Review Reigning Premiers Give Home Team A Pantsing

[purplearmy]

We choked, I don’t shy away from that. But the umpiring continues to be awful. It really hurts the enjoyment of the game. It’s so over the top it’s a joke.

 

[FreoRicci]

He has struggled with nervous starts for years. Has admitted it and that he gets help for it. Massive liability in big games.

His kicking is terrible and has been for a long time. Add to that an inability to get through a season without injury.

Cant be captain next season.

Fyfe or Pav as captain. You get a freaking warrior effort. Pearce isn’t that. He’s a deep thinker and that doesn’t work onfield.

Just looked off when he marked it first 5 mins. A captain can’t just be uncertain. They have to be reassured, pumped up ready to go.

 

[Farrand]

What, like 12 out of the last 14 games?

Yeah, and in high pressure must win games. And throughout the game, not just the final quarter.

 

[s_wd6]

Fyfe or Pav as captain. You get a freaking warrior effort. Pearce isn’t that. He’s a deep thinker and that doesn’t work onfield.

Just looked off when he marked it first 5 mins. A captain can’t just be uncertain. They have to be reassured, pumped up ready to go.

Pearce was a captain last year. You just can’t captain in the role he’s playing now. And he can’t be playing that role when he can’t kick a ball.

 

[E Shed]

Oh and can anyone tell me why when we started to sink in the 3rd why Fyfe wasn’t subbed on?
To have him run on 10 minutes in the crowd would have gone nuts, players maybe lifted.
Instead we get no fanfare, slips on quietly at the break, wins it from the center, gives to Erasmus who kicks it straight back to Brisbane, air goes out of the game.

 

[Farrand]

Nah Deathly & Piggy Smalls gave a love react because they love me, not the oven.

Yes. That or big Simpson fans!

 

[Ripper]

So much about our strategy I don’t understand, primarily the timid way we exit from D50. First Q, Pearce has the ball, Worner absolutely clear runs past for the handball, further up the ground Freddy is out the back in clear air top of the 50, we have the opportunity to take territory, run through the zone & kick long for Freddy to run onto.
Instead Pearce holds the ball and they get settled & he kicks it straight back to them.

So many other crap plays, Banfield, Erasmus, Worner, Wagner just missing simple kicks to a target.

Meanwhile Lions broke fast from stoppage, used the corridor from kick ins and had space inside their 50.
Outclassed, out coached, but the biggest indictment - outworked when we had everything on the line.

There were bad signs last week but tonight we came to a halt. Bulldogs spank us next week and it’s over and out yet again.

This club breaks your heart every year.

I reckon we have been going better when Pearce was injued

 

[thistimeforsure]

Don’t you dare change your avatar back

Would a selfie with an arrow through its head be OK

 

[FreoRicci]

Literally why wait until we have to do the impossible and come back from 30 in one quarter. The game was 8 points. Chuck him on at half time to give the team and crowd a lift

Easily. Wagner wasn’t on tonight. Nor was NOD. Just bite the bullet.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

At least the boys got their 10,000 steps in and some fresh air.

 

[s_wd6]

Oh and can anyone tell me why when we started to sink in the 3rd why Fyfe wasn’t subbed on?
To have him run on 10 minutes in the crowd would have gone nuts, players maybe lifted.
Instead we get no fanfare, slips on quietly at the break, wins it from the center, gives to Erasmus who kicks it straight back to Brisbane, air goes out of the game.

As soon as Brisbane kicked that second goal the switch should’ve been made.

 

[Farrand]

Easily. Wagner wasn’t on tonight. Nor was NOD. Just bite the bullet.

Wags was better than about 18 other players I could name.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Would a selfie with an arrow through its head be OK

 

[BringBackTheAnchor]

Worst game I have seen us play, ever. Over the years we have gave some complete pissweak efforts. But that complete shite and lack of care in the farewell of our greatest player is just disgusting.

And just to rub it in pretty much kicks us out of finals.

