Carlton Supporters Club

Port was always going to win this game. Media, betting agencies, fans etc. who thought otherwise just aren't accepting reality.

The 4 goal barrier against better teams is a hurdle we can't seem to overcome just right now. R1 25 points, R2 21 points, R5 28 points.

Execution and skill errors are the real killers. I accept one could argue that by the 2nd half the damage was done, but in that 2nd half we won the territory, more I50's, more scoring shots, more tackles. It's not like the boys threw in the towel. Throughout the 2nd and 3rd we had 75 chains and kicked 4.11, Port had around 72 and kicked 10.1 - that's all from Teague's presser. Honestly, I don't think it's as bad as all that. Fix up the connection and we will be around the mark.

Pauly that's all well and good, but we have heard this over and over and over and over after every "honourable" loss. Haven't seen the game as I was out, not going to bother as 4.11 to 10.1 says it all. I did however see Cripps miss from what seemed like not much further out from the top of the goal square, this is why he will never make it as a mid/fwd, can't kick to save himself. I  read someone else post that he tried to be the hero again by busting tackles instead of give it off. And then we complain he is banged up, it seems to be self inflicted.
But that's all ok, we probably "played our way" so its all good. Hand out the participation awards Teaguey.

I'm not one for Facebook footy pages but I was fwded this:

Imagine being a Carlton supporter.
Yeah sure, life has been tough in the past supporting teams like St. Kilda, Melbourne and Richmond, but I don't think anything could top the turmoil of cheering on the Navy Blues every week.
They've sacked a coach, recruited with an A+ mark, gone through the draft, yet they're about as hard as an after grog bog on a Sunday morning after a night on the rums.
Saad couldn't compose himself if Mozart was his mentor, Betts is two years past retirement, Williams is softer than a box of kittens, and McGovern couldn't get near a mark even if he was part of the Funky Bunch.
I sincerely hope Cripps goes to West Coast.

Port was always going to win this game. Media, betting agencies, fans etc. who thought otherwise just aren't accepting reality.

The 4 goal barrier against better teams is a hurdle we can't seem to overcome just right now. R1 25 points, R2 21 points, R5 28 points.

Execution and skill errors are the real killers. I accept one could argue that by the 2nd half the damage was done, but in that 2nd half we won the territory, more I50's, more scoring shots, more tackles. It's not like the boys threw in the towel. Throughout the 2nd and 3rd we had 75 chains and kicked 4.11, Port had around 72 and kicked 10.1 - that's all from Teague's presser. Honestly, I don't think it's as bad as all that. Fix up the connection and we will be around the mark.

Leaving aside the somewhat hysterical overuse of metaphor and simile, that person isn't even a Blues supporter. It's like Kane Cornes trying to write something after failing English 101.

At any rate, I know we've been waiting a long while, and we're just going to have to wait some more.

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Then I looked at some stats, these were telling
Car               PA
23   Scoring Shots   21
39.1%   Conversion   71.4%
37.00   Disposals Per Goal   26.67
57   Inside 50s   48
We seem to toil away and bust a boiler for every scoring opportunity only to butcher it in front of goal.
Where have I seen that before? Hmmmm.

As I said earlier, it's like a stat sheet from a different game, but they don't lie. We have simply got to make better decisions and become cleaner with the ball. You can't compete with the better teams just with effort. But I'm not a fan of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. We need to build on what is there, and there is without question something we can build on. But in some fashion, those next steps have to come.

As I said earlier, it's like a stat sheet from a different game, but they don't lie. We have simply got to make better decisions and become cleaner with the ball. You can't compete with the better teams just with effort. But I'm not a fan of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. We need to build on what is there, and there is without question something we can build on. But in some fashion, those next steps have to come.

Agree. Are they training to rectify the deficiencies though? For example, we haven't had a problem getting it I50 for a few years now. We more often than not get more I50s than the opportunity, even when we get beaten badly. We have however butchered the ball in front of goal for years. So are they putting enough emphasis on goal kicking? And by that, I don't mean just repeated shots at goal, but using other techniques, methods, specialist coaches, deep analysis of set shots during games, heart rates etc. This is the single area that has cost us many games and yet it appears nothing has been done about it. These are where the next steps need to be taken.

I've been on these forums for 15 years, and I learned long ago that it's most unwise to be the positive guy after a loss. Tends to ruin the mood lol.

I saw a team that gave enough effort and had enough scoring shots to make it a real contest. I also saw a team that makes some terrible decisions and needs to be a lot cleaner with the ball.