Review Reigning Premiers Give Home Team A Pantsing

[malpaso]

Win 11 out of 13 and we are in this pickle. Go figure. If you had told me 13 weeks ago that we win 11 games from there, I'd have been ecstatic.

 

[s_wd6]

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.

I maintain that they kick even half the shots and we go on to win. It’s the forwards faults we were playing catch up all game.

 

[serial_thrilla]

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

They deserve a Bex and a lie down.

 

[malpaso]

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.

The allowance of their uncontested marking was on our forwards. Fletcher, Lester, Andrews, Marshall, they had ripper possessions.

 

[malpaso]

I maintain that they kick even half the shots and we go on to win. It’s the forwards faults we were playing catch up all game.

Yeah and not allowing uncontested marks in their back half.
Our kicking for goal and giving away free kicks for goal doomed us.

 

[s_wd6]

The allowance of their uncontested marking was on our forwards. Fletcher, Lester, Andrews, Marshall, they had ripper possessions.

Love how many times we kicked to a leading Voss and it went over his head to Andrews. Kick the ball lower you ****ers so it’s to his advantage. Played into Andrews hands all night.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Screw you guys, I’m going to bed.

 

[Deathly]

Win 11 out of 13 and we are in this pickle. Go figure. If you had told me 13 weeks ago that we win 11 games from there, I'd have been ecstatic.

Insane isn't it. Before tonight we had one hell of a streak. We're at 15 bloody wins. You want to just excuse tonight and move onto next week but this finals race being so ridiculously close means we have no breathing room and are STILL vulnerable. I really do hate this season and the end of the stick we've ended up on in these recent, closer seasons.

 

[pOleK]

Sorry for the intrusion. Just wanted to voice my thanks for the hospitality to the many dockers fans I spoke too tonight!

Been to a couple Freo games whilst in Perth for work this year, lucked out and was able to make the trek across for this one too.

Just wanted to commend the club and their supporters for the great game day experience. All the folk I interacted with were some of the most friendly and light hearted bantery interactions I’ve had in my time going to the footy. Game day experience is also surreal, and unfortunately no wharfie time tonight, but Freo games are still some of my favourites as a neutral for sure.

Unlucky not to get the result tonight, but was amazing to be there for Fyfe’s farewell post game speech. Class for the bulk of the crowd staying behind.

Good luck for the Doggies next week, still a young team and tonight was just a blemish!

 

[The Feeder Club]

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.

Even on a perplexing night this one was ****ing perplexing.
It was such an obvious move, I'm sure every second person in the crowd turned to the person next to them and said it's time to bring Fyfe on to give us a lift. But nah

 

[holy diver]

Sorry for the intrusion. Just wanted to voice my thanks for the hospitality to the many dockers fans I spoke too tonight!

Been to a couple Freo games whilst in Perth for work this year, lucked out and was able to make the trek across for this one too.

Just wanted to commend the club and their supporters for the great game day experience. All the folk I interacted with were some of the most friendly and light hearted bantery interactions I’ve had in my time going to the footy. Game day experience is also surreal, and unfortunately no wharfie time tonight, but Freo games are still some of my favourites as a neutral for sure.

Unlucky not to get the result tonight, but was amazing to be there for Fyfe’s farewell post game speech. Class for the bulk of the crowd staying behind.

Good luck for the Doggies next week, still a young team and tonight was just a blemish!

Thanks for kicking us out of finals. Glad you had a fun time.

 

[Lach72]

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 don’t know about you but I think it might be our **** wit of a coach?

 

[Lach72]

Every player has been potted on this thread, yet the regular sooks are sooking it up on the Coaches thread.

Apparently the coach is ****ing up this A grade list, but every player is crap according to this thread. 8 points in a row to start a game, decision making that has to be seen to be believed, execution as poor as it’s been. The players well & truly shat the bed on this one.

