I am hoping for something more like what we produced in Qld last year, rather than what we produced at Docklands.
That shadow on the ground means it's pretty hard to see a lot of the play. ::)
Not a great start down by 18
We start with Weitering at FF, and Lynch has been involved in all three goals from just three I50s.
Witts is smashing us, Jones is running under the footy.
Yes hard on TV as well, your right Lods, not a good start. A few tough bounces didn't help but... We don't look in the zone.
Not looking good.
Missing targets again this week, can't hit team-mates by hand or foot!
Weitering being forward has placed Charlie up the ground outside of goal range.
Total disorganization
Really under the pump can't break out of defence
Getting destroyed in the ruck.
Wow, at the game & we are getting smashed everywhere, this is pathetic quite frankly >:(
May and Lynch all over the ground doing as they please!
Look rattled not handling the pressure well. Inexperience will also compound this
Turnover, turnover, turnover.
Yeah, Marchbank and Simmo will get votes for 30 possession games, from the opposition coach no doubt!
Look rattled not handling the pressure well. Inexperience will also compound this
Are they any more or less experienced than us?
Goal to Cripps hope it's the settler we need.
Lucky May is off, yet we aren't taking advantage.
Cripps is playing a lone hand
Casboult is off the ball already, we are rucking Charlie and Weitering!
What sort of fecked up logic sees Weitering rucking in F50 and Casboult marking Lynch in defence!
Nice by Dow, second effort kept the ball in our forward line
No system into forward 50 at all, just bombs away boys and hope for the best, pathetic
Casboult is off the ball already, we are rucking Charlie and Weitering!
Witts looks like Polly Farmer today.
Bad mistake by Simmo is going cost us a goal
Witts looks like Polly Farmer today.
pay that
Simpson tumbles it forward, how often do you see that!
But we'll give him votes!
Complete lack of assurity in our boys today, leadership lacking
Wasn't it GC that ended Ratten's career?
We might have changed, but Bolton might not make it to Rnd 3 at this rate!
In AFL, nice guys come last!
Three of GC's top six stat gatherers up until Qtr time are 200cm types!
Simpson is done. This is how he played the 2nd half of last year. Last week might have been a one off.
today will be a hiding, if we keep playing like this
Murphy is useless
Best the membership department increase the discount next week.
You would have to be insane to sign up after watching this rubbish.
Woeful football on display. Not one winner in any position.
Blues 17 inside 50s for 2 scores. Suns 14 inside 50s for 10 scores
0 marks inside 50
Simpson is done. This is how he played the 2nd half of last year. Last week might have been a one off.
His ball use last week was no better, people just choose not to see it.
0 marks inside 50
Have you seen how we are using the footy, we could have Jonathon Brown, Wayne Carey, Buddy Franklin, Matthew Kennedy, Sticks and Swan McKay and not have a mark inside F50!
We have NO system. :o
Another q like this and we'll be lucky to score any more than 40
Go Blues
Kruddler has been going on about our forward line for over a year now and he is spot on.
Crippa, Charlie... then who?
What's the point of playing so many tall defenders if they're going to give lynch so much space?
Kruddler has been going on about our forward line for over a year now and he is spot on.
Hence my post re Waite this morning. We don't have a focal point . Weitering sadly without confidence expecting him to transform our forward line will be tough ask.
Holman defeats Cripps one on one, thankfully we cut Holman and recruited some better depth players.
What's the point of playing so many tall defenders if they're going to give lynch so much space?
Are you watching or listening Barbs?
Lynch, Day and Witts are outperforming our midfielders.
Depressing. Our season is almost over in rd 2 again.
Well this is dispiriting.
Our skill errors dropping easy hand ball receives , missed tackles , throw it on your boot mentality , are not the signs of a team with a game plan
Charlie one of our few shining lights nice Mark & goal.
Game has slowed a little and that is suiting us.
Any chance of anybody hitting a target?!?
Our game plan is kick it to Charlie, or lose!
Lynch could kick 12 today!
If we slow things down, they'll score less!
Jones has to be moved.
Jones need to man up, great that he takes the game on, but when you have a forward on fire like Lynch, need to stand on his foot
The ruck is killing us.
Nice dropped mark, Cuningham... cost us a goal! This bloke continues to cr@p himself under pressure.
