What single moment sums up 2018 for you?

[cynical]

That is crazy. As soon as Ablett didn't block the first guy it had to go to him. Just had to.
Wtf was Danger thinking?????
Oh instead of passing to the guy who's running for me, is a better kick than me and can set up something in the middle of the ground, Im gonna just bomb it left foot down the line. Oh wait theres no-one there.
That is just so f**ked up!
Kudos to Guthrie there though. Good effort.

Well firstly Ablett not applying the block to give Danger more time (he could have blocked and then possibly received the handball when Danger was clear)

and then Danger having no agility to cut back inside, (forcing him to kick on his left or hug the boundary) he then runs basically in a straight line with no peripheral vision, he holds onto the ball for too long (i assume there is no option for his kick along the boundary), then he looks inside but its too late

To sum it up

our players are soft, avoid contact when necessary and dont do the team thing
our players are limited with their skill set (they can do 1 or 2 things really well but arent well balanced players)
poor structures make it hard for players to make quick decisions

 

[Sparkle]

The last quarter vs the Hawks in Round 21. Two shots at goal to bring the margin to one point. And we miss. And then the Hawks go down the ground and kick one.

Acutally, the last quarter in every game we lost pretty much sums up the year. So close, yet so far. Too little, too late. Round 21 was just the first one that sprung to mind

 

[catscratchfever]

Sav going down. Who know what might have happened if he hadn't?

 

[Spazz Cat]

Sav going down. Who know what might have happened if he hadn't?

Id say we would've got smashed in the first qr of a final after the bye.

 

[Pollywaffle]

not a hell of a lot of accountability

This..end of story

 

[Spazz Cat]

Well firstly Ablett not applying the block to give Danger more time (he could have blocked and then possibly received the handball when Danger was clear)

and then Danger having no agility to cut back inside, (forcing him to kick on his left or hug the boundary) he then runs basically in a straight line with no peripheral vision, he holds onto the ball for too long (i assume there is no option for his kick along the boundary), then he looks inside but its too late

To sum it up

our players are soft, avoid contact when necessary and dont do the team thing
our players are limited with their skill set (they can do 1 or 2 things really well but arent well balanced players)
poor structures make it hard for players to make quick decisions

Ablett did the right thing there. Probably could of put a touch on him but he was expecting the ball.
That's training drill stuff since u13's.
Coach kicks someone the ball, 4 people run together, handball, handball, handball, kick.
Never get ball run straight ahead smash ball on left down the boundary without looking.

 

[Scottland2007]

Travy Varcoe nailing them from everywhere in a final......

 

[Scottland2007]

To be fair Mackie didn't mind the old "slip" over before the pack crashed into him.

He just needed a few more preseasons to bulk up

 

[Spazz Cat]

Travy Varcoe nailing them from everywhere in a final......

Oh well, we got 2 good years out of Mitch Clark.
Win/Win for both clubs.

 

[Scottland2007]

Oh well, we got 2 good years out of Mitch Clark.
Win/Win for both clubs.

If that’s win/win, I gotta bridge to sell you. Comes with Ajfa box set. Have you seen that? Omg!

 

[Pavlovs Cat]

Rhys Stanley going down and we lose with no ruckman. Hang on, that was two moments.

 

[Spazz Cat]

If that’s win/win, I gotta bridge to sell you. Comes with Ajfa box set. Have you seen that? Omg!

Yeah Ive seen the unboxing of it on youtube. I love it man.
Dunno much about this bridge, but ill take it. Can't go wrong with a bridge can you?

 

[frggr]

Any time Dangerfield tried to do everything himself when we are miles behind yet still a chance, and utensil it up.

Yep, it's this for me.

"Player X tries to do everything"

We'll never win a flag until we sort out our need to be the hero.

 

[STPer18]

Rising star defender Jack Henry pushed forward and Kolodjashnij after looking great for the first part of the year pushed up onto a wing yet again. Backline went from looking dynamic to slow and cumbersome again, and a genuine winger in Cunico stuck in the VFL with a defender taking his spot up the ground. Less said about the forward line the better.

 

[BotsMaster]

That is crazy. As soon as Ablett didn't block the first guy it had to go to him. Just had to.
Wtf was Danger thinking?????

It's just one of many moments Ablett was burnt by teammates all game.

 

[Catman]

Beating Collingwood convincingly one week then the complete ineptitude displayed against Essendon the following week.

Probably not a single moment but the perfect illustration of what was/is wrong with the current team.

 

[Gavin Excell]

The Scott contract extension

Sums up where we are as a club.

 

[Catman]

And another...

Losing to the Bulldogs, conceding 100pts to a team who were offensively impotent, then the domination against Sydney the following week, where the margin should have been 50+.

Or...

The 8-goal last quarter of attacking football that won us the game against Melbourne, where they were powerless to stop us, compared with the first three quarters of slow, stagnant play of a team refusing/frightened/not confident to take the game on.

I should stop before the frustration of reliving this becomes too much.

 

[GuyIncognito]

The Thurlow turnover during the final quarter against Richmond.

 

[you pick one]

Zac Guthrie on Roughead in the dying seconds of the game....

Actually the 1 moment was when Chris Scott’s contract was extended for 4 extra years. Dumb and complacent. Sums up the entire team.

Hey Google,like that twice for me.

 

[Glassjaw]

Scott being petulant in interviews despite being asked legitimate and fair questions. Accept responsibility mate, you've got the cattle.

 

[bulletproof]

The Eagles game in Perth was a beauty! Had it all! Pathetic start. The futile comeback. Another injury to Cockatoo. Folded up with 5 minutes to go.

 

[FelixTheCat]

The last game against The Suns. Playing against witches hats and we won by over 100 point but still could not hit targets numerous times without any pressure what so ever. A very unskilled season.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Is it the boot studs? Is it old players? Mac used to go to ground a lot.

It's players getting weak at the knees when under pressure.

 

[Biggy_Boy]

Id say we would've got smashed in the first qr of a final after the bye.

Sav is another young player being painfully overrated on here.