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Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #15 –
Quote from: laj – on
That Ruck Ruke is the worst rule imaginable. That together with the Stand Rule.

I watched Sydney and St.Kilda. Grundy didn't even just for some centre bounces as he looked like going over the line. t's was farcical. Happened a number of times. Must be a KPI at AFL House, to check your
 brain cells in at the door before entering the building.

At one stage in the 2nd they had like 7 centre clearances to none.  But I think 4 of 5em were frees (3 ruck frees)

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #16 –
Quote from: Milhanna13 – on
Quote from: Lods – on

And speaking of the broadcasters...Fckn couldn't have barracked any harder for the opposition.


All night, Ess just have to…. Caddy needs to…..   Cripps was given a long time to dispose of that…..   caddy may have been interfered with there…

Kenny must be really sore that his mate vossy got shafted.  And jack, well,  he just hates Carlton, and is a dopey prick
You expect the commentators to:
(a) know their job,
(b) be unbiased, and
(c) produce something worth listening to,
then you are in for disappointments most weeks. The present generation of commentators are not up to much.
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #17 –
Quote from: Milhanna13 – on
Quote from: laj – on
That Ruck Ruke is the worst rule imaginable. That together with the Stand Rule.

I watched Sydney and St.Kilda. Grundy didn't even just for some centre bounces as he looked like going over the line. t's was farcical. Happened a number of times. Must be a KPI at AFL House, to check your
 brain cells in at the door before entering the building.

At one stage in the 2nd they had like 7 centre clearances to none.  But I think 4 of 5em were frees (3 ruck frees)
We really need to get this ruck stuff sorted, as there are just far too many frees going against us.
Honestly, our rucks were brutalized by the umpiring tonight.
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #18 –
I regularly complain about the umpiring, but I can't help it: they are not paying frees that are there and guessing about some that are not. Very ordinary. I do hope we take a package of their stupidity to the powers that be and ask for an explanation.
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #19 –
What did we get out of tonight:
[1] a win:
Sad, but the four points was probably the most we got out of tonight.
[2] Beating Essendon:
I want us to become a bogie team for Essendon, one they dread to face. They owned us for too long: it is time for us to return the favour.
[3] Better kicking for goal from Talor Byrne, who kicked 2 important goals.
[4] Better kicking at goal from Brodie Kemp:
Kemp's last one from the boundary should have broken their backs, it was so good. Pity the easiest one hit the post.
[5] Harry Dean:
He kept Caddy to 6 disposals, the least on the ground, and but for the last couple of moments kept him entirely out of the play while getting 15 disposals and 8 marks himself.
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #20 –
Quote from: townsendcalling – on
How good was Harry Dean again. He fixed up Caddy from the first minute and it was especially good, given the amount of ball that was coming in and the easy in which it was coming.

I’m going to enjoy barracking against caddy for the next decade.  Didn’t touch the footy all night and still managed to make it all about him, including a couple of major tantrums

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #21 –
Of course happy to come away with the win, but 15-5 contested marks is a big fail. The cheats were great in the air all day long.

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #22 –
Win's a win but that was hard to watch given how we have played the previous 3 weeks.
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #23 –
Pittonet was poor last night.
He was penalised for that stupid centre 'line' rule.
But the infringements were there according to the rule.

It's not so much the player that's at fault.
How are you supposed to watch a line on the ground and a ball in the air.
They don't need a line in the middle but maybe a line that both ruckmen have to start their run at the ball from.

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #24 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Win's a win but that was hard to watch given how we have played the previous 3 weeks.

Spot on, GTC. That first half from us was pretty ordinary with a few leaders among the culprits. They came after our one wood and succeeded. Our midfield was very ordinary in the first half allowing far too much easy ball into their fifty - allowing too much pressure on our young defence. Plus our ordinary shots on goal sure didn't help.

On the positive side, apart from getting the four points, liking Cerra to the wing. Deano is a fckng ripper. H enjoying and doing well getting around the ground with his second ruck duties. With ball in hand, Frankie never wastes a disposal. Hewey showed his value and Ainsworth was probably the best our newbies from other clubs.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #25 –
It seemed to me that Essendon put a fair bit of work into planning how to combat our strengths.
If Fraser doesn't want the job, maybe we can offer it to Solomon. ;)  :D

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #26 –
Quote from: crashlander – on
I regularly complain about the umpiring, but I can't help it: they are not paying frees that are there and guessing about some that are not. Very ordinary. I do hope we take a package of their stupidity to the powers that be and ask for an explanation.

SEN this morning an Essendon supporters was almost in tears complaining that the umpiring cost them the game!! Gee it does depend on the colours you are wearing!

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #27 –
I hope that F-tard Andrew from Niddrie didn't ring up....why they give that bloke air time beggars belief.  Denial isn't a river in Egypt champ.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #28 –
Quote from: Lods – on
It seemed to me that Essendon put a fair bit of work into planning how to combat our strengths.
If Fraser doesn't want the job, maybe we can offer it to Solomon. ;)  :D
Dons had some big bodies in the midfield and got their matchups right.
Terrible standard game imo and we probably got dragged down to their level too. If they had their injured full forward in May instead of a stiff like Ben McKay they probably would have been further ahead at half time.

Re: AFL Rd 13 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

Reply #29 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Win's a win but that was hard to watch given how we have played the previous 3 weeks.
Hence why I said in the pre-game to you that I was a bit edgy about this game. No-one does mental letdown like Carlton does. Even when we got 3 goals up late, rather than go on and win by 4 or 5, we took the foot off the gas again.