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

Reply #45 –
Bit rich Geelong types bleating about umpiring - just rewatched the first half and let's just say a few  things stood out  (1) Dangerfield IS umpired differently (and very bloody leniently)  (2) Sam de Konig throws the ball every time (3) the Cats are very good at delaying after a contest so they can structure up in defence and (4) the Cats are very, very good at making you "earn it" in marking contests etc.  A lot of very late stuff, chopping, interference etc.  so cut out the bleating, you get very leniently treated Cats.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

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

Reply #46 –
Against WC, they were able to start moving the ball with a bit of confidence, but (by reports) still quite sloppy.  Against North, they were a lot more ruthless and used the confidence from the WC win.  Yesterday, they built again.

It was a great performance with so many doing well - and many team oriented acts for the entirety of the game.

The first few games we spent more petrol tickets early due to our inefficiency.  We seemed to be much better yesterday.

What I hated was the Foxtel commentators reminding us that we 'only' beat North & WC - with a very strong implication we were going to get run over.

Free kick count apparently was 12-2 to us in the 2nd half.  Cats kicked a lot OOF - apart from re-watching, is there a way to find out how many?

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

Reply #47 –
Some of my takeaways from the game:

We match up very well with Geelong and the bloke many commentators believe is the best game day coach struggles against our bloke.  We've won three out of our last four.

Weitering on one leg is still one of the best key defenders in the business.

Jack Silvagni's move to defence is a masterstroke.  Hopefully his cracked knuckle won't keep him out too long.

Nick Haynes built his game around intercept marking and we finally got to see how much of an impact he can have when he's on. 

The mystery around Corey Durdin's contract extension has been exposed; the boy can play!  The energy and defensive pressure that Durds, Motlop, White, Fogarty, Lij Hollands and Williams have brought to our forward line is the perfect complement for Charlie and Harry.

Charlie is building nicely and should be hitting his peak in the next game or two.  Harry was outstanding, considering his fractured cheekbone.  The marking power he gives us up the ground is game changing.

We may have won more free kicks but Geelong got some very soft decisions and some very dodgy non-decisions, particularly for delaying play.  It seemed like they have been schooled in what you can get away with.

Our midfield has been a strength all season but it was outstanding yesterday with Crippa getting close to playing his best footy.

I thought Bailey Smith was a bit of a tosser when he was at the Bulldogs but I think he's worse now  ::)
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

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

Reply #48 –
Quote from: dodge – on
Against WC, they were able to start moving the ball with a bit of confidence, but (by reports) still quite sloppy.  Against North, they were a lot more ruthless and used the confidence from the WC win.  Yesterday, they built again.

It was a great performance with so many doing well - and many team oriented acts for the entirety of the game.

The first few games we spent more petrol tickets early due to our inefficiency.  We seemed to be much better yesterday.

What I hated was the Foxtel commentators reminding us that we 'only' beat North & WC - with a very strong implication we were going to get run over.

Free kick count apparently was 12-2 to us in the 2nd half.  Cats kicked a lot OOF - apart from re-watching, is there a way to find out how many?
OOTF stats are hard to find
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2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

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

Reply #49 –
happy with the win but  we still seem to kick straight to the opposition and for us to take the next step we have to be better and Hollands E ,like to see him fitter and stronger to really go to another level.( i am not a fan of EH,but i hope he proves me wrong )

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

Reply #50 –
Quote from: dodge – on
Against WC, they were able to start moving the ball with a bit of confidence, but (by reports) still quite sloppy.  Against North, they were a lot more ruthless and used the confidence from the WC win.  Yesterday, they built again.

It was a great performance with so many doing well - and many team oriented acts for the entirety of the game.

The first few games we spent more petrol tickets early due to our inefficiency.  We seemed to be much better yesterday.

What I hated was the Foxtel commentators reminding us that we 'only' beat North & WC - with a very strong implication we were going to get run over.

Free kick count apparently was 12-2 to us in the 2nd half.  Cats kicked a lot OOF - apart from re-watching, is there a way to find out how many?
OOF stats aren't counted in the free kick count from what I gather.

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

Reply #51 –
Quote from: laj – on
OOF stats aren't counted in the free kick count from what I gather.

I think that’s right Jim, along with “insufficient intent”.

