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Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #45 –
Disappointed but not gutted, losing Thomas in the first few minutes was always going to make it very tough and in the end we just ran out of steam, but they kept having a go.
Good games from Judd, Simpson, Yarran, Docherty, Gibbs and Bell but Maric thrashed Wood in the ruck so our midfield was up against it from the get go.
It won't get any easier until we can get Kreuzer up and running.
The only thing in this world worth more than a hill of beans is the Carlton Football Club.

Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #46 –
What I don't get is that Jones is meant to be our third forward.  Why didn't the Bolt play?  I know he's no champion, but he can take a mark and actually sucks up a half decent defender. He can also ruck.  As much as we were insipid we lost this at the selection table.

For next week, they need to drop Rowe (which I know they won't) and Bell who is better suited in the seconds.  Buckley must come in and the Bolt as well. And while Warnock is a hack, Wood simply doesn't have the body to play number 1 ruck.

And fk me but I hope and pray Cameron Giles gets a decent run and shows something because right now Jaksch is looking like a lemon.

Also where is Whiley at? 

Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #47 –
To lose to a very average Richmond team doesnt bode well for the year......

Yarran....not enough, didnt chase at times.

Jamison...Reiwoldt beat him and was one of the tigers better players...bit too mobile for Jamo

Jaksch...one good goal and the rest was a shocker...got to play on the giant Griffiths and was too outsized and looked sore and injured at times.

Touhy..one nice gimme goal but not much else.

Rowe...very ordinary night and looks like he needs some more work...two late goals in junk time.

Docherty...our best player and surprised me with his reading of the play and coolness under pressure

Everitt....didnt really impact but wasnt our worst either...

Curnow....played on Ellis I think but didnt get much of the footy himself...

Simpson.....tried but not one of his better games.

Juddy...kept on keeping on and while he doesnt hurt teams like he did he is still one of our best and works hard at the coalface.

Murphy....not our worst but not much impact either..

Gibbs....I'd lose the man bun because its not working for him.....very average game with plenty of errors...

Bell...nothing till 3/4 time then seemed to be everywhere and was on of our best in the last quarter but the heat of the game was off so I wasnt so impressed.

Wood...battled well and didnt allow Maric to dominate ..

White....I said he was the man for Martin and he didnt let me down....workmanlike after being hit high by Deledio.

Smith....tough first game and he looked nervous, Houli made him look bad by rebounding everything we stuffed up but Smith wasnt that bad and has a future.

Jones....some good some not so good.....couple of marks and goals, some bad misses, some poor chasing, some good chasing....Bulldogs fans
would say same old same old Liam Jones...

Carrazzo...battled on and won some footy but never hurt the Tigers..

Cripps...like Bell got some footy late in the game mainly at the coalface but his confidence by foot is down and he just wants to handball,
lack that yard of pace and still looks like he doesnt have an AFL tank yet..

Daisy....injured early and looked a sad man and lets hope he gets back with no surgery..

Menzel.....couple of goals and worked his way up the ground at times to find the footy but didnt get many clear opportunities and looked slow at times.

Henderson...like Jones had his moments and was good early but didnt ever grab the game like Reiwoldt did for the Tigers...

For the Tigers....we got hurt bad by three no names in McIntosh, Griffths and Lloyd...the former is a big unit fo a wigman and never had a man most of the time and was able to barge his way through packs and setup a few goals...
Griffiths.....been a stiff so far in his career but worried us with his size and if he does mark the ball you put the goal in the book because he kicks very well...Casboult should copy his kicking action...
Lloyd..former VFL small forward and knows where the goals are....we didnt have a similar player down our end and it appears we have failed to replace Betts and Garlett
and I would expect either Johnson,Tutt or Ellard to play next game which tells you we have stuffed up by not recruiting a specialist small forward...Johnson would be my choice.....



Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #48 –
Quote from: blue4life – on
Maric thrashed Wood in the ruck so our midfield was up against it from the get go.
Wood 11 disposals, 2 marks, 28 hit outs
Marics 13 disposals, 4 marks, 33 hit outs
Hardly a thrashing I would have thought.
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Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #49 –
White and Curnow at least have a good crack, just a shame their skill levels are not better.

Murph, Gibbs and pretty much the whole midfield need a rocket, zero effort when the tigers had the ball, is simply unacceptable. It's embarrassing to the jumper and the club.

The tigers were given way too much time and space to work in and that made it far too easy for their forward line.

They killed us all night by playing a 3rd mad back in defense and at no stage that I saw did we try to man him up. What the??

Clem showed a couple of good signs, but it was a terrible mistake to play him, he didn't have the fitness to run out the game and it was a poor decision from the match committee to select him.
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Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #50 –
senior players and leaders jamison carrozzo murphy gibbs all useless
the list needs further rebuilding
long season ahead I expected

Jaschh good signs
jones nice things early


i will keep the faith

Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #51 –
Never trade a top 10 pick unless it's for a champion.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #52 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
Great.  Round 1 and the only blokes who can kick are injured.  I hope SOS targets the right kind of playerwith that first pick.

He'll have one in the top 4 at least.
"We are a club in a hurry"

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Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #54 –
Very kind assessment there EB.  We didn't have a clear winner against an average side.  I'm concerned at the paucity of effort and lack of upside.  Where is the improvement to come from?
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #55 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Wood 11 disposals, 2 marks, 28 hit outs
Marics 13 disposals, 4 marks, 33 hit outs
Hardly a thrashing I would have thought.

Effective hit outs are a different matter.
The only thing in this world worth more than a hill of beans is the Carlton Football Club.
 

Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #56 –
sos has alot of work to do...

Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #57 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Wood 11 disposals, 2 marks, 28 hit outs
Marics 13 disposals, 4 marks, 33 hit outs
Hardly a thrashing I would have thought.

Agree...I thought Wood was ok and Maric is a quality opponent....not sure if a fit Kruezer would have done any better..

Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #58 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Wood 11 disposals, 2 marks, 28 hit outs
Marics 13 disposals, 4 marks, 33 hit outs
Hardly a thrashing I would have thought.

Yes, not sure how someone can think Wood was thrashed.

Maric rarely loses and Wood has done well against possibly the competitions most physical opponent!

If you think Maric thrashed Wood, thank God Warnock wasn't playing! ;)
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Re: RD 1 - Blues Lose To Tigers (Aftermatch Angst & Teeth Gnashing)

Reply #59 –
Tigers exposed all our newbies. If you were watching on tv and wondering who was on the richmond defenders running down the wing? The answer is Clem who was completely spent after one quarter and the tigers knew it and went through whoever he was near.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!