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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by LP -
Quote from: Baggers on
Small Durds just doesn't do enough.

Thank the gods for Crippa, Pitto, Walsh, Weiters, Acres, Chugga and H.
In hindsight the MC probably made the wrong call benching Owies and keeping Durdin on, Owies problem wasn't that he wasn't leading to the right spaces, but that we didn't kick to his advantage, much the same for Charlie and BigH.

Too many times we had smalls, mediums free inside F50, even Kennedy and Cripps, and yet we kicked it on the head of Charlie or BigH. Our blokes are 30m away in space and nobody at the crumb. That is bad decision making / bad vision by the kicker, not the fault of the forwards.

Kennedy's best game this season, gets better as each week passes, also Acres best so far this season, might get them both kick started for 2024. TDK had a good game as well.

Imagine if Dangflog wasn't permitted to dive on the pill and take out opponents legs without penalty? Go back and watch the replay, twice you'll see him grab the boots of Carlton players without getting close to the footy, he gets a free pass for flopping like a squid out of water.

Hard to believe some wanted no BigH in the 22 at seasons start, hard to imagine us being competitive without him!
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by blueboys_1 -
Quote from: Micky0 on
That was ours to lose - and we did 🙄

Think we panicked early and then couldn’t make up ground.

Umpiring was putrid and whoever said when the calls are made the Cats just get on with it whereas we didn’t, not what I saw.  In fact a few that should’ve been called for dissent thst just sail thru like a lot of the run Geelong got today. We got zero reward for our efforts and they were able to kick out of bounds with no penalty, hold the ball long after being tackled and/or dropping it without penalty too. 

That being said, we were a good chance to snatch it until some strange 50m penalty to give them more breathing space 🙄

Need more pressure in our forward line, they were MIA badly.

Crips was livid. He gave away a stupid free kick after the goal and and they goaled again. Game over.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by IvanAwfulbigone -
Quote from: Lods on
In what Fkn situation, when momentum was with us, is the only player close enough to put any pressure on Jeremy Cameron (the most dangerous opposition player).... Jaxon Binns. >:(

 

Yep. My TV barely survived that one.

Further to that, doesn’t matter which player of ours it was, why the hell were they 3 metres away? For god’s sake, if anyone should have a player’s hand placed on their chest by way of tracking their position in space and time, it’s Cameron - especially when the game’s on the line in the last few minutes.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by BluePhantom -
Quote from: madbluboy on
If he staged then he should be suspended. I would like the AFL to come out and say it was a free kick or he staged.
It looked soft compared to other hits but anything above the shoulders is high. It doesn't matter if the tackler is a 'good guy'.
Plus Williams probably got a finger to the face as the hand went past hence staying down and holding his face.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by Baggers -
That's two games of the last three where we lost in a similar manner. That's a glaring issue. Maybe so many close wins prior papered over some cracks?

At half time my most dominant thought was just how wasteful we were. And how perplexing (to be kind) umpiring was sucking the wind out of our sails. Jason D (and others) summed up the umpiring rather nicely.

As Principal LODS noted, as did this little black duck, Vossy was most unimpressed with our lack of discipline. He refused to individualize as it was team discipline (defence), or the lack thereof, that he focussed on. The Pussycats were 'allowed' to be clinically efficient in front of goal (as were the Croweaters and GWS).

We're sixth on the ladder with an ordinary %. Good feedback. About where we belong. But we all know we're better than that... or are we? Perhaps after so many years in the wilderness we're (and players?) just happy to be in the eight? Not sure Vossy shares that contentment.

Some thoughts on individuals/specifics.
Baffled as to why a strong-bodied, hard, quick and close checking Cincotta is being left out of our defence. Williams brings dash and some impressive cameos, but his defensive work is below parr.
Young is way too one-dimensional and lacks intensity.
Delivery into the forward line is ordinary. Sixteen times (or thereabouts) we dumped the aggot on Charles' head - defenders love that. When we looked for other options we were more productive (efficient?), as an example when E Hollands (who often made very good position) was utilized, it bothered the defence and we hit the scoreboard... just not often enough ...utilizing other forward options. Lazy stuff to put the aggot on Charles' head and expect him to produce miracles. When we were, all too seldom, delivering the pill in front of a leading Charles or H, or Chugga, or Owies, or Elija or...., it often had a better outcome.
Small Durds just doesn't do enough.

Thank the gods for Crippa, Pitto, Walsh, Weiters, Acres, Chugga and H.


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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong
Last post by Lods -
I don't normally give a lot of weight to umpire failings....I'd lose too many televisions if I did, but...
There has been a bit of noise around Carlton getting a good rub of the green so far this year.

There are lots of memes around from opposition supporters about preferential treatment for Carlton, and especially Cripps.

You'd like to think some of the 'odd' decisions yesterday weren't a bit of a square up.
But a few probably need a 'please explain'

The Cripps and Harry debacle standing the mark.
and
The 'inconclusive' score review of a mark on the line.
Unless there was other vision for the reviewer, the goal post obscured the important part of the play.