Carlton Supporters Club

Jones is a bit too nice, and under the current rules and video scrutiny there is no really effective way for players to sort this out like the old days.

In the 90s Dixon would limp off with some rib and kidney damage if he kept holding on like that, not necessarily from Jones but perhaps an ally like Plowman or Doc but again they are too nice, something I haven't seen happen since Hodge was a lad!

Really getting this crap sorted is a job for Pittonet if he's going to be our enforcer, nothing like a ruck's knee into your opponents back to help you out!

In the old days a Andrew Walker would have filled the gap in front of Dixon and taken the lead away, might have led to some pain but Dixon would have alter his game and so would Port.

Dixon charged from the forward line to the middle in one passage of play and our blokes jumped out the road and didnt want to challenge him.He is one of the few rough nuts in the game and the media sell him as that, Jones was intimidated, Dixon is a one off big unit and needed to be double teamed, not sure why we left Jones tackle him on his own all the time and I'm not blaming Jones.
You look at the photo MBB posted and Dixon is a much stronger unit than Jones who isnt small either...it should have been a free but Dixon gets away with it like Barry Hall did because the umps are too weak to call it and would call it a show of strength even thought its head high.
In the old days a Andrew Walker would have filled the gap in front of Dixon and taken the lead away, might have led to some pain but Dixon would have alter his game and so would Port.

And if Levi Kicks his from right in front we win.
Ifs ands or buts...

We had possession on the wing with 40 seconds left then kicked to a contest. We should have been playing keepings off.

I agree, but I also think that we started defending a very small lead way too early.

Disagree we went defensive too early, just couldnt score.
Watch the last 2 mins:
1. Cunningham could have hit up Betts, Levi or Cripps instead of blazing away on this wrong foot. Game would have been over.
2. Gibbo could have found a loose man and initiated keepings off. Game would have been over.
3. The three talls Gibbo went for all failed to mark or punch the ball over the line.  Game would have been over.
4. When the ball came back in, Jones completely missed the ball when trying to punch it over the line.  Game would have been over.
All attention to detail and execution items that I hope we lean from.

Disagree we went defensive too early, just couldnt score.
Watch the last 2 mins:
1. Cunningham could have hit up Betts, Levi or Cripps instead of blazing away on this wrong foot. Game would have been over.
2. Gibbo could have found a loose man and initiated keepings off. Game would have been over.
3. The three talls Gibbo went for all failed to mark or punch the ball over the line.  Game would have been over.
4. When the ball came back in, Jones completely missed the ball when trying to punch it over the line.  Game would have been over.
All attention to detail and execution items that I hope we lean from.

Disagree we went defensive too early, just couldnt score.
Watch the last 2 mins:
1. Cunningham could have hit up Betts, Levi or Cripps instead of blazing away on this wrong foot. Game would have been over.
2. Gibbo could have found a loose man and initiated keepings off. Game would have been over.
3. The three talls Gibbo went for all failed to mark or punch the ball over the line.  Game would have been over.
4. When the ball came back in, Jones completely missed the ball when trying to punch it over the line.  Game would have been over.
All attention to detail and execution items that I hope we lean from.

If we'd started properly and not given them a 3 goal start then so much of the last qtr would have only been academic.