Re: Post Game Pandemonium!: AFL 2020 Rd 8: Carlton vs North
Reply #181 –
Sorry to get back on topic. Just finished watching the game again. A bit better look gives a new perspective.
Eddie Betts - Definitely his worst game for the year. No impact and was getting very frustrated by a number of things.
Levi Casboult - Another quiet one. After that first goal I thought that would get his confidence up but just got continually out-muscled by his opponent. Didn't give a yelp. Think we all agree, he needs to be the change ruckman. Plays better when that's the case and God knows the Moore experiment was an unmitigated disaster.
Patrick Cripps - After the twat-knot went onto him, his influence was negated significantly. Still the Anderson move was a negative for Norf. He was getting plenty of it in the first. Robbing Peter to pay Paul really.
David Cuningham - Kudos to Cunners. Our best forward by far and has a really good boot. Special mention for his behaviour after he kicked that first goal from the McMillan shank handball. Instead of rubbing his nose in it he just jogged back to position. A refreshing change from the norm in AFL nowadays.
Ed Curnow - Good again yesterday. Had several opponents during the day before settling on Simpkin and did a number on him. Was our best player in the last. Just worked his arse off.
Sam Docherty - Had difficult time of it with the "Tiger King" tag. Also his disposal was uncharacteristically shabby.
Michael Gibbons - Battled hard and did a couple of nice things. A real soldier but not one of his better games.
Liam Jones - Played OK I thought. Got on top of Larkey in the end when the pressure was on.
Matthew Kennedy - Had a real good game. Just worked hard at every contest and hit the scoreboard. Good decision making and no stuff ups this week that I recall.
Jack Martin - Another with his worst game for the year. Flying for marks when he shouldn't, missing targets and missing goals he would ordinarily swallow. That last quarter miss from the double 50 was a shocker.
Mitch McGovern - Useless. No other word for it. Apart from one goal assist as useless as Moore. We were a man down even before he went off. One really interesting moment if you watch the replay is in the 2nd qtr when he fumbles the ball on half forward (one of the few times he gets close to it) and just loses it. Crippa just rips into him. Unsavoury look.
Callum Moore - Worse selection since Darcy Lang. Just like a an Auskick kid playing.
Marc Murphy - Was having real bad one again but his last quarter was good. Plenty ahead of him in the useless stakes.
Jack Newnes - His usual good bad and ugly game but he kicks goals nearly every game and some of his work is outstanding. I think we just have to live with his errors. A bit like Jones.
Sam Petrevski-Seton - This bloke worries me. Has the skills but not the intensity. I find myself screaming at the TV at him more than anyone else in the team. Just like Newnes, some good bad and ugly.
Marc Pittonet - Great game. He was the reason we were all over them in the 1st. His breaks from play cost us.
Lachie Plowman - That's 2 good games in a row for Lachie. His work in the last was awesome.
Will Setterfield - BOG. Just used the ball really real well. Seemed very cool under pressure and continues to do the hard work. Has really surprised me. I hope he keeps it up.
Kade Simpson - Solid game by the old champ. Still capable of some great one-percenters.
Sam Walsh - Building up his form nicely. In our best I thought.
Jacob Weitering - Bar one lapse in concentration, tool Brown to the cleaners. Just another scalp in his career best year to date.
Tom Williamson - Love this guy but yesterday was not one of his best games. Still there was one bit of play where he attacked and swooped up the ball and shot out a beautiful handball to advantage. It was spectacular. Still need to stick with him.
Other observations. Foxtel camerawork is woeful. Considering the number of players having an off day and IMO having 2 good quarters of football we did well to win. We went better in the wet. 3rd Quarter was by far the umpires worst.Great crowd presence and you could not hear the theme song after the win with the volume of the boos at the umps from our supporters.
Pretty spot on. I also worry about Samo, looks as lazy and soft as all get out, but laid 6 tackles yesterday which I love. He is a conundrum, I don't see the creative stuff everyone else sees as a big deal. Just going at the minute for mine.