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Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #135 –
Quote from: shawny – on

And the move to put williams in defence after looking settled in the F50 is yet another brain fart from the coaching group

i really dont understand this - he was really good last year, and seemed to have found his spot.  creative, good finisher.   i know ainsworth, Lij and Haywood have all come in, but surely we could still find room for him up forward.  guys who can kick goals dont grow on trees

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #136 –
Quote from: Milhanna13 – on
Quote from: shawny – on

And the move to put williams in defence after looking settled in the F50 is yet another brain fart from the coaching group

i really dont understand this - he was really good last year, and seemed to have found his spot.  creative, good finisher.   i know ainsworth, Lij and Haywood have all come in, but surely we could still find room for him up forward.  guys who can kick goals dont grow on trees
Agree..Its the only place Williams can play imo and I would have thought the idea would be to use Ainsworth a bit more in the midfield given his good kicking skills and the fact we got slaughtered there after half time. We need goals out of Williams and Ainsworth touching the ball more than 15-16 times a game imho.

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #137 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Quote from: Milhanna13 – on


i really dont understand this - he was really good last year, and seemed to have found his spot.  creative, good finisher.   i know ainsworth, Lij and Haywood have all come in, but surely we could still find room for him up forward.  guys who can kick goals dont grow on trees
Agree..Its the only place Williams can play imo and I would have thought the idea would be to use Ainsworth a bit more in the midfield given his good kicking skills and the fact we got slaughtered there after half time. We need goals out of Williams and Ainsworth touching the ball more than 15-16 times a game imho.
Im sure they'll find the right combination in the coming weeks.
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: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #138 –
Couldnt help myself, watched the replay.
First two quarters we closed the centre corridor and pushed them wide. We tackled well and applied pressure to force errors.
After the 5 min mark of the 3rd and being 22 points up, Grundy, Gulden, Heeney, Warner Blakey and McInerny went absolutely nuts and tore us a new one. Thats 6 players who we kept quiet for 2 qtrs and 5 mins. McInerny appeared to playing on Kemp in the first half and was moved into the midfield and across HF kicking 3 important goals. Gulden got leather poisoning and no one went near him. Heeney found space at easy. Warner broke away every time he got the ball. Grundy got on top of our rucks.
That was essentially the ball game.
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: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #139 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Gulden got leather poisoning and no one went near him. Heeney found space at easy. Warner broke away every time he got the ball. Grundy got on top of our rucks. That was essentially the ball game.
Gulden's 1/2-game effort as the best I've seen in a long time, I notice the coaches thought otherwise, but I suspect Gulden will get 3 Brownlow votes.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"
 

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #140 –
Quote from: LP – on
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Gulden got leather poisoning and no one went near him. Heeney found space at easy. Warner broke away every time he got the ball. Grundy got on top of our rucks. That was essentially the ball game.
Gulden's 1/2-game effort as the best I've seen in a long time, I notice the coaches thought otherwise, but I suspect Gulden will get 3 Brownlow votes.
Yep.
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: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #141 –
Garry and Gerard were very good in summing us up on 360. Lyon said it was due to the gap in the number of A graders between the two sides.
Gerard said the "hyperventilating over Carlton" was nonsense. He said when the fixture came out, you would have had us at L W W W. Judge us after our next three not the the first one. GW said we should win the next 3 and we will be able to see what we have been working on. They talked about how we have sold off some high end talent to get in Harry this year, Cody next year and couple with Jagga, that's where the future lies.
I thought they were very measured and sensible, worth watching If you can.
As opposed to bozo's like Damo,  Lloyd and McClure on FC, absolute pee brains.
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: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

Reply #142 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Garry and Gerard were very good in summing us up on 360. Lyon said it was due to the gap in the number of A graders between the two sides.
Gerard said the "hyperventilating over Carlton" was nonsense. He said when the fixture came out, you would have had us at L W W W. Judge us after our next three not the the first one. GW said we should win the next 3 and we will be able to see what we have been working on. They talked about how we have sold off some high end talent to get in Harry this year, Cody next year and couple with Jagga, that's where the future lies.
I thought they were very measured and sensible, worth watching If you can.
As opposed to bozo's like Damo,  Lloyd and McClure on FC, absolute pee brains.

The quality of the footy shows has diluted so much I can barely watch any of them.