Review AFL Round 4, North Melbourne defeats Geelong by 16 points

[Pure_Ownage]

Discuss the game and the result here.

Just a word of warning North supporters, I understand the terrible umpiring today is not your fault, but this is probably not the best place for you to be right now, and there will be zero trolling tolerance. Do so at your peril.

 

[manboob]

Fek.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Nothing really to discuss. The AFL got the result they were after. Move on until the rotation process begins for premierships. Long time away for us.

 

[STP18]

Brought their own umps it seems. Aren't we supposed to get the homeground advantage?

 

[Gogeelong]

is there any side we can beat at the moment?

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Scott has to be the worst coach in the AFL.

 

[thegerman]

Well, we knew the start would be tough. Lucky not to be 0-4

 

[Jimmy Yamazaki]

HO HO HA HA

 

[HoopsAhoy]

Wonder how much that win cost whoever paid for it?

 

[STP18]

Nothing really to discuss. The AFL got the result they were after. Move on until the rotation process begins for premierships. Long time away for us.

"Equalisation" at its finest eh?

 

[Willo_]

Positives

Bews
Rivers
Gregson again



That's about it, the umpiring was as incompetent as I've ever seen but we didn't help our own cause FFS, we pick poor options going forward, we are carrying 6 to 7 players who are not even touching the ball each game basically

 

[Biggy_Boy]

is there any side we can beat at the moment?

At present, GC are the worst side in the comp, and we beat them by 9 points.

 

[Whit3y]

1-3

our home ground is feared by no one now

 

[Willo_]

Goldstein had 21 disposals, 41 hit-outs, 8 clearances & 1 goal and you call his direct opponent serviceable?

Imagine if he had been playing on Simpson... we wouldn't have been as close as we were

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Melbourne might beat us the way we're playing at the moment

Same problems as last week - piss poor midfield. Get used to it, it's the way of the future.

 

[hoopla]

Yes...a bit sus the free kick count.

Thought cats were a little better this week and it was against a better team


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[Jon Douglas]

Geelong was up against it today - but still I wonder why GFC selectors and coaching staff think that Walker can play as a third tall ? He is a KPF not a third tall who needs to be more mobile and add to our run. if Walker plays, and he should, Clark needs to go into the ruck and allow Walker the run at the ball at CHF.

We also have no small forward to kick goals. It was down there enough and on the ground but we have no one. Gregson and Motlop run up the ground and we have no small forward inside 50 too much.

 

[Skeppersap]

The following played well (by well, I mean a minimum AFL standard):

Selwood
Rivers
Gregson
Bews
Clarke
Stanley

The rest should be considered for demotion next week. The definite relegations should be:

Caddy
Cockatoo
Enright
Horlin Smith
Murdoch

Those who would be lucky to avoid being dropped include:

Taylor
Kelly
Walker
Guthrie

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Umps were shit but so were we, a good first quarter, but the rest was utter shit.

We are terrible tacklers, North broke a tackle and hand balled it to a runner about 100 times today, and all we seem to do is bomb it inside 50, never lower our eyes or create space, never crumb the loose ball. Slow in transition, can't rebound anymore.

We're a pretty ordinary side, bottom 4 at this stage easy.

 

[Baby Duck]

Well that's disappointing isn't it.

Kanga's given an armchair ride all day. Must have been an internal memo during the week.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Well, it's not really surprising. No one could have watched our last three games and thought we were a chance today.

 

[fpm84]

Guys were completely out on their feet in the last quarter. Don't underestimate the toll last week took on them.

Disappointed by the loss but I feel far, far better about our chances moving forward than I did after rounds 1 & 2.

 

[hoopla]

Sad to say but I do reckon we may be wooden spoon favourites soon.


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[Gogeelong]

Scott has to be the worst coach in the AFL.

Have to look at the selection panel. Something wrong on the training track

 

[Zouz Kitty]

is there any side we can beat at the moment?

GC Suns (sans Gary)