AFL Rd 7 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle

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AFL Rd 7 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle

April 25, 2026, 10:09:07 am

Not on free to air TV. I'm not looking forward to this one.

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Reply #1 – April 25, 2026, 11:07:37 pm

We lose by 14 points to a top 2 team. Before the game I might have taken it, but ...
I won't enjoy watching the replay, but I will say something: we kicked 5 of the last 6 goals. We haven't come back after another team has had a run on us before, not like that.

Positives:
[1] Patrick Cripps had 31 possessions, 7 tackles and 11 clearances! Some teams don't get 11 clearances, especially when we were so disadvantaged in the ruck.
[2] Sam Walsh had 32 possessions, 7 tackles and 4 clearances. If this doesn't get noticed ...

Considering that we lost the first 11 clearances, these two can stand tall.

[3] <itch McGovern kicked 3, and Kemp kicked 4. They can also put their hands out for their pay.

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Reply #2 – April 25, 2026, 11:16:08 pm

We seemed to have more space in the forward line without the ball and all the backs going to Mackay.

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Reply #3 – April 25, 2026, 11:20:47 pm

honourable loss

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Reply #4 – April 25, 2026, 11:23:42 pm

Freo are 2nd on the ladder.

We are third? Bottom.

Thought they did well but for that 4 mins of the 4th! I was yelling, who the fck is on Bolton! I mean give it a break please, Please shut him down! Do something to take him out of the contest!

Cripps, Walsh and Cerra and Lord try and do too much and get caught. Can we please stop that?

Overall pretty pleased with that altho i believe we are better than this and need to pull the finger out and get moving.

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Reply #5 – April 25, 2026, 11:24:44 pm

I know there's a lot of pro-Voss supporters that use the skilless knukleheads who continually butcher the ball to validate their point of view, and to a certain extent I agree but for me it's what's going on at selection and on game day that really grinds my gears. Voss has to take responsibility for the non-sensical stuff we've seen so for this year. We've all be witness to some absolutely putrid match day moves. I won't even go there. When you go through selection, Taylor Byrne should have been given a rest. Moir could not have been picked on form, Ison was a better option. Lewis Young is so terrible I'd be willing to play Flynn Young in his place. Weitering has been poor all year, yep I'll call it, but we can't even consider dropping him. Cerra has been given enough chances, If it has to be him or George I'll take George. Reidy was given an absolute lesson tonight, but it's not his fault, Florent another turnover merchant who we can't drop because we recruited him.Cottrell hadn't had enough time in the magoos. Can't believe he got picked. Season is over let's start picking blokes who deserve a chance. Noticed George and Billy Wilson had another day out in the 2's tonight. Ison kicked 4 goals,

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Reply #6 – April 25, 2026, 11:25:46 pm

Quote from: shawny – on April 25, 2026, 11:20:47 pm

honourable loss

Are you being serious or sarcastic? We played at their home ground, they are second? Who were they missing besides Voss? Yes they kept us at arms length but if not for a few dumb trying to do too much efforts by our senior guys, we couldve done something.

Diabolical we let Bolton crap on us for 4 mins in the 4th tho 🙄

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Reply #7 – April 25, 2026, 11:39:12 pm

They controlled the game I felt for most of the night and had ascendancy at the stoppages and kicked goals from clearances.We kept at it but couldnt really get a run on until the last quarter where we kicked a few goals in a row but the game was gone by then. Didnt think the game was a great spectacle at any stage or reached any great heights skill wise, wasnt a turnover fest or overly error ridden but just a bit passive and lacked a player or two who could lift it to a higher level.
I was expecting worse and we were competitive for more minutes of the game so maybe thats a good sign leading into the next game where we could take some of that late last quarter form in and make a quick start.
Interesting in others thoughts on our forward line without Harry...less predictable, less bombing of the ball?

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Reply #8 – April 25, 2026, 11:58:39 pm

Quote from: crashlander – on April 25, 2026, 11:07:37 pm

We lose by 14 points to a top 2 team. Before the game I might have taken it, but ...
I won't enjoy watching the replay, but I will say something: we kicked 5 of the last 6 goals. We haven't come back after another team has had a run on us before, not like that.

Positives:
[1] Patrick Cripps had 31 possessions, 7 tackles and 11 clearances! Some teams don't get 11 clearances, especially when we were so disadvantaged in the ruck.
[2] Sam Walsh had 32 possessions, 7 tackles and 4 clearances. If this doesn't get noticed ...

Considering that we lost the first 11 clearances, these two can stand tall.

[3] <itch McGovern kicked 3, and Kemp kicked 4. They can also put their hands out for their pay.

I believe the clearances were 12-0 but who's counting.

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Reply #9 – Today at 12:09:10 am

Really enjoying watching Carroll.

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Reply #10 – Today at 06:50:37 am

Gallant, all things considered.

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Reply #11 – Today at 07:28:01 am

Quote from: MickyO – on April 25, 2026, 11:23:42 pm

Freo are 2nd on the ladder.

We are third? Bottom.

Thought they did well but for that 4 mins of the 4th! I was yelling, who the fck is on Bolton! I mean give it a break please, Please shut him down! Do something to take him out of the contest!

Cripps, Walsh and Cerra and Lord try and do too much and get caught. Can we please stop that?

Overall pretty pleased with that altho i believe we are better than this and need to pull the finger out and get moving.

I cant believe how much Walsh gets caught. I mean the others sure but he surprises me.

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Reply #12 – Today at 07:36:17 am

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on Today at 07:28:01 am

I cant believe how much Walsh gets caught. I mean the others sure but he surprises me.

I think it's his acceleration.
If he gets the ball on the fly he looks a million dollars.
It's when he has to use that initial burst to get away from the contest that he's often run down.

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Reply #13 – Today at 07:40:44 am

Daicos
Bolton
Pickett

All quick to break from contests, all goal kickers and all have killed us this year

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Reply #14 – Today at 07:45:58 am

I have to watch it again but it seemed like they got into space in very easily all over the ground. There seems to be a common theme every week, the other mob does it easily (scoring) and we have to toil, hack and grind away for every goal. By that I mean:
- kicks to packs in the fwd line just about every entry.
- players having to outmark 2 opponents out on a wing when trying to transition.
- hand balling to a player under more pressure than the ball carrier.
I am also seeing very poor decision making from senior players. Newman and Weitering were particularly bad last night, the former with his positioning in defence and Newman with his kicks DTL to either an outnumber (in their favour) or where Jackson was.
Weitering I thought was particularly bad with this body language towards his fellow defenders, the commentators were calling it poor handover. Sorry, on many occasions it was his man who out pointed him far too easily.

I haven't look at a stat but the following were largely unsighted for very long periods or I just didnt notice them:
Cowan
Florent
Byrne
Cottrell
Smith
Hayward
Ainsworth
Moir (until his two late goals)
We had every chance to stick out noses in front and win it when we got to within 4 points. Yet another 4th qtr start of letting a star run rampant. As I mentioned, every week we get exposed by players of the type we dont have, for all his flaws, Bolton is exactly that. Speed, poise in front of goal and class.