Re: AFL Rd 16 2022 Post Game Postulations Carlton vs St Kilda
Reply #32 –
I've been saying our injuries and related adaptations will take a toll. Even as players return, they take a game or two to find their touch. Hence 4/8 not guaranteed, and a slide quite likely. We've hit that mark IMO, and 4/7 is becoming less likely. Hope I'm wrong but if we do play finals we will scrape in. Our poor % may become the deciding factor.
Tonight we looked that half second off it most of the game. That's all it takes. Cerra, Honey, Kemp to lesser extent, not in touch. Poor buggers TDK and SOS were monstered. Our mids in general were slightly off giving them enough opportunities and they took them.
Our goalkicking was deplorable. Every goal took so much effort, as did most of the points. There's the game right there, against a side of 18 hard workers.
Bang on LN. I thought Kemp tried his guts out and wasn't that bad, as Thry has pointed however out Cerra and Honey were utter rubbish. Our goalkicking was as bad as I have seen, they were unforgivable. But you cannot taking anything away from the StK workrate, Jones, Sinclair, Gresham, Ryder, Steele, Membrey to name a few would have slept well last night.
As I said in the in game, their ground ball work was exemplary.
We also need to choose the right time concede ground when trying to link up on the outside. They picked us off so many time at the centre bounce where we virtually carried it half way to goal for them. Other teams will pounce on that now.
Our % is woeful and will cost us, mark my words and our position in the 8 is under threat make no mistake. With some tough games coming up, we may get some back but I reckon it will be later than what we think. Weiter is no guarantee this week, said he pulled up sore after training and the full movement isn't quite there, that would suggest weeks to me but I'm no doctor. Pitto and Gov are miles off also so there are more weeks yet of battling away with an undermanned squad.
Ill say again, loved Motlops games, strong little bugger and looks to be finding his place.
Durdin is in a slump and needs to find his mojo, seems scared to have a shot and his first instinct is to dish off. That needs to be reversed.
Honey is not AFL standard Im afraid, loped around looking lost most of the time, where is this supposed blistering speed? Looked like he couldn't catch a cold last night, very disappointing and Dow must look at that and think really?