Carlton Supporters Club

I reckon there weren't too many Carlton supporters in th stands yesterday who thought when we went 40 odd points up that "We've got this!"
I certainly didn't watching at home.
It's become an expectation for supporters, and it seems the players too that we can't maintain it for four quarters.
What we need more than anything else is a 'circuit breaker' game that shows us all that it isn't inevitable we'll be overrun.
Start well and maintain it for four quarters and change the mindset.
It will happen eventually.
You can't dominate games for periods like we do without there being something there.
It just needs to be unlocked.

North will be under the impression that even if we get out to an early lead they can overrun us...that  expectation may be their undoing.

Quote from: Lods – on Today at 09:31:30 am

I reckon there weren't too many Carlton supporters in th stands yesterday who thought when we went 40 odd points up that "We've got this!"
I certainly didn't watching at home.
It's become an expectation for supporters, and it seems the players too that we can't maintain it for four quarters.
What we need more than anything else is a 'circuit breaker' game that shows us all that it isn't inevitable we'll be overrun.
Start well and maintain it for four quarters and change the mindset.
It will happen eventually.
You can't dominate games for periods like we do without there being something there.
It just needs to be unlocked.

North will be under the impression that even if we get out to an early lead they can overrun us...that  expectation may be their undoing.

The biggest concern I have is clubs are playing rope a dope against us.  Lull us into a false sense of security, and then up the intensity, and once they get on top we have no answers.

Unfortunately, its not new.  Even the tigers tried it, they just didnt have the firepower to get on top.  Melbourne did it effectively yesterday.   Wonder if Clarko will do it.  My gut is he wont.  He doesnt like dropping that far behind, and will likely play shoot out football.

The biggest concern I have is clubs are playing rope a dope against us.  Lull us into a false sense of security, and then up the intensity, and once they get on top we have no answers.

How do we get the squad in the right headspace, somebody must see this mindset developing because it stands out like proverbials to the fans?

The best way to do it drop players who are sub-par.

Quote from: LP – on Today at 10:52:05 am

How do we get the squad in the right headspace, somebody must see this mindset developing because it stands out like proverbials to the fans?

The best way to do it drop players who are sub-par.

I hand picked some names which included, but not limited too.....
Kemp
HOK
Chesser

Problem, is, apart from the last name there, we haven't got anybody to replace them.
Thats when we struggle to pull ourselves out of the hole we are in. We don't have the cattle to swap them out.

Look at who our better players are in the 2's
Flynn Young.....we already promoted Byrne who plays the same role at the expense of Fogarty.

Are we going to have to go back to a team of 10 small forwards simply because they are the only ones 'in form' ??

Maybe Kruddler we just go with who's fit and in form....drop HoK and play Flynn, he can't do any worse.  Might give us a bit more run and movement instead of relying on long dump kicks to ineffective marking targets.

Given the way we are being swept aside at centre bounces as games progress, I would hope selectors bring in Ben Camporeale for some more grunt.
Didn't watch the game, but 27 disposals suggests he is running into some reasonable form.

Wade Derksen could be the obvious choice if Harry Dean with injured shoulder doesn't come up. I would hope they give Dean a good spell and allow his young body time to recover.