The bounce of the ball will probably be a throw if the weather forecast is correct. Rain. A fair bit of rain.
As i said earlier today....
Don't write Harry off yet.
1st goal
Great stuff from H
Brilliant rundown tackle from harry on JJ.
Free kick....advantage and goal.
Put that down to Harry as well
Blues are on early, and are wearing their blue collars tonight....which is just what you need for wet weather footy.
Eds tackle (and goal) on Bont sends a great message.
Game 100 for Plowman.
Game 100 for Plowman.
Ran through a makeshift banner in the rooms.
Took the piss out of the cheersquad too with wonky lettering and his name as "Ploughman".
Wonder how the cheersquad will react to that. :-X
Cripps down in the rooms - shoulder injury speculation according to the guys on ABC grandstand.
Cripps better just have a stinger in that shoulder. Can't afford him to have shoulder issues at all.
Gibbo goal sees us double dogs score.
Newnes knowing where the goals are, makes it 3 goal up 2mins to go.
Cripps down in the rooms - shoulder injury speculation according to the guys on ABC grandstand.
you just listening to the game, or watching and listening?
you just listening to the game, or watching and listening?
Only listening on the radio.
Only listening on the radio.
OK.
They've shown the incident several times....can't really see anything major.
But he is definitely down in the rooms.
Seems to be the ‘Whipping Boys’ night out so far!! McKay, McGovern and Newnes!!
Great start from McG, H, and Newnes. In fact great start Carlton. Hope they can keep this up for full 4q 👏
Ed has been super and is my barometer for this game.
Go Blues
Very solid 1st quarter.
Solid tackling which was rewarded.
Couple of average free kicks for holding the man (both ways) but i think dogs got a goal out of one.
Only Bailey Smith showing any balls for the doggies, but blues are gang tackling.
Eds goal from a free kick was a joint effort between him and Levi.
Dogs are looking over their shoulder and so they should be. We are right on them.
Potentially losing Cripps could hurt us, but we've been pretty good across the ball thus far.
Interesting stat.
We've kicked 32 points in 1 quarter.
Tigers won today kicking a total of 34 points just down the road at the gabba earlier today.
We've done well to convert that much so far.
Cripps apparently back in the huddle with heavy shoulder strapping.
Unless doggies get something going their way, this could be a thumping.
Dogs are overusing the ball, and letting it slip through their hands.
We are going long and direct and handling the conditions so much better.
Cripps back in the middle getting another clearance....poor kick though.
Given the R5 result last season, one has to wonder if the Doggies have become our bunny team ?
When was the last time we had one of those ?
Nice goal Martin.
Martin took a 3-grab screamer on the line....not paid.
Dogs clear.....MArtin run down tackle, spins JJ around 360 AND takes him to ground......play on! WTF?!
Dogs clear again and get a gimme goal all the way down the other end.
BS!
Willo just got crunched....done his shoulder i think.
Dogs get another goal.
Given the R5 result last season, one has to wonder if the Doggies have become our bunny team ?
When was the last time we had one of those ?
Nice goal Martin.
Bunny has some big teeth. :-[
Great tackling effort by Plowman lol. This joker costs us every game.
3rd (VERY) questionable free kick given against Newnes tonight.
Not sure what he's said to the umps, but its not his night.
Harry throws his opponent out of a marking contest (IMO legally) free kick against.
Definitely not getting the rub of decisions now.
Great tackling effort by Plowman lol. This joker costs us every game.
No comment about Doc just spraying it out on the full?
If that was Plowman i guarantee it would've had a comment.
Fair play.
Pittonets ruckwork has been about as good as we've seen from a carlton jumper since Matty Allen was running around.
No comment about Doc just spraying it out on the full?
If that was Plowman i guarantee it would've had a comment.
Fair play.
What did you think of the 1 arm tackle?
What did you think of the 1 arm tackle?
Honestly didn't see it.
I just saw him get jumped on (no free) then get it out of a nest of 3 doggies around him though.
Harry goes bang after another good team effort of playing territory footy (BANG IT FORWARD)
and i quote...
