AFL Autopsy RND 6: Beaten by the Pies

[Harlequin]

 

[TorinoNineFour]

 

[Mootsy]

Hats off to the Pies, the better team on the day no doubt.
We played well but couldn't keep up.

 

[VelvetSledge]

That’s all she wrote for the season.

Get Tom Hird in.

 

[gillon]

We played better if you take goal kicking accuracy out of it, Collingwood were not impressive.

Hind was about as bad as a sub could be.

 

[Phone]

like the Brisbane game, it's hard to win when the opposition doesn't miss. Obviously the way we turn-over the ball heading into the 50 gives them prime shots at times, but some of them, like the two free-kicks kelly gave away by being a total dumb-arse plus the Brody/Hind 50, are just pot luck (and we were pretty good at shooting too.)

He wasn't at his best, but feel like Hind really should have played the whole game. Some of the times Parish and Merrett got the ball around clearances, they clearly needed a option running up from the defence, although that plays into the issues of being defensively exposed if it gets turned over.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Lots of honest conversations to be had at the club, about our blue collar working ethic.
Yeah the boys are pretty disappointed right now, just some honest and frank discussions to be had.

 

[eth-dog]

Umpires horrible
Collingwood kicking for goal elite
Draper, Parish were awesome for 3 quarters

 

[Loonerty]

When your opponent can't miss, you can't afford to a) play as dumb as our players did today or b) be so so so so so so ******* bad at defending transition.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Oh well. It least it felt we were in the game and we will see wins from here with that sort of effort.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Gave up nearly 100 points. Are we the worst defence in the comp? We have to be the worst transition side.

Effort was better this week but team just have no ******* clue what to do.

 

[sameolds33]

Straight kicking on goal, taking their chances and some lucky frees to Collingwood the only difference between the teams.

 

[gdaytiger2001]

Loose by two goals get monstered in the middle with two goals when Hobbs went in the middle…. Well coached. Much better effort by the boys this week but just not clean enough.

 

[thaibomber]

sheil had a shocker... season just about done but some players really stood up.

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

* those campaigners.

Hind never again

 

[DapperDon]

Lol, are we really blaming it on them kicking straight?

* me we look for excuses when the reality is right in front of us.

 

[Shanghaistu]

Back to celebrating “honourable losses” - 2016 revisited (minus the optimism)

 

[Tassieboy]

Been the case for 20 years but it’s an interesting time for the club. We might unfortunately be seeing the killing of another coach in 16 months.

A lot will need to change in the next 25 games for Rutten to be here in 2024.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Lots of honest conversations to be had at the club, about our blue collar working ethic.
Yeah the boys are pretty disappointed right now, just some honest and frank discussions to be had.

I think at this point it's clear that us being bloo kolla was nothing more than a marketing slogan to sell memberships, probably devised by the best in the business - XC. We look the absolute furthest thing from it.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Going to be a very long year. We are hopeless

 

[Beerfish]

Felt like the scoreboard flattered us.

Good to see Stringer and zach get through

 

[Phone]

Lol, are we really blaming it on them kicking straight?

fu** me we look for excuses when the reality is right in front of us.

teams don't typically kick 15.3. When you lose by 2 goals it's a factor. If we had won by two goals, the reality would still be in front of us imo, also likely being ignored because we won.

 

[Mootsy]

Lol, are we really blaming it on them kicking straight?

fu** me we look for excuses when the reality is right in front of us.

Played better than last week, it's just kicking efficiency is way down. Contested marking is still awkward etc etc...

 

[mike14]

Average game of footy between average sides. Pies better when it counted.
We tried, just don't have the skills or cattle.

Liked Draper, Marrett, Mcgrath, Parish and Heppell early. Caldwell, Durham, Guelfi, Perkins, Stringer and Waterman did some nice things

Sheil didn't do a lot.

The AFL has to start fining/suspending players for throwing the head back, a much worse look for the game than throwing arms out when a free is paid. Snd if they want to keep envoking the 'anzac spirit' throughout the round ot should be double punishments for anzac round

 

[frodos gardener]

When a team kicks that accurately, they generally deserve to win. Well done to Collingwood.

I was really invested in the game. Feeling pretty crap right now. Oh well.