If Weitering didn't have the no.1 draft tag he'd be dropped. Doesn't look anywhere near it... no authority or confidence.
Our game plan is kick it to Charlie, or lose!
Lynch could kick 12 today!
If we slow things down, they'll score less!
What about the second half?
That's 5 goals to Lynch now.
Luckily the game has evolved making the KPFs redundant!
Charlie and Lynch have 7 of 10 goals, and some of the assists! :o
Seems opposition clubs have worked out Jones, and know how to exploit/expose him... gulp...
Who we going to take at no. 1 this year?
Seems opposition clubs have worked out Jones, and know how to exploit/expose him... gulp...
It's our ball use Baggers, Marchbank, Byrne and Simmo get up the ground and turn it over, then they cannot get back to help.
Who we going to take at no. 1 this year?
We'll trade it to GC for Lynch! ;)
Garlett tough could easy have had a free there
Why aren't we roving to Day, Witts and Lynch?
Any one feel a slight change of momentum ?
Seems opposition clubs have worked out Jones, and know how to exploit/expose him... gulp...
I honestly thought he'd be helping Levi on the ball today, 50/50 with him in the ruck and forward. Mightn't have won a tap out but he might give plenty of value around the ground. If not why wasn't Mckay picked when Kreuzer was out. What were they thinking.
I'm listening to radio while I watch TV, and the radio call mistakes are pure gold.
First they blamed Jones for missing a spoil on Lynch on the goal line which was in fact Casboult, then somebody confused SPS and Daisy! ;D
I suppose they are so similar in appearance! ::)
Simpson jeesus
I make 6 of GC's 8 goals from Simmo or Marchbank turnovers, they'll get votes for sure!
Radio blaming Jones for Lynch's 6th goal, that was really caused by Simmo turning the ball over.
Lynch might well outscore us solo!
Jones not trying to take any marks has become a real problem, they just set up to rove his spoils whle we watch on square of the contest.
I wish I knew what voodoo is being used on Weitering
Lucky for us our defence is key area we have been working on the last two yrs or we could be in trouble
What is going on out there?
What a joke
Kick it to Charlie, he can beat the three blokes standing him, occasionally!
Charlie had metres on his man, Murphy side steps, showboats and kicks long to nobody.
May and Lynch are on to their party tricks now, they are taking the piss out of us!
Thank feck GC have no talls, and we have too many, we need some little blokes out their to stop Lynch, Day, Witts and May!
Seems McKay went alright with the NBs. Couple of goals and a couple of assists and 13 touches. What were they thinking with Kreuzer out. SOS got 3 as well.
Seems McKay went alright with the NBs. Couple of goals and a couple of assists and 13 touches. What were they thinking with Kreuzer out. SOS got 3 as well.
It's pretty obvious, we were thinking Casboult is useful as a ruckmen! ;)
Hopefully it's the last time we fall into that trap!
We keep de-constructing our normal setup, then we play like we have no structure, go figure!
Seems McKay went alright with the NBs. Couple of goals and a couple of assists and 13 touches. What were they thinking with Kreuzer out. SOS got 3 as well.
Yes good point we seem u balanced, like a player down Levi trying hard but no impact. But not on his own.
Seems McKay went alright with the NBs. Couple of goals and a couple of assists and 13 touches. What were they thinking with Kreuzer out. SOS got 3 as well.
Selectors stuffed up big time. Sun's are getting prime Sandilands like service.
When Holman beats Cripps one on one on our goal line you know you are in for a crap day!
Games like this makes even the most optimistic supporter wonder have we improved at all.
No system, terrible ball skills, can’t even do the basics at home against a team many predicated would be bottom 2.
I dunno anymore. Round 2 and faith is nearly gone again! :-[
Weitering is a liability out there. What to do with him!!!
Sheesh you'd be tempted to put Jones up forward changing in the ruck with Casboult... Just need another tall target up forward to help Charlie, we're getting it in there enough... statistically we should be a few goals up, which suggests if we stick at it we should get back into the game.
Many of us questioned the match ups. As much as I want our selectors to get it right. This looks like a repeat of last week. It pains me to say that it also looks like we're being outcoached :-[
C'mon blues wrestle back the game you showed r1 - q1....
