Re: AFL Rd 1 2020: Post Game Post Mortum: Carlton vs. Richmond
Reply #24 –
Kreuzer going down early, along with the tigers fast start, put the result beyond doubt from the get go.
That being said, 50 points down at one point had people reaching for the remote, but i doubt anyone thought we would get it back to within striking distance.
Cripps and Doc did what we'd hope them to do. We're on the right track with them in charge.
Murphy+Ed haven't fallen off the cliff in terms of performance just yet.
Walsh was good enough.
Thats our core group performing at an acceptable level.
Weitering and Jones did well, the former was excellent.
Plowman can hold his head up IMO. Considering he had Dusty for large parts, he was not beaten as often as anyone else on the ground would've been in similar circumstances.
SPS should be played off Half back for the next 10 years. Elite disposal coming out of defence.
Our backline was relatively solid....as we'd expected from the team sheet.
Now to the forwardline....or should i say the Jack Attack.
'Jack's kicked 7 goals between them tonight.
Obviously Jack Martin was elite and exceeded most peoples expectations......and we got him for nothing thanks to SOS.
Jack Silvagni kicked 2 and should've had a 3rd (but it was gifted to someone else) as usual, tried hard.
Finally Jack Newnes managed to kick a nice long goal. More impressive IMO was his hardness and willing to stand up for his new teammates. His smarts to draw a free kick is much needed as well. Hopefully others see what i've seen in him thus far and why i've been pumping up his tires. Fills a need in our list - mature player who you can back in to play week in week out
...and cannot forget Casboult. Asked to lift after Kreuzer went down and held his end up. Kicked 2 as well.
We'll gain some confidence from that game for the season. Hopefully we get a bit of luck with injuries from here.
Your joking about Murphy right? I lost count of the times he either turned it over or made the dumbest decision I have ever seen him make. Got the the footy but butchered it a hell of a lot. I dont expect it from a 268 gamer. We need our experienced blokes to be clean and composed.