Carlton Supporters Club

I shudder to think about this game. If we play like last night we will get shredded!

play man on man for 3 Q old fashion way need to make coll players accountable no room ,flood there fwd line no space , and in last Q we out run them ,like a well timed racehorse .

We agree on one thing at least - Acres needs to be sent out for whatever op he needs because he has deadset stunk.  Im not sure of his contract situation but I'd think long and hard about renewing it.
Saad would be close to running around at Willy next week too if he had any awareness whatsoever. 

The best teams plan and plan everything to the finest detail.

Quote from: shawny – on June 27, 2025, 11:31:56 am

The best teams plan and plan everything to the finest detail.

They may start resting players, but whoever the players are that go out there will go at 100%, nothing is sure because the players on the fringe of selection are battling for a spot!

Quote from: Professer E – on June 27, 2025, 03:59:55 pm

We agree on one thing at least - Acres needs to be sent out for whatever op he needs because he has deadset stunk.  Im not sure of his contract situation but I'd think long and hard about renewing it.
Saad would be close to running around at Willy next week too if he had any awareness whatsoever. 

Few rumours around that this might be Saad's last year.
If he went out for concussion he won't be playing anyway

contracted for next year so I doubt it, but players retire early all the time.

Quote from: shawny – on June 27, 2025, 11:31:56 am

The best teams plan and plan everything to the finest detail.

They may start resting players, but whoever the players are that go out there will go at 100%, nothing is sure because the players on the fringe of selection are battling for a spot!

We had a lot of senior players have poor games last night:
[1] Jacob Weitering, who didn't look close to fit. He might be better after a slightly longer break, but he struggled last night. He did not look engaged or passionate at any stage last night, or in recent games.
[2] Blake Acres, who hasn't really been fit his year. He was ordinary and had only 11 possessions. He needs to be fixed, so he's ready for 2026. Hard to send him away for repairs, he does give his all, even with the shizen disposals
[3] Jack Silvagni, who played his worst game for the year. He really struggled to get near the ball on an important night for the Silvagni name. Looked lost and dispirited
[4] Mitch McGovern, who had the night from Hell. If our kicking into the forward line wasn't bad enough (and it wasn't good), when he finally got the ball he shanked like the ads on TV. Missing gettable goals from simple shots is heart breaking. Was woeful
[5] Adam Saad - the concussion protocols might be a blessing in disguise, as Saady has been struggling. Give him a break and he will be better for it. Yep, then let him off the leash to do what running half backs do. Stupid to ask him to be a lock-down defender, and a waste.
[6] Lachie Fogarty had a night from Hell. His decision making was awful, as was his kicking when he finally got his hands on the ball.' Good Magoos player. When he can't get a game, we're making progress.
[7] Tom de Koning was thrashed in the ruck by Sweet and Visentini, who did what rucks are supposed to do, give their mids first use. Tom didn't. He didn't take many marks and his kicking was atrocious. Checked out. Seemed angry.
[8] Charlie Curnow: There were some good signs from Charlie, like his willingness to chase and tackle, but his kicking, usually elite, was excremental and didn't get close to targets. He was engaged and got amongst it, about bloody time.
[9] Orazio Fantasia had a few nice minutes late in the game, but when the game was there to be won, he wasn't there. And he missed easy goals as well. One of our few small forwards who seemed almost, semi dangerous.
[10] George Hewett had his worst game of the year. He struggled to get near the ball. At least he tackled; he had 9 of them. If effort and spirit for the contest amount to anything, this bloke was, and remains, a bloody ripper.
[11] Patrick Cripps also struggled, which was no surprise when he was sick all week. However, his ruck work was more effective than Tom's was. Should not have put his hand up to play - selfish and poor leadership and understanding of what he could really offer
[12] Lewis Young: what was he doing? he offered nothing as a forward, a defender or a ruckman. At least he kicked our 1st goal, our only 1st half goal!

That is more than half of our team!
At least Haynes can hold his head up; he did a fine job. Can he play next season? I hope so. Showed bona fide leadership qualities, must play next year and be in the leadership group.
Doc tried, but wasn't very effective. Must retire to lead the Magoos, now. His panicky kicks under pressure are a huge liability and deflate the group.
Ollie Hollands and Zac Williams weren't that bad either. Agree. Voting is going to very difficult this week!

We would need a huge turnaround from these guys to be competitive against Collingwood, which I just cannot see at the moment. But we should be looking at replacing some of the 12 guys I mentioned, as they were issues at the moment. Yep.

All I want for Christmas are two half forwards that can spot a player on the lead and hit the target.

We actually have a few - Cottrell, Smith, E Hollands, Young.

It's true injuries/rehab have killed us in this part of the game.. but still no excuse to not persist with others in this critical role. Boyd, Carroll, Moir are good kicks of the football... there is no excuse kicking the can down the road and not trying to fill this important role despite players missing.