Carlton Supporters Club

Quote from: crashlander – on March 29, 2026, 08:53:46 pm

It has been an embarrassing day for Carlton, but it certainly didn't start the way it should have.
Carlton 12 - 7 - 79
Williamstown 12 - 12 - 84

[1] We haven't beaten Williamstown yet in this iteration of our 2nds. That is simply unacceptable! Granted that our VFL program has been turned on its head, with Power replaced by Truslove (and most of the other coaches as well), but with so many AFL LISTED PLAYERS, we should not be losing to VFL clubs!

[2] To start so poorly is unprofessional, especially as we don't run out games.

[3] To have Mirkov beat Reidy in the ruck is awful. For all his limitations, Mirkov gave his mids first look. That bodes terribly for Reidy. And it bodes terribly for Carlton as a team, as we badly needed Reidy to step up.
The positive was Reidy's work around the ground: 20 disposals is a positive. But it doesn't give our mids the service they need.

[4] Williamstown had the 3 top possession getters on the ground: FitzGerald, Hall-Kahan & Toner. And yet, did we have anyone run with them?
Our lack of run-with players is terribly obvious in the seniors, but it seems that there is nobody doing the job in the VFL.

[5] Nick Haynes: 13 marks. Nobody else got close to that. If he has done his hamstring, then we've lost something.

[6] Nic Newman: I was hoping that we wouldn't need Nic much any longer, but he does something few of our defenders do, he wins one on one possessions. His lack of pace might be an issue, but there is still a place for him in the seniors.

[7] Other than Flynn Young, who kicks our goals?

How did all the other senior listed players go? Moir, the Campos? The Irish guys?

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on March 29, 2026, 09:03:09 pm

How did all the other senior listed players go? Moir, the Campos? The Irish guys?

Moir: 9 possessions and 1 goal.
Duffy: 3 possessions and 0 tackles.
Cottrell: 10 possessions and no scores. 1 tackle.
Acres: 11 possessions, no scores and 1 tackle.
Saad: 13 possessions and 1 tackle.
Not enough from players who should be doing more. Where is the leadership?

I see Ben Camporeale got a bit of it, he might be a chance against NM

Surely Ben C must be a chance for the seniors soon, our midfield mix is clearly wrong but we have a pig headed MC....

Cripps (omitted) would certainly send a message.
I'm not sure whether the repercussions would be positive or negative.

Quote from: Professer E – on Today at 09:06:43 am

Surely Ben C must be a chance for the seniors soon, our midfield mix is clearly wrong but we have a pig headed MC....

Do we need to drop one of Cripps or Hewett  to play BenC as a midfielder?

Quote from: Professer E – on Today at 09:06:43 am

Surely Ben C must be a chance for the seniors soon, our midfield mix is clearly wrong but we have a pig headed MC....

Do we need to drop one of Cripps or Hewett  to play BenC as a midfielder?

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on Today at 09:38:22 am

Do we need to drop one of Cripps or Hewett  to play BenC as a midfielder?

Do we need to?
Yes.

Will we?
No

So how about this....
Out: HOK.
In: Ben C.

Cripps to FF and changing in the ruck.

That way we have another option at FF....and one that can actually wrestle.
We can play him as a ruck and have 4 mids in the middle.
We give exposure to Ben C in the process.