Post Match. Pies down to Blues. All comments.

[piedys]

[DT]

I think we learn a lot from that match. Credit to Carlton for playing really well. Cox needs a spell - Frampton should return.

I think the Pies were the better team in the second half but wasted a lot of opportunities to get back into the match.

Positives were McStay, Howe, Maynard and Cameron. We only lost by a little even though many players were a bit off.

Let's see how we rebound next week.

[Raw Hammer]

[orie]

Just got back from the G and am still in shock from what I saw tonight from our players.
From the first quarter when Moore kept kicking out to the opposition, to Jamie Elliott not taking the kick on goal from a gift free, but giving it to Checkers who then, kicked a point.
Bewildering were some of the choices our players made . Pen/?dles kicking into the man even though he had walked way back from the mark, to Mc Creary hitting the post from dead in front and so on and on and on..
disbelief at turnovers into attack..Lipinsky Adams de Goey Checkers
Which player did not stuff things up!
Even Jamie who took a great mark in front of goal, directly, misses.
I was gobsmacked at what I saw.
Finishing up with Moore crashing into Pendles.
What a diabolical night.
That's how I felt.
Kudos to Howie , as a backman , kicking 3 goals in the last...one from the boundary..

Maybe I am not giving the Boos enough credit. They were good but jeez we made it easy for them..
Sorry for the rant but I had to sit through that and it was friggin hard ..

[Monco Matt]

Disgusting to give that effort against the scum.

The first 3 qtrs were comical. Decision making was woeful, kicking was all over the shop, handballs flying everywhere, not sticking any tackles. Just filled with total hubris. Started with McCreery hitting the post from point blank right through to Elliott passing the ball off from the goal line in the last, then we panicked after Curnow kicked his 12th goal from a free kick.

Outside of Howe and Cameron I couldn't name another Pies player who did their job tonight. Played bruise free until we fell 6 goals down then it's too late. Time to start playing physical from the get go or it's straight sets.

Finals footy is coming and this midfield zoning crap won't cut it.

[maurs64]

Voss has literally stolen McCrae's playbook! If Carlton somehow win the flag, it will be playing like Collingwood! And I can't see how Collingwood plays that badly again this year. There were ghosts of Buckley's team out there tonight! No talking, no teamwork. Have never seen them play like that under McCrae! Quite disappointing how many players simply didn't put in any effort at all, or quite simply butchered the ball all night!

[pietillidie]

[think positive]

[pietillidie]

[swooper]

[piedys]

[orie]

Maynard shocker tonight

[Piesnchess]

My last points on this putrid match then I shall never mention it again. A. Clearly the Bluescum were more refreshed than us, after a cakwwalk match to tune up v the hapless Eagles. That last man standing v Port, left us jaded, tired, right off the boil, exhausted, Nick looked stuffed, and Tay. B. our forwardl line was sub par, stood out like dogs balls. No Bobby, and for some unfathomable reason, neither Ginny or Ash selected, a huge error, I watched that VFL match and Jack was very good, we missed him bigtime. McStay can get the ball but if he cannot kick goals, whats the poiint of him ?? , bad kicking for goal is bad football. Fact. Kick a few of em, an we would have been right in it. C. We must start managing players. D. We MUST start playing 4 consistent quarters, not just one or two an a half, as we did agaist the Dockers, and others, but four, as Bluescum did. E. Least we did not lose this two games before the Finals, we can correct this, learn from this defeat, and pick sides with good goal kickers. E No more Hubris, we are back to earth with a thud, and we must learn a harsh lessons from this match. F. Fortunately, we are still top, with the erratic Hawks next week, we must hit them with everything but the kitchen sicnk, this is Flys moment, re jig the side an hit Hawks with it hard. G. we are still in this, any top team can have a bad day, against a desperate opponent playing for their season, the Lions have had them, as have Port, just learn the lessons, and redeem ourselves. Finally , avoid the media like a plague, that prick Cornes willl be doing hand spring of joy, writing us off, as will most in the footy media, parroting the line we have been worked out, now. Avoid all the doom and glooom media, I sure am, had enough of their anti Collingwood crap over the years, until late next week, footy commentators can all get stuffed, just dont listen to them. Well, thats my take, now the match is closed to me. Closure.

[piedys]

And to state the bleedingfucking obvious - that Robert Findlay (23) is a dog of a thing

[think positive]