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Re: Rd 19: Pre Game Irritations: Carlton vs Geelong - pinot - 07-27-2017
Nicky hasnt done enough with opportunities. His delivery into forward 50 has been poor. We needed him to step up here and he didn't deliver. I am not sure whether he will get another shot - funny thing is he has the tools to deliver the ball correctly into forward 50 but he keeps muffing it.
Re: Rd 19: Pre Game Irritations: Carlton vs Geelong - madbluboy - 07-27-2017
Nick should just follow his captain's lead and go with the 16 metre short passes. Sideways, backwards he'll get that efficiency right up.
Re: Rd 19: Pre Game Irritations: Carlton vs Geelong - flyboy77 - 07-27-2017
(07-27-2017, 09:45 PM)madbluboy link Wrote:Nick should just follow his captain's lead and go with the 16 metre short passes. Sideways, backwards he'll get that efficiency right up.
Be fair MBB, 17-18m on a good day!
Re: Rd 19: Pre Game Irritations: Carlton vs Geelong - LP - 07-27-2017
Two weeks ago, Graham in the open and free tried his best to spot up 20m targets who were also open and free but kept missing them by 15m! ;D
Once could be considered an accident, but twice in one game is a suicide attempt!
Players can get a leave pass for missing under pressure, or missing a target who is dodging and weaving. But when you are 30m in the open on the fast break, and the target is 30m away from their nearest opponent, a kick splitting the difference between the target and the opponent is unforgivable! Not even Casboult would survive that, and he's a miracle survivor!
Re: Rd 19: Pre Game Irritations: Carlton vs Geelong - flyboy77 - 07-27-2017
(07-27-2017, 10:16 PM)LP link Wrote:Two weeks ago, Graham in the open and free tried his best to spot up 20m targets who were also open and free but kept missing them by 15m! ;D
Once could be considered an accident, but twice in one game is a suicide attempt!
Players can get a leave pass for missing under pressure, or missing a target who is dodging and weaving. But when you are 30m in the open on the fast break, and the target is 30m away from their nearest opponent, a kick splitting the difference between the target and the opponent is unforgivable! Not even Casboult would survive that, and he's a miracle survivor!
Again, he's not Robinson Carusoe. Easy to highlight the bad without mentioning the good.... we all can be guilty of that.
Re: Rd 19: Pre Game Irritations: Carlton vs Geelong - blue4life - 07-28-2017
Graham is one of several players at Carlton who have survived because we've been so poor, he's a very pedestrian footballer who would struggle to get a game at most AFL sides.
Anyway, we've dropped him and included White so much of a muchness, White has very average foot skills as well.
Is Byrne named for the NB's by the way?
Re: Rd 19: Pre Game Irritations: Carlton vs Geelong - crashlander - 07-28-2017
(07-28-2017, 04:10 AM)blue4life link Wrote:Graham is one of several players at Carlton who have survived because we've been so poor, he's a very pedestrian footballer who would struggle to get a game at most AFL sides.No. As I understand it, he was not quite 100%, so we decided not to risk him. He will play next week.
Anyway, we've dropped him and included White so much of a muchness, White has very average foot skills as well.
Is Byrne named for the NB's by the way?
Re: Rd 19: Pre Game Irritations: Carlton vs Geelong - Baggers - 07-28-2017
(07-28-2017, 04:10 AM)blue4life link Wrote:Graham is one of several players at Carlton who have survived because we've been so poor, he's a very pedestrian footballer who would struggle to get a game at most AFL sides.
Anyway, we've dropped him and included White so much of a muchness, White has very average foot skills as well.
Is Byrne named for the NB's by the way?
Nuh. His groin injury must still be niggling a little.
Re: Rd 19: Pre Game Irritations: Carlton vs Geelong - LP - 07-28-2017
(07-27-2017, 11:12 PM)flyboy77 link Wrote:Again, he's not Robinson Carusoe. Easy to highlight the bad without mentioning the good.... we all can be guilty of that.
True, but you have to have a trick that keeps you viable, if Graham is outside running linking he has to hit targets, it is a non-negotiable!
Re: Rd 19: Pre Game Irritations: Carlton vs Geelong - blue4life - 07-28-2017
(07-28-2017, 05:18 AM)crashlander link Wrote:No. As I understand it, he was not quite 100%, so we decided not to risk him. He will play next week.
In the seniors hopefully.