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Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #15 –
Quote from: kruddler – on

I thought the umps were pretty good.
A prime example was the weitering/dangerfield one on one close to goal. Plenty of free kicks could've been played, but the umps let it go. Didn't even fall for the dangerflog flop at the end of it.
Yes, I thought for the bulk of the game they had little influence on the outcome, paid obvious frees when they saw them, a few guesses in the last probably stained an otherwise good game, but they are only human and feel the pressure too.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #16 –
Good win against a quality side who seemed a bit off.
The Bad
Haynes FFS does a truckload very well but his kicking is deplorable. They need to stop giving off to him because he turns it over more often than not. Defensively and effort wise he is very strong, disposal lets him down.
I reckon Matty Carroll would have got subbed if Zac didn't get subbed so early. He was slipping over just about every time he got it in the first half which resulted in a turnover most times. He must have changed his boots at 1/2 time because he kept his feet much more often.
We let two deplorable goals in from the pocket as a result of very poor defensive efforts, those cost you games and today almost did. They happened right in front of where we were sitting and it was horrible.
The Good
I think from an overall team point of view, everyone contributed and went in hard and tackled when they had to. Geel bullied us at times and by christ they are clean in close with their hands. As a team, we weathered the storm well and guttsed it out for 4 qtrs which was extremely pleasing.
So happy for H, contributed three very important goals in the context of the game.

Very happy to walk away with the 4 points against a very good outfit despite looking very shaky in the first half of the last qtr.
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 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #17 –
Went to the game with not much confidence. I guess most of us felt the same way. Well, just like last year, we've had our best win for the year against the pussies at the 'G'. Somehow I don't think we'll be dropping George after this one however. He's locked in for the B&F as far as I can see.

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #18 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Agree except for the rub of the green with the umpires.

There is no way they were lenient our way.  Danger is and always will be a protected species and elbowed saad in the head.  Ran straight through him.  Play on the call, cats goal.

I thought the umps were pretty good.
A prime example was the weitering/dangerfield one on one close to goal. Plenty of free kicks could've been played, but the umps let it go. Didn't even fall for the dangerflog flop at the end of it.
Yep I dont think we got the rub of the green was my main point. Dangers goal on quarter time dot points it.

I dont think we were hard done by either, and being truthful, if you wanted to pull up a free kick in every contest you could find one both ways as they are technically always infringing.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #19 –
Well just watched the Chris Scott media conference post match... and... you'd have thought we were lucky to win, and we only really won because the Pussycats just had 'one of those games' where their mistakes and failures allowed us in.

I see it a little differently, Christopher. If you apply enough effective, sustained pressure to just about any club, they just might make uncustomary mistakes. And if you've got some serious talent on the paddock who can capitalise on those errors...

Rather disingenuous post game summary, Christopher! Scoreboards seldom lie.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #20 –
Quote from: Baggers – on
Well just watched the Chris Scott media conference post match... and... you'd have thought we were lucky to win, and we only really won because the Pussycats just had 'one of those games' where their mistakes and failures allowed us in.

I see it a little differently, Christopher. If you apply enough effective, sustained pressure to just about any club, they just might make uncustomary mistakes. And if you've got some serious talent on the paddock who can capitalise on those errors...

Rather disingenuous post game summary, Christopher! Scoreboards seldom lie.

I just finished listening to that too, and i can see where you got that from, but i disagree.

He gave us some kudos. Talked about our pressure and inside ball winning ability. His issue seems to be the errors that came under no pressure. There were plenty of turnovers that he can be referring too.
He also eluded to some players in the guts that were sub-par, unusually, that hurt them.

I actually didn't mind what he said and was pretty honest without being revealing.

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #21 –
Quote from: Baggers – on
Well just watched the Chris Scott media conference post match... and... you'd have thought we were lucky to win, and we only really won because the Pussycats just had 'one of those games' where their mistakes and failures allowed us in.

I see it a little differently, Christopher. If you apply enough effective, sustained pressure to just about any club, they just might make uncustomary mistakes. And if you've got some serious talent on the paddock who can capitalise on those errors...

Rather disingenuous post game summary, Christopher! Scoreboards seldom lie.

