Carlton Supporters Club

Quote from: DJC – on March 19, 2025, 10:42:31 am

Last week’s result confirmed that no team is guaranteed a win regardless of the opposition.

We won’t win if we repeat the inexplicable skill errors and poor decision-making of last week.  Hopefully, that was an aberration and we’ll see AFL standard footy from everyone who runs out tomorrow night.  If we can achieve that, we’re in with a good chance.

Agree, but we must get bang for our buck; we must get reward for effort. I have absolutely no doubt that had we have been more efficient in front of goal against the Tiggers we'd have got the choccies... we won most metrics but were horribly inefficient which sapped system and confidence.

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on March 19, 2025, 09:52:07 am

I think we can win as it's a two horse race but it's never about rebound wins it's about the consistency afterwards and if we can sustain the effort needed to be a good team you can trust.
I'm expecting our best players to show some leadership and put up a much better effort.

I listened to Hird on TV last night talk about how we could win (and thought we could):
- Outnumber - Tackle numbers and Pressure (increase numbers and ganging up on oppo players (showed how Coll double and triple teamed oppo this week compared to the GWS game). Must take away Haw's space and time by outnumbering them at the contest. Coll tackle diff went from -20 to +26.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/extraordinary-weapon-puts-hawks-on-notice/ar-AA1B7K7j?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ASTS&cvid=644fe9b233c84c68a606ddb7c6c2df62&ei=27

The Hawks were beaten at stoppages in their win over Essendon last Friday, prompting Mitchell to declare the way they won “not sustainable” post game.

Carlton still won the clearance battle despite its disastrous loss to Richmond, and Mitchell is factoring it into his preparation for this week.

“It’s certainly one of the areas we’re looking at, we lost clearance by nearly 20 last week,” he said.

“Everyone has been pretty hard on Carlton but they won the inside 50 count by 25, won time in forward half by more than any other team in the round and managed to lose the game.

“They got a lot right but they just weren’t able to finish it. We don’t think Carlton are a reflection of that single game, it’s still early in the season.”

The Hawks were beaten at stoppages in their win over Essendon last Friday, prompting Mitchell to declare the way they won “not sustainable” post game.

Carlton still won the clearance battle despite its disastrous loss to Richmond, and Mitchell is factoring it into his preparation for this week.

“It’s certainly one of the areas we’re looking at, we lost clearance by nearly 20 last week,” he said.

“Everyone has been pretty hard on Carlton but they won the inside 50 count by 25, won time in forward half by more than any other team in the round and managed to lose the game.

“They got a lot right but they just weren’t able to finish it. We don’t think Carlton are a reflection of that single game, it’s still early in the season.”

Quote from: Lods – on March 19, 2025, 03:21:17 pm

The Hawks were beaten at stoppages in their win over Essendon last Friday, prompting Mitchell to declare the way they won “not sustainable” post game.

Carlton still won the clearance battle despite its disastrous loss to Richmond, and Mitchell is factoring it into his preparation for this week.

“It’s certainly one of the areas we’re looking at, we lost clearance by nearly 20 last week,” he said.

“Everyone has been pretty hard on Carlton but they won the inside 50 count by 25, won time in forward half by more than any other team in the round and managed to lose the game.

“They got a lot right but they just weren’t able to finish it. We don’t think Carlton are a reflection of that single game, it’s still early in the season.”

Mitchell is right, we should have won that game comfortably but, as someone pointed out in the pre-game thread, the team that kicks the most goals usually wins.

We can't afford not to capitalise on our inside 50s, apart from reward for effort and limiting Hawthorn's rebound from defence, scoreboard pressure can appear as an extra player on the field.

I actually don't mind it.
The MC have put it on the players.
It's an opportunity for 'redemption'.
Players will hopefully understand that another meek performance will not be acceptable.
We'll learn a bit about a few tomorrow night.