Autopsy North vs. Sydney - smashed in last quarter

[Lavy_Panther]

The feeling of hopelessness and no chance of winning throughout the entire game is something I want to leave in the past. Such a difficult watch. I can’t believe we’ve traded the #2 pick.

 

[bigosacr]

Must be pretty deflating for the players to see the captain repeatedly kick the ball directly to Oppo inside fwd 50.

 

[archereleven]

Must be pretty deflating for the players to see the captain repeatedly kick the ball directly to Oppo inside fwd 50.

C'mon mate...

We put the jumper on together, we clanger together. Its the NM way now.

 

[dus]

CCJ.

From the time we drafted him and the capital we paid.

To waiting for him to return after all this time.

To how he performed only to go off injured.

Sums up the club perfectly.

We are, CCJ.

 

[kanga kanga kanga]

How many games do we get beaten by just one player?

north- 53
heeney- 31
close loss for heeney, some say he was robbed by umpire 35

 

[Zondor]

After the bye is nowhere near as much fun as I was promised.

C’mon Mate. You can see how the side has gelled after the bye.

 

[tazaa]

Going through the motions

We checked out at three quarter time of the Carlton game. Happy with the effort and fell across the line and **** the rest of the season.

Honestly, what God given right does the group have that at round 15 after a two week stint in Perth, these campaigners decide to shut up shop.

Three weeks after a bye. This is why we’re so angry.


The whole ****ing football department should be on notice but it is what it is.

Not a serious football club.

 

[LB2Snake]

Heeney is like North's kryptonite. Such a good player. I hate him.

Because Heeney is EVERYTHING in one player that we don’t have. We have combinations of Heeney, but nothing like the complete package he brings.

Explosive
Decent tank
Great foot skills
Terrific by hand
Tough
Consistent
AFL body

We don’t have single bloke on our list who even looks like ever becoming a player like him.

 

[Frank Thring]

Gees no X, Larkey, LMac, Wardlaw and Archer and while we lost it was a better result than I expected. Last quarter was no good but the first 3 quarters was pretty good especially some of our connection from defense to forward. I thought we changed the game plan a bit and we were more daring. Our team was way younger and inexperienced than the Swans.

Really liked the games of some our younger blokes in Hardeman, FOS, Harvey, Dawson and McKercher who was tagged by just about the best in the business.

Pink was fantastic and Teakle was good in the second half. I also thought Logue was very good.

Our forward line let us down with quiet games from Chom, Zurhaar, Curtis and Darling.

I hope Clarko continues on letting the team play with the dare of the first 3 quarters. This is what Mitchel did with the Hawks in his first 2 years and now they are reaping the benefit. Let them play

 

[DuckYeah]

Our team was way younger and inexperienced than the Swans.

17th on the ladder. Richmond have more wins.

thats nothing more than making excuses up. Keep telling the team this snd they’ll continue to lose

 

[Frank Thring]

17th on the ladder. Richmond have more wins.

thats nothing more than making excuses up. Keep telling the team this snd they’ll continue to lose

Richmond have much better senior players, our senior players are no good

 

[DuckYeah]

Richmond have much better senior players, our senior players are no good

who?

 

[Frank Thring]

who?

Prestia, Taranto, Hopper, Nank, Vlaustin, Broad, Lynch, Short McIntosh, Ross. They are reliable and perform.roles that help the younger players develop.

 

[Gasometer]

Missed the game live but have read and watched pieces since

Skill Howlers…. hmmmm

An ongoing problem

One thing I will say is I remember around 2011 we were playing the Saints at Docklands and despite a good performance our skills murdered us.

Gradually over the next 2 seasons of 2012 and 13 these improved.

There’s nothing to say that we can’t improve in this area again

In fact, we have no choice

 

[DuckYeah]

Prestia, Taranto, Hopper, Nank, Vlaustin, Broad, Lynch, Short McIntosh, Ross. They are reliable and perform.roles that help the younger players develop.

