Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 8 - Blues v Pies Fri May 3rd 7:40pm AEST (MCG)

[Chief]

Right: Unless it's a bad one against Carlton, I don't wanna hear constant whinging about umpiring from you lot!

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Do you guys have a MSD pick available?

Seriously there has to be somebody better than those three.

Coach killers the lot of them.

2 thankfully. I've been saying the same thing on the Blues board for 3 years straight only to be met by pushback every time. Finally the tides seem to be turning as people realize they are deadset s**t trucks

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Cottrell maybe... The other two would be lucky to make their VFL team

Every side needs a Cottrell type but he isn’t a small forward or whatever. Wasn’t he having games of 20+ and a goal last year in some games.

The rest are terrible and add Williams who is as cooked as my terriaki chicken tonight

 

[SSSSSS]

Who are the more important outs for either team:

McStay, de Goey, Mitchell vs Saad, Motlop, Martin, Fogarty?

Probably give the nod to Collingwood considering de Goey is a star so a bit of upside for Pies still to come which is a little scary for those teams currently vying for a top four position.

A decent KPF, a gun mid/fwd, a former gun now slowing down but very important inside mid

or

Fast guy woof, who?, who? and who?

I know which one I'm picking.

 

[Mr Meow]

Objective posts, reasonable opinions, keeping a lid on it....are you sure you're a Carlton supporter?

There are a bunch of good ones. The others just try to scream over them.

 

[Monco Matt]

The undisputed Kings Of The Close Finish. You just got schooled baggers!

 

[Black Saab]

Who are the more important outs for either team:

McStay, de Goey, Mitchell vs Saad, Motlop, Martin, Fogarty?

Probably give the nod to Collingwood considering de Goey is a star so a bit of upside for Pies still to come which is a little scary for those teams currently vying for a top four position.

Collingwood play with ferocious heart. Their forward line is underdone but they manage to get what they need because everyone buys in.

 

[windyhill]

Crazy tbh. Doesn't even do the 1%ers.

Surely he gets dropped for next week, offers zero.

 

[Glenhope]

The Maynard tackle on Owies is an example of what Whately and King were talking about early this week. The tackled player taking his head to ground to get a free. This needs to be fined out of existence.

 

[FootyLad0]

Naicos has a lot of similarities to Sam Mitchell IMO. Same kind of player. Low center of gravity/mass, exceptional balance, agility, and coordination. Allows him to have A+ evasion skills and accurate disposal. Seems to find space others can't in congestion.

That’s actually a great comparison

 

[taurus]

I knew the Blues couldn't stand the litmus test. Even against the undermanned and undersized pies, the Blues couldn't play fast for more than a quarter.

Cripps got under 25 touches? He couldn't bully the pies.

Well done Magpies!

#NotATop4

 

[Rusty Beam]

Naicos has a lot of similarities to Sam Mitchell IMO. Same kind of player. Low center of gravity/mass, exceptional balance, agility, and coordination. Allows him to have A+ evasion skills and accurate disposal. Seems to find space others can't in congestion.

Ablett and Cousins for mine.

Not absolute burst or bash and crash midfielders. But balanced mids who run really hard and link up particularly as distributors.

 

[Freomaniac]

My teams just won a great game and my immediate thought is to shadow box people on bigfooty about daicos.

Who am I?

lol

 

[GoPies1]

love it - Blues 1-3 from the last 4.
How sweet it is

 

[My Tilly]

Fresh off a grand final, at their unbeatable fortress, Lions play possibly their best opening quarter of footy in god knows how long...
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A lot of teams would have trouble clawing back a start like that and the mental hurdle of doing it in Brisbane can't be underestimated.
5.11 vs 11.8 for the remaining 3 quarters. I don't think claims like the bolded can be substantiated in any way.
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You see why your chart made little to no sense for this one?

Comes down to the starts for Collingwood.
They almost got it right in the first quarter tonight. That last 5 minutes undid all their good work but it was only a two goal deficit. When they regained the ascendancy, you could just feel they had figured things out.

Carlton in the same bracket as Port Adelaide for me.

 

[SSSSSS]

Naicos has a lot of similarities to Sam Mitchell IMO. Same kind of player. Low center of gravity/mass, exceptional balance, agility, and coordination. Allows him to have A+ evasion skills and accurate disposal. Seems to find space others can't in congestion.

He's like Sam Mitchell with leg speed. Lacks Sam's hardness though.

He was tough as nails as a little bloke especially playing in the age of KPP sized midfielders.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

No, mate. Even now.
Cripps is only 29, and he’s already cooked.
Pendlebury is faster and more mobile having 7 years on him.

Sorry but that’s a dumb emotional comment - Cripps has had a brilliant year so far - Pendlebury tho opposite.

Chill.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

• Well done Pies. Lost a soldier early and worked their way into it.
• As predicted it was not a high quality game, but at least it was close.
• The gap between the Blues better six or so and the rest is stark
• Unfortunately a few of the Blues better players are average kicks and
• That Club looks to be subsiding to a mid table side.

 

[Carringbush2010]

Old man Daics is angry!

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

Half a dozen zero tackle games.

Fantasia two tackles?

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

Old man Daics is angry!

Good on him.

Stick it right up ‘em!

 

[bresker]

P Daicos taking advantage of the free piss

Old man Daics is angry!

 

[Bungeye]

Collingwood play with plenty of heart but it's there composure in close matches that suggest they have a fair amount of skill!

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Ah geez, another week of angry Voss not accepting that as good enough for where they should be at, not resting on laurels etc and the media absolutely lauding him for it.

I really feel for Vossy who is doing a great job with that team. About half his team are averse to tackling and applying defensive pressure.


The ten slackest in a different ers would be invited to bring their mouthguards to a boxing tournament commencing 5.00 am tomorrow.

 

[MediocreLad]

That was well grim. But great goal by Daicos to end the game . Good game Collingwood!

 

[Murphkreuzmitch]

Who are the more important outs for either team:

McStay, de Goey, Mitchell vs Saad, Motlop, Martin, Fogarty?

Probably give the nod to Collingwood considering de Goey is a star so a bit of upside for Pies still to come which is a little scary for those teams currently vying for a top four position.

Docherty and McGovern.

Collingwood too good tonight

Diacos, what a weapon.