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Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #30 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Are we practicing to make our kicks have more height than distance?
Used it great in the 1st qtr, certainly not so much the 2nd qtr though. Was rather more scrappy. Other aspects of our game are  pleasing. Like the way we are setting up and positioning ourselves, and liking our run from defence.

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #31 –
Jagga: 15 possessions
Ollie Hollands: 15 possessions
Patrick Cripps: 14 possessions
Mitch McGovern: 12 possessions
Wade Derksen: 12 possessions.
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #32 –
Quote from: laj – on
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Are we practicing to make our kicks have more height than distance?
Used it great in the 1st qtr, certainly not so much the 2nd qtr though. Was rather more scrappy. Other aspects of our game are  pleasing. Like the way we are setting up and positioning ourselves, and liking our run from defence.
Really? Dunstall commented in that first qtr (when we kicked our 3rd maybe) that we were kicking the ball long and flat. From the instant he made that comment, it was high loopy bombs that had their defenders licking their chops.
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: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #33 –
Quote from: crashlander – on
Jagga: 15 possessions
Ollie Hollands: 15 possessions
Patrick Cripps: 14 possessions
Mitch McGovern: 12 possessions
Wade Derksen: 12 possessions.
How good is the young fella?
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: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #34 –
Not too bad at the moment but we've had opportunities to hit up blokes in the forward arc and either blown the kick or gone the old drop a bomb to the top of the square.

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #35 –
Our disposal efficiency is much better than theirs: 75 to 68
We've had more of the ball, with a lot more handballs: 219 to 174, 100 to 69
But, do we do the important part: scoring?
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #36 –
Harry started to hold his marks and look dangerous. Hit the post with 1. Pitto hit the post with a grab from the ruck. A breath of fresh air the other way and its 2 goals.

Ollie Hollands hasn't stopped running. Is a lock for a wing.
Jagga is playing every game this year and finishing top 10 in the B+F.
Cripps is looking fit.
Saad still looking proppy, streching out before half time. Old legs not getting younger.

Reidy is a big boy, but isn't doing a whole lot yet.
Pittonet is looking as fit as he's been for a while.
Walsh has recovered from whatever injury he has and back to his best.

Tom Hawkins suggested we shouldn't play 2 rucks as they are both the same type.

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #37 –
Quote from: crashlander – on
Our disposal efficiency is much better than theirs: 75 to 68
We've had more of the ball, with a lot more handballs: 219 to 174, 100 to 69
But, do we do the important part: scoring?

We've been good in front of goal. As mentioned, we've had 2 hit the post.

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #38 –
Good footy for 45 min. Game turning a bit to crap now as these games can. Not hitting the target like we did in the first 45  min.

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #39 –
Umpires need a praccy game too. Some of the decisions are awful.

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #40 –
Quote from: laj – on
Umpires need a praccy game too. Some of the decisions are awful.

The crossing the line in the ruck contest that Pitto got done for will force a rule change before the season starts.

For those not watching....
Pitto vs SDK at a centre bounce.
SDK launches himself, Pitto sidesteps him so SDK missed pitto and the ball. Pitto, still standing, waits for the ball to come down gets underneath it and takes it. Unfortunately for him, the ball came down on the 'other' side of the line, so he crossed the line to get it on the way down.

Not sure what the umpires want him to do, let it hit the ground and then go on the other side of the line? Maybe put his toes on the line and lean over it to try and reach the falling ball?? Either way, its a terrible look and will need to change.
Every AFL players would've done what he did and every AFL player would be upset that that is now a free kick.

But thats why we have pre-season games to work out the quirks.

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #41 –
Set shots have been good tonight.

Elijah, Kemp, Jagga.....Frankie from outside 50.

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #42 –
....and speaking of ruck rules....

We've just seen what looks like our first PCL injury (knee on knee) in the ruck, which is why we went away from these ruck rules originally.

Reckon they will tweak this rule again before 2027.
 

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #43 –
Liking the ball in Jagga's hands

Re: 2026 Last Practice Match Carlton vs Geelong

Reply #44 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
Quote from: laj – on
Umpires need a praccy game too. Some of the decisions are awful.

The crossing the line in the ruck contest that Pitto got done for will force a rule change before the season starts.

For those not watching....
Pitto vs SDK at a centre bounce.
SDK launches himself, Pitto sidesteps him so SDK missed pitto and the ball. Pitto, still standing, waits for the ball to come down gets underneath it and takes it. Unfortunately for him, the ball came down on the 'other' side of the line, so he crossed the line to get it on the way down.

Not sure what the umpires want him to do, let it hit the ground and then go on the other side of the line? Maybe put his toes on the line and lean over it to try and reach the falling ball?? Either way, its a terrible look and will need to change.
Every AFL players would've done what he did and every AFL player would be upset that that is now a free kick.

But thats why we have pre-season games to work out the quirks.
You got that right.