carey wrote:Young and Grey both goal. Lol
This is much better from Port.
by The Dark Knight » Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:52 pm
carey wrote:Young and Grey both goal. Lol
by cracka » Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:56 pm
carey wrote:The Dark Knight wrote:jackpot jim wrote:The Dark Knight wrote:I was just going to say this is terrible to watch, there's so many mistakes and turnovers. Port started on fire and I thought this is going to be an early blowout but Port have now been dragged down to Carlton's level in this second quarter.
Not sure about being dragged down to their standard. Port have too many players just not up to standard themselves. Poor decision making, slipping over, clumsy tackles, poor disposals. You name it, theyve done it.
Also when you flood your backline with 18 players, you have to have a Plan B to get the ball back down the other end. So many times you see players get the ball, look up and then have to go sideways or backwards or just give the ball off to a team mate under pressure simply because there is no one up field to kick the ball to. I HATE all the rule changes they make but if they could implement a rule to ensure that a team cant have 18 players in one half of the ground, i would be all for it.
Yeah the flooding from both sides is frustrating to watch.
It's the same 3 that make poor decisions every single time S. Grey, Amon and Young. Terrible game thus far apart from the first 10mins.
Blaming Dixon is a joke. He is working his ass off but bombing on his head simply isn't going to work, put it out in front of him and let him lead up.
Don't like Ryder palming backwards all the time either.
Should be at least 50+ in front right now.
by stan » Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:57 pm
by cracka » Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:59 pm
by Robran » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:02 pm
by stan » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:14 pm
by stan » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:19 pm
by Spargo » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:23 pm
Robran wrote:You can see why Gibbs wanted out,Carlton are terrible yes there playing kids but wow wee they look amateurish..
by Spargo » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:43 pm
by woodublieve12 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:57 pm
by carey » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:15 pm
by The Dark Knight » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:25 pm
by Ruben Carter » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:35 pm
The Dark Knight wrote:BT in the rooms after the game trying to talk to the players is f**king cringeworthy.
by woodublieve12 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:42 pm
carey wrote:2 or 3 votes to Wines? I'd go with;
3. R.Gray
2. O. Wines
1. P. Cripps
I have Ollie on 9 brownlow votes right now.
by carey » Sat Apr 22, 2017 12:13 am
woodublieve12 wrote:carey wrote:2 or 3 votes to Wines? I'd go with;
3. R.Gray
2. O. Wines
1. P. Cripps
I have Ollie on 9 brownlow votes right now.
Wines was better than gray tonight imo
by gadj1976 » Sat Apr 22, 2017 12:15 am
by stan » Sat Apr 22, 2017 7:51 am
gadj1976 wrote:As anyone who knows me well enough knows, I'm Carlton through and through. Tonight was tough. At work today, talking with Port faithful, I said "if we get within 8 goals, we've done well". They said "If we don't win by 10, we'll consider that a loss".
Given we had Polson playing his first game, Petrevski-Seton playing his fifth in a midfield with bigger AFL seasoned bodies like Wines, Boak, Broadbent, Polek etc, I thought we might be struggling getting our hands near it - Ryder back vs Phillips didn't help.
So 15 is about right'ish. We were horrible for most parts of the game. The second half of the first quarter, we stifled Port's run and it looked like we were working back into the game, however our finishing was shocking. The second quarter I thought we held our own but again our finishing was horrendous.
The third, we stopped running. Our tackling at that point was nigh on non existent and Port streamed through our defensive line at half forward/centre with ease, meaning our backs had no chance. For what its worth, i thought our best were our defence. Murphy and Gibbs weren't our worst, but definitely need help in there.
The last quarter was always going to be 'floodgates' at 20 paces. We kicked 4 after kicking only 2 for the first three quarters but leaked goals again. That's the highest score we've conceded this year but I fear it's not going to be our worst.
Port were good, but not great. To me, they lack that killer instinct. Really really good sides would've beaten us to a pulp tonight and Port didn't. 15 goals is a good win but it doesn't quite capture the gulf between the two sides for mine. To give you some idea - we had 7 teenagers, 10 blokes less than 12 games, 11 blokes 25 games or less.
Anyway, good night out had by all. I had a James Squire 6 pack that cost 60 bucks at the footy but I digress....
Going forward, our major concern in the next five years is that we have no mids other than Cripps. Curnow (Ed), Murph, Simmo and Gibbs will all be gone. Kruezer will be done and dusted in about 3 years time. Phillips isn't the answer... so who's next??? Some holes to fill but overall I'm still staying positive. I was there 3 years ago when we got done by 103 points and there was no bright light, no future. At least this time I can cling to something!
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