That’s ok. I’m sure in another 5 years we’ll be playing regular finals football

 

[Midnite65]

1) kicking down the line hasnt worked for a decade… why did we try this tonight?
2) our goal kicking was simply atrocious
3) we had no defensive strategy to cope with being cut apart by their kicking
4) longmuir’s inability to change the game plan if its not working is his biggest failure
5) our centre stoppages were simply woeful
6) think there were three holding the ball frees all night? Wtf?

And how many more years are we going to have to watch Ryan's inept kick ins?

 

[The Feeder Club]

A poor night
The most frustrating thing is that the main way teams have troubled Brisbane since the bye is ultra fast chaos ball off half back to surge it forward. Sydney last week, gold coast, GWS before that.
So what do we do off the backline, when the template for beating Brisbane is already there in front of us? We slow it down and kick long to the wings. You can't make this shit up sometimes.

Anyway we aren't out of this yet. Melbourne are in with a big shot against the hawks tomorrow, and we'll all be feeling better about life tomorrow night when they win that one for us

 

[Lach72]

Can’t believe we had to send Fyfe off in that manner. Deserved so much better. Couldn’t even show up for him after everything he did for the club.

Sick of hearing about how Fyfe deserved better.

The ****ing mugs who pay their money onto the bottomless out of despair this club brings deserve better…
55000 people turned up and got after grog bog served into them by the table spoon…again.

****ing embarrassment of an organisation

 

[Tonga Bob]

A poor night
The most frustrating thing is that the main way teams have troubled Brisbane since the bye is ultra fast chaos ball off half back to surge it forward. Sydney last week, gold coast, GWS before that.
So what do we do off the backline, when the template for beating Brisbane is already there in front of us? We slow it down and kick long to the wings. You can't make this shit up sometimes.

Anyway we aren't out of this yet. Melbourne are in with a big shot against the hawks tomorrow, and we'll all be feeling better about life tomorrow night when they win that one for us

Please do us a solid Headless

 

[Midnite65]

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.

Yet without him last week we dont win?

 

[s_wd6]

Sick of hearing about how Fyfe deserved better.

The ****ing mugs who pay their money onto the bottomless out of despair this club brings deserve better…
55000 people turned up and got after grog bog served into them by the table spoon…again.

****ing embarrassment of an organisation

If you’re playing the comparison who deserves better?

The people who choose to give a few hundred bucks every year to a club that has a history of achieving **** all or the guy who destroyed his body and went through 30+ surgeries for the club to try and satisfy those supporters?

 

[Rob]

Anyway we aren't out of this yet. Melbourne are in with a big shot against the hawks tomorrow, and we'll all be feeling better about life tomorrow night when they win that one for us

Boy do you overestimate us.

I honestly couldn't give a rats ass what happens in the rest of the league until next Sunday. When I fully expect to sit down, flick the TV on and watch us embarrass ourselves again because the pressure will be turned up and we'll fold like a paper plane.

 

[holy diver]

Sick of hearing about how Fyfe deserved better.

The ****ing mugs who pay their money onto the bottomless out of despair this club brings deserve better…
55000 people turned up and got after grog bog served into them by the table spoon…again.

****ing embarrassment of an organisation

30 years. Year after year. Waiting for the moment to arrive and then a kick in the nuts.. yet other clubs get to have their moment. The curse of loving Freo'

Always dropping these important games.

 

[s_wd6]

Thanks for kicking us out of finals. Glad you had a fun time.

So selfish smh. Had their time in the glory give another team a chance.

 

[Midnite65]

Special mention to how awful Jackson, O’Driscoll, Erasmus, Bolton & Banfield were. Even Switta, Amiss. Hard to find anything to like really.

I guess it’s been hard to change a winning side but surely now NOD, Erasmus Banfield go out at least

You left Voss off the awful list.

 

[Lach72]

Boy do you overestimate us.

I honestly couldn't give a rats ass what happens in the rest of the league until next Sunday. When I fully expect to sit down, flick the TV on and watch us embarrass ourselves again because the pressure will be turned up and we'll fold like a paper plane.

Exactly.

Nothing surer.
Libba and Bont will rip our head off

 

[Midnite65]

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

Wasnt he supposed to be tagging McClugage who gave him a bath?