Carlton Supporters Club

We were terrible in the match sim agains the Saints
I felt we were clinical and cohesive in the hit out against the Giants.

Spin spin spin spin spin.

We are a team aspiring for a flag and gave up a 41 point lead.  Richmond could give the flag a nudge this year and id still be annoyed by the manner in which that game played out.  For reference the GWS loss in Canberra was the most similar result to this from last season.

That was a failure for the same reasons but at least we had some horrific luck to go with that. 

I think we managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, but hopefully it’s an early and not too costly wake up call. All the key numbers are in our favour. More :
Shots on goal,
Marks I50
Disposals
I50’s
Free kicks
CP
UCP

Less turnovers etc.

We should be embarrassed, but after 1 game the sky is not falling. The successful clubs like Hawthorn and Geelong are calm, measured and methodical in their decision making. We need to be the same.

Line coaches did their job imo.
Dominated the game just couldnt score small forwards are not up to it. The ball hit the grass plenty of times and the four useless midgets couldnt make it count.

We should be embarrassed, but after 1 game the sky is not falling. The successful clubs like Hawthorn and Geelong are calm, measured and methodical in their decision making. We need to be the same.

Silvagni showed enough to end the backline experiment and keep him as the third tall.
Open it up and create a few more avenues to goal rather than creating ugly packs 10-20 metres out.

Perhaps they are that way because they accept the flaws in a game plan, review and revise tactics and expectations accordingly, they are also far less formulaic. You know I'm definitely no Scott or Mitchell booster, but they get credit for innovation, on and off the field.

We seem to be more of a blunt instrument, a sledgehammer, if we don't break through we just go with a bigger swing next time. It appears we aren't learning anything along the way.

Maybe that is the Voss weakness, perhaps he is a slow learner or too stubborn for his own good, perhaps it is those around him, in hindsight I think Ratts, Bolton and Teague or those around them were the same. It appears to be "a Carlton thing", maybe Cook isn't even enough to break the mould!

Last season I worried that the way we finished the season would empower the "Bad Old Carlton", the Carlton that through indifference thinks it can still buy it's way out of trouble, and my fear for opening round was that if we failed to deliver a stable result it would stoke the fires, it appears to be the case.

Quote from: LP – on March 16, 2025, 11:21:37 am

Perhaps they are that way because they accept the flaws in a game plan, review and revise tactics and expectations accordingly, they are also far less formulaic. You know I'm definitely no Scott or Mitchell booster, but they get credit for innovation, on and off the field.

We seem to be more of a blunt instrument, a sledgehammer, if we don't break through we just go with a bigger swing next time. It appears we aren't learning anything along the way.

Maybe that is the Voss weakness, perhaps he is a slow learner or too stubborn for his own good, perhaps it is those around him, in hindsight I think Ratts, Bolton and Teague or those around them were the same. It appears to be "a Carlton thing", maybe Cook isn't even enough to break the mould!

Last season I worried that the way we finished the season would empower the "Bad Old Carlton", the Carlton that through indifference thinks it can still buy it's way out of trouble, and my fear for opening round was that if we failed to deliver a stable result it would stoke the fires, it appears to be the case.

It could be coaches, list, 1st round blues, a few moments / errors that were more costly than normal etc. Neither team were great.

This coach and this list (with some changes) showed in the back end of 2023 that they can play 4 quarters of tough, accountable, never say die football. I'm not exactly sure what's happened since then, but it's worthy sports science study for sure IMO.

This coach and this list (with some changes) showed in the back end of 2023 that they can play 4 quarters of tough, accountable, never say die football. I'm not exactly sure what's happened since then, but it's worthy sports science study for sure IMO.

And sports pyschology study. I will just add that since 2023, the game has gotten faster again and our team is slow, that's another factor IMO.