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Where was Garlett tonight ?? Hardly saw him at all.
What did people think of the physical aggression in the first quarter ?? Thought it was a good sign but it didn't actually help us perform any better than what we normally do.
Uninspiring win against a hapless opponent.
Put this one behind us, classic 8 point game next week against an opponent which has been a thorn in our side for a while.
Wow Carrazzo subbed? First time in his life he's been subbed off without injury.
Sounds like Milne is starting to tear us a new one.
I read it in print this morning and wasn't online. Found it now in the subscription section of the small paper online.
HS 12/7/2013
WHILE no coach likes to lose, Carlton and Richmond's results would have especially stung their respective coaches last week.
After a defeat where nothing seemed to go right, the coach must be quick to collect his thoughts. The most dangerous period of the week - and, in fact, a coach's career - can be directly after a shock.
The walk from the coach's box to the changerooms is long and this time must be used to compose yourself and work through what you will say to the team.
Many thoughts are running through your head, including what the assistant coaches would have said during the game - mostly uncomplimentary - to the players.
However, I found the best course of action is to say nothing because there is often nothing positive to say.
All coaches know once you start to open your mouth it is hard to shut it and it is in these moments that relationships can be permanently broken. The other upside to saying nothing is it gives you breathing space to look at the game closely and have a much clearer picture of what went wrong.
Both coaches would be asking themselves if the result was an aberration or there were some worrying trends that need to be addressed.
Damien Hardwick could justify stamping the North Melbourne game "aberration", but not Mick Malthouse after the loss to Collingwood.
Carlton appears to have some serious problems. I had the Blues comfortably finishing in the eight and, if their best 22 was fit and available, as it has been for most of the year, pushing for top four.
Yet this week's discussion has centred on the Blues' list and its "many holes". How can a team that has had so many early draft picks claim to have a poor list?
Most of those players taken with early picks were rated extremely highly by all recruiters. Clearly the Blues have made some list management errors and, if they had traded some early picks, might have won a premiership by now.
However, to blame their recruiting department is a cop-out. On the list of current problems recruiting is a long way down.
The game against the Magpies again exposed a number of areas that have become a worry for Mick.
In the past four games, the Blues have punished just 16 per cent of opposition turnovers with a score, the second-lowest percentage of any team.
It would appear the Blues' down-the-line, conservative approach is stalling the team.
It is something Mick talked about earlier in the season and I'm sure it would have been a source of discussion this week among the coaching staff.
The Blues have trailed at three-quarter time on six occasions this season and have failed to finish in front in any of these games.
Is this a result of poor fitness or, again, because of the struggle the team is having with conservative ball use?
Carlton has the second-worst kicking efficiency in the defensive 50 this season, again, a worrying trend.
Mick must continue to work on the game plan and develop the list. There should be no talk of 2014 and trading until he can determine what this group can do.
I suspect the group is capable of much better than it has produced and that is the coach's test.
The Tigers, on the other hand, are competent in most areas - if not a standout - and that's why Damien would have looked at last week's game as something out of the ordinary.
Ironically, they had 73 tackles against North and this is their weakest area (54 average).
The Tigers have done a lot right this year and I will be looking closely to see how they bounce back today against Gold Coast, a team they have never beaten.
I don't think recruitment is the key issue, I'm more disappointed with development of some of our picks.
He makes a couple of obvious points but his credibility is pretty ordinary given his lack of ability to identify what a club needs to rebuild, develop etc.
Better read is Roos article in the picture paper. He says we could have traded early picks and may have won a premiership by now, but he goes on to say "to blame the recruiting dept is a cop-out. On the list of current problems recruiting is a long way down." He's basically saying that the over conservative game plan is stalling the team, and lists other issues that need addressing on field.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/identifying-carltons-no1-problem-20130712-2pvq3.html
Paul, this article is already featured in the following thread..
http://www.carltonsc.com/index.php?topic=102.0
This new site is taking a little time to adjust to, and understand, but it is way faster. Be interesting if it doesn't exist, to have an info area that explains how everything works and what it means (Shout etc). For new people and idiots like me. Having said that I bet it already exists but I haven't found it yet.
Mantis, glad to see the return of the green stick, but not quite as green as I remember.
Look closer buddy. This is the revamped cyborg type new technology bug. I have another too which will surface from time to time.
At BBB.
Thanks for the write up. I always worry pressing a button will send me to the darkest side of cyberspace. Maybe turn this site up side down and inside out.
This new site is taking a little time to adjust to, and understand, but it is way faster. Be interesting if it doesn't exist, to have an info area that explains how everything works and what it means (Shout etc). For new people and idiots like me. Having said that I bet it already exists but I haven't found it yet.
It's a bit like the "Like" function on some sites.
If folk like the 'cut' of your post they'll 'applaud' it.
Your Karma will rise.
If they don't like what you have to say they will 'smite you and your Karma will go "down the gurgler"
Just curious, how can I get my avatar to show up bigger in the forums ? I tried unloading then reloading it, but it still seems to be the same size. According to my image viewer program (Preview on a Mac) the actual image I'm using is 310x232 pixels.
Try uploading it again. If you look at the properties of the current one in you profile it is 65x38 which makes sense because previously the limit was 65x65 and it would have been resized to keep the proportion right.
Can we make the avatar image bigger ?
Done. It's now 100x100 compared to 65x65 that it was set to originally.
