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Re: R1 Carlton vs Power After-match Aftermath

Reply #240 –
Quote from: madbluboy on
I called it.

Quote from: madbluboy on
Quote from: PassIt2Carrots on
You guys are confident, I'm not. I'll be happy with a win.

I've picked Port, we were pretty much even with them last season and we haven't had the best preparation with most of our best players under injury clouds.

You did indeed. Good call MBB. Not that you're boasting or anything, just being objective and stating the facts.

Re: R1 Carlton vs Power After-match Aftermath

Reply #241 –
Wasted my time and money to travel down from Sydney to watch this game, what a waste, but it wont be happening again.

Felt that when Krooz went into the ruck is when Port flogged us in the clearances not that it was perfect when Warnock was rucking but it was a lot better.
I say trade Krooz for a bag of peanuts at seasons end....

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Reply #242 –
Quote from: madbluboy on
I called it.

Quote from: madbluboy on
Quote from: PassIt2Carrots on
You guys are confident, I'm not. I'll be happy with a win.

I've picked Port, we were pretty much even with them last season and we haven't had the best preparation with most of our best players under injury clouds.

Very true I too was less than confident but most others had us accounting for them quite easily. I tipped Carlton myself but I wont be against Richmond. Hopefully I can be the Tiges kiss of death! :))
Ignorance is bliss.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

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Reply #243 –
Quote from: ridgey on
Wasted my time and money to travel down from Sydney to watch this game, what a waste, but it wont be happening again.


Damn you were ripped off hard! I feel for you.
Ignorance is bliss.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

Re: R1 Carlton vs Power After-match Aftermath

Reply #244 –
Quote from: ridgey on
Wasted my time and money to travel down from Sydney to watch this game, what a waste, but it wont be happening again.

Felt that when Krooz went into the ruck is when Port flogged us in the clearances not that it was perfect when Warnock was rucking but it was a lot better.
I say trade Krooz for a bag of peanuts at seasons end....

Ridgey that was cruel.............I thought I'd been hard done by because I didn't get home till after midnight due to rail works on our line.
Reality always wins in the end.

Re: R1 Carlton vs Power After-match Aftermath

Reply #245 –
Quote from: PassIt2Carrots on
How do Port have the ball 50 more times than us (twice as much) in the last quarter yet win the tackle count 14-4?

Just saw that stat on OTC and Geard states the bleeding obvious, no leadership.

Its been said before, but i think it comes down to fitness.

I heard on the radio that the Port list are freakishly fit.

Matt White was apparantly the fittest bloke at Richmond and used to win all their time trials and what not.
When he went to Port, he was relegated to 7th at the club. So including him, Port have 16% of their list fitter than everyone at the Tigers. I suspect that its not just a Richmond issue either.

Ken Hinkley said that this was not actually by design, they just happened to have heaps of freak athletes at the club and have started taking advantage of it.

Re: R1 Carlton vs Power After-match Aftermath

Reply #246 –
Quote from: ridgey on
Wasted my time and money to travel down from Sydney to watch this game, what a waste, but it wont be happening again.

Felt that when Krooz went into the ruck is when Port flogged us in the clearances not that it was perfect when Warnock was rucking but it was a lot better.
I say trade Krooz for a bag of peanuts at seasons end....

Always seems so much more expensive when we perform like that.

A lot of pundits also recognised that when Kreuz went into the ruck, Port improved. But as MM pointed out, you couldn't ruck 206 for all 4 quarters.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

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Reply #247 –
Kreuz would be well under done and we should look at leaving him in the NB's for a while and bring Wood in.

Re: R1 Carlton vs Power After-match Aftermath

Reply #248 –
Quote from: ridgey on
Wasted my time and money to travel down from Sydney to watch this game, what a waste, but it wont be happening again.

Felt that when Krooz went into the ruck is when Port flogged us in the clearances not that it was perfect when Warnock was rucking but it was a lot better.
I say trade Krooz for a bag of peanuts at seasons end....

