Carlton Supporters Club

I’m not really in agreement with some of the comments. The Cheats played as well as we let them, which, to be honest, wasn’t very good. Anyone who thinks we’re not at LEAST a 4 goal better side every day of the week doesn’t know much IMO.

3rd quarter was one of the worst of the year - from ANY side. They got the rub of the green from Umps yet the contest was pretty much over 10 mins into the last Q.  Yes, I still have residual PTSD from dropping these games consistently over last 10+ years (and not forgetting the Crows game, ugh) but, Voss is showing he’s learning to make the necessary adjustments at the right time.

Sure they missed some set shots but there were also a lot of rushed behinds because THEIR forwards chose the wrong option (a lot of shots falling just short of the goal line) and our defense effectively killed the ball by rushing it through more often than not.

Tackling still needs improving. Saw the stats of Weitering’s 2 opponents - he’s unbelievably difficult to play against.

My biggest concern at this stage is that the Swannies are looking like that ‘once in a 10 year’ side, where everything just clicks and they sustain no/few injuries. The premiership window only opens very slightly and usually for a relatively short time.

Yeo was penalised for dragging the ball under him, not for the new HTB interpretation.  The umps are hot on players trying to force stoppages to waste time.

Should have got a free for the Nth holding the ball decision imo and he had no prior when he was tackled, that was red hot and should have been a ball up. To me there are too many quick HTB's and then in the next tackle,  the player is allowed way more time than the previous and I still find it depends on the player and who he it is. Lachie Neale always seems to get double the time Joe average does for example....the other one is when the player is tackled and attempts to kick the ball, many times the player makes no contact with the ball and it should be incorrect disposal not HTB but play is allowed to go on depending on who the player is.

If we had got our fair share of free kicks we might be having a conversation about a shellacking 🙂

Prior opportunity doesn’t apply when you drag the ball in.  The umpires are instructed to pay a free as soon as the ball is dragged in. 

Yeo was trying to get a stoppage and run the clock down and it backfired.

I agree with your comments about the increased inconsistency of HTB decisions and the sooner we go back to a reasonable time to dispose of the ball, the better.

great we won BUT my concern is we allowed the opposition 20 more inside 50 ,voss and co have to work out a system that stops this from happening ( lions v carl final in 23 ) and our defence needs support run ball out not blind bomb straight to opposition hope we can make adjustments for 2nd half of season . Rapt for cincotta though.

We've now won 20 of our last 26.

Yeah nah. Free kicks dont neccessarily end up in goals, depends where they are of course.
20 more inside 50s and 11 missed shots translates to real missed opportunities in my book. Anyhow, as I said, a win's a win and despite our worst qtr for the year (apparently TDK was off for 20mins which could be an explanation?) and some defensive breakdowns, we were in control all night.

Just the style we played. Inside 50s on it's own can be a useless stat. Back in the Bolton days one game we got more inside 50s and lost by 100pts. Shallow entries don't mean alot. Inside 25s would be better guide. Then a side is under real pressure.