"Awesome smother by Plowman"
Playing between 2 dogs and timed it perfectly to thwart an inevitable shot at goal.
another questionable (non-decision) by the umps are the karate kid into SPS' guts in the marking contest.
Goal result.
1st ump said he was blindsided.
Where is razor ray from 100m away to make the override?!
High contact from Willo?
Ump guessed at that one and got it wrong.
Then Harry pinged for unrealistic attempt! Plowman didn't get one 3 minutes earlier though.
Starting to piss me off.
13 scoring shots to 6.
Unfortunately for us that 6 is 5.1
Clearly the better side thus far.
Jesus Murphy is an absolute joke. That miss of his cost a 2 goal turn around. Not only that, but us there a softer player in the league. Can't wait until he's gone like Gibbs'. Finally rid the club of the soft duet... Lost my crap when he missed that... Prick!
Kudos Kruddler for keeping us posted as I (for one) am blinded to it all.
If nothing else, Eddie makes opposition back men very, very nervous when the ball comes in. He then capitalizes or makes it easier for someone else.
another questionable (non-decision) by the umps are the karate kid into SPS' guts in the marking contest.
Goal result.
1st ump said he was blindsided.
Where is razor ray from 100m away to make the override?!
Has to be looked at if they're serious about the studs up rule.
Kudos Kruddler for keeping us posted as I (for one) am blinded to it all.
You should wear yellow. You'd fit right in.
;)
Relentless pressure and attack on the ball gets us the first of the 3rd.
Someone forgot to tell Martin that the ball is wet. Freakish ability to pick it up and move about, wet or not.
Bit of soccer going on out there.
Dogs too afraid to pick up the ball because we are right on their tail.
Boys are up and about after the break so far.
Dogs simply can't keep their feet and/or pick up the ball. The pressure they are under (perceived or otherwise) is off the charts.
Walsh's kicking is awful at the moment.
A lot of it is just grab and kick (usually high) but even when he looks he's often off.
Walsh's kicking is awful at the moment.
A lot of it is just grab and kick (usually high) but even when he looks he's often off.
He's probably never played a game in the wet!
Good mark and goal from Gov.
Gets him another game next week.
Can't see us losing from here. We look on and the Dogs don't look like they have the answers.
Dogs finally start playing wet weather football (play for territory) as the game starts to dry up.
We've started going for more marks (and taking them).
We've been one step ahead of the dogs in the way we have been playing all night.
We take a mark inside 50 to casboult.
Ump takes it off us for a hold against Harry just outside the contest. Another call from the umps that effect the scoreboard not in our favour.
Dogs get a free....and an advantage....and an open forward line and somehow manage to overuse it and stuff up a gimme goal.
Something drastic needs to happen in the last 20 minutes of this game for us to lose it....even with Cripps playing with 1 arm.
We look tired.
Ump gives a dubious deliberate which results in an inside 50 to the dogs. We hold up, again.
50-50 holding in the contest.....goes to the dogs.
Free kicks 16-9
and the non-free kicks are killing us.
3/4 time.
17-9 free kicks for the dogs.
Umps try an even up in the last usually....
Cripps and Betts have been playing injured since the first quarter. Cripps is a liability when playing on Bont now, needs to go forward or get off the ground.
3/4 time.
17-9 free kicks for the dogs.
Umps try an even up in the last usually....
My thoughts exactly. Such a phenomenal coincidences that 🤨
3/4 time.
17-9 free kicks for the dogs.
Umps try an even up in the last usually....
That's when we're 10 goals down. They are going to will the doggies home.
Bulldogs have a little momentum - the last will be a very good test of our character. 3 goals is definitely achievable in a game like this.
Cripps and Betts have been playing injured since the first quarter. Cripps is a liability when playing on Bont now, needs to go forward or get off the ground.
Williamson coped one too.
The beauty of being a Carlton supporter in the current era, 18 points in front at 3/4 and as nervous as #@$@!.
Back in the 80s it'd be a case of knowing and expecting we'd go on smash the other side in the last qtr. now we just hope to hold on by a point...lol.
