Post match. Gallant Pies pipped in thriller. All comments.

[PyreneesPie]

Cmon GWS, Crows, Eagles, Doggies, Swans.

Anyone but Hawks and Geelong!!!

[Raw Hammer]

[Piesnchess]

At least also, we go out with heads held high, and honour. Unlike the pathetic twenty goal losers the deeees and tigers, and pathetic bluescum. I'm proud of our young team, the future is very bright, if we can just get some luck on the injury front, at long last.

[makri]

Oh dear. Possible Alex Fasolo nightclub incident Friday night.

[think positive]

And I agree with Donny, seriously guys, how could you knock our players after that? They left nothing in the tank

[Dave The Man]

Any update on Aish?

[Piesnchess]

[Dave The Man]

Thought Grundy had a Dissapointing Game.

Steele disposal was poor missed quite a Few Targets

[What'sinaname]

I want to be all glowing and happy, but the lasting image of the game is Hodge rising both arms in the air in triumph....AGAIN.

There are no honour is losing to these guys, no matter the circumstances. We are now in the same situation as Hawthorn against Geelong after 2008. No matter how close, it was always a loss.

Our boys have to win, plain and simple.

[inxs88]

[makri]

Clarkson wouldn't touch Williams with disposals like that

[Monco Matt]

I just hope that one day soon we will improve by cutting out 50% of all our howling errors that cost us goals. Some players are serial offenders, we know who they are. When that happens i think we will be a serious football team capable of beating anyone consistently. Until then every season will be like this, nearly, almost but never quite.

Gutsy effort but heart breaking.

On to 2017. I think Cloke & Marley (save for a few howlers between them) had a real crack. Marley was awful for most of the game and cost us a chance to win at the end with that horrible kick to our HF line, but he attacked the ball hard in the last and there may be hope for him. We need to replace Brown, his kicking kills us, but he did defend well one-on-one, so I guess he stays but he either needs to improve his kicking penetration or we need to find a fast replacement. Varcoe has had a poor season, needs to get more aggressive. Greenwood was hard today, really good game. There is lots to like but I just hope we can get full seasons from Reid, Fasolo & Elliot in 2017 and get all the young guys to take a step up and show real improvement.

Go Pies in 2017!!! Go GWS in 2016!

[slangman]

For all of the people wetting themselves about our effort need to realise that the top teams bring that effort every week.

It was much better than some of the crap we dished up earlier this season but in reality just what the top teams have brought to more games this year.

Some very positive signs but unfortunately we seem to make the same basic mistakes that for some reason haven’t been addressed or rectified over the last few years.

Better luck next year.

[jackcass]

[makri]

Like I said in the other thread. That performance reminded me alot of the final round in 2000 when we played Essendon, two years after that we were in a gf.