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Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #15 –
We had 35 less disposals for the night.
We had more inside 50's. 60 to 56, yet the ball comes out too easily.
We get most of our score the same way each week. We rarely score any other way. That is simply terrible!
Our efficiency inside 50 was 40%, which is lethal.
Free kicks: I'm not going there. We don't get the frees that the better sides do. Chop the arms, push in the back, there are entire categories of frees that we don't get.

Positives:
[1] I was impressed with our tackling. We won that 87 to 71.
[2] I was impressed with our ruck and centre square work, which are supposed to be our strengths. Pitto battled manfully. Cripps was fantastic. Walsh got a lot of the ball.
[3] We are structurally so weak at the moment that it isn't funny. But the guys under pressure stood up better.
[4] Cripps: 29 possessions, 7 clearances and 9 tackles. He responded.
Walsh: 28 possessions, 0 clearances and 8 tackles.
Cerra: 23 possessions, 7 clearances and 7 tackles.
Pittonet: 33 taps, 16 possessions and 10 clearances!
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #16 –
Quote from: MickyO – on

The ch7 commentary team is putrid and the camera work was like a 2yo grabbed their parent’s mobile phone! Shocking.

Not sure whether it was Ch 7 or Foxtel who was responsible for the camera work but the so-called director showed far too many overhead-distance shots, which made it damn difficult to see what was happening before the ball was put into play - it was as though the camera was on the Artemis II spacecraft and/or the camera direction was being controlled by a work-experience kid - absolute rubbish.

Also, they should not pay a lasso free-kick when a player deliberately handballs the ball into an opponent's foot or lower leg - that is utter BS that has already become a trend.  Those free-kicks should be restricted to disposals after the player has actually taken possession or there is a deliberate effort to kick or bat the ball off the ground.

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #17 –
Quote from: shawny – on
Cripps and walsh had 27 touches together in the first quarter.

So what does our coach do….

Starts cripps on the bench and pushes Walsh forward and by the time it was adjusted we were 4 goals down.

cant defend that

Can't defend anything much.

The big difference was that the Cows can kick to advantage whilst we mainly kick to a contest or to disadvantage.

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #18 –
What I didn't like:

[1] Brodie Kemp: 9 possessions and not a single score. I know he is coming back from serious injury and the night was wet, but that simply isn't good enough.

[2] Talor Byrne: 9 possessions, 0 tackles. I know the lad is young, but he didn't have a good one. I still think he has a future, if we gave him some sort of chance.

[3] Hudson O'Keefe: 7 possessions and 0 marks. 1 tackle. Not enough. Didn't provide a target. Really struggling. I'd prefer Reidy, and I know Reidy is not the answer.

[4] Harry McKay: 7 possessions, but at least H kicked a goal, took a couple of marks and laid a tackle. He is down on form and confidence, and the way we deliver it to him is dreadful, but I was looking for him to stand up. H isn't that bad.
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #19 –
On numerous times we had possession kicking out from the backline. No one leads, we do the big kick to a 50/50 situation and more often than not the Crows take control.  Newman one of the culprits as always.

Yes agree we lack structure and some the skills to play a fast open game.

Very shaky on the backline, particularly early in the game. Haynes the exception, pity he wasn't 5-10  years younger.

Under the Poncho as the rain came down!  Gave it away half way through the last.  ;)

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #20 –
Quote from: Adelaideblue – on
On numerous times we had possession kicking out from the backline. No one leads, we do the big kick to a 50/50 situation and more often than not the Crows take control.  Newman one of the culprits.

Yes agree we lack structure and some the skills to play a fast open game.

Very shaky on the backline, particularly early in the game. Haynes the exception, pity he wasn't 5-10  years younger.

Under the Poncho as the rain came down!  Gave it away half way through the last.  ;)
I've being saying that for far too long. Other teams lead, we stand stock still and fill in the spaces so there is nowhere to lead into.
And when they have the ball, we guard grass. :(

Honestly, I could think up a better game plan than this and I've never been AFL standard. For example, playing variations of the huddle could work better than what we're doing.
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #21 –
In the last quarter, we kick 3 goals 6. If we kick 6 goals 3, then they might panic.

Goals in red time: we allow far too many and don't kick any ourselves.
This week: Carlton: 0   Adelaide: 4
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #22 –
Quote from: RiverRat – on
Also, they should not pay a lasso free-kick when a player deliberately handballs the ball into an opponent's foot or lower leg - that is utter BS that has already become a trend.  Those free-kicks should be restricted to disposals after the player has actually taken possession or there is a deliberate effort to kick or bat the ball off the ground.