Week in week out we get screwed by the umps. Must be something in the pay we play, defend or something. Just happens each and ever week.
Bont is the main danger here. Hold him in the last and we win. Ed to play a hard tag on him in last.
Cripps has to rest forward. Love his heart but he is too sore to be effective in the middle.
Cripps and Betts have been playing injured since the first quarter. Cripps is a liability when playing on Bont now, needs to go forward or get off the ground.
I think Eddie just copped a low blow early on.....holding his junk.
Cripps is definitely playing injured, but he can still hold his own in the centre square and thats half the battle. Clear the ball from there and we're ok.
Don't mind if he clears it and then drifts forward, but regardless, its still working so why change?
Pittonet has been very good tonight.
They pumped up English in the pre-game, big unit coming of age and big game expected.....Pitts has flogged him with hitouts to advantage.
Fun stat.
1%'s
Carlton 33
Dogs 19
Ump called touched......then pays the mark. Resulting shot on goal missed!
What the hell is that?
SPS tackled as he gets it....same as happened 30 times tonight....this time....paid.
Free kicks 21 - 9
Not even the umps can stop the class of Martin. Gets rid of his opponent deep 50, takes a strong overhead mark.
Goals.
Gee Martin - this guy is special.
Gee Martin - this guy is special.
Recruit of the year.....AFL-wide
....and thanks to sos, cost us nothing!
Recruit of the year.....AFL-wide
....and thanks to sos, cost us nothing!
Yes, but you can see why the Suns made those demands. He's worth it.
Harry kicks 3.
No way back from here.
Dead eye McKay 😂
Yes, but you can see why the Suns made those demands. He's worth it.
He can be worth every pick in the draft....and they can demand it.....but they had no say in the matter. No leg to stand on.
Why pay them anything for something you can get for free?
He can be worth every pick in the draft....and they can demand it.....but they had no say in the matter. No leg to stand on.
Why pay them anything for something you can get for free?
It feels dishonourable, and may well come back to bite us one day.
Pittonet made good position but dropped the mark.
Instead of giving him he envelopes the little Caleb Daniel in a move that would make the alien 'facehugger' proud.
We've got a good one in Pittonet.
Kreuzer may have played his last game in navy blue.
Umps are really digging deep here.
It feels dishonourable, and may well come back to bite us one day.
Its a competition, not a charity.
Umps are really digging deep here.
I'm not sure if there is an issue with delay in the stats, but it says free kicks are 20-9 so far.
I reckon we are up to about 23-9 at least.
Levi.
Levi loved that goal👏
Levi!!!!!! Seals it.
Interesting in today's paper he said Bolton was similar to Malthouse who he didn't see eye to eye with.
We could crack the ton at this rate.
Party time boys.
Enjoy it.
I smelled a flogging, the umps kept the dogs in it, but flood gates are open now. 7-1/2 minutes to go.
If the goal ump can't see that from his position he should give it away.
Murphy injured, on bench.
Saying right ankle.
Not sure how bad.
2 more goals and we sit in the 8.
2 more goals and we sit in the 8.
Murphy in the rooms.
Cripps on the bench.
Who steps up?
Kennedy to Betts.
2 more goals and we sit in the 8.
1 more
Live percentage over 100! One more goal and we sit in the 8.
Levi!!!!!! Seals it.
Interesting in today's paper he said Bolton was similar to Malthouse who he didn't see eye to eye with.
Is that the same article quoted by Jim earlier today, from the HS ?
Big win............in the 8!!!!!!!
103-51
101-57 R5 2019
Too funny.
8th 🥂
103-51
101-57 R5 2019
Too funny.
Told you we've improved...haha.
Every game we've started well, bar one against the Eagles, under Teague, we have won.
Told you we've improved...haha.
Bolton clearly gave him the blueprint for how to beat the Doggies - at least Teague showed he's a good student.
Big win............in the 8!!!!!!!
102.9%
Legendary!
A game to hopefully mark us for the future.
At least we don't muck about with the type of sides we beat. Green, seaming track bullies..haha
Beauty of Kayo Sports, straight to a replay of the last qtr!!!