Carlton Supporters Club

We just don't have skills and class to compete at this level.

The Carlton Is Slow, but The Pauly is Patient.

Sorry lads and lasses, but I don't see the doom and gloom. Sometimes, as the Dees have showed, all it takes is some tweaking and adjustments. The numbers make it clear that we're in the ballpark.

I asked Daniel Hoyne what the stats say our biggest problem is, and he said, "Getting hurt from ball use." Ou biggest problem is turnovers and decision making. When (and if) we get that sorted, we'll be a good team.

Now, back to our regular scheduled broadcasting.....................

Walsh is boring Vanilla, Yarran was a flair player with greater talent but when you are a battling club with recruiting problems loading up on some boring Vanilla can be the safe way to go as Walsh has shown.
The lack of accountability with Rich is mind boggling .....you look at the Lions and their are five players who stand out as threats and they are Neale, McCluggage , Zorko, Cameron and Rich. You dont need to be a a coach or assistant with coaching certifications to figure it out especially when Rich has burnt us several times...

Fogarty went to rich early.

Indeed. Until we manage to improve our kicking, our intensity all over the field and our decision making, we are going to also-rans. We gifted the Lions the game with our poor disposal, although the Umpires certainly had their share of Brisbane goals to their credit. Some truly appalling decisions that cost goals.

Fogarty is a good tackler but IMHO is needed to perform more attacking roles, would have thought Curnow or Cottrell given the importance of Rich.

And I'll tell you what, if we didn't have Jones, they would have kicked a lot more. Being at the ground and watching him get to contests to effect a spoil or intercept the ball, its elite. He may get caught out sometimes when he leaves his man to get to another contest but overall, solid. I can see why Weiters said the after his B&F "this belongs to you also" referring to Jones.

I think the thing that frustrates a few of us is not so much the skill errors as the intensity and pressure.
It was good in the first quarter.
It was exactly what was expected after the criticism aimed at the club through the week.
In the second quarter Brisbane matched and exceeded that pressure and it was pretty much the game done and dusted

I watched two Carlton sides today.
One had very little pressure applied to it and the result was a 12 goal first quarter.
The skills displayed were slick.
Passes hit their marks and good average players looked a million dollars.

In both games the pressure came from the opposition in the second quarter and we struggled with runs of goals against us.

Point is...if you come with intensity and effort you can make the opposition look like unskilled fumblers.
We often see the trick shots at training.
Attend training and the drills will quickly show you that our players don't lack basic skills
No way can that be duplicated under the pressure of 'real' match conditions.
But the side that comes with the greatest intensity will always look more skilled as they dominate the other team.

I thought he got caught out a few times, the long Lyons kick to Hipwood who fecked up the pass but got a goal by accident wasnt great, Jones was nowhere near him. But being at the ground does give you a different perspective and you dont see the work off the ball either so I will cut Jones some slack given your close up observations.

With Williams not having the impact in the middle at the moment, I'd be tempted to play him across half back. His kicking has been very ordinary so far, just not giving his team advantage, Either that or have him tag a good but not super-quick midfielder. I think he could do that well and get some ball while he is at it.

If we had another guy who be a ruckman, I would drop Levi. he hasn't had a good ear and has barely taken a mark. However, if an opposing team had 3 tall forwards, I would use Levi in that role. His ability to read to ball in the air in defence has been excellent.

SPS I'd play on a wing instead of Cottrell. He played some very good patches today, but isn't fast enough, and his disposal this year has been ordinary. Give him a chance to kick a goal.

Gibbo had a shocker. he didn't attack the ball like he normally does and he was ineffective wherever he played. However, he has some runs on the board and will probably survive. Unfortunately his lack of pace was really obvious out there tonight.

Jack Newnes also had one of his worst game for us. he made a lot more mistakes than he normally does and found the pace hard yakka. Again, he has a few runs on the board, which might save him. But a quicker player is a must in the longer term. Honey? I like the guy, but he goes missing too often.

Cunners had a very patchy game, where he was very good in patches and missing in others. he may be worth persevering with in the centre square, as he did some really nice things there.

People continue to bag Murphy, but he had a good game tonight. he isn't going to get 30+ possessions in a forward pocket, so we have to change out perception of him in that regard. He was a good option tonight who managed some good goals. Realize that he is what he is now, and 30+ possessions is not likely to happen.

Fog had a shocker. he had very little impact on the game and was knocked off the ball too easily.