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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 10 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
Last post by PaulP -
It was like watching a team of tired, overworked old blokes, whose skill and method had deserted them, versus a team of sleek, skilled, precision engineered jets. If you're going to get mauled, I much rather it be by a star studded, top-of-the-ladder team than by anyone else.

I see no value in finger pointing and naming/shaming. What I saw was a team who tried their guts out, but whose efforts were pretty much ineffectual.

A game seemingly tailor made for the Craig McRae windscreen wiper analogy. Just wipe it away, forget about it, and move on. Nothing to be gained by "reviewing hard" as far as I can see.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 10 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
Last post by Mantis -
I never got a chance to see the game, but by the result it looks like it was quite an embarrassing effort and performance. I agree with those here that fear the similar slump losing multiple games in a row last season. If it happens again I have doubts we could win 9 out of 10 to finish the season well. Did the players look completely lost with confidence and belief? Did they just give up? Our next 4 games could all potentially be lost.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 10 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
Last post by rocky -
@rocky Agreed, that was however our worst performance by far. Like you I didn't expect to beat them given how good they are travelling and how many injuries we have. I did think we had a reasonable side on paper and in the first qtr we looked every bit a good side. Once they turned the pressure up we went to water. I expected a better effort than that. On face value, the only one who tried for 4 qtrs was Pitto. I felt the rest were atrocious for 3.5 qtrs. Once again too many (1/2 dozen) out there provided the same effort and contribution as a witch's hat wearing a CFC jumper. Oh and those calling for Pitto to be dropped, he showed why TDK still has L Plates on and needs a licenced driver sitting next to him.
G2C, thought our worst was losing to the crows. We lost Saad that day, but pretty much agree it was very average today. They just looked SO tired. Not sure what's going on. There may be more to the story than we know about?
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 10 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
Last post by Gointocarlton -
@rocky Agreed, that was however our worst performance by far. Like you I didn't expect to beat them given how good they are travelling and how many injuries we have. I did think we had a reasonable side on paper and in the first qtr we looked every bit a good side. Once they turned the pressure up we went to water. I expected a better effort than that. On face value, the only one who tried for 4 qtrs was Pitto. I felt the rest were atrocious for 3.5 qtrs. Once again too many (1/2 dozen) out there provided the same effort and contribution as a witch's hat wearing a CFC jumper. Oh and those calling for Pitto to be dropped, he showed why TDK still has L Plates on and needs a licenced driver sitting next to him.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Carlton vs Williamstown at Willi
Last post by crashlander -
B: Cowan , Lewis, Le. Young
HB: Wilson, Akuei, La. Young
C: Phillips, Binns, Maher
HF: Cahill, Monahan, Moir
F: McMahon, Lemmey, Nelson
R: Mirkov, Goonan, Ramshaw
INT: Prout, White, Poole*, Lefroy, Harvey
EMG: Ferronato, Lambert, Stevens, Gill, Verrell, Gedi, Riley
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 10 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
Last post by rocky -
Have to say I'm a bit surprised at the excessive vitriol over todays effort. Sort of stunned really. Did anyone seriously think we would be anywhere near this mob with what we had at our disposal? Hand on your heart, really?
Even when we started so well I was just waiting for the tide to turn. I've said it before and I'll say it again WE HAVE NO DEPTH. we need our best 22 (and I'd suggest we only have 22) on the park at the one time for any chance of victory. Sydney have blokes like Luke Parker waiting in the wings
Now if we had Silvagni, Motlop, Cerra, Fogarty, Docherty, Martin, Saad, Cottrell, and as of today, Weitering available, well, you know what, we do better. We don't have to play the likes of Fantasia, Carroll, Durdin, Owies etc. etc. But the truth of the matter is we HAVE to.
Make no mistake, barring injuries, Swans will win the big one this year by a country mile.
We will be lucky to make the 8 if things don't turn around on the injury front.
I'd say we did well this game because we only lost one soldier. Mind you, training this coming  week could tip a few more in as has been the case.
Oh and anothing thing, we looked well and truly gassed long before the game was over. What's that all about?
My only gripe is blokes like Fantasia get chance after chance only to predictably fall over and guys like Binns keep getting overlooked. Who here thought that Fantasia's one shot on goal, 40m out mind you, was going to go through? He didn't even make the distance FFS. AFL standard, I don't think so.
But there are plenty more and that's the cold hard fact. It will be like this for a while yet until we get our BEST 22 on the park.
God help us next week against the rampaging Suns