Autopsy Port Downs Cats by 38

[dazbroncos]

Not good enough

Credit to Port for finding several more gears when needed.

giving up the 2 goals at the end of the 2bd qtr opened the door in the 3rd and we allowed a 50 point turnaround.

Doing it with no real ruck - PFD gets a solid corkie, Duncan and Holmes ran outta gas.

Zuth and Merrick tried hard but too few in support.

Mid field group did well early but then wheels came off and it was done

Port will prob go deep this year.

Well front up against next week but sitting 6-7 its gonna be a battle.

Lost 7% as well - not a good idea.

Demons next week.

Too many players down too much and its just not happening.

Be mad but dont play the man and dont lose the plot.

GO Catters

 

[Shadow89]

Lycett vs Blicavs - that's the game right there.

 

[cats_09]

Bugger

 

[calder_daddy]

Are we the only team in the history of the afl to get spoken about how we will go in finals when it’s not even known if we will make it or not?

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

It's like I said early in the Game Day thread. There were some reasons to believe the Cats could challenge Port tonight and other reasons as to why Port might thrash us too. Sadly, the thrashing has come true. Our lads have a long way to go to regain the ability to match the best teams in the competition this year. Personally, I think our season is shot. Port just too good for us.

 

[r32godzilla]

Phuking terrible after playing so well in the first quarter. What a Jekyll and Hyde performance. Need a rocket up them at training this week. Leaking far too many goals this season. Seriously wtf. Where was Danger too?? Injured? Cameron was poor as well. The amount of intercept marks they took in the second half was ridiculous. Bloody disappointing.

 

[Cursed Cat]

Tough from here.
Port have a really good mix; they have some deficiencies but they are very much capable of winning the Premiership in 2023.
For the first time on record I will say: I don't think we can.

Once Tanner Bruhn went down with a shoulder we looked very thin in the middle; Blicavs looked great early but became more and more stretched as the game went on, Atkins was quiet, Dangerfield had a decent first half but was hampered in the 2nd - Mitch Duncan looked stilted and tentative.

We've got to play Mitch Knevitt as often as possible; he gives us a bit more coverage in the middle and we sure as hell need it.

It was a bitter loss given the bright start we made tonight; Rohan was at his bouncy best early on, our Flea Circus was putting on a 3-small footy carnival.
But despite a couple of big defensive efforts from Stengle and Bews in the 2nd quarter, it slowly became apparent that Port were wrestling control of the match away from us.

Jeremy Cameron

5

Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

had his worst game for the club. He has been well down on form for a month now. Tonight he was a shadow of himself. His ex-teammate Jeremy Finlayson

11

Jeremy Finlayson

Age

28

Ht

197cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.5

3star

K

9.9

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.0

1star

K

7.0

3star

HB

0.0

1star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

18.4

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.0

1star

is the budget-Cameron; rangy left-footer who usually plays forward but can play higher up the ground. He's been huge this year; I never really rated him at GWS and was surprised when Port went after him; he was good for them last year too.

Ollie Henry always plays like we're sitting on a 10-goal lead. I'm a big fan of Jack Henry

38

Jack Henry

Age

25

Ht

192cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.3

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

142.6

2star

D

8.6

2star

K

6.7

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.1

3star

MG

142.6

3star

D

9.6

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

4star

, but he was reactive all night.
Zac Tuohy produced something like his best in the 1st half before disappearing more completely than Radiohead.

Tonight we basically had the band back together, bar Cam Guthrie who admittedly has been a huge loss. But they just weren't good enough for long enough, and now we are in a hole - Finals are no given.

 

[DV2000]

I’m not ashamed of losing to a top 2 form on their home deck, but I sure as hell am ashamed of how we just fell apart when challenged. Killed our percentage, which will be a big factor in making finals given how many teams there are in the middle of the pack.

 

[winty]

Will be hard to get 5 players good enough to get votes tonight. Was Zac Guthrie and then Max Holmes, and then daylight to the 3rd best on.

Probably the worst games Cameron and Jack Henry

38

Jack Henry

Age

25

Ht

192cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.3

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

142.6

2star

D

8.6

2star

K

6.7

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.1

3star

MG

142.6

3star

D

9.6

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

4star

in particular have played in the last three years. Scoreboard probably flattered us in the end too. Margin should've been 10 goals based on the balance of play, especially after quarter time.

 

[CHAWKTS]

Will come back and post about the game after I update my ladder predictor. Think I need Cats to win last 7 of the season now - so will make some adjustments!

 

[Strange Cat]

It is what it is dissapointing night but no need to throw the baby out of the bath water

Port have been in sensational form the last month , and we have had far too many injuries this year with no real team continuity or structure cohesion

Play the kids and move on with a focus on next year , we may make the finals but we just don’t have the list for a flag this year

 

[kickazz]

As bad as we were, we really had them.there in that second q and didn't capitalise.

We applied.jeaps of pressure and they were rattled. Didn't kill the game.

They got confident, then midfield class prevailed.

 

[catempire]

Well, the good news is this was an expected loss, and with that we could still finish 7th or so.

The bad news is we were so badly beaten in the midfield that it’s hard to imagine how the season can be salvaged.

