AFL Autopsy Preseason Game 1: Defeated by the Blues

[faible]

Bryan looks ok, moves nicely and has got his hand to the ball in ruck contests but has palmed it down to absolutely no-one

 

[JT_the_Man]

Doesn’t seem serious. (Frang)

 

[faible]

Cutler still appears to be carrying that egg in his pocket. Absolutely invisible anywhere opposition players are.

 

[ghostdog]

Curnow just pinged for stepping backwards off the mark. So seems you can't move in any direction at all.

Oh okay, like netball. Good work AFL.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Not sure how that wasn’t holding the ball against Pittonet. Blues getting away, 67-44.

 

[faible]

Stewart has been caught out of position a few times, leaving McKay in a contest against much smaller defenders.

 

[84859300]

Short throw in - like 8m short - ball collected and gaol to Blues Murphy

C 67 - E 44

22 min

 

[84859300]

Stewart has been caught out of position a few times, leaving McKay in a contest against much smaller defenders.

He has tried for 'mark of the pre-season' 5 times - just ****ing punch it!!

 

[84859300]

Bryan - supurb in the ruck so far - far better than 50/50 in getting taps and marks

 

[faible]

Bryan doing well to get in position and get his hand to the ball, just doing absolutely nothing helpful with the tap when he does though.

 

[rumply]

Caldwell lowers his eyes & find Tippa, nice

 

[84859300]

Cox mark on point of center square - handball to Caldwell - mark to Tippa - didn't make distance from 43

Blues clear B50

 

[Big Slam]

Cutler is such a ball watcher. Get involved son.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Caldwell lowers his eyes & find Tippa, nice

That was a great passage of play all around, very disappointing it wasn’t capped off with a goal.

 

[84859300]

Cox mark on point of center square - handball to Caldwell - mark to Tippa - didn't make distance from 43

Blues clear B50

Turn over ends up coast to coast - goal

C73 -E 44 Q 3 26 min

 

[Cup_o_Jobe]

Defense is an omnishambles. No structure, no cohesion. We're making a very average looking Blues outfit look like the globetrotters out there. Stewart and Laverde both clearly out of their depth back there, and Cutler is the very definition of a liability.

 

[eth-dog]

Stewart has been caught out of position a few times, leaving McKay in a contest against much smaller defenders.

He was doing that at training too, from the vision I've seen

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Tippa not making the distance from 40 is pretty disappointing

 

[Big Slam]

If our mids don't set up better defensively during a centre bounce the good teams are going to shred us when the real stuff starts.

 

[Foreverdon]

80 Carlton 44 Essendon

 

[faible]

He was doing that at training too, from the vision I've seen

Seems to be drifting up the ground, not sure if it's a coaching directive or not, but would have thought you'd prefer a Ridley or Francis doing that instead of Stewart.

 

[eighties_bomber]

Cutler is such a ball watcher. Get involved son.

hes not even at a good country level standard. should of been removed last year and replaced with a kid who is hungry for an opportunity

 

[VelvetSledge]

Switched off now. As long as there's no more injuries I'm all gravy

 

[84859300]

Perko gets the ball and attempts a Dusty fend off - caught HTB

You need a few more ore-seasosn for that to be an option, young man

Turn over send ball forward to Carlton - goal

C 80- E 44 Q3 28min

Blues fans have the champers in the fridge

 

[faible]

Francis back, with both boots on, might have just been a knock or something.