Autopsy Flogged by way more composed swans, back to the bad old days.

[Flawed Genius]

Weak as piss.

Zurhaar, McDonald, Corr, Comben, Powell, Scott, Simpkin, Logue, Stephens, Zurhaar again because f**k him, Darling, Daniel. All absolutely f**king god awful.

That third quarter was as bad as we've been in the entire last five to six years. Witches hats is disrespectful to the orange cones. I fully expect Clarkson to come out and say something like "oh well Sydney just took their opportunities a lot better than we did" which papers over the real problem - our players don't run defensively and they don't move offensively.

Whoever Sydney's midfield coach is and whoever set up their zone is a really good tactically minded coach, but at the same time it must be easy to run it and set it up when you have the Headless Harolds running around out there against you. Time and time again we set up to take the corridor away so they went outside of us to the boundary, waited for our idiots to get sucked in and lose their shape and then they dart a kick into the corridor we've just left open. There was one transition from a kick in that led to an Amartey goal which was genuinely 100m in a straight line from the kick in.

I spent good hard earned money to go tonight. Miserable decision that was. Sydney's cheer squad doing soccer chants was arguably the last straw. A miserable, incredibly disciplined club supported by the champagne set and 40-50 SMFC leftovers. It's the hope that kills you.

F**k Cam Zurhaar

 

[amaz199]

I'm tired, man. Exhausted.

 

[Only Forwards]

At least Will would have offered something. Has heart.

Our pressure was fantastic in parts of that second quarter and we still couldn't score btw

Won’t score when the forward ball movement is bomb it long to short people.

 

[Bowski]

That game reminded me of the decent-but-not-great horror flick 1408 (based on a Stephen King story).

A man checks into a haunted hotel room and finds himself trapped in a relentless psychological nightmare.

He’s tormented in every way imaginable — physically, mentally, emotionally.

Eventually, he escapes. Life returns to normal. He’s free…


But then (spoiler alert):
He realizes he never left the room. It was all just another twisted illusion — the torment continues.

 

[Dinkers]

Well yes a wake up call for the masses. Totally pulled apart by an injury riddled opponent.
Kicked only 9 goals. I've lost faith in our off field leadership.
Team selection stumped me, I've no issue with Whitlocks drafting I honestly think he will be better than good. But his selection today was a real head scratcher.
Comben at CHB is an absolute disaster. He's fumbly, prone to poor decision making and loses his opponent.
He's our new Magoo, yay!!

I thought our 2 hardest players at the ball or contest were 2 ex Swans players. That shouldn't be lost on anyone. Why??

They didn't want Stephens, we can all see why. Scott, Tucker, Stephens, Hansen Jnr, need to all be gone.

We cannot play Darling, Larkey, Comben, Whitlock , Xerri, Corr and Logue in the same side ever again.

 

[glenn2479]

It’s hard to believe that we continue to play McDonald and Tucker. We let McKercher stand still in the back line and Jy kick inside 50. Definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result.

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

At least Nobel played kids. What’s the excuse now.

 

[HTPunter]

Then stay out of them. Simples.

Saying “simples” should be a bannable offence.

 

[Gasometer]

It’s skill execution, time and time again. Dropped intercept marks, spoils into danger, kicks missing targets, handballs to feet and/or over the head. ****ing shocking stuff.

It’s been the same Rd 1-3

We got lucky for 10
Minutes in the 4th v GoDeez

Our skills are just shit

 

[Only Forwards]

I'm tired, man. Exhausted.

So sick of it.

I can bear losing.

I cannot bear the manner of that loss.

Disgusting.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Sheezel moves behind the footy and immediately has an impact. Thought LDU battled hard through the Jordon tag. Xerri didn't look fit at all and got demolished by Grundy. Curtis is our best forward. Parker was great.

 

[HTPunter]

Thankfully Comben took down Matt Jefferson & Dan Turner so you could all believe he was a gun lol

 

[zoomba23]

Got my grief out of the way in R1 so I'm seeing this result with a deranged level of clear headedness.

The saddest thing about all this is that we were still in touching distance at HT, with the fans baying for the umps' blood and raucously cheering the players on. There was literally not one extraneous factor against us. The players SHOULD have felt that they had the power to change the result on their side.

Larkey then drops a chest mark, someone else ****s up too (can't remember who but I noted it at the time), they scored an unearned goal, and we wilted like a daisy in the Sahara.

Everything was in place for things to finally go in a different direction to how they have been. We, the most damaged and pessimistic fanbase in the league, were anticipating a second half fight to the death, and they dish that horseshit up.

