.3

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

0.8

1star

G

0.5

4star

D

12.8

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.0

1star

has sustained a moderate grade medial ligament injury to his right knee, scans have confirmed.

There has been no damage to his ACL.

Naughton was removed from the game during the second quarter after his knee was caught in a tackle.

The Club will work through a return to play plan in coming days but expects to be without the 24-year-old for at least the next four to six weeks.

 

[PerthBoy86]

Yeah much prefer the Swans win it over almost any other team. Particularly the Vic teams but also Port/Suns. The one thing against them is that they are peaking at the wrong time.

Also it's not like teams only have one peak and then just decide for the rest of the season. Collingwood last year peaked early, had a mid-late season flat patch, but were still good in finals. West Coast in 2018 lost I think 2 or 3 in a row midseason and many were writing them off.

Granted like any team, injuries and other issues can throw a spanner in the works.

 

[SSwans2011]

The best case scenario.

Bulldogs forward Aaron Naughton has sustained a moderate grade medial ligament injury to his right knee, scans have confirmed.

There has been no damage to his ACL.

Naughton was removed from the game during the second quarter after his knee was caught in a tackle.

The Club will work through a return to play plan in coming days but expects to be without the 24-year-old for at least the next four to six weeks.

Wowee, that's fantastic news all things considered. Hope his recovery goes well. He's had a fantastic season.

 

[bungalow_bill]

Are the Swans peaking though? And if so why isn't it sustainable?

I'm not so certain there'll be a form slump at the pointy end, they've been consistently good for nearly half a season and their form if anything is building.

And yeah wouldn't mind port or suns winning it too, anyone, just so long as it's not the blues or bombers or wc (given either of those would take our mantle of performance over the course of the competition averaged out over the clubs time in the competition).

I think they are and it's possible. So many teams have had a hot streak to start the season then fizzled out for one reason or another. Was it in 2022 that we were asking who could stop Melbourne? Hopefully they can keep it up.

 

[maddog37]

Wonderful insight from you.

Glad you appreciate it.

I would prefer you used some fresh material though.

 

[VinnieB]

I think they are and it's possible. So many teams have had a hot streak to start the season then fizzled out for one reason or another. Was it in 2022 that we were asking who could stop Melbourne? Hopefully they can keep it up.

I don't think the Swans enjoy playing grand finals.

 

[The Slitherin' Snake]

This is getting bandied around but makes no sense, who are they? The truly dominant H&A teams of the recent decade - Collingwood 2010, Geelong, Hawthorn, Richmond, have all gone on to grand finals and won them. Swans 2016 and stkilda in the late 2000s are probably the only two clear dominant teams of the year to not go on to win it all.

And that's not even mentioning Collingwood last year, Dee's 21 and west coast because I don't class them as completely dominating the H&A in those years. Yet even they went on to win it.

Geelong in 2008 won 21/22 games and lost the flag.
Richmond in 2018 were dominant and lost the flag.
Rare but it does happen

On the flip side, Collingwood in 2010 finished 2 points head of 2nd so were hardly dominant, Sydney in 2016 finished on top by % and were only a game clear of 7th, again hardly dominant.

 

[SSwans2011]

Glad you appreciate it.

I would prefer you used some fresh material though.

You'll have to subscribe to my newsletter for that. Not wasting my best gear on a main board thread.