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Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #30 –
Quote from: MickyO – on
The fourth quarter happened because we tried to run the clock down because some of our better players were spent - elijah had a blinder, cowan was excellent  - then Weiters went off, Cripps held at every stoppage (jumper clearly being pulled each time)… umpiring was the worst I have seen, and one sided.

But regardless, this is North. After 3/4 time we shouldve gone on with it.

Listening to Garry and Gerard salivating over our predicament hurts as much.  We were even third lead story on ch9, talking Voss.

Hayward pissed me right off and we just didnt get reward for our tackling ever. Feel
Sorry for the boys, theyre trying, its just not happening.

Haywood is like Frankie was for much of last year until he worked it out late. He has no idea what is happening up the field. No connection. He got that at the Swans and could set up accordingly. Ainsworth obviously ran all over the place given he got 22 touches and 8 marks.

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #31 –
Quote from: MickyO – on
The fourth quarter happened because we tried to run the clock down because some of our better players were spent - elijah had a blinder, cowan was excellent  - then Weiters went off, Cripps held at every stoppage (jumper clearly being pulled each time)… umpiring was the worst I have seen, and one sided.

But regardless, this is North. After 3/4 time we shouldve gone on with it.

Listening to Garry and Gerard salivating over our predicament hurts as much.  We were even third lead story on ch9, talking Voss.

Hayward pissed me right off and we just didnt get reward for our tackling ever. Feel
Sorry for the boys, theyre trying, its just not happening.

Yep. The commentary in the last qtr was full of mocking and gloating toward our boys - very ordinary. Hudson and Whately were almost laughing at us.

Hayward's lack of discipline cost us a couple of goals. Ollie H handed it back too often. Mistakes cost us dearly.

You're right, the lads gave their all but in that last qtr the mistakes were telling... like they just didn't know how to win.

Although the umpiring was terrible at times, that's not what cost us the game.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #32 –
I thought Ainsworth showed something, some grit and strength.  Elijah back to great form. Jagga tries to do too much because he doesnt trust his teammates. Ollie is everywhere but his short kicking is awful. Cowan was excellent I thought . Weiters was crap when he was on but after he went off I realised how important he is even when he is crap. Harry needs some grunt and some real mongrel . Pitto was good. Cerra has good skills but has no grit. Florent way too slow thinking. Hayward stupid stupid stupid. Derks tough first game. Walsh great in flashes and tried til the end. Frankie and Byrne always working hard. Hewitt didnt do much. And he and Cripps made dumb errors in the last. Young was ok and absolutely rolled for that 50 against him. Boyd was okay. Newman was great then ran out of puff. And voss looked like he might have a stroke on the boundary.

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #33 –
Quote from: shawny – on
Lets resign Voss now.

All jokes aside our lack of structures and systems are there for all to see. 

the list is in all sorts of trouble. holes everywhere snail pace mid field no key forwards that have any presence and mentally fold like a pack of cards.

One positive is we wont need to worry about changes to father son.
All Voss’s fault too… 🙄
Let’s go BIG !

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #34 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
Time to make some serious statements at selection. Don't care how big the names are.
Cody Walker would need to be the best mid in the draft otherwise I'd overlook him - we need to totally rebuild the centre square group. 
Florent and Hayward are taking the pi$$

Certainly need to drop weiters
Let’s go BIG !

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #35 –
Quote from: laj – on
Generally, alot is attitude. Mid 2023 proved that. We went from an utter rabble to superstars in a week back then, and stayed that way. Essentially, we need to want it badly enough.

Last post on page 1, 18 v 22 you can’t win.
Let’s go BIG !

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #36 –
Harry needs to raise his knee when someone is backing into the pack to intercept.
E holands didn’t make contact when he tried to intercept and had the jump on someone.
Young pretty close to having his papers stamped because of the 4 extra players norf had.
Evans deliberate OOB ???

We didn’t lose, we were overwhelmed by weight of numbers…
Let’s go BIG !

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #37 –
No idea why people think North are easybeats. Apart from Xerri and arguably Logue, they are basically full strength. 4 time premiership coach, excellent young talent, very good experienced recruits and currently sit 3-1.

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #38 –
Quote from: PaulP – on
No idea why people think North are easybeats. Apart from Xerri and arguably Logue, they are basically full strength. 4 time premiership coach, excellent young talent, very good experienced recruits and currently sit 3-1.

Essendon will be good as well when they beat us.

The excuses we make is cringeworthy. We are offically a laughing stock

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #39 –
Quote from: PaulP – on
No idea why people think North are easybeats. Apart from Xerri and arguably Logue, they are basically full strength. 4 time premiership coach, excellent young talent, very good experienced recruits and currently sit 3-1.
they were terrible Paul.  We made them look good in the last.  We had many moments we didnt manage well, but the umps gave them an armchair ride and we still should have done more to win that game if not for obtaining the fumbles and making poor decisions.

We actually beat ourselves today.  Melbourne last week beat us, today we beat ourselves.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #40 –
Kangas are 3-1, we are 1-3.

Voss will be at Centrelink on Tuesday morning, book it in !!
"The Other Teams Can Rot In Hell"

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #41 –
Quote from: northernblue – on
Harry needs to raise his knee when someone is backing into the pack to intercept.
Harry is not that type of player, it's never going to happen, not him and not Weiters, certainly not Young. I have to wonder watching Young today, could some of today's decisions push him over the edge, make him a bit more aggressive?

That aggression issue is why I posed the May question in the list management thread, I think we need a player who is, I bet if he returns to the AFL he ends up at the Filth. I've overheard McRae has returned early to go and watch him play again!

As an aside, I watched the Norp players take Newman out of the contest metres off the footy multiple time today. He wasn't really in a position to contest but it's still an illegal action that normally results in a down field free kick, in one case the Norp player had his back to the contest and basically shoved Newman in the throat.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #42 –
I don't get what is happening with tripping, has the rule changed, why are players now allowed to dive at the footy and take out the opponent's legs?

Did we miss the memo?

And it appears if you tackle someone and that tackle slips down below the knees it's play on. Kosi did twice in our game against the Dees and wasn't penalised, it happened multiple times to us as a team today and that specific non-decision cost us at least 2 goals just in the last quarter.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #43 –
The umpiring was atrocious. We should’ve won regardless but the umpiring was the worst i have seen.
 

Re: AFL Rd 4 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #44 –
Quote from: PaulP – on
No idea why people think North are easybeats. Apart from Xerri and arguably Logue, they are basically full strength. 4 time premiership coach, excellent young talent, very good experienced recruits and currently sit 3-1.

The North game against Essendon was terrible, and they lost to West Coast who are pretty average.   By all right they should improve but not sure they have showed that yet.

Our concern is Melbourne and Richmond (should have lost) are bottom 4 quality sides.   North bottom 6.   

All three results are more of a reflection on how we are going as a football side to be honest.