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Re: 2017 Rd 1 Post Game Analysis: Carlton vs Richmond - Mondy - 03-23-2017
Pickett isn't going to get huge numbers to begin with. But he showed us what he can. His tackling pressure for one was better than most of the senior players.
I know there's questions on Cunningham, based on the VFL thread, but we are wasting our time playing him in the Magoos. He's a second year player so needs to get AFL exposure.
If I was being crazy bold I would drop:
Thomas for Cunningham,
Levi for Harry,
Army for Fisher
White for SOSOS's cousin
And would certainly not play Lamb next week.
We would probably lose by 15 goals but I sooo want to be rid of the passengers.
E. Curnow only gets a game because he has heart. But he needs to be told that he has limitations.
Rowe gets a game because... there's no one else. JGM ain't exactly coming on and Jaksch would be a backward step.
Re: 2017 Rd 1 Post Game Analysis: Carlton vs Richmond - Mondy - 03-23-2017
Smedts was fine. He didn't Kerridge the ball for one and did some neat things by hand.
Did he get enough of the ball, no. But he showed reasonable composure in traffic and is only just getting back into the swing of AFL.
Re: 2017 Rd 1 Post Game Analysis: Carlton vs Richmond - Brettie - 03-23-2017
Hmmmm....that went well.
My god.....
Re: 2017 Rd 1 Post Game Analysis: Carlton vs Richmond - BluePhantom - 03-23-2017
(03-23-2017, 12:42 PM)Lods link Wrote:YepWe can't take a trick :
It did look like he'd hurt himself badly but a minute or two later he made a tackle that kind of eased my fears.
Still if it does turn out to be a break it's the type of commitment we've come to expect from him.
Re: 2017 Rd 1 Post Game Analysis: Carlton vs Richmond - Navy Maven - 03-23-2017
Things I learnt tonight:
- We picked up a 10year player in Caleb Marchbank
- GWS have directly and indirectly gifted us a very promising backline (Marchbank, Plowman and Macreadie)
- Once SPS is match fit he's going to light up our games
- Weitering will rarely be sighted in defence this year, and that's ok
- Our forward line actually shows promise (pity the delivery into it is scarce)
- Thomas won't hit his quota for a new contract
- Jack is a chip off the old block. Knows how to position himself and will only get better
- This is going to be a long season, full of mistakes, but the foundation for the future is really starting to take shape
- Next draft we need to stock up on as many A Grade midfielders as we can get our hands on
Re: 2017 Rd 1 Post Game Analysis: Carlton vs Richmond - madbluboy - 03-23-2017
(03-23-2017, 01:50 PM)Brettie link Wrote:Hmmmm....that went well.
My god.....
Sad when you know it's season over at half time of round 1.
Re: 2017 Rd 1 Post Game Analysis: Carlton vs Richmond - mateinone - 03-23-2017
(03-23-2017, 11:08 AM)Professer E link Wrote:We can't afford to carry slow, unskilled hackers any more, they are just boat anchors and get exposed. We all know who they are.
Nail on the head.
This is the most disappointing thing about the whole way we run our club presently. We play players who the club presume will keep things respectable, lose honorably and it makes us a joke as a football club.
This was exactly as expected and the club should already put a line in the sand and play these players who we KNOW are not good enough only when covering injuries.
It is one game, but I suspect we are further away from a flag now than we were 12 months ago.
Re: 2017 Rd 1 Post Game Analysis: Carlton vs Richmond - Brettie - 03-23-2017
(03-23-2017, 02:28 PM)madbluboy link Wrote:Sad when you know it's season over at half time of round 1.
Didn't want to be the ultimate buzz kill pre-game, but this result was every bit to be expected......as it will be every single week this year.
That's pretty much the best team we can put on the park this year (perhaps 2 changes at most) and we were laughably inept for large chunks of the game.
There were sprigs of hope here and there, but we never once looked like winning and the usual suspects a lot of us were worried about pre-game, largely stunk it up.
Re: 2017 Rd 1 Post Game Analysis: Carlton vs Richmond - PaulP - 03-23-2017
Just like a page that has been copied too many times, and the final copy is just a blurred version of the original, I can kind of see where Bolts is coming from. I can kind of see the Hawthorn influence, I can see just like them, he tried keeping a reasonably settled defense, whilst throwing the forwards and mids all over the park to try and mix things up, and also to try and upset the opposition's rhythm. But I think he upset our rhythm more than the Tiges. Whereas the Hawks look precise, deliberate and purposeful when they do it, we looked random and confused, just doing it because they do it, and because that's what Bolton knows.
Very early days, but it comes back to what Jim said earlier - some very handy individual performances, but the glue is missing.
Re: 2017 Rd 1 Post Game Analysis: Carlton vs Richmond - Robblues - 03-23-2017
(03-23-2017, 07:38 PM)PaulP link Wrote:Just like a page that has been copied too many times, and the final copy is just a blurred version of the original, I can kind of see where Bolts is coming from. I can kind of see the Hawthorn influence, I can see just like them, he tried keeping a reasonably settled defense, whilst throwing the forwards and mids all over the park to try and mix things up, and also to try and upset the opposition's rhythm. But I think he upset our rhythm more than the Tiges. Whereas the Hawks look precise, deliberate and purposeful when they do it, we looked random and confused, just doing it because they do it, and because that's what Bolton knows.All very close to the truth PaulP, thou things the glue doesn't stick to all surfaces either
Very early days, but it comes back to what Jim said earlier - some very handy individual performances, but the glue is missing.