 

[Mad_Hatter]

Meh.
It is what it is.
Some players lacking continuity due to injury, some others woefully out of form and some others who aren't quite ready for the load we are giving them.
Nobody except Miers playing career best football, or something close to it, whereas last season we probably had 15.
Can we win the flag this year? No.
Finish top 4? No.
Finals? Maybe.

So, whatever.
Time to look to younger players, not in the "bring in all the rookies" situation but in ways like Holmes and Bruhn (and maybe Knevitt) should be playing bulk midfield minutes for the rest of the season. Guys like Atkins to be phased out. Should look to play Conway at some point if he's fit and ready, should be looking to provide another debut or 2.

 

[CHAWKTS]

Tough from here.
Port have a really good mix; they have some deficiencies but they are very much capable of winning the Premiership in 2023.
For the first time on record I will say: I don't think we can.

Once Tanner Bruhn went down with a shoulder we looked very thin in the middle; Blicavs looked great early but became more and more stretched as the game went on, Atkins was quiet, Dangerfield had a decent first half but was hampered in the 2nd - Mitch Duncan looked stilted and tentative.

We've got to play Mitch Knevitt as often as possible; he gives us a bit more coverage in the middle and we sure as hell need it.

It was a bitter loss given the bright start we made tonight; Rohan was at his bouncy best early on, our Flea Circus was putting on a 3-small footy carnival.
But despite a couple of big defensive efforts from Stengle and Bews in the 2nd quarter, it slowly became apparent that Port were wrestling control of the match away from us.

Jeremy Cameron had his worst game for the club. He has been well down on form for a month now. Tonight he was a shadow of himself. His ex-teammate Jeremy Finlayson is the budget-Cameron; rangy left-footer who usually plays forward but can play higher up the ground. He's been huge this year; I never really rated him at GWS and was surprised when Port went after him; he was good for them last year too.

Ollie Henry always plays like we're sitting on a 10-goal lead. I'm a big fan of Jack Henry, but he was reactive all night.
Zac Tuohy produced something like his best in the 1st half before disappearing more completely than Radiohead.

Tonight we basically had the band back together, bar Cam Guthrie who admittedly has been a huge loss. But they just weren't good enough for long enough, and now we are in a hole - Finals are no given.

Might bring in two Mitch’s next week!!

 

[Cataholic]

We're just not as good as we once were.

 

[Kyuss]

To be honest... the early lead was made to look better thanks to some bad Port misses.
They fixed that and we couldnt keep up.

 

[SkittleCats]

Our fixation on versatility has become the hallmark of our insipid performances this year.

 

[winty]

Will come back and post about the game after I update my ladder predictor. Think I need Cats to win last 7 of the season now - so will make some adjustments!

We're probably fortunate we have 6 games down at the Cattery but on current form 3 or 4 of them are 50-50 games (Melbourne, Port, Bulldogs and Freo).

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Good first quarter, the rest was a train wreck.

Our season is on the cliff and I think we’re about to tumble down it. Tonight showed how far we’re off a legitimate team and we’re not even in the same ballpark right now.

 

[Cataholic]

Meh.
It is what it is.
Some players lacking continuity due to injury, some others woefully out of form and some others who aren't quite ready for the load we are giving them.
Nobody except Miers playing career best football, or something close to it, whereas last season we probably had 15.
Can we win the flag this year? No.
Finish top 4? No.
Finals? Maybe.

So, whatever.
Time to look to younger players, not in the "bring in all the rookies" situation but in ways like Holmes and Bruhn (and maybe Knevitt) should be playing bulk midfield minutes for the rest of the season. Guys like Atkins to be phased out. Should look to play Conway at some point if he's fit and ready, should be looking to provide another debut or 2.

Even give Hardie a run.

 

[DV2000]

Jeremy Cameron

5

Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

has gone from being the best player in the AFL (first two months), to now just being an average nobody (past 5 weeks). Initially thought it was just natural fluctuation in form, but it’s getting worrying.

 

[Vdubs]

We won the premiership by almost 100 points off the back of a 16 game winning run less than a year ago. To decline this precipitously in such a short span of time is absolutely worth complaining about. Missing the eight off the back of a premiership-winning year is never acceptable.

Yes, but surely you concede the reasons, which are multiple, but highlighted by gross lack of availability of very important players. EVERYTHING fell into place last year, almost as if it was a Selwood sendoff.
We are no longer THAT team, a year older, and we simply can not reproduce last year's list and player management.
Plus other teams are more desperate, improved, and have better engine rooms- Port, Demons, Pies, for starters.
Our guys want it, but can not rekindle what happened last year. Easy to accept, and almost to be expected with the age of our list- many very old, not enough of that critical 24-26 yo, dare I say, Narkle's age. Not really saying Narkle leaving was an error.

 

[CHAWKTS]

We looked like back to back premiers in the first quarter…

I have nothing more to say

 

[Kobe Gryant]

Eh whatever. Can't win it every year and Port are a quality side.

Play out the year and see what happens, and we'll bring in some quality over the summer and get a proper pre-season for the newer boys to get fit and gel.

Not concerned, just been a tough year. Hardly ideal, but it happens.