Rd 16: Post Game Passion: Carlton vs Melbourne

[ElwoodBlues1]

BB will hate this result, I reckon we had the top 5 or 6 players on the ground but still lost!

Agree...only winner I had for Melbourne was T. McDonald with his 4 goals.....Petracca did ok but only when Cripps went off.
Oliver had 29 possies but did nothing with them apart from sook and take on the fans for some verbal jousting....

[deags]

He'll be fine, needs time to get up to AFL pace and use to AFL umpiring, AFL umpiring is so different from any other level of the game.

I'll  defer to those who are better judges than me, but I don't see what all of the hype is about Sheehan. :-[

[LP]

Agree...only winner I had for Melbourne was T. McDonald with his 4 goals.....Petracca did ok but only when Cripps went off.
Oliver had 29 possies but did nothing with them apart from sook and take on the fans for some verbal jousting....

McDonald did well, but Weitering wasn't as bad as some have made out. McDonald took 5 marks and kicked 4 goals striaght which means he played well. But most AFL players wouldn't kick 4 straight from that set of opportunities.

We moved the ball really well for 3 out of 4 quarters of the game, but clearly our legs ran out!

[Gointocarlton]

I'll  defer to those who are better judges than me, but I don't see what all of the hype is about Sheehan. :-[

When he is fully fit and in form:
- Has a good body for modern day footy, big strong quads and solid (but not too much) up top;
- Lefty who kicks very well, low and penetrating kick, better than 2E IMO.
- Has attitude (or abit of c- - -) and doesn't take a backward step.
He has a place in our side I reckon, questions are:
1. Can his body hold up and allow him to get a good run in the 1s?
2. Can he regain that early career form he displayed in the handful of games he played?
Also, can he and Bryre play in the same side or are they competing for the same spot ?

[LoveNavy]

Kruez was sensational again against one of the best - only down a handful of hit outs. Efficiency lower, but that could relate to Crippa going off. Just loving his game this year, so consistent and skilled. Showing why he was a No. 1. pick.

Our leaders were solid. Murphy, Gibbs, Simmo, Docherty all put in.
Casboult deserves to take a bow. Certainly played a hard running, sticky hands, 4q game ;D

Naturally some of the youngsters were patchy, but blind Freddy can see their growth. SOJ was great, playing with some real attitude. Samo, yes patchy, but how super was his goal. When he develops that consistency he'll cause plenty of headaches. Thought McCreadie improved as time went on.
Charlie - absolute stunner. RS nod or RS is RS

The middle tier held their own. Kerridge. A couple of blues aside, has shown real improvement for mine. Seems to be able to find space more often. Lamb, Daisy both earned their spot. Plowman seems to developing as the season progresses, and Jones showed he belongs.

In the end both sides didn't have top 22 on the park. Our good passages were very good and we stayed in it despite being 2 down. Our seasoned players persevered and our babies shown glimpses of great footy. Save a few errors we'd have had this. If fully manned, we'd definitely have had the prize. Not to be today but showed how much we've progressed. Good effort new Blues.

I hope Crippa and White pull up OK.

[LoveNavy]

BB will hate this result, I reckon we had the top 5 or 6 players on the ground but still lost!

I agree, and admit I wear navy goggles (with pride)
I know stats are stats, but we won:
- hard ball gets
- clearances
- i50 and i50 efficiency
- marking contest, including contested (smashed them actually)
- tackle count
Efficiency overall slightly down, but had 13 less rotations

I imagine some of this will please coaching staff.

[LP]

I'll  defer to those who are better judges than me, but I don't see what all of the hype is about Sheehan. :-[

You know that was only his 6th game! :o

[ElwoodBlues1]

I agree, and admit I wear navy goggles (with pride)
I know stats are stats, but we won:
- hard ball gets
- clearances
- i50 and i50 efficiency
- marking contest, including contested (smashed them actually)
- tackle count
Efficiency overall slightly down, but had 13 less rotations

I imagine some of this will please coaching staff.

Agree with all that...problem was our disposal efficiency, we gave away the ball too often, Gibbs was around 51%, Simpson 63%. Kerridge 66% and even Cripps when he played was only 44%, Cunningham 58%, Lamb 58%....

[deags]

You know that was only his 6th game! :o

That's fine... All I am saying is that there is a lot of hype around him, and I am yet to understand why.
Even the post above from GITC, good kick and goes hard...  That doesn't justify hype for mine. But again,  there are a lot  better judges out there than me, just wondering why all the hype is all

[ElwoodBlues1]

You know that was only his 6th game! :o

Dont think he is as good as Cam OShea who plays for the NB's....