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

Can we take the halo off Pearce and see him for what he is?

He directly cost the first 2 goals and set the scene for the whole team

Too much media and fluff this week

 

[WhoneedsMcLeod]

Just to keep things on the level, our list is no-where near as good as Brisbane's.
But that is part of the coaches task, to identify and cut the weakest links from your team

Not to select and play them week in, week out and ignore on field performance.

 

[purplearmy]

Oh and can anyone tell me why when we started to sink in the 3rd why Fyfe wasn’t subbed on?
To have him run on 10 minutes in the crowd would have gone nuts, players maybe lifted.
Instead we get no fanfare, slips on quietly at the break, wins it from the center, gives to Erasmus who kicks it straight back to Brisbane, air goes out of the game.

Yep. So dumb.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

Oh and can anyone tell me why when we started to sink in the 3rd why Fyfe wasn’t subbed on?
To have him run on 10 minutes in the crowd would have gone nuts, players maybe lifted.
Instead we get no fanfare, slips on quietly at the break, wins it from the center, gives to Erasmus who kicks it straight back to Brisbane, air goes out of the game.

Yep. So dumb.

As dumb as warming up in the rooms instead of on the sidelines when a record breaking crowd has come to see you off.

What's with that? Worried he was going to strain something??

 

[malpaso]

Weird game. Our execution was putrid. Considering the points we gave them from free kicks and the shizen kicking at goal, whatever we tried to do was nullified.
Inside 50s were close, scoring shots were close (until the end). Our forwards played so poorly, lowest involvement for the year.
What a time to have our worst performance. Very Dockers.

 

[malpaso]

Oh and can anyone tell me why when we started to sink in the 3rd why Fyfe wasn’t subbed on?
To have him run on 10 minutes in the crowd would have gone nuts, players maybe lifted.
Instead we get no fanfare, slips on quietly at the break, wins it from the center, gives to Erasmus who kicks it straight back to Brisbane, air goes out of the game.

Erasmus kicking to Brisbane is Fyfe's fault? Or Longmuir's? I'm confused. Pretty sure that's Erasmus'.

 

[Dockers v Channel7West]

I'm a disappointed supporter but unlike most on here will keep supporting and hoping for a miraculous win and balanced free kick count next week..
Bring it on
Don't care for your negativity
Plus I'm on holiday in Thailand (with wife)

 

[largebus]

A lot of heat on Moose and the mids but give it up for our fwd line. More scoring shots until 3QT.

Our percentage might’ve been okay despite the loss if Gold Coast pump GWS tomorrow, but they couldn't even keep it close. 4 or 5 misses from directly in front, Treacy playing on like that, Freddy Bolton and Switta all either anonymous or shanking the set shots. Little wonder our heads dropped late, you'd be demoralised as a mid or defender seeing them do that.

We might still make finals yet but I've got no confidence we'll do anything of note.

 

[s_wd6]

Watching us miss kick after kick and then watching the Brisbane player kick a no look goal over his head you knew it was never gonna flip our way

 

[Alfonz]

Oh and can anyone tell me why when we started to sink in the 3rd why Fyfe wasn’t subbed on?
To have him run on 10 minutes in the crowd would have gone nuts, players maybe lifted.
Instead we get no fanfare, slips on quietly at the break, wins it from the center, gives to Erasmus who kicks it straight back to Brisbane, air goes out of the game.

Yep. I honestly thought he had injured himself again. When does a sub ever go and warm up in the change rooms? It was just weird and a complete waste of bringing Fyfe on for maximum impact.

If JL didn't want to bring him on so early, then at least after Reid kicked his goal would have been a good time.

 

[E Shed]

Erasmus kicking to Brisbane is Fyfe's fault? Or Longmuir's? I'm confused. Pretty sure that's Erasmus'.

Yes, wasn’t well written. I was lamenting Fyfe coming on late but added the extra bit about Erasmus.
The one doesn’t have anything to do with the other. It’s just all so awful one thing rolls into the next.