Carlton Supporters Club

Quote from: kruddler – on July 10, 2025, 10:02:35 pm

We had a string of about 7 disposals from back line to up to half forward.
Only 1, from Moir, hit a target anywhere near where they should've.
Some were behind the player who had to stop and go back. Some where at the feet. Some over the head. Some bounced first. Almost all were under zero pressure.

Unacceptable.

yep!!!! i thought exactly the same thing while watching that play. just happen to be focasing on our skills and even when we hit a target its not clean its either high or low.

we are seriously crap.

FMD Pittonet!

It's always darkest before the dawn... there's that irrepressible optimist again!I

I do think we're in with a chance this evening, provided:

TDK pulls his finger out. Deliver or FO. We've effectively with him been one down in the past few weeks.
Weiters has to roll up the pouting bottom lip, and roll up the sleeves.
Doc has to hit targets by hand and foot.
Make Durdin the sub... then have no injuries or passengers.
Motlop remains deep in the forward line.
'Good McGovern' turns up.
Pitto takes his mongrel pills before the game... then shares them with Cerra, Fog & Cripps.
Moir steps up and in to senior footy.
Martin tears it up for four qtrs and doesn't get injured, and...
Team defence shuts down the Brisvegas prime movers.

That'll do for starters.

Quote from: kruddler – on July 07, 2025, 04:41:50 pm

Who is to say it didn't, but only 1 was caught on camera.
This week him talking with the leaders was caught on camera. Where is the same criticising of that?

Vossy's address to the senior players against Rottingwood, was just that. Binns copped a pointed spray the week before. Very different.

EB1 is 100% correct re it being the leaders who should have copped a spray the week before, not the kid - easy target. Not a good look.

Last Friday he singled out the leaders. Good. His 'talk' with the leaders was needed. Bottom line is though, he shouldn't need to do it. If our on-field leaders are really leaders, they should know what to do and say... and enforce it, loudly, on field. Maybe they're just too nice and don't want to hurt anyone's feelings!

No.  You ditch the club for money you reap what you sow.  Especially if you don't put in when you know you're going.  We've got strong memories.

Quote from: Lods – on July 05, 2025, 06:59:56 am

I touched on it last night, but scroll through to around the 5.15 mark and listen to Voss talk about supporting people and families and "pressure and messaging" being the least of his concerns right now.
What do we make of that.

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/video/1821523/afl-r17-voss-post-match?videoId=1821523&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1751636880001

At the end he didn't shy away from the result.
"We let our club down tonight"

There seems to be some reasons for a drop in form that are not known to us.

Maybe some of the battles from elijah and Harry are bigger or more common than we know.
There were rumours about players with other players gfs and all sorts of off field distractions that could at least in part explain some of the nonsense we've seen on field.
Maybe docherty got some more bad news about his cancer battle?
Maybe some players got told they are not getting another contract?
Maybe some assistants got they are not getting another contract (don't they need 3 months notice? That'd be now wouldn't it?)


.... or it could all be complete blocks and we all just suck.

It was a strange thing to say and it's like him to expand on that in the future.

We talk about how 'it is not weak to speak' but then we gloss over stuff like this and pretend everything is fine and dandy. This is a big contradiction throughout the afl world and if you want to relieve some of the pressure on the players, coach and club, then perhaps be more open and honest. You'd get some sympathy and some breathing room at least.

The ins are probably those who performed well in the VFL last week.
Ben Camporeale the only other one who perhaps deserved a go.
So from that point of view they're not surprising selections.

Cincotta out surprises as there are a number of 'run with' roles he could perform
Wilson probably should have been given a couple more games.