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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 9 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne
Last post by DJC -Not sure what you expect from Fantasia. We only had 38 inside 50s and had 12 goals from it which is a good return.
Say you swap Martin for Fantasia last week. Jack might kick 2 but Owies might only get 1. Jack might be too gassed to chase his man meaning others have to leave theirs. Collingwood score more.
Not everyone forward is going to get lots of the ball and kick goals.
We didn't lose because of Orazio.
We lost because Collingwood had a plan.
They blocked Cripps at every stoppage. They showed this on the Sunday footy show.
David King showed how they dragged Weitering out of the play. Even showed him being held on the ground for just long enough do he couldn't get back to help his defenders.
And some critical umpiring decisions helped their cause as did an uncharacteristic lapse by Sam Walsh.
I wouldn’t rely too much on David King’s analysis. He does tend to take an isolated incident or two and concoct a convincing scenario. If we had won, he would have shown footage of our “tactics”.
The only criticism I have of Fantasia is for missing that shot at goal. He doesn’t get many opportunities and he should make the most of every one. Apart from that, he works hard, gets back in defence and makes his opponent accountable.