AFL Rd 10 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

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Re: AFL Rd 10 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #135 – May 19, 2025, 08:55:49 pm

Quote from: PaulP – on May 19, 2025, 08:06:54 pm

Good to see Cooper Lord earn a Rising Star nomination.

Good to see a Blue being recognized, for a change. C'mon Cooper!

Re: AFL Rd 10 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #136 – May 19, 2025, 09:53:58 pm

If someone can explain this notion of our game style being "too taxing" it appreciate it.
From a km covered point of view, we covered 3km more than the Swans. I look at the Telstra tracker figures quite regularly. and all teams cover similar amounts of territory.
As for contests, Newtons Third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction so in a contest, there are two teams competing, not one team beating themselves up.
I see no difference to the way we play from a physicality point of view than any other team in the comp. Every coach talks about winning the contested footy. Just because an "expert" says its a thing, doesnt mean it is without an explanation.

Re: AFL Rd 10 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #137 – May 19, 2025, 10:27:41 pm

This is how I see it.
When we are at our best we run hard to pressure the opposition and keep the ball from progressing towards their goal. It shows in the the tackles where we get two maybe three players involved.
We're 'up on' the opposition and cause repeated contests and errors. It's a hard physical contest type game.
Yes, there is pain on both sides in those forms of contests.
While we exert that pressure we can trouble any side.

But it's not sustainable...at least at the moment.
Maybe never with this group.
And when the game does open up 'we've fired our shot'.
We don't have another weapon.
And having pulled out their own guns the other sides finish over the top of us.

It's not so much a fitness issue, but a lack of a second form of attack.
(or as some call it Plan B)

Re: AFL Rd 10 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #138 – May 19, 2025, 10:39:30 pm

Quote from: Lods – on May 19, 2025, 10:27:41 pm

This is how I see it.
When we are at our best we run hard to pressure the opposition and keep the ball from progressing towards their goal. It shows in the the tackles where we get two maybe three players involved.
We're 'up on' the opposition and cause repeated contests and errors. It's a hard physical contest type game.
Yes, there is pain on both sides in those forms of contests.
While we exert that pressure we can trouble any side.

But it's not sustainable...at least at the moment.
Maybe never with this group.
And when the game does open up 'we've fired our shot'.
We don't have another weapon.
And having pulled out their own guns the other sides finish over the top of us.

It's not so much a fitness issue, but a lack of a second form of attack.
(or as some call it Plan B)

The top teams like Coll, Bris, Syd (when they have their full contingent) base their games on pressure to create the TO then go. We have only executed that a couple of times this year (and we won).

Re: AFL Rd 10 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #139 – May 19, 2025, 10:58:59 pm

We lead the League in Tackles and Contested ball gets...that to me equals a very taxing game.
Dont have a rebounder in the top 20 either so its not only a taxing game in general play but also taxing and slow moving the ball forward on the rebound without that Bailey Dale, J. Daicos, Whitfield type and we appear to have too many taller types down back imo.
Saad is in the top 20 for bounces but needs to get more of the ball or get it given to him more..

Re: AFL Rd 10 2025 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #140 – Today at 07:22:22 am

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on May 19, 2025, 10:58:59 pm

We lead the League in Tackles and Contested ball gets...that to me equals a very taxing game.
Dont have a rebounder in the top 20 either so its not only a taxing game in general play but also taxing and slow moving the ball forward on the rebound without that Bailey Dale, J. Daicos, Whitfield type and we appear to have too many taller types down back imo.
Saad is in the top 20 for bounces but needs to get more of the ball or get it given to him more..

Agree on Saad not getting further up ground to distribute the footy, I think that's symptomatic of not having Cowan and/or a Boyd in the side who stay deep releasing him.