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Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #30 –

Well....he hasn't left the site, only to return under a different moniker.....yet.
;)


But yes, its becoming very tiresome, and we are only 2 games in.

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #31 –
Quote from: kruddler on
Well....he hasn't left the site, only to return under a different moniker.....yet.
;)


But yes, its becoming very tiresome, and we are only 2 games in.

So now, lapses in concentration, basic skill errors and honorable losses are ok ?

The Dogs are average, and without Libba for a fair whack of the game.

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #32 –
Quote from: laj on
It's much better with a more attacking plan but it wil take time because of the $hit from the other bloke. What is it, a win against a side in the top 5 and a narrow lose and managing 100.

Nice edit Lod's  :)

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #33 –
Quote from: PaulP on
So now, lapses in concentration, basic skill errors and honorable losses are ok ?

The Dogs are average, and without Libba for a fair whack of the game.

Paul, I think the comeback was something we didnt experience too often under BB, Dogs earned the win but we didnt give up and throw the towel in.
Teague has brought belief and self confidence back to some of our players who were down ie Charlie.

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #35 –
Quote from: IvanAwfulbigone on
Terrible, terrible lapse after we kicked our last goal.

With 6-6-6 if you need one more goal you CANNOT let the other team bottle it up. Keep it alive at all costs. A second ball up spells death and that’s exactly what happened.

Having said that, we didn’t deserve to win. Never seen Krooz so comprehensively thrashed.
Dunno about that - hit outs were 53-33 to us.

Our midfield went missing for extended periods though and didn’t complement his ruck work very well.

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #36 –
Quote from: PaulP on
So now, lapses in concentration, basic skill errors and honorable losses are ok ?

The Dogs are average, and without Libba for a fair whack of the game.

We all know your stance on things.

But perhaps you should realise what other peoples stances are if you want to pick fights.

I was never pro-sacking of Bolton.
I realised after the Bombers game that 'something' had to happen. I actually said pre-sacking, that it was the biggest ground swell i've seen since the gold coast game (ala Rattens sacking). I had the same stance then. I didn't think sacking Ratten would fix anything, but 'something' had to happen and i understood it.

So with that out of the way....

I always believed that while we gave effort (under Bolton) that we were right on the cusp of turning things around for good. We've had so many close losses that its only a matter of time until one (or more) of those close games gets turned into a win.....and more wins.

So while i don't believe Bolton was the problem. I don't believe Teague is necessarily the answer. I do believe in the players we have and i do believe its only a matter of time until things turn around for good. Potentially as early as this year.

So why i don't celebrate a loss, i am buoyed by the fact that we showed we had a pair and gave effort....even though things didn't go our way early. We did NOT spit the dummy. We sucked it up and got on with it like big boys should.

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #37 –
The way Casboult and Jones have gone maybe we should put all out struggling forwards in defence...lol.

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #38 –
McGovern is the most over rated and over paid player on our list.   Didn't even do his usual five minutes this game, was invisible all night.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #39 –
Quote from: laj on
The way Casboult and Jones have gone maybe we should put all out struggling forwards in defence...lol.

Old saying Jim was " mugs to the backline"...

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #41 –
It's a bit late in the night to be editing and deleting posts.

By all means attack the posts but let's do it without the personal stuff.

We've had a change.
Some people regarded it as necessary.
Some folks are really pissed.

We're probably going to have a couple of weeks while we come to terms with the result of that change.
Some will see significant differences, others will see more of the same...and we'll give greater emphasis to each of those things depending on how we feel about the decision.

I still see the skill errors, lapses and the fact we didn't win...but it was an 'honorable loss' and we'll be praised for it whether we like that term or not.
On the positive side we have Charlie returning to form and a close result with Cripps pretty well restrained for most of the night...that's a positive.



Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #42 –
Quote from: Professer E on
McGovern is the most over rated and over paid player on our list.   Didn't even do his usual five minutes this game, was invisible all night.

I don’t like making excuses for players, but he did miss a large portion of pre-season which is impacting his workrate, which obviously needs to improve.

If he can start working harder he’ll be a great player

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #44 –
Quote from: Professer E on
McGovern is the most over rated and over paid player on our list.   Didn't even do his usual five minutes this game, was invisible all night.

Dont think the three specialist forwards works, I'd rather a workhorse like Jack play that 3rd tall forward role, problem with McGovern is that he is a good mark and kick but doesnt do anything else IMO.
Doesnt apply pressure and sometimes when you are having an off night you can make up for it by doing some grunt work like chasing, tackling, blocking and helping your team-mates out.
No Walker, Jenkins and Eddie means life is a lot harder too, and we dont have that delivery that the Crows have so he has to work harder IMO and create more rather than waiting for others to
get him the ball.