3 things learned from Rd 8 vs Hawthorn 2024

[GVGjr]

Please list the 3 things learned from our R8 encounter against Hawthorn.

[GVGjr]

Bump

[bulldogtragic]

1. It’s going to an awful, long year
2. Lade gets a chance to show us if he can coach
3. I can not stand this group and I’d happily blow the list up

[azabob]

1. Only Bontempelli and Jones make their teammates better. Everyone else is in survival mode and are extremely selfish.

2. If the sun is shining in May don’t spend the afternoon in a cold, dark, soulless stadium

[chef]

1. I'd rather watch Lancaster than this team, good choice going to Nagambie instead of Melbourne.

2. Didn't think I'd ever be happy we lost, but here I am.

3. The Bont is the only thing likeable about this club.

[macca]

1. The playing group cannot be trusted to win a game when their heart and soul is on the line. For a moment today, I did not really want to go to any more live games. Thats how disgusted I felt. They are not switched on enough.

2. We have too many almost footballers. VDM, Buku,Harmes, Baker... I don't really know how much longer we have to persist with them. Too much stuffing around with trying players out of position. Their development has suffered. They need to worker harder off the ball.

3. English is not worth $1m. We should split the money between 2 players. Meek could not get a game last year at Dockers and was on top for 3/4 of the game. He lost a 1-1 contest in the goal square in the 3rd quarter.

[GVGjr]

1 - We hoped Chook was ready but he wasn't and is a long way off it from that small sample size.
2 - Baker brings a lot of energy and pace but surely from a selection perspective he becomes an only in extreme circumstances player from now on.
3 - I thought Bevo might have a couple of good weeks and escape some media and supporter scrutiny but the furnace that is the AFL will be right at him

[muzzyahoy]

1. Bevo
2. Is
3. Gone

[merantau]

1. Our skills by hand and f?ot were very poor.
2. We looked clueless with ball in hand.
3. We can't kick a goal when it really counts.

[AshMac]

1. There is no heart
2. We have no system
3. It?s time for change

[angelopetraglia]

1. There is no heart
2. We have no system
3. It?s time for change

I think there is heart. We kept coming at them. So many players tried their guts out. It is like we work out a new way to lose every week. Last week against Freo we got smashed in clearances and around the source. This week we were dominant at the source and lost from poor turnovers in our defensive half.

Our system appears to be suspect. No doubt. Either we have a poor system or the players are not good enough to execute it. We are a mess. But I do actually think there is effort and heart.

[Can Bar]

1. Second time we have lost to Hawks after Libba cops a head hit, then lose contested ball.
2. is it tactical or coincidence. Not the first time Mitchell been involved in sneaky injuries to opposition players.
3. Hope the great man is ok, time for everyone else to step up.

[Bullies]

1 - We hoped Chook was ready but he wasn't and is a long way off it from that small sample size.
2 - Baker brings a lot of energy and pace but surely from a selection perspective he becomes an only in extreme circumstances player from now on.
3 - I thought Bevo might have a couple of good weeks and escape some media and supporter scrutiny but the furnace that is the AFL will be right at him2. How many guys do we need with "energy and pace" that are not up to it - Bramble, Baker, VDM, Harmes.