Parker, Darling, Daniel, LDU, Simpkin, Logue, Comben, Xerri, Happy Meal, Larkey, Zurhaar are not better?

 

[DuckYeah]

Frank Thring Those players on paper are nothing compared to our senior players.

ITS COACHING

 

[The Anvil]

We didn't even over pay for Whitlock. We paid 27 for Whitlock and he looks a bloody good pick for 27!

The issue is that North paid pick 3 for pick 27...

It's actually irrelevant if Whitlock becomes the best player from the draft. His market value AT THE DRAFT was 27.

It's not pick 3 for pick 27, it's pick 3 for pick 27 and 2025 Tigers 2nd rounder.

Still not good but if we landed something good with the Tigers pick, in an area of desperate need, then it's probably ok.

Need to compare the players gained afterwards rather than the picks. Philips was pick 3 and I'd swap him for Whitlock in a heartbeat.

 

[Karanicolas]

Another game where we’re in it at 3/4 time (don’t know how), but we then concede the first 4-5 goals of the last quarter.

There is no belief, but worse, there is no real want to try to win.

Sydney always exposes us because they certain non-negotiables as a team: two-way running, intensity around the contest and playing to their system.

And their superstars do all of that, plus carry their side

 

[The Anvil]

When did 5 become the new 15?

I could have landed further in the long jump (as an aging man with a little too much weight) than was getting paid as a mark to them.

 

[The Anvil]

Another game where we’re in it at 3/4 time (don’t know how), but we then concede the first 4-5 goals of the last quarter.

There is no belief, but worse, there is no real want to try to win.

Sydney always exposes us because they certain non-negotiables as a team: two-way running, intensity around the contest and playing to their system.

And their superstars do all of that, plus carry their side

Another issue when playing at the SCG is clean skills matter.

There's not a lot of space to correct mistakes when you're playing on the U8s oval.

 

[Carey4life]

It's not pick 3 for pick 27, it's pick 3 for pick 27 and 2025 Tigers 2nd rounder.

Still not good but if we landed something good with the Tigers pick, in an area of desperate need, then it's probably ok.

Need to compare the players gained afterwards rather than the picks. Philips was pick 3 and I'd swap him for Whitlock in a heartbeat.

I think that's a wrong way at looking at value and risk. Tristan Xerri is a top 10 player from his draft post-fast. That doesn't mean trading pick 10 for pick 73 is a good decision ...

I know that's extreme, but it's fact. The pick was the players market value.

 

[JGreezy]

Because Heeney is EVERYTHING in one player that we don’t have. We have combinations of Heeney, but nothing like the complete package he brings.

Explosive
Decent tank
Great foot skills
Terrific by hand
Tough
Consistent
AFL body

We don’t have single bloke on our list who even looks like ever becoming a player like him.

I think that FOS shows all of the potential to be that kind of player. He's also good in the air like Heeney.

 

[R00StaR]

It's not pick 3 for pick 27, it's pick 3 for pick 27 and 2025 Tigers 2nd rounder.

Still not good but if we landed something good with the Tigers pick, in an area of desperate need, then it's probably ok.

Need to compare the players gained afterwards rather than the picks. Philips was pick 3 and I'd swap him for Whitlock in a heartbeat.

So if we can get pick 27 we could easy add it with Richmond's pick and get our first rounder back?

 

[Disco Dew]

alright I’ve slept on it and I’m ready to look for some positives out of yesterdays game.

FOS. This kid man, he is always so composed and uses the ball well.
chuck him in the guts and set and forget I reckon.

That’s all I’ve got

 

[Possession]

Another game where we’re in it at 3/4 time (don’t know how), but we then concede the first 4-5 goals of the last quarter.

Christ this bugs me. The game goes from being up in the air at three quarter time to dead within the first few minutes of the last quarter with a couple of quick goals. Has happened so many times this year and just isn't excusable.