Any one know how Jack went in the NB's ? He will have a team mate in Weitering there next week. 1 touch for the half when you have been slaughtered and the ball is in our back line . Coaching problem here some where. But no confidence needs a run in the NB's
Seems McKay went alright with the NBs. Couple of goals and a couple of assists and 13 touches. What were they thinking with Kreuzer out. SOS got 3 as well.
I'm scratching my head as well, with Casboult rucking most of the day we are down a marking target up forward, even if McKay wasn't holding them he'd at least bring them to ground.
Hopefully today is the last time we see the Weitering as a forward party trick.
Petrevski-Seton, Fisher, Charlie Curnow and Cunningham all going OK so at least some of our youngsters haven't thrown in the towel, but our field kicking is as bad as I've seen it for years.
We're making GC look like a smooth outfit.
Weitering is a liability out there. What to do with him!!!
Sheesh you'd be tempted to put Jones up forward changing in the ruck with Casboult... Just need another tall target up forward to help Charlie, we're getting it in there enough... statistically we should be a few goals up, which suggests if we stick at it we should get back into the game.
Weitering shouldn't be up forward.
Lynch has only two marks for his 6 goals which means playing Jones on him to spoil his marking isn't the problem. If Lynch has 4 of his 6 from ground balls, Jones and Casboult aren't the right players to be standing him.
We need some sticky patches on our shorts so we can get hold of the ball! ;D
We must show something in the 2nd half.
Surely we are better then this crap we are displaying.
Sick and tired of excuses. Leaders need a massive second half.
Simple as that.
Luckily GC played in heavy conditions last week, they'll run out of legs!
Selectors stuffed up big time. Sun's are getting prime Sandilands like service.
Hitouts are 34 to 12.
Hard to believe but we're winning more of the ball - disposals are 202 to 168 with both teams on 66% efficiency. Thought we have been much worse.
Efficiency inside 50 - we're 25% to their 57%
Today is one of those days when we are just simply sh1t users of the ball. We're getting our hands on it often enough. Check the stats. But skill wise, it's just a dirty day all round. Started behind the 8 ball with dubious selections. And Krooz and Kennedy are clearly more important than we thought.
Blokes saying selection cost us are not watching what I am.
Enough of the excuses.
Our skills are woeful. Our spread is non existent. Gameplan looks like malthouse era.
Selectors stuffed up big time. Sun's are getting prime Sandilands like service.
Actually clearances at half time are equal. The big issue is no help for Levi and seeing he is rucking there's no key forward outside if C.Curnow, who'd you'd like to have some runs in the midfield. If you have no target you you tend to find other ways and get yourself lost.
If Phillips played we'd only be complaining that he's doing nothing around the ground. Mckay would run around and take a few grabs. You can also rove to the opposition. Freo lose the clearances most times with Sandilands as it's predictable.
Today is one of those days when we are just simply sh1t users of the ball. We're getting our hands on it often enough. Check the stats. But skill wise, it's just a dirty day all round. Started behind the 8 ball with dubious selections. And Krooz and Kennedy are clearly more important than we thought.
It's not just disposal either. How many marks have we dropped or hand handpasses fumbled?
When blokes like Simmo and Murphy turn the ball over it guts the team, they are supposed to be the ones who are reliable not the kids.
Stats are rubbish, at 1/2 time they list Simmo is going at a DE of 73%, except that the other 27% has resulted in GC goals.
It's not the number of turnovers, it's what they result in that counts. If we rated turnovers based on quality, we'd be a team full of competition superstars!
Blokes saying selection cost us are not watching what I am.
Enough of the excuses.
Our skills are woeful. Our spread is non existent. Gameplan looks like malthouse era.
Selection a part of it. With no real key forwards we are lost going forward. Throws everything out.
Jones has to go forward this half and have a run on the ball.
Luckily GC played in heavy conditions last week, they'll run out of legs!
just like North did yesterday??
Selection a part of it. With no real key forwards we are lost going forward. Throws everything out.
Jones has to go forward this half and have a run on the ball.
WTF is Casboult then Laj?
It's not just disposal either. How many marks have we dropped or hand handpasses fumbled?
Agree, it is everything. Just one of those days where everything is going pear shaped. Will be a very good test of the team's character to see if they fold or fight back in the 2nd half.
It's not just disposal either. How many marks have we dropped or hand handpasses fumbled?
So it was a mistake when we covered our hands in sunscreen after hearing the roof would be open!
Lynch hungry!
