Autopsy Round 21 = Collingwood 65-92 Brisbane Lions

[PonsfordMagpie]

Lost top spot. We’re fighting for top 4 now.

Apart from the second quarter, the Lions outclassed us tonight.

 

[hellfire]

Lost to a better team. I fear we peaked too early, we just can’t fire a shot at the moment.

 

[Do_Beta_Rapport]

Every coach goes through the “I need to stop playing my favourites phase” at some point in their career. We saw it with Malthouse in 2010.



If we are to challenge this year, McRae needs to learn that quickly.

 

[jmac70]

Bad loss.
We can recover from this.

 

[Dubaimagpie]

Beaten by a better team.

We have problems. Big problems.

 

[Soups]

Brisbane wanted it more. They sliced us open across the field.

Hope we don’t bring this style to September because it will be a huge waste of a year.

 

[gappa]

That was….. insipid at best.

 

[TW Sherrin]

Poor game plan, poor selection and a poor effort.

Coach needs to grow some balls and give home truths.

 

[CheckerTrade666]

You know it’s bad when there’s no threat of a comeback in the last quarter. 3 defeats in the last 4, similar to 2023 however I think this is much different because now we’re suddenly in a top 4 battle, all that breathing space we had after the blues game is gone now.

Big selection mistake to leave Frampton out and potentially Mitchell.

 

[yeah man]

This will be interesting

 

[satty]

Make our midfield stay back and them run until they puke. There is nothing our forwards can do when our midfield has been pathetic.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Can’t defend without Howe, look completely disjointed without McCreery.

Beaten by the better team. Need desperately to win off the five day break now or top four could be in jeopardy.

 

[unplugged]

Just looked a step off the play all night. Every time you expected us to get a hand on it and take possession, Brisbane would knock it forward and keep our hands off it.

Also very, very loose down back. Not to point fingers lol....

 

[Rustin Cohle]

McStay out, Cox in.

I don’t care if Cox is nearly cooked, at least he is still a good tap ruckman and can give a few one armed marking contests to bring the ball to ground level. He is no worse than McStay in value right now.

Midfield rot starts in the ruck. DC has regressed back to pre 2024 form. Can’t win decisive hitouts, only looks to wrestle and is now dropping easy marks.

Out only clearances come from Nick because he’s a genius. We get nothing out of anyone else and the coaches are so ****ing risk adverse they won’t change it up to add more speed and hardness with players like Crisp, Pez and Houston.

 

[Monco Matt]

What a diabolical performance that was. This is what happens when you celebrate winning 14 games and making finals, been a garbage outfit ever since losing 3 out of 4 games. Huge problem just making the Top 4 now, could easily lose the next 2 games and that will be it. Once again, hubris takes over and we become our own worst enemy.

 

[Fruit]

Total of 5 goals 4 behinds in 1st, 3rd and 4th quarters. We looked impotent

 

[satty]

There is just no energy in this side. My god have they chosen the wrong time to go in a freefall.

 

[September Action]

A few doomsdayers in the game thread. We were ok, but the pressure in the last 4 weeks has been off the charts (Richmond excluded). We’re not getting smashed. I’m not sure if some actually thought the premiership is going to be a cakewalk. They’re pretty difficult to win. We stay in top 2/4 and we’re still every chance if we can get some/all of Howe, DeGoey, Hill, Frampton, McCreery up and about.

 

[Dubaimagpie]

That crispness and flow we had early in the year is gone. Many players not playing well.

Hopefully with Frampton, Howe and McCreery back we can gain some momentum.

 

[partypie]

One word describes the game tonight. Disappointing.

Not sure where we're headed from here but it's not looking good. We are going to get pantsed by both Hawthorn and Adelaide on current form and I'm not confident that we can even beat Melbourne right now.

We're a very difficult team to watch and have been for quite a while. Our leaders and the midfield not standing up when we need them to just makes everything harder and the whole game plan look shit.

 

[frizzle]

We are in lousy form while a lot of finalists are hitting their best form. I think we will get done by Hawks & Crows. That will see us slip out of the top 4. We peaked about 6-7 weeks ago & have not been on our game since. Playing an unsettled lineup doesn’t help.

 

[JLC]

Midfield destroyed.

Defence exposed too easily.

But fk I wish we could get 6 goals directly from free kicks. That would make life easier.

And since when are 8m marks paid. - ****ing shit show. That played into their hands and allowed them to maintain possession.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

I literally can’t think of one positive tonight.

MMMs don’t work. Cameron got cooked by Fort & 5th gamer.

 

[Nicco_jj]

Round 23 (August 18, 2023):
Brisbane defeated Collingwood at Marvel Stadium. The final score was Brisbane 19.10 (124) to Collingwood 15.10 (100).

 

[Monco Matt]

Out: Dean, Markov, Long (Houston needs to smarten up)
In: Frampton, Mitchell, McCreery, Howe

Did Crisp play tonight, I thought his absence was significant. Also, great to see us subbing out JDG for Hill, messing around with sub tactics against a team like that, got what we deserved.