Carlton Supporters Club

Disappointing day. Cold, umpiring was average (the holding the ball against caleb daniel was rediculous) and kick on the ground was cancelled, so the little fellow was especially disappointed.

Let's address the white elephant in the room, our game plan is crap. It's more defensive that Malthouse's much maligned style and we only win if we're lucky enough to drag the opposition down to our level of ineptness.

If GWS offered a 1st round draft pick I'd take it.

He is just so lazy defensively. I'm talking years of watching him. He's definitely better this year but you just can't rely on him and when you're entire game plan is built around defensive pressure it only takes 1 not willing to push up and it falls apart.

At what stage did Buckley exit the game???

Agree, meaning it was neither good nor bad.  The one whinge I must vent is the "doggie chuck".  It's obviously ok to fling the ball over your head under the guise of a 'handball' even though both hands are travelling at the same speed. 

The flick pass was before my time but I know it was outlawed because it blurred the lines between a throw and a handball which was unique to our game. Seems it's back.

If there's a white elephant in the room it'd be Weitering's year... he gifted the Dishlickers their 1st two goals, pretty demoralising stuff. Key defenders can't be gifting the opposition goals as he seems to do too often.

What it is with these 2nd qtr capitulations?

It's almost as if the opposition coaches sit back and use the first 15 minutes of the game as a 'sighter'.  Move this player there, shark to Kruezer's taps, turn up the pressure on the forward line (knowing we'll turn it over), and ... checkmate.

We were uncharacteristically tentative today. The boys didn't seem to have the confidence or self-belief to take the bold option. Ball movement was glacial which was disappointing. Hope Bolton's desire for "system and process" is not at the expense of flair and creativity.

What it is with these 2nd qtr capitulations?

If there's a white elephant in the room it'd be Weitering's year... he gifted the Dishlickers their 1st two goals, pretty demoralising stuff. Key defenders can't be gifting the opposition goals as he seems to do too often.

It's all about variety. Just something different to those 3rd qtr capitulations we used to have..lol.

I don't know, they looked tired to me, from the outset- last weeks game was punishing and of course they should be at a standard where they can put in week after week but they are a young side.

Doesn't help when you're good senior players have stinkers either.

Casbolts miss in the last was just unacceptable. I like him and want him to succeed but just unacceptable. If that hadve gone thru we would've had a sniff.

9.8.62

We are not going to be successful until we can start hitting the scoreboard........ it's been a problem for a while now.  ( obviously Casboult missing from 15 mtrs out when the game is on the line doesn't help but we are still not capable of kicking winning scores )