Carlton Supporters Club

Lots of rain been around, will be greasy.

Are we any risk of letting Cripps get involved at stoppages? Or will he be wasted floating around doing not much of anything.

I think he was involved in 20+ stoppages in the NAB game V Geelong and 3 versus Richmond.

The guy is 10 feet tall and the eagles mids are pygmies.

Don't think it needs to be quick if it's precise but slow movement followed by a stray kick is death.

Poorly researched.

They are holding a fan clinic on Sat morning in Perth.

The rest is quite feasible.

I don't think slow ball movement is a factor in the situation I was referring to.

Picture the ball in Richmond's forward 50 along with most of the players.  Two of Richmond's defenders haven't followed their opponents and position themselves just forward of centre.  We get the ball and attempt to clear it but our kicks, handpasses or run and carry are intercepted/stopped by on of the two defenders.

By this stage our players are streaming forward and the ball is roosted back into Richmond's forward 50 and an unmarked player.

Forgive me if this is inaccurate, but if we move the ball so slowly for them to get loose players back, then forgive me if this is wrong, but shouldnt we be able to man up forward accordingly and end up with an even distribution of players forward?

I would have thought that that slow ball movement should be more conducive to ending up with more bodies forward, and that moving the ball quickly would allow their plus one to chop off the forward entry rather than the opposite?

Mind you, slower ball movement should also mean more precise ball movement, picking out a team mate rather than blazing away and kicking to a contest which is 2 to 1 against.

There's my report, I can just sit back an drink now?

I'll be there.... Nice and dry in the Channel 7 box :-)..at least I have free beer to drown my sorrows.

Hope to get a real good look at how we set up.

It's interesting to read different folks' reasons for our loss.

I don't think anyone has mentioned the two loose players Richmond had behind the ball who cut off almost every attempt we made rebound out of defence.

I suspect that the better teams (a) wouldn't have let that happen or (b) would have countered it after the first or second interception.  You could blame our failure to respond on the coach but I reckon that it is the responsibility of the on field leaders.  However, I wonder whether they have been empowered to do so or whether they lack the confidence to change the coach's set up.

If you're referring to the incident where McIntosh 'won' a one on one contest then ran off Judd, have a look at it again.  Judd was leading to the ball when McIntosh grabbed his arm and pulled him off balance.  Judd was effectively out of the contest.

If Judd was still in Wet Toast colours, he would have got a free kick.

Unfortunately in today's game everyone has to hold their own, if there is a weak link it will get exposed. The midfield tried to cover but when they did they hand balled or kicked over the top to the man they left. I'm not blaming the kid as it wasn't lack of effort, he physically couldn't run.