Autopsy The aftermath

[Simmofreo]

Wow isn't it interesting how quick West Coast fans forget.

One of the many from their board :

"Comical how over rated Freo are. Absolute spuds on every line, zero depth and an inbred culture of utter pathetic failure"

 

[Nodgey]

The pressure just wasn't there tonight though, especially when you consider pressure starts in the midfield.

We applied the pressure in the GF though and could easily have won. It wasn't the gameplan that let us down that day.

Yeah it was disturbing how easily they won the clearances tonight. .

We're Freo. We're used to losing the clearances. But tonight it was just shocking. They got clean ball out of the middle so..... so effortlessly.

Don't know whether it was Sandi down on form or that we were missing Barlow and Fyfe. Whatever it was though, it needs fixing. Quickly.

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

Meanwhile they remain the only team we have never beaten under Ross Lyon.

Which makes you wonder why we could be the Cats regularly in this era while they've been beating the Hawks. It's all upstairs.

 

[Spoken4]

Chill out guys, you were average yes, but ANY team missing their best 2 midfielders in fyfe and Barlow were always going to be average. Write this game off and look towards the future. I have no doubt that the return bout in subi and September will give a much better indication where both teams are at.

Forget and move on, on a Plus side camel toe and hill were both great.

See you guys when it matters

The quality of your kicking and hitting players with a pass was sublime. Can't think of another team that does this so well.

 

[dexter_]

Wow isn't it interesting how quick West Coast fans forget.

One of the many from their board :

"Comical how over rated Freo are. Absolute spuds on every line, zero depth and an inbred culture of utter pathetic failure"

why would you even read their board after we've had a shocking loss?

 

[estibador]

Meanwhile they remain the only team we have never beaten under Ross Lyon.

Essendon as well I think.

It's concerning for sure that our biggest rivals for the title also seem to be a bogy team, but let's not go all Chicken Simmo and start acting like they're unbeatable.

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

Said precisely the same thing tonight. If that was any other team I'd have been confident we could have at the very least kept it close, but Hawthorn have a serious edge over us, skills wise and mentally.

Kirky needs to take the boys on a trip to Nimbin I reckon.

We need to do some of the visualisation stuff that he had Mayney doing last year.

'Imagine Hawthorn is a bug and you are a very large shoe. Smash! Breathe in. Breathe. out.'

 

[Spoken4]

Wow isn't it interesting how quick West Coast fans forget.

One of the many from their board :

"Comical how over rated Freo are. Absolute spuds on every line, zero depth and an inbred culture of utter pathetic failure"

You really need to ignore PublicEnemyNo1. He carries a massive chip on his shoulder about Freo. Really only hangs around big footy to post nasty comments about Freo.

 

[Simmofreo]

You really need to ignore PublicEnemyNo1. He carries a massive chip on his shoulder about Freo. Really only hangs around big footy to post nasty comments about Freo.

Majority of them feel that way though and forget the had a crap season last year now they are apparently premiership favourites

 

[Outshined]

Wow isn't it interesting how quick West Coast fans forget.

One of the many from their board :

"Comical how over rated Freo are. Absolute spuds on every line, zero depth and an inbred culture of utter pathetic failure"

Meh, West Coast.

We'll swat them away when the time comes.

 

[andrew99]

hang on.

You don't know who he played on or where he played, but you can still bag the shit out of him?

Interesting.

Of course I can, I can say anything I want here. btw: congratulations on attacking ideas instead of people.

I will respond.

First I'll admit that De Boer is not my favourite player and I want him dropped anyway (regardless of this game). Secondly, De Boer has a very limited scope of potential,even at 24, due to his limited skill set + lack of football brain. Good athlete yeah. Good football: debatable. That's my opinion, if you don't like it fair enough.

2nd, in this particular game ( i have not seen the end-game stats) he was very quite, now my inkling is that he was playing a possession gathering role IE he was supposed to give is first use of the ball, if this is true (and it's contingent on the fact) then he let us down.

+ as I said I don't rate his prior performances.

Lastly, relax, this is just a forum. It doesn't matter what is said here. Nothing that is said here will have an impact on the selection process.Don't worry.I'm sure Lyon will look at the full story and if it is true that my perspective is distorted then so be it.As Lyon says this is an opinion game. Learn to live with that.

 

[Simmofreo]

Meh, West Coast.

We'll swat them away when the time comes.