I believe they’re included in the clanger category 🤔
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

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

Reply #52 –
Quote from: pew2 – on
happy with the win but  we still seem to kick straight to the opposition and for us to take the next step we have to be better and Hollands E ,like to see him fitter and stronger to really go to another level.( i am not a fan of EH,but i hope he proves me wrong )

All teams kick straight to the opposition but we did it much less than Geelong; 99 uncontested marks to 61 and 14 marks inside 50 to 9.  Disposal efficiency is a bit of a dodgy statistic but we were 76% to Geelong’s 67%.

I think that Lij’s time away from the club has got him a couple of weeks behind most of his teammates, but our forward line seems to work better when he’s out there.
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Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #53 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Quote from: pew2 – on
happy with the win but  we still seem to kick straight to the opposition and for us to take the next step we have to be better and Hollands E ,like to see him fitter and stronger to really go to another level.( i am not a fan of EH,but i hope he proves me wrong )

All teams kick straight to the opposition but we did it much less than Geelong; 99 uncontested marks to 61 and 14 marks inside 50 to 9.  Disposal efficiency is a bit of a dodgy statistic but we were 76% to Geelong’s 67%.

I think that Lij’s time away from the club has got him a couple of weeks behind most of his teammates, but our forward line seems to work better when he’s out there.
Im a fan of EH and think he is important for the balance of our team and we dont have a replacement for him when he is unavailable. Players who can kicks goals as well as run on the ball have been hard to find over the years and he is one of those laconic types who can look a bit unfit but to me its just lack of hard match fitness and Id be expecting improvement from him each week and hopefully his off field issues are behind him.

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

Reply #54 –
So Jack Bowes throws a left at Cerra, Cerra fends him off and Bowes turning his body into the fend off goes down like a buttercup, and Cerra gets a week from the MRO. All the action, force and momentum was coming from Bowes, Cerra just stood his ground and defended himself.

Is this the legacy of Michael "Corruptomatic" Christian in full flight?

It's not Cerra's fault Scott has talked a buttercup into thinking he is Mike Tyson!

See below, Bowes hard at work!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsHBoXfvh-8
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Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #55 –
Yep, Christian knows who butters his bread. Is Stewart going to get cited for whacking Williams in the ribs?  Nup,  just F off and do your job in an unbiased manner Michael.
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Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #56 –
Bowes should have been fined for poor acting at a minimum.

Time for Harry O’Farrell’s dad to step up!
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Re: AFL Rd 7 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #57 –
If there was ever a Suspension to appeal its Cerra's. If that's suspendible I'll give the game away for life tomorrow (Navy Blue Goggles removed). Do these muppets use one tiny morsel of a brain cell they might possess and deduce that that's just a silly act that happens dozens of times in match and that the Geel kent milked it for all its worth? Or do they simple apply words on a page which clearly dont match the act? Please tell there is an iota of common sense left in this world we live in. There have been some rubbish MRO decisions in my time but this one rockets to no 1 in sheer stupidity. The AFL commission should fire these imbeciles tomorrow morning. The 18 presidents should walk into AFL house tomorrow morning and tell them if that decision is not overturned we are boycotting all games until it is. Nuffs efarking nuff.
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
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2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

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

Reply #58 –
My kingdom for a clean lace out fwd50 entry.  How many times did we steam forward, look a million bucks, then dribble one to Charlie’s feet, or over his head.  Could’ve absolutely toweled them up with some tidying up of the forward entires

Loved the fwd 50 pressure
Loved the intercept marking (Haynes, gov, wieters, jsos)
Loved the taking the game on thru the middle, and the great hands,  including the little handballs out the front of contests, even under pressure
Loved Lij
Loved Blakers looking to handball more than kicking
Loved JSos kicking
Loved fog, durds, white, mots
Loved Walshy making those media types writing him off, without a pre season, look silly
Loved TDKs run, fight and pressure
Loved what could be when Charlie, H, walshy, Crippa are all properly match fit

Gotta admit, watching again tonight, there were a couple of times, at the start of the 3rd and 4th qs, where I was worried we were going to lose the replay!

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

Reply #59 –
Quote from: Milhanna13 – on
My kingdom for a clean lace out fwd50 entry.  How many times did we steam forward, look a million bucks, then dribble one to Charlie’s feet, or over his head.  Could’ve absolutely toweled them up with some tidying up of the forward entires

Charlie himself was guilty of a pass to a leading Harry's ankles in the first 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