Re: Rd 16: Post Game _________: Carlton vs Adelaide
Reply #35 –
It was evident to me today that the blokes we have making up the numbers are just making up the numbers. Sumner, Thomas, Lamb, Walker, Everitt, Kerridge and, to a lesser extent, Plowman don't do enough and that places far to much pressure Gibbs, Cripps, Simpson, Docherty, Rowe and Weitering.
I watched Kreuzer closely today and I can't believe how people are underestimating his contribution and importance to the team. Kreuzer was bashing and crashing, laying tackles and creating opportunities for his team mates will Jacobs was sloping off down the ground looking for an easy possession. Apart from his three gaols (one of which was a charity), Kreuzer and Phillips neutralised Jacobs and Jenkins was a non-event in the ruck. However, both Kreuzer and Phillips are being played out of position as part time key forwards and that's where their game drops away. We really need sort out a ruck/forward combination that doesn't involve resting a ruckman in a key forward role.
That brings me to Casboult. He worked his butt off today for little reward. The defence was able to double team him with ease and the delivery was poor. We desperately need to play another key forward that is a genuine marking target and will demand a quality tall defender. We desperately need a quality small forward too but I imagine SOS's shopping list is quite full already.
The umpiring today was incredibly hard to follow. While the tallies were pretty close, Adelaide's free kicks routinely changed the course of the play and gifted them goals. Not that it would have changed the result but we should have been a couple of goals clear at half time.
Armfield was great early and pretty good throughout the game. If he hadn't inexplicably passed twice he could have had six goals for the game.