Frauds. A group of selfish, lazy, uncommunicative frauds. No more, no less. It sucks feeling no emotion once more, but the silver lining is, the club legitimately will be put out of its misery if this keeps up, and that will be of emotional benefit for us all.

 

[winalotroos]

I can’t add to the criticism except to say they were so disappointing and it was obvious within the first 15 minutes.
The game has gone passed Daniel, our mids did not chase at all, forwards not working for each other
I feel for Whitlock came in way to early just not ready.

 

[Liam Boy]

 

[Roosurgence]

Well yes a wake up call for the masses. Totally pulled apart by an injury riddled opponent.
Kicked only 9 goals. I've lost faith in our off field leadership.
Team selection stumped me, I've no issue with Whitlocks drafting I honestly think he will be better than good. But his selection today was a real head scratcher.
Comben at CHB is an absolute disaster. He's fumbly, prone to poor decision making and loses his opponent.
He's our new Magoo, yay!!

I thought our 2 hardest players at the ball or contest were 2 ex Swans players. That shouldn't be lost on anyone. Why??

They didn't want Stephens, we can all see why. Scott, Tucker, Stephens, Hansen Jnr, need to all be gone.

We cannot play Darling, Larkey, Comben, Whitlock , Xerri, Corr and Logue in the same side ever again.

I just don’t get what Stephens does to demand a game?

A **** up of a trade and we keep doubling down.

Hansen, back to the VFL two weeks in a row you shirk it, ****ing cat.

 

[Hop_lessly Devoted]

It’s tiring, barracking for this team. I’m tired.

 

[Arathrawn]

Weak as piss.

Zurhaar, McDonald, Corr, Comben, Powell, Scott, Simpkin, Logue, Stephens, Zurhaar again because f**k him, Darling, Daniel. All absolutely f**king god awful.

That third quarter was as bad as we've been in the entire last five to six years. Witches hats is disrespectful to the orange cones. I fully expect Clarkson to come out and say something like "oh well Sydney just took their opportunities a lot better than we did" which papers over the real problem - our players don't run defensively and they don't move offensively.

Whoever Sydney's midfield coach is and whoever set up their zone is a really good tactically minded coach, but at the same time it must be easy to run it and set it up when you have the Headless Harolds running around out there against you. Time and time again we set up to take the corridor away so they went outside of us to the boundary, waited for our idiots to get sucked in and lose their shape and then they dart a kick into the corridor we've just left open. There was one transition from a kick in that led to an Amartey goal which was genuinely 100m in a straight line from the kick in.

I spent good hard earned money to go tonight. Miserable decision that was. Sydney's cheer squad doing soccer chants was arguably the last straw. A miserable, incredibly disciplined club supported by the champagne set and 40-50 SMFC leftovers. It's the hope that kills you.

F**k Cam Zurhaar

I've been raging against Zurhaar all night.

Dumb, selfish and Lazy footballer

 

[Elite Master]

It’s been the same Rd 1-3

We got lucky for 10
Minutes in the 4th v GoDeez

Our skills are just shit

That whole 4th quarter wasn't about us playing well, it was about Melbourne playing shit. We were 'meh' in the previous 3 quarters as well.

 

[ToxicMegaPunts]

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

 

[gokangas]

I'm tired, man. Exhausted.

Me too. Just when I have a little bit of faith, reality hits and we suck.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Dylan Stephens gets paid $500k a year for four years to do cardio for 120 minutes a week and bomb it long to contests. In all seriousness I will do it for half that and I'll look like I care while I'm doing it. The only downside is I'll be even further off my player that Stephens is, which would mean I'd have to be on Platform 7 at Southern Cross. This c**t sucks.

 

[shinboner spiggs]

At least Nobel played kids. What’s the excuse now.

There’s more kids than ever?

 

[Northwards]

Not the reason for the loss but I’m not sure RHJ and Stephen’s can both play full games in the same side. One as the sub and Duursma in is the better option

Teakle may have to be looked at to duo ruck with Xerri. Darling’s recruitment was to help forward of the ball which is being negated because when he’s rucking we have the same issue.
Teakle not a game changer but it could be a structural change that may help a little bit.

LDU plays jump rope with the line of good player and star. I don’t know what the answer is with him.

Defensively Daniel is a liability.

Aidan Corr fought pretty hard against silver service.

One more half of FWD 50 breakdown like that and Comben might have to go forward. Change or try something mid game to stem the flow