We have so many long term mentally damaged players, there is no hope for them and they are dragging down the youth we recruit.
Lynch hungry!
Trying to impress his future employer.
Actually clearances at half time are equal. The big issue is no help for Levi and seeing he is rucking there's no key forward outside if C.Curnow, who'd you'd like to have some runs in the midfield. If you have no target you you tend to find other ways and get yourself lost.
If Phillips played we'd only be complaining that he's doing nothing around the ground. Mckay would run around and take a few grabs. You can also rove to the opposition. Freo lose the clearances most times with Sandilands as it's predictable.
Not all clearances are created equal. Watch the game.
Trying to impress his future employer.
Touché
Clean hands will make a major difference
Clean hands will make a major difference
Our shorts have special patches for that!
Where's the phuking urgency!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Think about this......
How bad is Rodney Eade?
We can come back. Need a few players to stand up.
A new hope?
We can come back. Need a few players to stand up.
After all that, only 15 points down. Should be 6 or 7 goals.
About time the umps gave us some kicks.
Is that goal umpire Rodan?
Hope it gives Weitering a little confidence , big hit though
A new hope?
A couple of goals with a quarter and a half to go. Very winnable if we remember how to catch and kick
Mullett, when he kicks like that he's "The Werribee Mullett!
We create so many opportunities, then we waste the bulk of them with crap disposal.
Not all clearances are created equal. Watch the game.
I have. Still hows clearances aren't a huge issue. We're 3 ahead now. It's been the lack of urgency and real workrate.
If we take Fisher's brain out and divide it up among the other 21 players we'll be half competitive.
just like North did yesterday??
They played the Aints.
If we take Fisher's brain out and divide it up among the other 21 players we'll be half competitive.
Good comment
Mullet is an absolute dud.
Can’t hit a target by boot if his life depends on it.
Mullet is an absolute dud.
Can’t hit a target by boot if his life depends on it.
Taking a player delisted by the wooden spooners was always a gamble.
I'm losing faith Bolton, three years of bugger all progression. Excuses time.... "green shoots" time is over.
I bet Matheson is making phone calls.
We can actually win this, GC have only a few hitting the scoreboard.
Hang on, we are bringing some others into the game for them!
I'm losing faith Bolton, three years of bugger all progression. Excuses time.... "green shoots" time is over.
I bet Matheson is making phone calls.
The last time he did that it didn't end well.
bottom 4 again.
what a reality check
The last time he did that it didn't end well.
Mathieson won't be able to show his face on the Gold Coast, he'll have to stay in and cook!
Has Plowman hit one target?
Has Plowman hit one target?
Has anyone?
bottom 4 again.
what a reality check
Even worse, most of our more likely wins were to come in the first few weeks of the season, the draw looks bad for us later.
Mathieson won't be able to show his face on the Gold Coast, he'll have to stay in and cook!
He should stop meddling in football related matters and pony up for those membership incentives I mentioned in the Malthouse Ad thread.
Bolton is making me wonder.
Why put weitering in defence straight after he finally kicks a goal.
Is he serious or not. We need to win it bolts not defend!!!
With charlie off we have not one key marking player in F50 at the moment. Good luck with that.
GC are starting to play like us, burning team-mates, missing targets, trying to do too much.
Suns have answered our challenge unfortunately. Time to reload and go again boys.
Byrne and Holman kick to kick!
How much better does Jones look when he actually tries to mark it?
Why they didn’t pick McKay is beyond me, our forward line is full of dwarves
Ed Curnow can't kick.
Game over!
The simple skill errors baffle me.
GC are starting to play like us, burning team-mates, missing targets, trying to do too much.
Maybe that's our game plan ?
Maybe that's our game plan ?
When Lynch fecks up, they end up with a goal!
When we feck up, they end up with a goal!
Ooooooooo! :o
this is really poor
bad skills, poor marking
This team is poorly led.
every year, 1 step forward 3 back.
There it is again, on the fast break we look to run forward and turn it over, then Lynch and Day push hard back to be virtually solo inside 50.
Lynch could have dished off to Day on the goal line if he wanted, two GC 200cm types unmarked almost in the goal-square.
6 goal is a bridge too far. At least show some fight and try and win the last q.
Yuck....
Depressing. Again.
Is Casboult off injured, did he have a single stat in that quarter?
Actually he did have some touches, the ball bounced sideways and hit him a couple of times.