Not if we play like we did tonight

 

[Latro]

You really need to ignore PublicEnemyNo1. He carries a massive chip on his shoulder about Freo. Really only hangs around big footy to post nasty comments about Freo.

Use his real name PEN1S

 

[slicedndiced]

Of course I can, I can say anything I want here. btw: congratulations on attacking ideas instead of people.

I will respond.

First I'll admit that De Boer is not my favourite player and I want him dropped anyway (regardless of this game).

I stopped reading right there.

Just like you should have stopped typing.

 

[salim malik]

Majority of them feel that way though and forget the had a crap season last year now they are apparently premiership favourites

Simmo who cares .They cop plenty from us .You rubbish the opposition after a loss.Its what makes this great game great

 

[Wigarus]

Not if we play like we did tonight

I really wish you posted on the gws board more.

 

[Outshined]

Not if we play like we did tonight

There's a big difference between Hawthorn at the MCG with a 2nd string midfield and West Coast at Subi.

This is the Freo board anyway, and it's not derby time, so enough about the Eagles.

 

[pokerspiv]

Essendon as well I think.

It's concerning for sure that our biggest rivals for the title also seem to be a bogy team, but let's not go all Chicken Simmo and start acting like they're unbeatable.

I don't think their unbeatable, but I think a strategy that pretty much relies on capitalising on the disposal errors of your opponent is unlikely to be very effective against a team that kicks as well as Hawthorn.

 

[The Anchorite]

B Hill > S Hill

Rubbish. No matter what the stats say, Stephen was clearly the better player out there tonight, pushing uphill.

 

[andrew99]

I stopped reading right there.

Just like you should have stopped typing.

Hmm more personal attacks.

You are not the best debater my friend. Even if your opinion was more valid than mine, rhetorically or due to evidence, you'd never win the argument.

 

[slicedndiced]

Hmm more personal attacks.

You are not the best debater my friend. Even if your opinion was more valid than mine, rhetorically or due to evidence, you'd never win the argument.

If I cared to engage you in football discussion, (again), you would only cry some more.

Just be thankful that I am being kind to you.

 

[Tony_Clifton]

Hawks were delicious tonight. Played perfect footy in the first quarter.

Was thinking the game would suit as more as it when on and on. Our pressure was good enough to pressure a lot of sides but the hawks were sublime and got one more possession out. This went to a free player who then used exquisite skills to cut us to bits.

Rioli is untouchable at the moment. I went to look for him in brown low betting but couldn't see him. Is he rubbed out from last year?

All that being said I am not too concerned about 2014 except for the injuries. We may well lose to the bombers but in the big picture I think it's not all bad. Wait up... The one thing I'm concerned about is our game plan on the mcg against a team who can kick as well as hawthorn.

We are not the best side in the competition which is a surprise to some but we never were. We are capable of competing deep into the season and perhaps stealing a premiership.

I am glad Ballas nailed his set shot. Am pleased pav showed he is still a force. Also Stephen hill was all round awesome. Took more responsibility. I wonder if he went up a notch knowing his brother is out there. Relax everyone, it's a long season. I did appreciate how Ross Lyon doesn't fly off the rails in the coaching box. For the second half I thought it was important that we stuck to our structures and not try something weird.

Good for crozier and Sheridan to get plenty of game time. I can't see how Colin Sylvia would have helped us at all. I hope he's working on being more agile. Also nice to see Danyle actually nail one from fifty on the run.

I think we will quickly put this behind us and move on.

 

[Spoken4]

Majority of them feel that way though and forget the had a crap season last year now they are apparently premiership favourites

No, the majority of them know they are not and that they've yet to have any sought of real challenge. Most of the WC posters are actually quite reasonable.

 

[Freomaniac]

It look liked the round 1 game between collingwood and Freo again. With the exception of the 1st half of the 2013 grand final and the 1st half of our 1st derby under ross Lyon in 2012, we looked sluggish.

Remarkably we didnt lose by 10 goals.

 

[andrew99]

If I cared to engage you in football discussion, (again), you would only cry some more.

Just be thankful that I am being kind to you.

You never posted your own argument(s). You just said my opinion as wrong. You never explained why. You aren't one to be verbose are you?

Plz elaborate some. What are YOUR ideas Mr. slicedndiced? It's very hard to debate someone who only focuses on what I say and doesn't present their own ideas, as interesting as I am. Debates are a two-way conversation normally. Unless ofc you are confused again? Do you want me to clarify something?