AFL Autopsy Smashed by port

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Feel like Roberts has battled today.

I tore him to shreds last week but he's been amongst our best today.

Edit: oh hey I'm the OP for the postgame.

Port 20.13 133 def. Ess 10.10 70.

Didn't think the effort could get worse than last week but somehow we outdid ourselves.

 

[Call Me Cake]

We really need to stop playing Wright.

 

[thepokey]

Safe to say we failed out recruitment drive to Butters

 

[BratPack]

Oh goody a few garbage time goals so we'll continue to learn NOTHING

 

[mxett]

You can build a forward line around anyone who can kick 50. Just have to slot everyone into their best slot. In Caddy’s case he’s a 3rd tall.

you need a quality midfield to find a 3rd tall and a small forward as your best inside 50 chances. We dont have that

 

[Seb78]

Who' the #1 pick this year?

 

[thepokey]

Oh goody a few garbage time goals so we'll continue to learn NOTHING

"Thought the boys really showed something towards the end of the game and really fought it out"

 

[Foxx]

Well its literally harder to NOT make finals than it is to make it.
But we can do it. Is that a win?

 

[The Donners]

2 insipid performances to start the year playing virtually all available senior players. Time for ripping the bandaid off.

Should’ve let Merrett go.

 

[IHurley]

But we kept Merrett! Look how tough we are!

FMD. I didn't think it was possible to make a worse personnel decision than retaining Daniher but we somehow managed it.

He's going to play 22 listless games and we'll get a late first rounder for him.

 

[dalecooper]

i dont know what i would do without kako, caddy, johnson and roberts

 

[jdstorm]

you need a quality midfield to find a 3rd tall and a small forward as your best inside 50 chances. We dont have that

You need a quality midfield to have a chance at anything.

 

[naraku]

How do we get a compo pick?

 

[The Donners]

2 insipid performances to start the year playing virtually all available senior players. Time for ripping the bandaid off.

Should’ve let Merrett go.

… not because Merrett is rubbish but because we could’ve pushed the rebuild.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

133-70

 

[FootyGuru]

Parish has always been soft, many times he shirked it today. He’s supposed to be a senior player and he’s currently playing in a position and role that some kids in our side would die for.

Time to go Darcy. Or at the very least play another role.

 

[Bombermania]

Tassie should come in to complete Essendon's season.

There was a passage in the first half, Essendon defender had the ball on the half back line, think it was Parish, ran across towards the boundary, turned around and ran back to the middle, instead of running up the wing to offer a lead. The defender eventually kicked the ball to a nothing contest.

I don't know any other club where players get in each other's way as many times as Essendon players do. This has been a feature of Essendon for years.

 

[BratPack]

To paraphrase the meme. I hate this team, I was born into this and I'm always a Bombers fan but like, I hate this team.

 

[Doss]

Well, I spent most of the last quarter carting out hard rubbish to my front lawn for council collection. I reckon there were about 23 pieces of trash too.

 

[JayJ20]

At least Caddy, Kako, Johnson and Roberts were good.

The light at the end of the tunnel is still an incoming train but I guess it's something.

 

[naraku]

Happy with Johnson and that Kako had 5 shots on goal (1.4) and Caddy 7(4.3) when we didn't get the ball in the F50 a lot.

That's about it.

Langford (cooked), Parish (practically cooked), Wright (not good enough anymore)and Perkins (nowhere near it) need to come under the microscope.

 

[WABomber]

How can we go so far backwards from last year which was shocking to begin with, half the team looks lost, shot on confidence... We arguably have the worst ruck division, midfield, forward line and defence in the AFL. Even when a team is struggling usually there is a shining light or some kind of strength to work from... I can't think of one area on the field the bombers have an advantage. If there is no progress or change we are looking at a wooden spoon this year. I think the footy world is starting to all agree with Merrett who clearly saw the writing on the wall.

 

[srobbo]

It just keeps getting more demoralising when you think it can’t. I think we need to make a call on Brad. You can’t get towelled by 10 goals by a bottom 6 side te way we did. We play aimlessly, unaccountably & we’re not learning.

This isn’t sustainable for a year.

 

[jdstorm]

How do we get a compo pick?

Think our best chance might be to ask to preselect some academy players.

That and ask for a few extra list spots.

 

[doug85]

Johnson and Caddy were good.

Kako could’ve had a great game if he kicked a couple more of those goals.

Langford and Parish can get in the bin. If they’re not dropped we’re not serious about rebuilding