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Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #75 –
Quote from: rocky – on
Just panicked.
Maybe, there is a fine line between taking the game on and being composed. A pass to Betts and a goal puts the game beyond doubt. This is where Teague needs to drill the message home and make sure they learn. Next time we are less than a goal in front with 1 min to play, I expect nothing less than a win. If we dont learn from that, we are not progressing.
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #76 –
There was a bit of a tell in the 1st, when Martin ran into F50 with two team-mates 15m out goal side and clear of opponents and ignored them. Martin kicked the long goal, but if he'd missed the media would be tearing him a new one, but lucky for him he didn't!

Put that into context later in the game, when more than once we took low percentage shots at goal ahead of hitting up a short target inside F50. Also several of those long bombs out of D50 to team-mates who were outnumbered 2 or more on 1.

It all shows a bit of panic setting in, harsh critics would claim it was selfish footy.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #77 –
Quote from: rocky – on
Just panicked.
I disagree. I think he did what Teague has been telling them all to do, back Yourself and go for it. If it doesn’t work, try again.  He had that through the goal posts if he put just a bit more on it.

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #78 –
Quote from: Micky0 – on
I disagree. I think he did what Teague has been telling them all to do, back Yourself and go for it. If it doesn’t work, try again.  He had that through the goal posts if he put just a bit more on it.
Agree 100%, still need to quickly sum it up and make a good decision. If he nails the pass to Betts, he's as much of a hero as if he kicked the goal, gotta play the %'s.  Perspective.
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #79 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Its a different hurt though Cookie.
Yes! It's more crushing when you're finally a good side and it's in a close season where every wins really counts.

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #80 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Agree 100%, still need to quickly sum it up and make a good decision. If he nails the pass to Betts, he's as much of a hero as if he kicked the goal, gotta play the %'s.  Perspective.

You do, but wasn't it only a minute earlier(?) where Gray could've had a shot but gave 1 extra handball and the shot was missed from 4m out?

You'd think that was playing the %'s too.

Sometimes you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.

When the adrenaline is going....the brain is usually not.

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #81 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
You do, but wasn't it only a minute earlier(?) where Gray could've had a shot but gave 1 extra handball and the shot was missed from 4m out?

You'd think that was playing the %'s too.
True, but that miss was hardly Gray's fault.

In fairness to Cunningham, he was probably only 0.5m from kicking it and he's a hero. In any case the problem wasn't that kick although it's easy to identify as a moment, there were many problems right through the game relating to ball use and decision making. Hopefully we've got all the bad old stuff out of our system in one game!

There was a lot of good today as well, it was a tough game, North being smashed pretty much had a holiday and will be fresh.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #82 –
Swap our team just for last 90 secs with WC or Coll or Geel or Rich or Bris and they walk away with the points. They hold onto the ball from when Gibbons had it. Time was their enemy kicking to a pack is just dumb - it gives them a chance to win the ball back and without a very dominant pack marker or massive numbers it leaves the door open 

We are youngish but we also have a more then few out their today that have played a lot of footy and you would think at times like that they would take control. Wasn’t to be.

Hopefully we learn from it.

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #83 –
We have a lot of upside and finally and I will say it again finally the kids are starting to be able to influence games and we no longer need to rely on the usual blokes to play blinders.

Walsh, setterfield, Gibbons, Williamson, Cunningham, Harry (I’m sure I’ve missed some) all have a lot of improvement in them and are not in their prime.

I’m a lot more optimistic about the next few years then I anticipated. A still have midfield and small forward holes but fill them and we have a list that will compete at the pointy end for many years.

I’m disappointed with not getting the 4 points but not disappointed with what I witnessed today.

We are no longer the whipping boys we are at least competitive every week and when we all click the kids and our older blokes I reckon we will be a big worry to any team that faces us.

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #84 –
Quote from: shawny – on
We have a lot of upside and finally and I will say it again finally the kids are starting to be able to influence games and we no longer need to rely on the usual blokes to play blinders.

Walsh, setterfield, Gibbons, Williamson, Cunningham, Harry (I’m sure I’ve missed some) all have a lot of improvement in them and are not in their prime.

I’m a lot more optimistic about the next few years then I anticipated. A still have midfield and small forward holes but fill them and we have a list that will compete at the pointy end for many years.

I’m disappointed with not getting the 4 points but not disappointed with what I witnessed today.

We are no longer the whipping boys we are at least competitive every week and when we all click the kids and our older blokes I reckon we will be a big worry to any team that faces us.


Good read. Not sure I agree with Cuningham in that group, though. But the others are definitely showing strong growth/improvement. Cuningham has all the talent in the world but his focus/concentration goes awol too often.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #85 –
Quote from: shawny – on
Swap our team just for last 90 secs with WC or Coll or Geel or Rich or Bris and they walk away with the points.

Hopefully we learn from it.
 
 You've got to be in it to learn it, and until now we haven't been in it enough to learn it,
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #86 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Next time we are less than a goal in front with 1 min to play, I expect nothing less than a win. If we dont learn from that, we are not progressing.

Precisely.  Tough Post mortem I hope

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #87 –
At one stage, we dominated play for 10 to 15 minutes and didn't score, a flashback moment.

I think that is a bigger problem.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #88 –
Quote from: Spanner – on
God forbid the club stayed in the 8 two 2 weeks in a row. The Masters of the cock tease is the Carlton football club.

The same knob finds a way to miss kicking a goal from 10 metres out and changing the momentum of the game. This isn't the first time he's done it either so don't go defending him. Casboult is a serial offender on this front.

It's always the same senior players screwing it up. If it's not Murphy or Plowman, never fear Casboult will make sure the cock up trio will manage to change the whole complexion of the game with a monumental screw up. So screwing predictable.

All you guys talking about improvement are kidding yourself. This is the same crap the club's been delivering for 20 years. screwing sick of it...

The beauty of this forum is that we can all give our opinions, no matter how extreme they may seem. I prefer to be ‘glass half full’ and I think that there is evidence to support me, others may very well prefer to be unfulfilled and miserable and that is their prerogative.

Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

Reply #89 –
I know Rozee was off for 10 mins before half time, but whoever was on him needs some praise.  The Power Golden Boy was kept to 8 possessions. If it was SPS then he’s done 2 mighty jobs in 2 weeks.