Re: Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Reply #111 –
Levis was the good old 12 point turnaround though. He hit the post, they took the kick in, and went down the other end and scored within a minute.
Instead of us extending a lead out to what would have been our biggest lead of the day, that Port goal I think brought the margin back to one point, or even put port in front.
When games are balanced on a knife edge like that, each one mistake is amplified. When the game is literally one kick in it, each other mistake is also amplified.
I.e. Walsh takes mark of the year, plays on too quick and we get pinged holding the ball off that handpass to David Cunningham (from memory). They scored in the next passage of play.
Its things like that can make the difference between a 2 goal margin and a 4 goal margin, and in tight contests they cost you wins.
we will learn from it. No one person is at fault, they are just pivotal moments which result in massive momentum swings. Confidence builders, pressure builders, or vice versa.