Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #30 – May 09, 2026, 05:59:20 pm Only 19 years old too. Quote Selected
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #31 – May 09, 2026, 07:34:25 pm Normally you can learn a fair bit looking at the team stats, but I'm going to struggled to get much from these. Most of them we totally dominated.The tackles one is the one that worries me a tad, even though we made the Casey guys into witch's hats:Carlton: 37Casey: 4237 tackles for an entire game? That doesn't sit well with me. However, it guess we had the ball so much more that we didn't have the need to tackles often, but I'd have been happier if we had around 70. Quote Selected
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #32 – May 09, 2026, 11:28:42 pm Quote from: crashlander – on May 09, 2026, 07:34:25 pmNormally you can learn a fair bit looking at the team stats, but I'm going to struggled to get much from these. Most of them we totally dominated.The tackles one is the one that worries me a tad, even though we made the Casey guys into witch's hats:Carlton: 37Casey: 4237 tackles for an entire game? That doesn't sit well with me. However, it guess we had the ball so much more that we didn't have the need to tackles often, but I'd have been happier if we had around 70.you cant tackle your team mate crash. It was one way traffic and the Melbourne players hardly got a touch. Quote Selected 2 Likes
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #33 – May 10, 2026, 08:54:12 am One of the beauties of such a dominant performance is that it places huge pressure on a number of senior players. Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #34 – May 10, 2026, 02:08:30 pm Quote from: Baggers – on May 10, 2026, 08:54:12 amOne of the beauties of such a dominant performance is that it places huge pressure on a number of senior players.Yes, finally we seem to have a crew showing some interest in winning VFL matches.It's a foundation for developing a winning culture, perhaps we are washing our hands of the "Wolf of Wall Street" style elitist mindset that saw us largely ignore the lower levels for many years. Quote Selected Last Edit: May 10, 2026, 02:16:35 pm by LP
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #35 – May 10, 2026, 05:40:40 pm It's only form in the seconds, but such form seems to translate better than no form in the ones Quote Selected
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #36 – May 10, 2026, 11:31:38 pm Quote from: Professer E – on May 10, 2026, 05:40:40 pmIt's only form in the seconds, but such form seems to translate better than no form in the onesA skilled craftsmen supported by a team of dud apprentices is no craftsmen at all! Quote Selected
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #37 – Today at 08:27:58 am Good to see, no... really great to see the CFC monogram fight, gain the lead, increase the lead then go on to record a crushing victory. Quote Selected
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #38 – Today at 11:54:34 am Young Hogg has a real crack, never let up siren to siren, could he be a genuine AFL SF? Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #39 – Today at 05:07:36 pm Quote from: LP – on Today at 11:54:34 amYoung Hogg has a real crack, never let up siren to siren, could he be a genuine AFL SF?Yep, he's a goer like his old man, but I think he's just not quite at that standard. Happy for him to prove me wrong Quote Selected
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #40 – Today at 05:33:30 pm I love Truslove's player assessment each week. He's a good bloke.He never has a bad word to say about anyone https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2019550?fbclid=IwY2xjawRuZKtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFUQ05JaE9lUm9DOWw1cEZ4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHr7LdLURzFuyUFZwWv6nj9dBT3tqwobaVazJhlf_32TJvZuh49ZFVrt5WEd2_aem_q5VelJaIgeo-3pNcQ5JcdA Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #41 – Today at 06:08:11 pm Quote from: Lods – on Today at 05:33:30 pmI love Truslove's player assessment each week. He's a good bloke.He never has a bad word to say about anyone https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2019550?fbclid=IwY2xjawRuZKtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFUQ05JaE9lUm9DOWw1cEZ4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHr7LdLURzFuyUFZwWv6nj9dBT3tqwobaVazJhlf_32TJvZuh49ZFVrt5WEd2_aem_q5VelJaIgeo-3pNcQ5JcdAQuote16. Ben Camporeale24 disposals, eight inside 50s, one goalBenny Campo, it was his second game back from his concussion and he found some really good form. He was hard and tough at stoppages, and he continues to improve with his ball use going forward.Translation: Still can't kick.Quote28. Harry Charleson21 disposals, six marks, one goalHarry Charleson is in good form. Playing off half-back, he’s finding plenty of the ball and his defensive positioning is always improving. His offence has been a real feature in the last few weeks: kicking his first VFL goal was nice, a good reward for the work he’s putting in.Translation: Loves to attack, can't pick up his man.Quote30. Jack Ison19 disposals, seven inside 50s, two goalsJack had another strong performance, he’s improving his defensive intent and we know how classy he is with ball in hand. It was a strong all-round game: he played higher up the ground as a forward and got involved with our ball movement in the middle of the ground while also helping our defence.Translation: Useless when he doesn't win the ball.Quote33. Lewis Young23 disposals (95 per cent efficiency), 16 marksIt was a strong performance from Lewis, really strong aerially. He helped us get a lot of forward-half turnovers with really strong positioning, while he was really strong overhead and has had much-improved ball use by foot.Translation: Had a rare game where he didn't make his regular stupid turnovers.Quote36. Cooper Lord22 disposals, seven marks, one goalCoop played predominantly in the middle while also spending a little bit of time up forward. He was hard and tough at the contest, his defensive pressure in terms of his tackling was a feature.Translation: Can't kick.Quote40. Hudson O’KeeffeEight disposals, 10 hitouts, one goalIt was a strong performance in the ruck and up forward. He competed hard in the air to get the ball to ground, his follow-up to pressure the opposition and tackle was a real feature of his game. His third-quarter effort [to set up Jack Sammartino’s goal] showed his want to get after the opposition, it was as good as I’ve seen from ‘Huddo’.Translation: Tries hard, but still can't mark and gives us nothing....but did 1 good thing for the day.Quote46. Matthew Cottrell17 disposals, five marks, five inside 50s‘Cotts’ played wing and inside mid. We loved his run to support our defence and start our ball movement up from our back half. We know he’s an elite runner which supports the way we want to play, and he played a really selfless role, holding his shape on the ground to help our midfielders. We like him around centre bounce with his power and speed, we might see more of that as time goes on.Translation: Great work ethic. Can't kick. Quote Selected
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #42 – Today at 06:22:37 pm Quote from: Lods – on Today at 05:33:30 pmI love Truslove's player assessment each week. He's a good bloke.He never has a bad word to say about anyone https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2019550?fbclid=IwY2xjawRuZKtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFUQ05JaE9lUm9DOWw1cEZ4c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHr7LdLURzFuyUFZwWv6nj9dBT3tqwobaVazJhlf_32TJvZuh49ZFVrt5WEd2_aem_q5VelJaIgeo-3pNcQ5JcdAThis is the right way to go about it iMO. You can get your message across without baking the players publicly. Quote Selected
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #43 – Today at 07:11:35 pm Possibly also worth noting (as an addendum to my previous post), that a coach is unlikely to have too many complaints after his charges have recorded a thumping 100+ point victory. That would be a challenge even for old school, permanently disgruntled coaches. Quote Selected
Re: VFL Rd 7 2026 Carlton vs Casey at Casey Reply #44 – Today at 07:18:15 pm I thought this was a good one.Quote41. Matt DuffySix disposals‘Duff’ played across half-back, his ball use has been a feature in recent games: when he gets the ball, he’s using it really well by foot. His defensive positioning and intent continues to grow, the boys enjoy playing with him. There’s been definite improvement there.It would be interesting to see how Duffy's oponents are going to determine his progress.It's OK if he's not getting it, but is keeping an opponent quiet. Quote Selected