They shouldn't review it either.
That should be an umpires call in much the same way as a push in the back or a high tackle.
It's not a 'score' that changes  the result.

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #23 –
When they were marking, why dont we stand where they marked it? And force them back? Why do we always move back and give them more room?

And Ollie needs to learn to tackle the arms, not around the waist. He cant being anyone down like that and its a waste of effort.

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #24 –
Quote from: crashlander – on
What I didn't like:

[1] Brodie Kemp: 9 possessions and not a single score. I know he is coming back from serious injury and the night was wet, but that simply isn't good enough.

[2] Talor Byrne: 9 possessions, 0 tackles. I know the lad is young, but he didn't have a good one. I still think he has a future, if we gave him some sort of chance.

[3] Hudson O'Keefe: 7 possessions and 0 marks. 1 tackle. Not enough. Didn't provide a target. Really struggling. I'd prefer Reidy, and I know Reidy is not the answer.

[4] Harry McKay: 7 possessions, but at least H kicked a goal, took a couple of marks and laid a tackle. He is down on form and confidence, and the way we deliver it to him is dreadful, but I was looking for him to stand up. H isn't that bad.
Hard to be too critical of any of the forwards considering the way the ball was delivered to the forward line and, in O'Keeffe's case, the amount of time he spent on the bench.

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #25 –
Quote from: Lods – on
Quote from: RiverRat – on
Also, they should not pay a lasso free-kick when a player deliberately handballs the ball into an opponent's foot or lower leg - that is utter BS that has already become a trend.  Those free-kicks should be restricted to disposals after the player has actually taken possession or there is a deliberate effort to kick or bat the ball off the ground.

They shouldn't review it either.
That should be an umpires call in much the same way as a push in the back or a high tackle.
It's not a 'score' that changes  the result.

If the decision was based on whether (or not) the ball was deliberately kicked or batted, there would rarely be a need to review it - there should not be a free kick if the ball is merely 'touched' by a lower leg in a tangle of legs.

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #26 –
Quote from: shawny – on
Cripps and walsh had 27 touches together in the first quarter.

So what does our coach do….

Starts cripps on the bench and pushes Walsh forward and by the time it was adjusted we were 4 goals down.

cant defend that

How do you prepare for a life beyond cripps if you dont start giving him some time out of the clinches?

How do you give cripps more longevity without banging him in centre clearances every week?

We are desperate for players to stand up, and by taking cripps out, its highlighting the issue.  Im ok with that, we arent winning much this season, lets nurse cripps through the year at least so he can come back refreshed next year.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson
 

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #27 –
So the fans calling for Cripps head now complain about him being benched. He wasn't even out there and it's still somehow his fault!

Cornes and others implied he would be dropped if he wasn't the captain, then they effectively begged for him to have 100% game time, stop listening to the media they are full of crap.

9 minutes of the alternatives and nothing to say about them.

I suspect it showed the true Cripps problem, without him the rest are overrated.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #28 –
Quote from: RiverRat – on
Quote from: Lods – on


They shouldn't review it either.
That should be an umpires call in much the same way as a push in the back or a high tackle.
It's not a 'score' that changes  the result.

If the decision was based on whether (or not) the ball was deliberately kicked or batted, there would rarely be a need to review it - there should not be a free kick if the ball is merely 'touched' by a lower leg in a tangle of legs.
I thought it was a free if it went over the boundary line via a recorded possession. Kick or Handball.
AFL has messed with too many rules and haven't got too many right.
Some custodians of the game?
The use of the ARC for it is utter BS too.
Why not use the ARC for Ollies non hit on Walker?
2025... Moir of the same to come

Re: AFL Rd 5 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

Reply #29 –
The arc review is an over reaction to the Atkins one vs crows at Kardinia Park.  The ball went out off him, it looked a bit like it hit a crows player, and its as simple as if there are two players disputing a ball, dont pay the lasso rule.

Yep the afl have made this complicated for no reason and as usual players are taking advantage of it.

The one against Frankie Evans was the worst call of the night.  The ball was left behind in a tackle and he had no idea it was going over whilst it came off his leg inadvertently.  Who's idea was this rule and how does it help the game?  Use it for those ones that might be deliberate instead not twiggy touch wood rubbish.  The game is becoming very hard to watch.  Derkson got done for a 50etre penalty whilst Tex was playing on ffs, and then Tex didnt stand and didnt give one away later.  Different rules for different players, throws missed, and then you miss high contact all the time too.  The umps blow the whilst and half the time the free kick isnt even obvious. 
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson