Autopsy AFL 2025 Round 4 - Cats v Demons Fri April 4th 7:40pm AEDT (GMHBA)

[PhatBoy]

They took 7 kick-ins...

defenders? Huge if true.

 

[danster168]

defenders? Huge if true.

u realise that distorts their metres gained right. Take 200 metres off Stewarts metres gained, then tell me where he sits. I'll wait.

He played on 5 times. so 200 metres is being generous as that's assuming he only kicked it 40 metres on average forwards. And even if he went short, he'd often get it back and kick it forwards from there. So take 200m off and let me know where he is in the metres gained stat.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Yeah PB. Take 700 of Dunstall's goals away and tell Danster where he rates then!!

 

[PhatBoy]

They took 7 kick-ins...maybe watch the game instead of burying your head in stats. Stewart had 0 impact on the game. Same with Guthrie. Humphries was ok. All the chippy chip stuff did nothing. Melbourne's highest metres gained was May and Bowey....coincidentally the 2 guys that take kick-ins.

I did watch it. A lot more recently than you. I watched the nrl first and waited until it was finished and then watched the replay.

Both players mixed their usual volume of small and long switch kicks with small and long direct kicks.

As did Guthrie.

aside from, from memory, one uncharacteristic turnover from each of the players you mentioned that went straight down the throat of an opponent, each of them did what they have all done what they always do and hit targets and instigated plenty of forward movement.

Stewart is generally the most reliable kick we have aside from Miers.

You’re a joke mate

 

[Mr Meow]

They took 7 kick-ins...maybe watch the game instead of burying your head in stats. Stewart had 0 impact on the game. Same with Guthrie. Humphries was ok. All the chippy chip stuff did nothing. Melbourne's highest metres gained was May and Bowey....coincidentally the 2 guys that take kick-ins.

Which Geelong players carved up Melbourne the most tonight?

O'Sullivan, Humphries, Dempsey, Close and Danger for me. Gramps, Brad and the kids.

 

[PhatBoy]

Which Geelong players carved up Melbourne the most tonight?

O'Sullivan, Humphries, Dempsey, Close and Danger for me. Gramps, Brad and the kids.

And the umpires don’t forget

 

[Toump Ass]

Dons now potentially pick up an all timer in the top 3 instead

We already picked a "potential all timer" in Lindsay, who cares who Essendon pick in next year's (apparently very compromised) draft?

Not sure why Geelong fans are getting chirpy, we got done by North by ten goals lol. Y'all are about as much a premiership threat as we are right now.

 

[PhatBoy]

We already picked a "potential all timer" in Lindsay, who cares who Essendon pick in next year's (apparently very compromised) draft?

Not sure why Geelong fans are getting chirpy, we got done by North by ten goals lol. Y'all are about as much a premiership threat as we are right now.

Are we? I haven’t read anyone getting chirpy. General consensus is that we were scrappy with a couple of decent performances

 

[FootyLad0]

We already picked a "potential all timer" in Lindsay, who cares who Essendon pick in next year's (apparently very compromised) draft?

Not sure why Geelong fans are getting chirpy, we got done by North by ten goals lol. Y'all are about as much a premiership threat as we are right now.

Chirpy?
We won a scrappy game down two key defenders with a bunch of kids coming through.

People forget we are in the middle of a huge list turnover, we were supposed to be rebuilding last year and finished top 4.
If we manage to pull a flag out of it while doing a list turnover it’ll be a miracle

 

[kickazz]

Very scrappy win

Don't know if this makes sense, but whilst Melbourne may not have been particularly good, they were no ot easy to play against.

Set up well behind the ball and had a better midfield

 

[danster168]

I did watch it. A lot more recently than you. I watched the nrl first and waited until it was finished and then watched the replay.

Both players mixed their usual volume of small and long switch kicks with small and long direct kicks.

As did Guthrie.

aside from, from memory, one uncharacteristic turnover from each of the players you mentioned that went straight down the throat of an opponent, each of them did what they have all done what they always do and hit targets and instigated plenty of forward movement.

Stewart is generally the most reliable kick we have aside from Miers.

You’re a joke mate

you didn't tell me where Stewart would've landed in the metres gained stat if you took away his kick-ins. Stewart didn't hit 1 risky corridor kick all night. Mr. Chippy chip. Yes, Stewart is a good kick, but doesn't mean he goes for them.

 

[PhatBoy]

you didn't tell me where Stewart would've landed in the metres gained stat if you took away his kick-ins. Stewart didn't hit 1 risky corridor kick all night. Mr. Chippy chip. Yes, Stewart is a good kick, but doesn't mean he goes for them.

I’m not a GPS mate. Work it out for yourself. Why does he have to take corridor kicks to make you chubby? We scored against you perfectly fine going wide from start to finish.

 

[danster168]

Which Geelong players carved up Melbourne the most tonight?

O'Sullivan, Humphries, Dempsey, Close and Danger for me. Gramps, Brad and the kids.

I don't think any of them did. It was a neck and neck contest most of the game minus the umps. I'd say for Geelong, it was Danger, Bailey Smith, Dempsey, Miers. Cameron looked dangerous but was gifted a lot of questionable frees which bailed him out so I didn't put him down.

 

[YeoShuey]

Which Geelong players carved up Melbourne the most tonight?

O'Sullivan, Humphries, Dempsey, Close and Danger for me. Gramps, Brad and the kids.

Probably Miers but I am biased because he is my favourite from there

 

[danster168]

I’m not a GPS mate. Work it out for yourself. Why does he have to take corridor kicks to make you chubby? We scored against you perfectly fine going wide from start to finish.

437m minus 200m for kicking = 237m which places him 26th on the ground for metres gained. So don't quote a silly metres gained stat and not expect to be called out for it by someone who is willing to break down the stat and make Swiss cheese out of it.

 

[PhatBoy]

437m minus 200m for kicking = 237m which places him 26th on the ground for metres gained. So don't quote a silly metres gained stat and not expect to be called out for it by someone who is willing to break down the stat and make Swiss cheese out of it.

You didn’t though, all you’ve done is just make a guess based on how many kick ins he took.

 

[LongSerong]

Pardon my French, but you are speaking out your arse.

Blicavs before tonight had played 273 of 295 matches since his debut. If he's out and they say its illness, then its illness. He barely if ever is injured.

You're missing my point.

I don't actually believe he was ill. I am saying that Scott has a track record of this type of thing. Whether it be tactical or not disclosing an injury until the very last minute.

 

[Mr Meow]

I don't think any of them did. It was a neck and neck contest most of the game minus the umps. I'd say for Geelong, it was Danger, Bailey Smith, Dempsey, Miers. Cameron looked dangerous but was gifted a lot of questionable frees which bailed him out so I didn't put him down.

You have a really poor understanding of our great sport unfortunately.

17 to 5 marks inside 50, Geelong's way.

9 more scoring shots.

More contested possessions, uncontested possessions and tackles.

Less turnovers.

Geelong used the ball far better than Melbourne and then cut the Dees open when they were tired from chasing tail for prolonged periods.

Not enough skill or run from Melbourne.

 

[PhatBoy]

At any rate, the work of the likes of Stewart, Humphries and Guthrie obviously was very ineffective and was really tactically unsound in the circumstances without 2 first choice defenders available (Blicavs and Kolodjashnij) and another joining them midway through the second term, highlighted by Melbourne’s ‘success’ at locking the ball in our defensive 50 and keeping it there and creating scoring chances.

Btw, Humphries covered more territory than just about anybody on the ground as well. Further highlighting his cheap touches etc.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

You're missing my point.

I don't actually believe he was ill. I am saying that Scott has a track record of this type of thing. Whether it be tactical or not disclosing an injury until the very last minute.

Blicavs doesn't get injured, if he was pulled late citing illness then he will have been ill.

 

[PhatBoy]

You're missing my point.

I don't actually believe he was ill. I am saying that Scott has a track record of this type of thing. Whether it be tactical or not disclosing an injury until the very last minute.

Scott worships the ground Blicavs walks on. With Jake Kolodjashnij already unavailable he is not leaving him out for any other reason than the fact that he’s ill. I have no doubt that they knew early on that he was: and Rhys Stanley said he knew early enough in the day that he would probably be starting the game when they spoke to him after the match tonight. So I have no doubt they delay the announcement as late as they can to give the opposition the least amount of time possible to prepare for it. But he would have been legitimately sick.

 

[FootyLad0]

You're missing my point.

I don't actually believe he was ill. I am saying that Scott has a track record of this type of thing. Whether it be tactical or not disclosing an injury until the very last minute.

You think Scotty would claim a guy was too ill to play just for some mind games?

We are a WORSE side without him in? What benefit is there losing him on purpose when we would be better off if he played?

If we want to rest guys we’d rest guys and make sure people would know it.
Scotty’s actually done that before. Like where we played the Bulldogs missing I think it was 9 best 22 blokes cause he sent them all off for end of season surgery early. That was the game Conway debuted in against at the time AA player Tim English and went at him.

 

[PorcelainBus]

All week Scott was coy on who was going to play - "illness" is an extremely unlikely coincidence and he's got a track record with this stuff. It needs to stop for integrity with fans and team selections.

Why should "fans and team selections" mean anything? Clubs shouldn't be buying into the needs of "fantasy" footy . . . It's a fake commercial construct when the real commercial construct is winning games of AFL and finishing as high on the ladder as possible

 

[PorcelainBus]

Pardon my French, but you are speaking out your arse.

Blicavs before tonight had played 273 of 295 matches since his debut. If he's out and they say its illness, then its illness. He barely if ever is injured.

And who cares? Why does a "late out" matter so much to these numpties? Get the win - it's all that matters

 

[LongSerong]

Why should "fans and team selections" mean anything? Clubs shouldn't be buying into the needs of "fantasy" footy . . . It's a fake commercial construct when the real commercial construct is winning games of AFL and finishing as high on the ladder as possible

You do realise fans go to the football to watch their favourite players play?

Guarantee you a kid last week rocked up to watch his favourite player Tom Stewart play only to find out an hour before that he wasn't playing. Scott would've known well in advance that he wasn't going to get up for the game, it's not rocket science. Got nothing to do with fantasy footy or betting on my end - just about integrity of selection for fans.

Your coach is comically well known for pulling this crap week in week out, you're kidding yourself if you say otherwise.