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Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #15 –
A few passengers today
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Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #16 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
A few passengers today
I said in the pre-game, I had to assume we had a lot of injuries because some players just weren't deserving / earning a spot. We've been clinging to a couple of blokes who just aren't delivering to AFL standards.

Fantasia is now a huge mistake, he might be useful on the track but on game day it's passed him by.

Ollie Hollands is struggling, the kid has got what it takes but he needs time away to regain some confidence.

Fans will jump on the selection of Pitto, but we would have been smashed if not for him today. TDK is having his best season but he's erratic and O'Brien is his bogey man. O'Brien showed today what the new ruck rule means, TDK can't jump over a bloke his size and as a result with O'Brien offering a stiff arm TDK can't get close to the ball. He tries to jump so high he lands off balance and then he is out of the ground contest. TDK would be better to surrender the tap and become a mid.

The commentary from Brown and King was spot on today, as many of us have been saying our MC needs to find a way for us to score some easy goals, at this rate we'll be run into the ground before the mid-season break.

You can't live on the razor's edge and expect never to be cut!
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #17 –
Whilst I’m not a fan at all, I don’t think that Pitto was the problem today. We let ourselves down with missed tackles, poor decisions at critical moments and of course, missed shots at goal.

We badly missed Fogarty’s pressure forward of centre and we’re now struggling to cover the cumulative loss of Saad, Cerra, Docherty, Motlop and Martin.

Fantasia, Owies and O Hollands struggled with the bigger bodies and missed critical tackles and our small forwards were rarely at the fall of the ball.

Cripps & Acres made some very poor decisions and of course Owies could have sealed it at the end, but it wasn’t to be. Lots to work on.

Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #18 –
Fantasia gives us nothing.  I know we have injuries to most of our half forwards but why not play a running type like Binns.  It gives us more flexibility.

Fantasia is supposed to be a specialist small forward.  Why isn't he applying pressure?  Why he is nowhere to be seen when the ball hits the deck?
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Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #19 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
Fantasia gives us nothing.
He plays with no confidence, like he is clinging on to his career by his fingernails.

If we had Martin and SoJ or Motlop in F50 Fantasia might be some use as the small forward, but he's not a player who can be roving while Durdin and Owies contest, it's just not going to work. We need Fantasia playing like Cottrell and he is miles off.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #20 –
Then drop him.  No passengers.
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Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #21 –
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Personally I think Pitto was the better of the two today, TDK was soundly beaten again by O'Brien who seems to be TDK's bogeyman.

I think if we hadn't had Pitto we would have lost by a lot more.

I reckon if we had an extra runner we'd have won. Wouldn't that have been handy late.

Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #22 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
Fantasia gives us nothing.  I know we have injuries to most of our half forwards but why not play a running type like Binns.  It gives us more flexibility.

Fantasia is supposed to be a specialist small forward.  Why isn't he applying pressure?  Why he is nowhere to be seen when the ball hits the deck?

Thinking he is still getting the feel of the game after a long time out. Think he will be good for us, just not now. I think he needs to find that touch in the twos.

Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #23 –
Everything about that loss was nauseating. From the predictability of it all, to the haircuts on the Adelaide players, to the unbridled joy in the Foxtel commentary box.
Keyboard warrior #24601

Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #24 –
Crows wanted it a bit more when it mattered and their kids stood up and they did the one per centers well.
We lacked run at the end and that scruffy dude Berry with his scruffy mate Soligo just had more run in the legs.
Cerra was a big loss for us and the Pitto/TDK twin ruck approach was ineffective. Harry and Charlie looked good at times but failed to dominate against what would would have to be the worst KP defenders in the comp in Butts and Keane.
Walker and Keays messed with us as usual and  the Crows are officially now our monkey team who we can't get off our backs. Good teams rebound so I expect more effort vs GWS and a few changes in both teams due to injuries.

Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #25 –
Important players are hurt EB, not confident taking on GWS
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Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #26 –
Quote from: LP – on
Personally I think Pitto was the better of the two today, TDK was soundly beaten again by O'Brien who seems to be TDK's bogeyman.

I think if we hadn't had Pitto we would have lost by a lot more.

If we hadn't had Pitto, we would have had Cerra.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #27 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
Important players are hurt EB, not confident taking on GWS
Prof, Watched GWS play Stkilda and they just fell in with injuries to key players in Taylor and Coniglio so Im hoping their injuries balance up ours. Given the game is at Marvel I think we will rebound ok but if it had been at their home ground/s then I wouldnt be so confident.

    

Re: AFL Rd 5 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #28 –
We need to start winning clearances, our small forwards are average and I've no confidence in our small defenders with Saad missing
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Reply #29 –
Lacked run in the end - playing two rucks not suiting the demands of system as need more runners up and down the ground. The amount of marks we gave up in our D50 due to lack of pressure or covering was comical. Lost it on selection table.