Its to late now to trade him unless some one offers well above fair. Best time to trade him was 2 seasons ago, he'll make a decent backup ruck-man or backup forward or backup backman. OR perhaps even a specialist  all-rounder sub ie a ruck rover mid forward back.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect.”

― Mark Twain
 

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Reply #249 –
Quote from: bratblue on
Kreuz would be well under done and we should look at leaving him in the NB's for a while and bring Wood in.

Not sure if Wood can play (Rookie). But if he can you'd certainly bring him in for Kreuz and give the big truck a week or two in the twos to further get used to giving us something up forward... and around the ground.

Kreuz was not Robinson Crusoe in the 'underdone' stakes. MM mentioned it and gave it as a 'reason, not excuse' for our fade. Behind closed doors I reckon this is galling him. Brock said it was the hardest pre season he'd ever done... so what gives, eh?

MM mentioned match hardening. Well, Port were in the same boat as us... 3 pre season games, some blokes playing only 1 or 2 games. Yet they looked as if they'd been playing for a month and we looked as if it was our first hit out for the year.

The only thing, for me, that softens the blow a little is that the Fluffy Ducks also looked flat and not ready.

By the time the 'Go Dees' roll around we'll know a lot more about where we are. And excuses won't work.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: R1 Carlton vs Power After-match Aftermath

Reply #250 –
Quote from: Baggers on
Quote from: bratblue on
Kreuz would be well under done and we should look at leaving him in the NB's for a while and bring Wood in.

Not sure if Wood can play (Rookie). But if he can you'd certainly bring him in for Kreuz and give the big truck a week or two in the twos to further get used to giving us something up forward... and around the ground.

Kreuz was not Robinson Crusoe in the 'underdone' stakes. MM mentioned it and gave it as a 'reason, not excuse' for our fade. Behind closed doors I reckon this is galling him. Brock said it was the hardest pre season he'd ever done... so what gives, eh?

MM mentioned match hardening. Well, Port were in the same boat as us... 3 pre season games, some blokes playing only 1 or 2 games. Yet they looked as if they'd been playing for a month and we looked as if it was our first hit out for the year.

The only thing, for me, that softens the blow a little is that the Fluffy Ducks also looked flat and not ready.

By the time the 'Go Dees' roll around we'll know a lot more about where we are. And excuses won't work.

Wood before Kruiz, is an easy choice atm. id be happy to have Kruiz play in 2nds for the whole of 2014 will help him get his body right, build up fitness and end this ever repeating cycle of almost there.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect.”

― Mark Twain

Re: R1 Carlton vs Power After-match Aftermath

Reply #251 –
Quote from: kruddler on
Quote from: PassIt2Carrots on
How do Port have the ball 50 more times than us (twice as much) in the last quarter yet win the tackle count 14-4?

Just saw that stat on OTC and Geard states the bleeding obvious, no leadership.

Its been said before, but i think it comes down to fitness.


Nup sorry. 10 tackles I could accept but 4 tackles is clearly an effort thing. Especially with the game slipping away.
Ignorance is bliss.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

Re: R1 Carlton vs Power After-match Aftermath

Reply #252 –
Quote from: PassIt2Carrots on
Quote from: kruddler on
Quote from: PassIt2Carrots on
How do Port have the ball 50 more times than us (twice as much) in the last quarter yet win the tackle count 14-4?

Just saw that stat on OTC and Geard states the bleeding obvious, no leadership.

Its been said before, but i think it comes down to fitness.


Nup sorry. 10 tackles I could accept but 4 tackles is clearly an effort thing. Especially with the game slipping away.

Why does it have to be one or the other?

It's clearly both.

Re: R1 Carlton vs Power After-match Aftermath

Reply #253 –
Yeah I can accept that it's both. But the lack of effort can't be blamed on anything but lack of heart. IMO anyway. The chips were down and we lubed ourselves up and bent over in acceptance.
Ignorance is bliss.

ONWARDS AND UPWARDS!

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Reply #254 –
Did anyone manage to buy a beer on SUnday at Shocklands? $7.20 for mid-strength beer!!!!