I watch a lot of press conferences. That's pretty much his standard MO. He rarely gives the opposition their due, at least not without qualification and not without equivocation. It's irritating for opposition supporters, but he knows exactly what's he doing. Very clever in how he goes about it IMO.

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #22 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
Quote from: Baggers – on
Well just watched the Chris Scott media conference post match... and... you'd have thought we were lucky to win, and we only really won because the Pussycats just had 'one of those games' where their mistakes and failures allowed us in.

I see it a little differently, Christopher. If you apply enough effective, sustained pressure to just about any club, they just might make uncustomary mistakes. And if you've got some serious talent on the paddock who can capitalise on those errors...

Rather disingenuous post game summary, Christopher! Scoreboards seldom lie.

I just finished listening to that too, and i can see where you got that from, but i disagree.

He gave us some kudos. Talked about our pressure and inside ball winning ability. His issue seems to be the errors that came under no pressure. There were plenty of turnovers that he can be referring too.
He also eluded to some players in the guts that were sub-par, unusually, that hurt them.

I actually didn't mind what he said and was pretty honest without being revealing.
14 goals 10 to 12 goals 4, thought they were far more efficient than us, we just gusted it out and would have been stiff to lose. We should gain some great team confidence from that game and with that will come greater composure and connection.
The Ox is slow but I'm running out of patience.

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #23 –
The best thing about the win in my humble opinion was they came hard at us at the start of the 3rd quarter and again in the last and we held firm.
That's a good sign the belief is coming back

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #24 –
9 day break vs 6 day break.

I tipped us to win, they have had a good run, but those 3 days are big and we saw some interesting form as a result.

No one is ever worried about anything but what they could have done better. 

"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #25 –
I was originally concerned Jack down back thinking his smarts were best used deep forward. Happy to be proven wrong after what we’ve seen.

After last weeks win I said Motlop needs to turn up every week. 5 disposals and very very underwhelming. Needs to take a good hard look at himself. He did only one get 88 minutes of the 120 , but that’s about his I can say in his defence.

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #26 –
Ticked a lot of boxes in that game and I like the overall team effort with so many contributors without max star input from Cripps, Charlie etc.
George Hewett must be leading the B&F and is playing the best football of his career and Jacks work on Cameron was great too even though the stats showed Cameron did his job but I thought Jack dulled his brilliance and he did well in the one on one duels.
Chris Scott was his usual giving self at the presser and gave his usual zero kudos to the opposing team preferring to go with the Cats played their worst game rather than we played very well.
He did say that he could see why clubs are chasing TDK and he would look good down at Torquay or something similar.
Wins against Geelong with Chris Scott coaching always are a bit sweeter and seeing him doing his best not to praise us is as entertaining as the game itself was.
 

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #27 –
Quote from: Baggers – on
Well just watched the Chris Scott media conference post match... and... you'd have thought we were lucky to win, and we only really won because the Pussycats just had 'one of those games' where their mistakes and failures allowed us in.

I see it a little differently, Christopher. If you apply enough effective, sustained pressure to just about any club, they just might make uncustomary mistakes. And if you've got some serious talent on the paddock who can capitalise on those errors...

Rather disingenuous post game summary, Christopher! Scoreboards seldom lie.
I rather disingenuous man, so I am not surprised. He wouldn't admit we were better on the day for a million dollars.
Nor does he ever admit to getting anything wrong. Not my favourite human.
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #28 –
On a side note, did anyone make sense of the Geelong jumper.  Looked like every player had slid across the paint on the ground.

Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #29 –
Quote from: deepbluesee – on
On a side note, did anyone make sense of the Geelong jumper.  Looked like every player had slid across the paint on the ground.

https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/1757428/anzac-day-guernsey

"A moment that shaped the national identities of both Australia and New Zealand, Geelong's ANZAC guernsey pays tribute to the bravery, resilience and sacrifice of the ANZACs.

The guernsey features an illustrative representation of the Gallipoli landscape and its four natural elements — the sky, the hills, the beach and the water — which have all been thoughtfully intertwined between the traditional navy hoops, creating a powerful visual story of place and remembrance."