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Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #75 –
Not sure if it has already been mentioned. But, anyone else notice the weird zone we were playing for the 1st q.  Seemed to be one of the reasons they were running riot early. Our lads were guarding space, badly, and they were getting the easy overlap every time

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #76 –
Quote from: shawny – on
Is it a role that’s worth $700k a year.

Would you rather we keep recruiting Alex fasolo, Aaron Muller, Darcy lang and Billie smedts types?

On the flipside how does everyone know hes on 700k a year?

That's a lot of money for a bloke squeezed out of adelaide due to cap pressure.

"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #77 –
Just got home from the game, what a rollercoaster, plenty of positives (C Curnow, Walsh, Kreuzer after 1/4 time, Setterfield, Murphy), but still too many negatives (McGovern, McKay, too many small mids who can't find the ball and have very little impact on the game)

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #78 –
Quote from: Jack Burton – on
Just got home from the game, what a rollercoaster, plenty of positives (C Curnow, Walsh, Kreuzer after 1/4 time, Setterfield, Murphy), but still too many negatives (McGovern, McKay, too many small mids who can't find the ball and have very little impact on the game)

Murphy?
Wow

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #79 –
Quote from: LoveNavy – on
Ain't that the glaringly obvious missing piece of the forward line. Not sure where we get a small forward from.

In the immediate term? DeLuca..
Finals, then 4 in a row!

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #80 –
haven't watched any of it yet but two things spring to mind:

1. we played (all up) two good quarters, but two terrible ones too; and

2. Blokes like Dow, LOB, maybe even SPS shouldn't be playing 1s presently.
Finals, then 4 in a row!
 

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #81 –
Quote from: flyboy77 – on
haven't watched any of it yet but two things spring to mind:

1. we played (all up) two good quarters, but two terrible ones too; and

2. Blokes like Dow, LOB, maybe even SPS shouldn't be playing 1s presently.

....and not haven't watched any of it, what leads you to single them out???

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #82 –
Quote from: flyboy77 – on
In the immediate term? DeLuca..

Cuningham is our best fit for a small forward.

His kicking is elite.
His attack on the footy is great.
He gets to the drop of the ball.

Its just a shame we need him a bit further up the ground too.

He has really come on this year and its a shame we don't have 2 of him.

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #84 –
Certainly no arguments with Teague's plan for players to "play to their strengths".  Small problem with that some players think they're millionaires.

Harry's strength surfaces when the ball is delivered laces out. SPS's strength is a nice clean one-touch possession in space. Ain't gonna happen. His first half was deplorable. Sparked up in the second to his credit.

He wasn't Pat Malone in that first half. I glanced at the stats and more than half a dozen of our players touched the ball 8 times or less.

Interesting that some are defending Kruezer with stats. "Hitouts to advantage"? I love stats. Blind Freddie could see that they were waltzing it out of the centre with ease. Yeah, maybe he got a hand to it and the ball sort of went forward a bit so let's chalk that down as a "hitout to advantage" despite the fact that the follow up play was a two possession romp into an open goal  ::)

I can see that he's definitely better at boundary throw ins but also worrying is a recurring theme that opposition ruckman are escaping forward to hurt us with 2-3 goals.
Keyboard warrior #24601

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #85 –
Weird game. 2 x 7 goal turnarounds, 1 x 5 goal turnaround, which fell just short. We kicked more goals in the last qtr than our terrific 3rd qtr, all after the 20 min mark.

Next game could be tough. Freo in Perth.

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #86 –
Kreuzer is the least of our problems.  A swag of midfielders who don't get it enough,  don't tackle,  apply little defensive pressure when we don't have the pill,  and have dreadful disposal and ball use - that's our biggest issue.

A couple of smaller ground level goal kickers would nice too.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #87 –
I don’t know, in the last quarter in particular, watching SPS move, he is a smart player. I thought at one stage, I feel comfortable with the ball in his hands when it’s tight.

Hopefully another preseason for he and Fish will give them more strength.

The main thing I’m really over seeing is our guys just getting pushed past when they’re trying to tackle.  I think I yelled out more ‘bring him to ground!’ Than anything else last night. Very frustrating.

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Reply #88 –
Be careful for yelling out,  you'll be evicted and banned by Oberfuhrer G-Mac.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

Reply #89 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
Kreuzer is the least of our problems.  A swag of midfielders who don't get it enough,  don't tackle,  apply little defensive pressure when we don't have the pill,  and have dreadful disposal and ball use - that's our biggest issue.
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Quote from: Micky0 – on
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The main thing I’m really over seeing is our guys just getting pushed past when they’re trying to tackle.  I think I yelled out more ‘bring him to ground!’ Than anything else last night. Very frustrating.


At this point, we are simply not a stripping team. If we don't get first use, we simply don't have size, smarts, coaching, whatever it is, to force a turnover and regain possession. If the other mob get first use, especially out of the middle, they just move it effortlessly for a shot on goal. We are far too reliant on Cripps and first touch.