Carlton Supporters Club

I was at my mothers funeral a few days ago and nothing of a lack of respect from people to come dressed like her. If your not sure ask someone how to dress.

I went to the game last night and what was as clear as day is that "confidence" or lack there of was our biggest issue and in turn caused us so many turnovers, so many slow plays, so many rushed kicks as first options were hardly ever taken..
Forget game plan, once Collingwood got in front, Carlton as a whole team (minus Buckley) went into their shells..   It was so clear to see..
I reckon once they heard Waite was out, Carrazzo was out, and Yarran was out, they reacted like the supporters did thinking oh well we wont win..  We gave it a crack for the first few minutes, but once Collingwood got back in front they all seem to accept their fate and went to water... 
There was so much hesitation and its all caused by their lack of  confidence and going back into their shell..

Walker during the week was spot on, that our best football is when we take the game on... Well that involves risks and confidence.. We didn't take risks until the game was gone and we had nothing to lose.. Only then did we start to kick goals which gave us more confidence. That then gave us more goals because we took more risks.. 
I truley believe this team plays its best football when it has nothing to lose.. Its something Mick has to get out of the groups mindset.. But its almost an impossible task.
Ive never seen a team hesitate or go into its shell like we did last night... Players didnt even have confidence to hit up a 20m pass at times.. It was awful..

Quote from: PaulP on May 03, 2014, 12:34:55 pm

MM said in his presser that the kids would get about 15 games total. BTW Cookie, enjoy your WA safari.

Better clarify that, he said 15 games each collectively and that is made up of practice matches, VFL matches & AFL games.

Quote from: PaulP on May 03, 2014, 12:34:55 pm

Quote from: cookie2 on May 03, 2014, 12:30:57 pm

The big reservation I have about playing too many of the kids is the exposure they would get to our poor seniors culture atm. We have to find a way to mitigate that influence IMO. Kids only learn from their senior mentors on field and ours are a real worry!

MM said in his presser that the kids would get about 15 games total. BTW Cookie, enjoy your WA safari.

 , I will mate! BTW, said pig doesn't sometimes lurk on the Canning Stock Route does she? 

The big reservation I have about playing too many of the kids is the exposure they would get to our poor seniors culture atm. We have to find a way to mitigate that influence IMO. Kids only learn from their senior mentors on field and ours are a real worry!

Quote from: PaulP on May 03, 2014, 11:09:08 am

Quote from: Baggers on May 03, 2014, 10:21:01 am

Quote from: Lappinlappystick on May 03, 2014, 09:53:06 am

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Quote from: cookie2 on May 02, 2014, 11:18:44 pm

@Sheik
And what is more, you could tell almost from the first bounce that we were in for an off-night.

I thought we started pretty well.

Agree. Probably the first 7 minutes or so. Then the clangers began....

The clangers are a symptom. When an opponent, generally a top 6ish opponent, applies bona fide heat to our girls, they go to water... then the clangers, fumbling, poor disposal and decisions abound which would make any game plan look bad.

I recall L. Matthews saying some time ago that the whole 'game plan' thing is overrated. He stressed that having a really good / strong list of blokes playing well will make any game plan look good... conversely, no matter how supposedly good a game plan is, if you aint got the cattle then your game strategy can only end up looking shizen.

Agree with the bolded bit. By the same token, you have to accept the list you have, and play to win. If you don't like the list's attributes, have a clean out at season's end. But winning breeds confidence, and if we win against bottom 8 teams with shoot out footy, then for now, so be it. The team is demoralized, and the gap between our best and worst is too great. It's without question between the ears stuff. Whether it's the coach whether the players are lazy, whether it's conditioning, whether players are screwing each other's WAGS, I don't know. Communication and cohesion is poor. The players can't keep their composure, and can't execute under pressure.I will never accept that this team's potential is to be bottom 4. The list is better than that. I just want to see them playing to their potential every week.

Enough short cutting and feeling good getting soft wins playing open football.

We changed it up last year and wasted the season just to have to do waste another year now.  If we lose matches until these idiots can figure out what it takes then so be it.

Also get the kids that show the right stuff away from the blokes who don't.  You only breed more of the same crap culture.

Quote from: Lappinlappystick on May 03, 2014, 09:53:06 am

Quote from: ItsOurTime on May 03, 2014, 09:30:33 am

Quote from: cookie2 on May 02, 2014, 11:18:44 pm

@Sheik
And what is more, you could tell almost from the first bounce that we were in for an off-night.

I thought we started pretty well.

Agree. Probably the first 7 minutes or so. Then the clangers began....

The clangers are a symptom. When an opponent, generally a top 6ish opponent, applies bona fide heat to our girls, they go to water... then the clangers, fumbling, poor disposal and decisions abound which would make any game plan look bad.

I recall L. Matthews saying some time ago that the whole 'game plan' thing is overrated. He stressed that having a really good / strong list of blokes playing well will make any game plan look good... conversely, no matter how supposedly good a game plan is, if you aint got the cattle then your game strategy can only end up looking shizen.

Quote from: BluePhantom on May 02, 2014, 11:26:45 pm

White- good

Fridge or Washing Machine?

Williams rips Hendersons jumper then punches him in the head to the ground, no free play on.

Rowe gets a little finger caught in Cloke's jumper, free kick dud center!

Twice Buckley was fended off with a hand in the face and never paid.  Happens once in front of their goals and they get a free.

We haven't lost because of the umpires but fck they make it harder to even get close.