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Re: AFL Rd 15 2025 Post-Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #150 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Busted ass Gunston managed 7 goals agains Norf, our gun FF at the peak of his powers couldnt manage 1.
Your forgetting Toby Pink is a high quality opponent..er cough, clear throat...I think to be fair the delivery to Gunston would be of a higher quality that what Charlie gets each week. I think Chol is one of the leading F50 marks in the comp and Id put that down to high quality delivery rather than Mabior being a sensational FF.
Our F50 delivery has generally been substandard and inconsistent for many years. This has been discussed many times on here. We can win the ball but all too often cannot capitalise. We definitely need to fix this asap by upgrading our midfield with pace and accuracy.
Reality always wins in the end.

Re: AFL Rd 15 2025 Post-Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #151 –
Quote from: cookie2 – on
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on

Your forgetting Toby Pink is a high quality opponent..er cough, clear throat...I think to be fair the delivery to Gunston would be of a higher quality that what Charlie gets each week. I think Chol is one of the leading F50 marks in the comp and Id put that down to high quality delivery rather than Mabior being a sensational FF.
Our F50 delivery has generally been substandard and inconsistent for many years. This has been discussed many times on here. We can win the ball but all too often cannot capitalise. We definitely need to fix this asap by upgrading our midfield with pace and accuracy.
Think we are 18th in the comp for F50 Conversions for the reasons you have given, need to be in the top 6 to be a good team.
Its balance, if you replace your mids and running half backs etc with elite kickers you will probably lose some contested and defensive ability as its hard to get players who are good at everything and I guess thats the art of building a good team.

Re: AFL Rd 15 2025 Post-Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #152 –
Im just surprised a guy coming off an ankle reconstruction, and then surgery to remove hardware in his knee is somehow in tip top shape (to go with a team that is playing poor footy).

If gunston was an also ran id say fair enough but he's anything but an also ran.

Meanwhile when Charlie dines out on these types its the only reason he's won a coleman, but when he doesn't all of a sudden its a lack of want. 

Maybe I'm more forgiving than most but when you've got a bloke who's generally been good value for 70% of his career when he goes through a flat patch im not really that keen to string him out to dry.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: AFL Rd 15 2025 Post-Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #153 –
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Im just surprised a guy coming off an ankle reconstruction, and then surgery to remove hardware in his knee is somehow in tip top shape (to go with a team that is playing poor footy).

If gunston was an also ran id say fair enough but he's anything but an also ran.

Meanwhile when Charlie dines out on these types its the only reason he's won a coleman, but when he doesn't all of a sudden its a lack of want. 

Maybe I'm more forgiving than most but when you've got a bloke who's generally been good value for 70% of his career when he goes through a flat patch im not really that keen to string him out to dry.

You forgot the part where that same player hobbled off the ground with a lower leg injury in the past month