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The lack of pressure from Fisher and Martin was very disappointing. Fish really needs to lift his game.

After q1 I wondered where's Fish?
Martin shows intermittent brilliance. I'm not sure this accounts for his lack of consistency and chronic injury woes.

Dow evidently had a blinder playing more forward. He kicked 4. 2's I know but maybe there's a strategy there 🤔
Carroll also reported to have played well.

Players from the 2s who dominate must displace players who performed poorly in the 1s. The only way to have true accountability is through consequences.

Absolutely.

It's a hangover from the 'bad old days.' Vossy (and even TT) said that players have to earn their places, regardless of reputation. There's a little too much nice, still, and not enough ruthless.

Last year, owing to so many injuries, non-hackers with something of a reputation, escaped being dropped.

No more. Fisher, Martin and Owies, in particular, have been given more than enough opportunities. A message has to be sent and accountability enforced, that's what the very best do. Not to mention that blokes in consistent vg form in the Magoos deserve a go.

I still have my fingers and toes crossed for Cunners although he looks all but gone there is a slim chance for him to still make it.
Lachie Fogarty is more of your Jack Graham type and would prefer him than Owies.
Fisher - time to play your role mate.

I still have my fingers and toes crossed for Cunners although he looks all but gone there is a slim chance for him to still make it.
Lachie Fogarty is more of your Jack Graham type and would prefer him than Owies.
Fisher - time to play your role mate.

Did the smart thing and left Melbourne straight after the game.
Once again we weren't able to close out the game but at least we got 2 points out of the game which is two more than we got last year in those last two games.
We need to hang on to the ball but to do this you need to be able to hit your targets, handle the ball cleanly and make good decisions. None of these things are Carlton's strengths. Our players dropped makable marks in the first and last minute of the game and a number of times throughout the game. We continually miss targets and our decision making under pressure is appalling. Our players seem to have a low football IQ. While a lot of people are blaming O'Brien, the only option being presented to him was McKay surrounded by Richmond players. Where was the team mate behind him calling for the ball. If someone was there and he turned around and kicked the ball that player, the game was over. In the end his options were kick it to McKay, hold the ball and get caught or kick the ball out  deliberately. All these options would give Richmond a chance. The best option would probably be kick  the ball out thirty rows back.
I thought we deserved to win but when Richmond was good they were better than us when we were being good. Richmond forwards looked more likely to kick goals than our forwards except for Charlie but he looked unlikely to get the ball. Their defence did better than I expected but if Harry had kicked straight this might have been different. I thought it was good that we were able to kick a couple of goals when they were all over us in the third quarter and once again if Harry had kicked straight the game outcome would probably have been different. Our defence was pretty good despite the bone head errors.  What was of concern was our inability to transition from defence to attack. The midfields were a battle of attrition.
Happy with Hollands and Cowan, disappointed in Acres, McGovern and Martin. Senior players need to do better. Newman gave Dusty a bath.

I'm not sure what to take away from the game. Whilst it's too early to hit the panic button, I was a little concerned that we lost the territory battle, and more concerned about being beaten around the ball.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/03/19/carlton-star-goes-on-the-record-with-disappointment-at-mcg-surface/

Yep, and it's impacting the skills, so for me the AFL and MCG Trust have nowhere to hide!

Hopefully the AFL will pay attention when someone like him gives an opinion.

As someone famous said, if you don’t have principles, what have you got?