Autopsy Roast & Toast v Essendon & Changes for GWS

[DustinsGuns]

Potential mass changes next week.

Out:
Lalor (inj)
Trainor (concussion)
MRJ
Green
Smith
Ryan

In:
Balta
Nank
Lynch
Short
Clarke
Sonsie

 

[Rich01]

It’s up to Fawcett, Sonsie and Alger to have stand out games tomorrow night.

Samson should be done for the year. Just gives nothing round the ground. I don’t want to see him again this year. Get on the weights, build some endurance and show some grunt before coming back into the side.

Otherwise if all fit it’s Lynch, Balta, Nank straight in.

Alger, Sonsie in as well.

Lalor, Dow, Rioli, Green, Ryan all out.

 

[aislegi]

would any club take hopper and tarranto ?

If they were tanking, they’d be gems!

 

[Wooden Robot]

If there is a stat for coughing up the footy to gain a cheap possession to make your own stats look better instead of taking a stoppage for the team then Tim Taranto would be ranked 1 all time. I really like
Tim but needs to get this out of his game.

The Angel Reese of the AFL.
Gets 20 rebounds by missing lay-up after lay-up.

 

[Truetiger]

There are moments when they get speed on the ball look to change the angles and move through the middle. You can see players do look to make space as outlets at time. Again with young players they don’t always take the chance/hesitate and then it stops happening.

Additionally it is very hard to follow instruction with such a young forward line with individuals continuing to lose structure which then gives you nothing to lock to so you bomb it long.

Spot on.

 

[THE_GUN]

I am more worried about Luke Trainor than Sam lalor's hamstring
Think he is concussed

 

[DustinsGuns]

Wtf does Green do? Castagna use to cop so much heat, but he was thrice the player as Green. Green is a cardio-monger. 2 tackles inside 50 is an indictment on he, Mansell, MRJ and Campbell (although Campbell player more high half forward)

 

[Tiges1229]

Let a first gamer for drugs who looks like under 12 kick 3

 

[The_Kraken]

If they were tanking, they’d be gems!

Hopper has been OK this season.

 

[baazzaa]

We should offer Balta as a trade.

We would have got a top 5 pick as compensation if we simply let him get FA'ed out (at least that's what it looked like prior to his wrongdoings off the field). Still think the decision to offer him a deal is, without the benefit from hindsight, probably even dumber than the TT and Hopper one.

 

[aislegi]

There are moments when they get speed on the ball look to change the angles and move through the middle. You can see players do look to make space as outlets at time. Again with young players they don’t always take the chance/hesitate and then it stops happening.

Additionally it is very hard to follow instruction with such a young forward line with individuals continuing to lose structure which then gives you nothing to lock to so you bomb it long.

Our players don’t have either the skill or courage for this to be effective. We don’t put our head over it. We don’t try and crash through. We meekly surrender, turn around, or fumble.

 

[Carnthefkntigs]

Absolutely gutted. Trainor / Lalor situation is terrible

 

[Richmond Flats]

Lalor felt cramping in the hammy but our doctors kept him on the ground for another two quarters until he pulled it proper.

The spirit of Meehan lives on.

 

[Karp3_dm]

You can't teach heart and balls

Will get away with it in a good team like short did

We arent good and can't have softcocks like him. Trade for whatever we can get.

Hes gunna cost us more games than win them.

Afl players must realise there's a time to commit to the contest and he never will unless he's certain he wont get hurt

So you wouldn’t play him in our team right now?

Pls mate

 

[Nostradumbass]

Lalor felt cramping in the hammy but our doctors kept him on the ground for another two quarters until he pulled it proper.

The spirit of Meehan lives on.

That better not be true

 

[aislegi]

Hopper has been OK this season.

Compared to what?

 

[The_Kraken]

Our players don’t have either the skill or courage for this to be effective. We don’t put our head over it. We don’t try and crash through. We meekly surrender, turn around, or fumble.

How many reds have you had?

 

[Hoos]

MRJ, utterly invisible, swear I didn’t even see him till the third quarter.

Didn't he get subbed into the game during the third quarter?

 

[Truetiger]

Didn't he get subbed into the game during the third quarter?

Start of the 3rd.

 

[Oh we're from..]

I'm surprised by the negativity with how young and inexperienced the side we put out tonight. We're also going to have a fair bit of salary cap to play with at year end.

 

[Moonatic77]

Sack Yze and Newman.

Imagine seeing a midfield of aging players get beaten 14-4 in centre clearances and backing the same mix in again... to get beaten by 45-23 in clearances the next game. And they're clearance specialists, TT and Hopper can't run and make terrible decisions ball-in-hand.

How do you even play three talls forwards (in slippery conditions) in Faull, Sims and Trainor and still have 0 players leading at the ball carrier all game?

The biggest bright spot was Banks. Fans have been calling for Short to be dropped for years and the moment he gets injured we're proven right and the coaching staff are proven to be morons. Kmac2 is like our best midfielder 3 games into a proper run at it, again extremely predictable to fans. There's something wrong with our coaches.

Baazzaa sorry to break it to ya mate but we aren't a top shelf side anymore. We gutted the side last year to get draft picks and do a rebuild. Seriously what did you expect this year?

 

[DustinsGuns]

Why did Dow get subbed? Yes his disposal is putrid, but he was way better than Smith and Green.

 

[Wrenny]

In: Nankervis Lynch Lefau Prestia Sonsie Clarke
Out: Faull (rest) Lalor (inj) Dow (inj) Trainor (conc) Ryan, MRJ (both omitted)

 

[Vassp]

would any club take hopper and tarranto ?

fire sale. any doubters, please watch the Fing game and see how ofter hopper threw the ball on his boot tonight and hoped for the best, tries hard, cant fault that, but this is supposed to be top tier football. NOT hack kick forwards junior league style.

TT about the same standard, love his interviews, seems like a great bloke, but gee, doesnt know when to sprint. ONLY effective up forwards. Doesnt truely make his team any better at all.

For the doubters...ill give you this, no point TRYING to win the footy only to give it away most times. that puts the player in to the negatives. so theyre not effective for the team. better off clearing the ball 10 times a game to break it open then to get 30 touches and DO NOTHING useful with the ball.

NO point stalking the player (TT) to make a tackle as it resets the bounce and does nothing but gain a tackle stat.

2025 footy is more than that, they play like 1995 footy players.

Rioli, one good mark, one good handball. lost on the pitch.

Ryan, one mark the whole game? started ok, didnt get monstered but gave away cheap frees and zero second efforts. not going to make it doing that.

KIDS all get a pass as it was a frustrating game to get into and they need more time.

 

[Mr E Tiger]

Any chance we can tempt Dusty back?