Carlton Supporters Club

We handed Moore a record number of intercepts with predictable/lazy inside 50 kicks, but I understand as there were just no more options other than H and Charles.

Coll kick goals 2, 3 and 4 (ie 3 in row) in the first qtr without Carl touching the footy once, that tells a story. We outscored them, all be it by a couple of point, in the second half. How many goals did they kick from the goal square due to 50m penalties or terrible defending (the Johnson hanger in the 2nd, not one player blocked his run). Attention to detail, being switched on.

Meanwhile Mason Cox looked like Dean Cox out there.

Charlie Curnow has been our best and most consistent player this season, and Saad next best IMO. Pretty much everyone else has either been up and down, or down since R1. I can't put my finger on what malaise is affecting the boys, but gee they look out of sorts. Borderline miraculous that some of our losses haven't been uglier. 

Yep. What's the opposite of 'cohesion?'

Our biggest problem is our best players are not doing any damage despite their stats.
Docherty, Cripps, Walsh and Wetering are our leaders and they show no direction out there. Malthouse said it before the game that Collingwood would show our boys what leadership looks like and he was spot on.

Just watched the 1st half again. Some observations.

JSOS into the ruck cost us at least 3 goals.

Cerra's kick into the forward line, spotting up Durdin, was so dumb I couldn't believe it... guess who Durdin's nearest Rottingwood opponent was? Cox. 1 metre player versus 5 metre player.

The number of times we kicked it to their tallest bloke on the ground (Cox) was astonishing.

We handed Moore a record number of intercepts with predictable/lazy inside 50 kicks, but I understand as there were just no more options other than H and Charles.

Acres foot disposal under pressure gave Rottingwood too many looks.

Ed... too many times - kick'nhope.

Look much better when Charles and H play well apart, eg one of them playing high half forward leading up to the aggot and the other remaining deep.

We did a lot right, just critical disposal errors and/or choice errors.

2 blatant 50s did not go our way.

I don't get the criticisms of our backline, the delivery in waves into our D50 was at times indefensible. The up-field pressure was zilch.

Hollands just doesn't hurt the opposition enough with his disposals.

For the Fluffy Ducks game: Out - Ed, JSOS, Hollands, Young & Durdin
In: TDK (for JSOS), Binns (for Hollands), Kemp (for Young), Cowan (for Ed) & Dow (for Durdin). Dow & Chugga changing midfield/half forward.
(2 small forwards only - Owies & Motlop).