Re: JLT 2018: Carlton vs St Kilda at Ikon on Wednesday
Reply #399 –
"Forget the result" says Peter Ryan - I'd accept that if they'd played their kids or threw them around positionally. But they didn't - and they really wanted to win. They seemed to throw everything at that game and had their first choice midfield in the middle for the bulk of the game. We seemed to be putting time into some experimental centre square setups with Cripps often absent - and we had 2 fewer players!
"Forget the result"... I'm sure Richardson won't be.
They got beaten by a team that was pulling away (against the wind).
Well said.
I don't buy the 'it's only JLT' stuff. Yes, sides might experiment a little here and there but they all want to win. Plus there's only 2 matches this year so sides really want to hit the ground running for the season proper.
In the same game last year the Aints beat us by almost 100 pts, that's after the D's also gave us an almighty thrashing at Casey Fields.
The win had genuine merit. The Aints threw everything at us after half-time and I suspect they fully expected win/over run us. But we held our nerve, absorbed their surge and went on to win. Yes, we jumped them but we protected that 3-4 goal jump for the game.