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2017 Round 4 : Post Game thread - Carlton V Gold Coast

A tale of two halves.

Meh.

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Reply #1 –
Quote from: PaulP – on
A tale of two halves.

Meh.

What's up pussycat ;)
Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford.

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Reply #3 –
5 goals from 15 set shots. Won't get away with that.

Letting them waltz too easily through the middle for easy goals. Won't get away with that either.

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Reply #4 –
Quote from: PaulP – on
My hopes were high at half time.

Yep. We were in it up to our neck. Then the premiership quarter sorted out the boys from the men :-\. Literally.
Lots of glimpses from the youngsters to like. GC really should be waaaaay ahead of our little one's. They're still in nappies for goodness sake :P
Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford.

Re: 2017 Round 4 : Post Game thread - Carlton V Gold Coast

Reply #5 –
Quote from: laj – on
5 goals from 15 set shots. Won't get away with that.

Letting them waltz too easily through the middle for easy goals. Won't get away with that either.

Pretty much sums it up for me, all the good effort in the world basically wasted before halftime!
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

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Reply #6 –
This happens to young sides,  we pushed them hard for half a game then fell away.
Our field kicking is as bad as ever, tthat's the one thing that needs dramatic improvement if we have any pretenses to being a top side.
The only thing in this world worth more than a hill of beans is the Carlton Football Club.

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Reply #7 –
We did get 60pts closer to them than Hawthorn..lol.

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: LoveNavy – on
Yep. We were in it up to our neck. Then the premiership quarter sorted out the boys from the men :-\. Literally.
Lots of glimpses from the youngsters to like. GC really should be waaaaay ahead of our little one's. They're still in nappies for goodness sake :P

Yes the Suns should not be feeling too chuffed beating up on us. With their talent, they should constantly be in the upper echelons of the AFL ladder.

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: blue4life – on
This happens to young sides,  we pushed them hard for half a game then fell away.
Our field kicking is as bad as ever, tthat's the one thing that needs dramatic improvement if we have any pretenses to being a top side.
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We have a couple of years to master that one I reckon :P
Looks like that's the skill that gets you drafted by sos.
Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford.

Re: 2017 Round 4 : Post Game thread - Carlton V Gold Coast

Reply #10 –
Quote from: blue4life – on
This happens to young sides,  we pushed them hard for half a game then fell away.
Our field kicking is as bad as ever, tthat's the one thing that needs dramatic improvement if we have any pretenses to being a top side.

Hopefully what we have recruited will sort that over time.

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Reply #11 –
Losses are never good but there were still some positives.
Charlie Curnow missed a couple of shots but his game was good on the whole and he's showing improvement, likewise Jack Silvagni.
Zac Fisher looks a very likely type and Jarrod Pickett was much better and will be a good player with another 20 games under his belt.
We have no one good enough for Ablett and he killed us but he kills a lot of sides, our defence cracked under pressure tonight  but they'll be a tight unit when they've had a couple of years together.
All in all not too disappointing, just beaten by a more seasoned outfit with a good sprinkling of top quality players.
The only thing in this world worth more than a hill of beans is the Carlton Football Club.

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Reply #12 –
88 tackles says they had a go, just beaten by a better unit.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

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Reply #13 –
I disagree that Ablett 'killed us'. Many of his possessions were cheap handball receives at the back of the mark, and 1-2 combos, the only impact of which were to inflate his possession count.
 

Re: 2017 Round 4 : Post Game thread - Carlton V Gold Coast

Reply #14 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
88 tackles says they had a go, just beaten by a better unit.

Yes, exactly, no questioning the intent and that's fine by me. They were simply better and we could not stop a quality forward in Lynch.