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No doubting Moir's ability, but I wonder if he was dropped for his defensive efforts.

I think Flynn Young will surprise a few.

how Bad is our recruiting first sos and now nick Austin 

Perspective. We went into that game with everything to lose, and the Tiggers went into the game with nothing to lose.

We were also copping a pile-on from critics, media and disgruntled, loud fans.

We're also changing game style. And positional changes for some.

We're also blooding many newbies.

We also had a few critical passengers, Chesser, Fogarty and Ollie in particular, last night.

When serious pressure comes, individuals and groups, 'resort to type.' For years this has been on display... third qtr debacles the resultant symptom. That's going to take time, plenty of time, to eradicate. Moving from sh*tting yourself under pressure to inviting and being hungry for pressure is a great task and shift. Between the lugholes. I saw a small step forward in that final qtr. The goal would be to thrive on pressure.

I really don't feel as negative as many. We're a work in progress to change many bad habits and create many great habits. This is a new Carlton and a big paradigm shift. Starting again, in some respects. We'll know so much more in a month or two, so, personally my expectations are shelved ...so as to see, objectively, how we're progressing well down the track.

Our boys needed that win, and got it. Yes, a 'great escape' but a win nonetheless. Any side with their collective tails up is hard to beat.

Some of the whipping boys did OK tonight 🙄

Zac Williams was good in defence and when he went forward.  No midfield minutes this week but Vossy must be rapt to have such a versatile player.

Lewis Young was crucified by the umpires but took some crucial marks and made some critical spoils.  It was good to see him throwing his weight around and supporting his teammates.

Mitch McGovern was good as a forward and when he went back. His work as a forward probably set up or win and his work in defence helped save the game.

Matt Carroll continued on from where he left off last season and any question marks over his selection were answered in full.

Campbell Chesser was probably the least impressive of the whipping boys but still had a decent game.

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on March 12, 2026, 12:30:10 pm

Tigers are a bunch of rebuild kids and battlers, as MBB said we should take care of them easily and have a big win imo. I don't expect to see us defending for our lives in the last quarter or blown away in one quarter like last week.
Need a good win for confidence and while the media probably won't be impressed with anything we do at least we might get the club off the front and back page of the papers and settle a few people down .

Agree however i thought exactly the same thing when we played them in R1 last year and when we played the roos.

Despite our clear edge in quality if you compare the 2 squads fielding tonight that in itself counts for little and we are far from a certainty to get the 4 points if we are basing it only on that. Tactically we are bottom 4 and evey team that plays us knows that are never out it and if they get a run the flood gates will open. 

We are a fickle club at the best of times and my worry is the players no longer believe in as he has idea what levers to pull (oh except put cripps forward) if the game is not going to plan.

My heart says it will be a 10 goal win but this current list finds new ways to disappoint me so until the game is beyond doubt im far from confident   

Quote from: Thryleon – on March 11, 2026, 01:38:52 pm

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Not the AFL's fault that Melbourne has become a place that is not that desirable to live in anymore.  Between the traffic, the volume of works, and sheer annoyance at all the reducing speed limits, parking times, and how much harder it is to get anything completed, its no surprise AFL players who have the means and the motivation to flee are. 

This is where the clubs need to work hard to keep their players happy, and COVID did a number on Melbourne that it hasnt recovered from.

I do love where I live, but I dont live in inner city melbourne, and stay away from the city as much as possible.  Perhaps thats why Hawthorn, St. Kilda, and Footscray are having a better time of attracting people lately. 

Off topic but I went to Syd on the weekend, from a tourists point of view, it craps on Melb in every way (cleanliness, lack of graffiti, rough sleepers, drug affected people in the CBD, ease/availability of public transport). Im talking about the CBD of course, our CBD is a dive by comparison). You listening Mayor Reece?

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on March 10, 2026, 03:26:09 pm

The back half defense holds up ok but the problem is the defensive skills of our midfield doesnt.....Gulden and Heeney had high tackle numbers the same cant be said for our mids who dont apply much pressure when they dont have 1st use, we have too many one way players in the middle of the ground. Then you look at our forward pressure which was also non existant...Fogarty didnt have one tackle and he is employed solely as a pressure forward and Ainsworth had one tackle...
Its the not the defense, its the rest of the team who pick and choose when to defend  so the opposition mids and running half backs just stroll around unhindered and do what they like leading to the avalanche of forward entries and defenders bewildered by the pressure.
Cripps, Hewett and Walsh in the middle doesnt work as a group when defense is required, you look at Gold Coast and they have a main midfield of Anderson, Rowell and Miller who can win the footy, attack, defend and carry the ball....our group cant do the latter two skills well enough for long enough against quality opposition.

The bold is why we got rid of Kennedy. It has some merit. BUT, you gotta get replacements in to compliment that.
Yes, Jagga is one.....and an expensive one given what we gave up for him. Ditto Walker in 2027. But essentially waiting 2-3 years to get replacements is time we can't afford to wait.
In the meantime Charlie/Jack is gone. Weitering/Harry are another year closer to the end without real replacements yet. Cripps is definitely not going to recapture his Brownlow form at his age and they will be like ships passing in the night.

We need some urgency with list management decisions so we have an elite core group all around at the same time to be a genuine flag contender.

Unpopular opinion, but i'd be seeing what deal West Coast can do for Cripps at seasons end. I love the bloke as much as the next guy, but looking at whats best for the club......and maybe that is it.