Carlton Supporters Club

I love Truslove's player assessment each week.  
He's a good bloke.
He never has a bad word to say about anyone

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2019550?fbclid=IwY2xjawRuZKtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFUQ05JaE9lUm9DOWw1cEZ4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHr7LdLURzFuyUFZwWv6nj9dBT3tqwobaVazJhlf_32TJvZuh49ZFVrt5WEd2_aem_q5VelJaIgeo-3pNcQ5JcdA

16. Ben Camporeale
24 disposals, eight inside 50s, one goal

Benny Campo, it was his second game back from his concussion and he found some really good form. He was hard and tough at stoppages, and he continues to improve with his ball use going forward.

28. Harry Charleson
21 disposals, six marks, one goal

Harry Charleson is in good form. Playing off half-back, he’s finding plenty of the ball and his defensive positioning is always improving. His offence has been a real feature in the last few weeks: kicking his first VFL goal was nice, a good reward for the work he’s putting in.

30. Jack Ison
19 disposals, seven inside 50s, two goals

Jack had another strong performance, he’s improving his defensive intent and we know how classy he is with ball in hand. It was a strong all-round game: he played higher up the ground as a forward and got involved with our ball movement in the middle of the ground while also helping our defence.

33. Lewis Young
23 disposals (95 per cent efficiency), 16 marks

It was a strong performance from Lewis, really strong aerially. He helped us get a lot of forward-half turnovers with really strong positioning, while he was really strong overhead and has had much-improved ball use by foot.

36. Cooper Lord
22 disposals, seven marks, one goal

Coop played predominantly in the middle while also spending a little bit of time up forward. He was hard and tough at the contest, his defensive pressure in terms of his tackling was a feature.

40. Hudson O’Keeffe
Eight disposals, 10 hitouts, one goal

It was a strong performance in the ruck and up forward. He competed hard in the air to get the ball to ground, his follow-up to pressure the opposition and tackle was a real feature of his game. His third-quarter effort [to set up Jack Sammartino’s goal] showed his want to get after the opposition, it was as good as I’ve seen from ‘Huddo’.

46. Matthew Cottrell
17 disposals, five marks, five inside 50s

‘Cotts’ played wing and inside mid. We loved his run to support our defence and start our ball movement up from our back half. We know he’s an elite runner which supports the way we want to play, and he played a really selfless role, holding his shape on the ground to help our midfielders. We like him around centre bounce with his power and speed, we might see more of that as time goes on.

As an aside, K, did you know -- probably do-- that most of the great discoveries and inventions of human existence were made by bipolar, high functioning autistic/aspergers, depressive folks... and so on? Neurodivergent if you like. Then, of course, you have many great artists (music, painting, sculpture etc.) who created some of their best works whilst on psychedelics! Seems neuro-normals are just destined to be consumers 

Quote from: Lods – on May 10, 2026, 10:00:29 am

You could probably turn that around and ask the same question of us in multiple games.
How often do we release the pressure and ease up in games, allowing the opposition to get a momentum change we find difficult to stop.
How often do we have that miss or error that suddenly turns a game.
We lack that 'kill' instinct where just one or two more goals would have snuffed out any challenge.

Or... we just about always give a half of terrific footy but generally follow it with a shocker. This time we reversed the halves   
The most reliable thing, for whatever reasons(s), about us is inconsistency. If our team had a psychiatric identity it'd be Multiple Personality Disorder

Quote from: LordLucifer – on May 10, 2026, 08:45:31 am

I am still struggling to get my head around how this team can play 7-8 weeks of utter sh1te and look like a basketcase so badly.

Next thing we see is against the reigning premiers, once again, play like a totally incompetent busted butthole in the first half and then magically transform into near worldbeaters in the second half and nearly pinch it from them.

What did they drink, smoke or inject in the rooms at halftime ??

What pixie dust did they have sprinkled on them ??

What did Voss do or say that completely changed their mindset and application so dramatically ??

The other big question now has to be, was this a one off 'flash in the pan' or will the raised standards continue for the remainder of the season ??

I haven't done a deep dive but ive been paying attention to the stats.  We are attempting to transition into a team that kicks more than it handballs and I think we went into handball mode after half time.

Think back to the 1970 grand final.  When thr game had "gone" we just threw caution to the wind and went for it.  We havent had to try fight back from behind much this season but we've been able to fo it.  Its much easier to play daring football when you're down.

A bit of play late where hollands had 3 disposals in a chain off half back and then delivered to hayward who converted was what times it off to me.

Quote from: kruddler – on May 08, 2026, 09:57:55 pm

Walsh firing up, with is unusual.

Gives away a 2nd shot on goal in the process.

For a 'future leader' that is unacceptable.

he flopped like a dead fish for the first free, and then flopped for the jumper punch.  Was a weak act and he should be ashamed of himself.

Did Smith get a second shot when felled late on the third, or another case of wrong coloured jumper?

Pittonet over the line. Last week all over again.