Carlton Supporters Club

how Bad is our recruiting first sos and now nick Austin 

Quote from: RiverRat – on March 13, 2026, 11:55:44 pm

Unless my eyes deceived me, Young stood his ground without moving to block the Sniper and without spreading his wings to block  The only mistake he made was to look behind him but I don't think the rules of the game should require him to move out of the way or to vanish in a puff of smoke. 

The Sniper is overly protected and also received another very soft free kick when Young's right arm brushed along the Sniper's side - without in any way wrapping him up or grabbing him.

The problem was he looked, not once, but twice.
That was deemed as not having eyes for the ball, and thus a block.
TBH, i think it was fair. Sure it probably could have another 10 examples where its not paid, but IMO they probably should be paid more, not less.

At the end of the day, make the ball the objective or do a better job of disguising it.

Thats a bit problem with Young....he makes simple mistakes....often. How many times does he fist the ball away when he has 2m on his opponent?! I get that he doesn't want to be outmarked, but that doesn't mean you never attempt a mark.

Quote from: kruddler – on March 14, 2026, 11:23:54 am

The problem was he looked, not once, but twice.
That was deemed as not having eyes for the ball, and thus a block.
TBH, i think it was fair. Sure it probably could have another 10 examples where its not paid, but IMO they probably should be paid more, not less.

At the end of the day, make the ball the objective or do a better job of disguising it.

Thats a bit problem with Young....he makes simple mistakes....often. How many times does he fist the ball away when he has 2m on his opponent?! I get that he doesn't want to be outmarked, but that doesn't mean you never attempt a mark.

According to Razor Ray, it should not have been paid as a free, especially as Lynch wasn't even pretending to go for the ball. He simply ran into Young, looking for the free.