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Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #165 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Good Carlton teams would love it and respond accordingly......big stage, everything going against us and maligned players everywhere. This is where you find out who can play and fight harder.
100% agree, I said it earlier, its grit we need. Old fashioned determination to show some fight and find a way.
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: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #166 –
Quote from: LoveNavy – on
Interesting from fb. Unsure if accurate, but Dow's DE at 68 this year isn't what I expected based on the commentary.

DE% is one of the most skewed stats going around.

For a back kicking sideways all game under little to no pressure, they go at around 80-90%.
For an outside mid, you expect that to be 70-80%
For an inside mid, going at around 40% is plausible if majority of their contested possessions are in a pack under duress.

Of course the strength of the opposition, the weather and length of time played in any given position skews that dramatically....not to mention their handball to kick ratio. A lot easier to find a target with a handball.

The best judge of a persons ability to kick is to use your eyes.
Most people watching Dow can see that he fails to hit targets that most people should....including when he's in open space.

I guess we'll see soon enough if he's up to AFL standard......yet....tonight.

Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #167 –
Dow is the sub apparently.

I hope he comes on in the last quarter and gets a few touches against a thoroughly demoralised and dispirited Demons team   :)
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #168 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Dow is the sub apparently.

I hope he comes on in the last quarter and gets a few touches against a thoroughly demoralised and dispirited Demons team   :)
So Docs out there (anyone at the game)?
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: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #169 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
So Docs out there (anyone at the game)?
Confirmed by a friend at the ground, Doc is out there warming up.
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: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #170 –
Yep Dow sub, and no mention of Docherty missing on the AFL website. Looks like he's good to go.

Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #171 –
Would love to see Dow come on and make an impact and help us get over the line. For all his faults, he's worked his bum off in the VFL....I'll probably be screaming obscenities at the TV if he starts turning it over but fingers crossed.

Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #172 –
Media smashing us for not playing Dow, we name him as sub and John Ralph just showed all his clangers from the VFL last week lol.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #173 –
Quote from: WASurfer – on
Would love to see Dow come on and make an impact and help us get over the line. For all his faults, he's worked his bum off in the VFL....I'll probably be screaming obscenities at the TV if he starts turning it over but fingers crossed.

Pretty sure there'll be plenty of opportunities to communicate rigorously with your tv. I've been hoarse after the last few games 😉
Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford.
 

Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #174 –
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Media smashing us for not playing Dow, we name him as sub and John Ralph just showed all his clangers from the VFL last week lol.

Here is the John Ralph breakdown of his game last week....(i watched it about 10 times to get the quote spot on)

"17 kicks
a single kick hit the target.
6 clangers
5 ineffective kicks
6 long kicks which didn't hit a target
The Carlton view is that he doesn't use the ball well.
He is not very quick.
He doesn't help with their weaknesses in transition run and mid/forward connection.
So tonight they have picked a quick side full of runners
They will not offer him a contract at the end of the season.
He will become a delisted free agent and then he will get to a club, potentially St. Kilda...

Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #175 –
Marc Murphy's tip.
Blues by 25 😊
Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford.

Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #176 –
Friend at the ground reckons H didn't miss a shot in the warm up. Lets see if it translates.
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: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #177 –
Maybe the white jersey will help us hit targets
Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford.

Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #178 –
Quote from: LoveNavy – on
Maybe the white jersey will help us hit targets

It looks good. I would get one if I was 20 years younger.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: AFL Rd 12 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #179 –
Kemp let off the hook.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!