I think the spotlight might just about to be turned on the coaching group.
Our skills are atrocious.
Selections are strange.
Some of the matchups even stranger
We've worked out Jones indeed has some skills but if he's going to play like a rover play him on the ball.
1. Our disposal is terrible
2. We cant tackle
3. We cant kick straight for goal
4. Our players have very poor awareness and get caught very easily.
As for endeavor? They seem to be just going through the motions today, disinterested.
another false dawn
Too many feeling good about themselves in Bolts Learning & Teaching environment....time for some tough luvin I reckon, our blokes are not accountable, and on today’s showing, they couldn’t give a toss about the CFC????????????
WHATS THIS crap ?? can't string more than 3 passes, look disinterested, no leadership. Totally different side to last week.....
ps. crowd is disgusting
Why can we not tackle? Cannot understand this. For years, we run past opposition players. Run past them. How is it possible that no matter the cattle we have, we cannot learn how to tackle!? Jeebus H!
Hmm, BB is stinking it up.
Now he puts Jones in the ruck and moves the 20 year old Weitering to Lynch who has 7 goals of confidence as a head start.
I suppose BB think's we've nothing to lose, there is nothing left, he may as well remove whatever bits are left!
GC talls are cramping, we've got em now, only their little blokes are left to score!
The nine day break, stitches you up every time!
Weitering back
Jones Ruck
Casboult forward.
See that ruck work Jimmy????
The horse has Boltoned!
Depressing isn't it!
Time to go Bolton!
Radio commentators say it's all part of an evil AFL plan to get 90000 at "The G" next week for either Carlton or Collingwood's first 2018 win!
We must be using the last quarter to show Weitering how to play forward! ;)
Radio commentators : "Lamb slaughtered it. "
At least I have one highlight.
Fisher, that's our highlight for the day.
Simmo centres it up to Cripps beautifully, hospital style!
Radio commentators : "Lamb slaughtered it. "
At least I have one highlight.
Another was,...
Mullett Byrnes Lamb
Another was,...
Mullett Byrnes Lamb
That's not a bad one.
the biggest effort of the day,
the fans
having to sit through this, then go home
Interesting Dew was the favourite to get the Carlton job before he pulled out possibly due to the no contract thing.
BB got his pants pulled down by a coach in his 2nd game ....#justsayin
Interesting Dew was the favourite to get the Carlton job before he pulled out possibly due to the no contract thing.
Possibly because he's too smart to enter the Mathieson-SOS-Judge-McKay viper's nest.
Lynch won't come to us, we are responsible for his top two efforts and four of his best ever ten games.
Why would he give that up?
Lynch, spud can't kick straight, 8.1 isn't good enough!
Byrne quad or groin injury according to the radio
Byrne quad or groin injury according to the radio
That'll cut back a few of Collingwood's goals next week, they'll be spewing!
Casboult, the new junk time man, except he missed!
Where’s my blow torch...
Jokes. I’d never do that. I’m bloody upset though.
My issue is, after being the 3rd year, I expect more now. List is decent, workrate is not. You can have the best list in the comp on paper but if there's no workrate you lose. They looked like they were playing JLT footy still.
As for the coaching and team selection today, they all should get the Oscar for Idiocy!
Where’s my blow torch...
Jokes. I’d never do that. I’m bloody upset though.
Yes, same. The road up the ladder is filled with potholes, u-turns, detours. Far too early to be throwing in the towel.
66 tackles for an AFL game, compared to 91, we are behind we should normally have more tackles!
There must be some very bad sh1te happening around our club, something they are keeping very quiet!
Captain junk Time!!!!!
Pathetic performance on and off the field.
I repeat. Total disorganization >:(
fkn useless
back to same old
I suppose positives, Levi fixed our F50 problems in the last quarter with a couple of good marks! ;)
Yes, I'm taking the piss! ;D
Phillips will be in next week, if he's injury free and still alive coming back from Craigieburn.
Roll on Friday night football! ;D
Bolton might not be liking the contract thing now.
Most disappointed I've been since Bolton took over. 3rd year, no more excuse for that rubbish. Lack of workrate and urgency was so disappointed. Looked like we were still playing JLT with that effort.
Help too if our selection committee wasn't so dumb. WTF were they thinking.
Hard to blame the blokes not playing.
What about the 22 out there Laj?