Casboult while probably shading Rowe in the ruck he doesnt do enough when played forward and being such a poor kick wont appeal to Malthouse IMO.....he best chance to remain on the list is if either warnock or Hampson are traded out...
Problem is EB1, I reckon both Casboult & Rowe are VERY ordinary in the ruck, I don't think either of them should be pinch-hitting in the ruck, as the team suffers immeasurably when they do.
Watching the replay. Surprised how well a couple of times Watson closed on opposition leads, once on Reiwoldt and got the spoil in. Like to see him lighten off a little to help his pace. With continuity and confidence he could well do okay. Need to keep playing him, being 20, to develop that confidence. It's helps our forward line alot if he succeeds.
Yep - maybe he needs a coach to simply say "I believe in you" and give him some a decent opportunity, so that he believes in himself, 'cos I tell ya - that left leg of his....I could watch him kick all day, it's a beautiful thing.
You're right Gointocarlton, he needs to add some aggression to his game......he needs to let his opponent's know that they've played a game of footy......all goes hand-in-hand with some self-belief & a tick of confidence from his coach & teammates.
He did a spoil on Riewoldt last night on the outer wing (right in front of me) in the last quarter - it was a beautifully timed & directed spoil that went inboard to McInnes, who turned & passed to McLean for a goal. That goal was a direct result of Watson's excellent work. So there's definitely some potential there....but he needs to get a move on....
Geeze, Watson moved like an Iceberg. Surely gone either this year or next.
Rutten moves like one too.. but everyone has a hard-on for him
Ummm...Rutten is a proven, AA full-back, reads the play as well as any defender in the AFL & uses his body extremely well one-on-one, with a reputation 2nd-to-none.....
Your turn sir.....
Watson has played 12 games and hasn't had a consistent run in the seniors...
your turn sir.
That's it......your hanging your hat on that? Come on LR, you can do better than that.....
12 senior games & countless VFL games over 3 years whereby he's shown no improvement in one-on-one contests (did you watch the VFL game against Casey Scorpions a couple of weeks ago?), is beyond hopeless when the ball hits the ground & doesn't read the play particularly well. I'm more than happy to have seen him get a game last night & like all Carlton players, hope he turns into a gun or even something more-than-reasonable will do - however, without the ball in his hands or at ground level.......yikes, he's got some work to do....and so far it hasn't improved over the 3 years he's been part of the AFL system. I shudder to think what someone like Drew Petrie or Robbie Tarrant might do to him.....
Man, the Curnow-bashing is doing my head in. The number of times he was there to mop-up fcuk-ups by other players last night was immeasurable. Yep, he can chop the ball up at times & guess what? So does the great Juddy. What'd Montagna do after quarter time last night? That's right, ZILCH. Curnow is a tackling machine & is always at the coal-face of play.....and going on what's been produced the last 2 weeks, is giving us a lot more than Carrazzo or Armfield at the moment.
Armfield finds himself in a rich vein of poor form right now.....I counted 2 missed tackles last night, his speed appears to have deserted him & he's totally ineffective (someone mentioned he did well on Steven....seriously? His team's 2nd-biggest possession getter last night with 22, plus a goal, compared to Armfield's 15.....seriously?)
Anyone else think Murphy looks slow lately? If he is carrying whatever leg injury (well, I hope that's his excuse), then it's clearly hampering his effectiveness....fancy having a chop like Clint Jones, not just outrun you, but widen the gap. Murph's chasing (plenty of examples in the Collingwood game too) is simply pedestrian at the moment....and it's quite obvious that opposition teams are taking full advantage of it.
Lots of okay/good performances, but as already mentioned, the likes of Juddy, Simmo, Hendo, Rowe, Cachia were standouts. Loved the functioning 2-pronged tall-forward line. Hendo = gun....absolute, deadset gun. Someone earlier in this thread mentioned that until last night, they were considering joining in on the criticism of Judd......fcuk me = another person who doesn't have a friggin' clue.
I hope Heath Scotland reads the signs and pulls the pin himself at year's end & doesn't need to be 'tapped on the shoulder'.....been a magnificent servant to our Club, but his effectiveness is becoming less & less.....the signs are well & truly there.
Brisbane us a huge favour, hopefully Freo will too....where there's life, there's hope!!!
Did anyone notice how lacklustre the team song was sung after the game? Didn't look good. I think a big problem with this side is they have too many introverts and not enough that show genuine leadership qualities.
Or maybe they don't like hearing how $hite they are from their employer
Or maybe 'cos it was just a win against a team that has won just 3 games this year. Final siren went & I didn't see any Carlton supporters jumping around hysterically in delight.....some sang the song, most of us just smiled in quiet satisfaction & made our way out of the stadium. It ended up being a solid win (in margin) against a lowly opponent. Job done - what sort of reaction did you expect from the players....a lap of honour, followed-up with champagne popping in the rooms!? Purlease.....
Geeze, Watson moved like an Iceberg. Surely gone either this year or next.
Rutten moves like one too.. but everyone has a hard-on for him
Ummm...Rutten is a proven, AA full-back, reads the play as well as any defender in the AFL & uses his body extremely well one-on-one, with a reputation 2nd-to-none.....
I am manually bringing posts over from the old site, so if you have changed your username and want to keep your post count the PM me if you don't want people to know who you are
What happened to hiding post counts?
I actually prefer to see the post counts, never agreed with them being hidden in the first place. On the old site, it'd mean that anyone under 50 posts I'd ignore , saved me heaps of time!!!
Personally, I liked seeing them, 'cos if an irregular poster suddenly resurfaced after a long absence, by seeing their post count instead of wondering "I wonder if this was so-and-so who used to post years ago" I could tell that they'd be a regular in the past & not someone I'd mistaken a newbie for (not that I have anything against new members btw). Post counts are a nice feature, I like seeing how many posts members have clocked-up......but that's me, I like stats!!!
Saints by 5 goals.....there's no more certain result this coming weekend. Saints supporters don't rate their team either, but they do against us....and with some justification too.
Riewoldt will kick a lazy 4 at least, Kosi & Milne 3 apiece, Milera will play one of his 2 good games of the year, Saad will come in and kick at least 2, Hayes a lazy 35+ possessions, Dal Santo a lazy 30+, Farren Ray will look magnificent, Jack Steven will run around like a Stawell Gift winner, Rhys Stanley will single handily fend off our forward talls, McEvoy will take 10+ contested marks everywhere, Clint Jones keep Murphy to about 10 possessions......and on and on and on it goes......
Did you have to?
I did - some people were starting to think we could actually win this game, a reality check was required....STAT!!!
Saints by 5 goals.....there's no more certain result this coming weekend. Saints supporters don't rate their team either, but they do against us....and with some justification too.
Riewoldt will kick a lazy 4 at least, Kosi & Milne 3 apiece, Milera will play one of his 2 good games of the year, Saad will come in and kick at least 2, Hayes a lazy 35+ possessions, Dal Santo a lazy 30+, Farren Ray will look magnificent, Jack Steven will run around like a Stawell Gift winner, Rhys Stanley will single handily fend off our forward talls, McEvoy will take 10+ contested marks everywhere, Clint Jones keep Murphy to about 10 possessions......and on and on and on it goes......
, saved me heaps of time!!!