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Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #105 –
Quote from: pew2 – on
how Bad is our recruiting first sos and now nick Austin 
No great issues with the recruiting. We have a coach no-one wants and can't evolve with a changing game. Hence we struggle. When that's the case most recruiting decision look bad when, maybe, it's not the case. Like any recruiting there'll be big hits and big misses.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #106 –
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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.
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.
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Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #107 –
Quote from: crashlander – on
Quote from: kruddler – on


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.
That was a howler, agree with Razor.
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Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #108 –
Watched the first qtr again. We go like Olympic sprinters in the first qtr. No wonder we were stuffed.

Swans belted Brisbane. 9 goals up at half time. They're flying. We towelled them for an hour and 10 minutes before physically stopping dead. Not a great skill inq pacing ourselves. Once we are dead, we look horrible. Last half against Richmond made my eyes hurts. First qtr though, like the first half and 10 min against the Swans, so much different. If only we descended from Kenyans...lol.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #109 –
The only way I look at this game in a different light is if Richmond their next 2 or 3. Looking at who they play, not likely.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #110 –
One thing that annoys me about our play is that we continually give up ground when there's a mark or a free.  We tend to go to "outside five" between the arcs and in our forward 50 and when we "stand", it's usually a couple of metres back from the actual mark.  Short's kick from the 50 would have struggled to make the distance if our player hadn't retreated a couple of metres.

I understand that it's about guarding territory trying to minimise passing and playing on options giving up metres within range of the goal is just dumb.
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #111 –
Quote from: DJC – on
One thing that annoys me about our play is that we continually give up ground when there's a mark or a free.  We tend to go to "outside five" between the arcs and in our forward 50 and when we "stand", it's usually a couple of metres back from the actual mark.  Short's kick from the 50 would have struggled to make the distance if our player hadn't retreated a couple of metres.

I understand that it's about guarding territory trying to minimise passing and playing on options giving up metres within range of the goal is just dumb.
The couple metres back is an umpire directive and i cant understand it.

Forever and a day, wherever you take a mark, a player stands on the mark.
This got tricky when a player took a mark on a lead, with the player on the mark asked to come back a bit as his chasing momentum took him over the mark. Fair.

However in the modern game the umpire almost always asks the player to come back off the mark for no reason.

I commented on it in our game. A player took a Mark on the centre square line. The man in the mark was asked to stand in the 50m arc. Thats a good 3-4m back of not more. This is not an outside 5, or a stand. That's where the umpires marked the line.
Forget who it was but the player kicked a goal, just clearing the players on the goal line.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #112 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
The couple metres back is an umpire directive and i cant understand it.

Forever and a day, wherever you take a mark, a player stands on the mark.
This got tricky when a player took a mark on a lead, with the player on the mark asked to come back a bit as his chasing momentum took him over the mark. Fair.

However in the modern game the umpire almost always asks the player to come back off the mark for no reason.

I commented on it in our game. A player took a Mark on the centre square line. The man in the mark was wanted to stand in the 50m arc. Thats a good 3-4m back of not more. This is not an outside 5, or a stand. That's where the umpires marked the line.
Forget who it was but the player kicked a goal, just clearing the players on the goal line.

I think that was the Short goal I mentioned.

Yes, umpires call players back.  Ollie Hollands cribbed about 2m over the mark and the umpire was, "2m back Ollie."  But that's different to when our players scuttle backwards of their own volition.  I think it must be something they're coached to do, and that's fine, as long as they don't give up a cm when an opponent is around the 50m line.
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #113 –
The swans demolition of the lions makes our capitulation last week not looking quite as bad, and the pressure is now on the Saints but Lyon is a media favourite.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #114 –
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The swans demolition of the lions makes our capitulation last week not looking quite as bad, and the pressure is now on the Saints but Lyon is a media favourite.

Well we play Melbourne next.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #115 –
Quote from: madbluboy – on
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The swans demolition of the lions makes our capitulation last week not looking quite as bad, and the pressure is now on the Saints but Lyon is a media favourite.

Well we play Melbourne next.
danger game. 
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Reply #116 –
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Quote from: madbluboy – on


Well we play Melbourne next.
danger game. 

The Go Dees looked very impressive with their 'new' game-plan. More than a danger game for us, 3 Leos. Reckon the Go Dees might actually start favourites against us!
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Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #117 –
Quote from: Baggers – on
Quote from: Thryleon – on
danger game. 

The Go Dees looked very impressive with their 'new' game-plan. More than a danger game for us, 3 Leos. Reckon the Go Dees might actually start favourites against us!
They have what we desperately need, a couple of X-factor players who can break lines and create opportunities.
The Ox is slow but I'm running out of patience.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #118 –
I think we're on the same level as Melbourne.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!
 

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #119 –
Quote from: madbluboy – on
I think we're on the same level as Melbourne.

I don't think we can name 6 teams that we are above at this stage, there'd be a few who you could argue, and melbourne would be one of them, but equally likely to be on a par with us.
Especially with norths win today.