Autopsy Round 8, 2023: North Melbourne v St.Kilda

[George]

 

[NarklesHelmet]

Incredible some of the stuff I read on the game day thread about this game.

Coming up against a Clarko team coming off a thrashing? It was always going to be a tighter game defensively.

It’s not the 80s or 90s anymore. Smart coaches like Clarko know how to set up their teams to not get smashed. It’s more like soccer.

The way we are set up now under another smart coach in Ross is, we say, “fine, you want to flood? You may stop us scoring a lot and moving the ball but you’ll score even less. Good luck winning a game scoring 5 goals.”

Professional performance from the team. Got the 4 points and gained experience playing against a team that was set up with the sole purpose to stop us moving the ball and minimizing damage. It’s not easy moving the ball against such a team. A lot of our young blokes would have never come up against it, hence the fumbling and missed targets.

Take the 4 points and move on.

 

[Lightsxo]

Can’t wait to tell my grandkids about this game

 

[Jack Stevens]

That was definitely one of the games of football.

 

[SaintersUnite]

Cam Zurhaar is a god damn awful footballer.

Other than that, I never wish to remember or talk about this game ever again.


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[Ricmel]

Every other team in the AFL except maybe Hawks would have beaten us today. Let’s hope it was just 9 day break and cobwebs.

 

[my name was taken]

Good rendition of the song for a game like that.

 

[bergholt]

The real winners were anyone who didn’t watch that game

 

[Geary Is GOAT]

Ross looked like he'd seen a ghost in the box after the final siren.

We haven't looked that shit all year - willing to put it down as a mulligan but we'd want to look a hell of a lot better next week.

 

[SaintersUnite]

Our problem is that our game plan forces teams to play ugly. Unfortunately for us, North always play ugly so it was their bread and butter.


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[marcus1232]

Well that certainly happened

 

[sverik25]

In an attempt to focus on the positives, was good to see Phillipou finding a bit of form today.

That is all.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Sharman
17 touches, 9 contested, 8 marks, 6 score involves for 1 goal 2

 

[marcus1232]

On the brightside if we are gonna bomb it inside 50 at least we will have a genuine target from next week

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Philippou speaks very well. Asked about needing a rest if he’s tired physically.

Said nah physically I’m fine

 

[RBW_007]

Pou speaks very well.

 

[BigPowerForward]

We won
Move on

 

[SaintBilly]

Pou should never be dropped. But it is almost his bedtime.

Four points. Move on.


Hope Gresh and Marshall are ok…

 

[puppy_dog7]

It was a win I guess

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Pou should never be dropped. But it is almost his bedtime.

Four points. Move on.


Hope Gresh and Marshall are ok…

He literally just said himself “I don’t need a rest. Physically I’m fine”

 

[Max the great]

In an attempt to focus on the positives, was good to see Phillipou finding a bit of form today.

That is all.

He's very tired now. Big sleep tonight.

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[Sab22]

The King returns next week

 

[Ekomaira]

That was something

 

[Browny2Carlisle]

Worst game I’ve seen from us in a while. Seems like teams are figuring out our system and we just regress back to long bombs.
Few changes to be made next week with caminiti and king in should get our forward line working again

 

[The Slug]

Given it was Norths home game do I talk to them about a refund??

What a awful match. Worried about Members. He was dreadful. Some of kicking inside 50 just not up to standard