Rd 19: Post Game Conversations: Carlton vs Geelong

[LygonStreetLimbo]

At work and missed the game....was the Jones boy on Hawkins?
Don't tell me an opponent finally got the better of him

[IvanAwfulbigone]

Why do we barrack for a footy club again?

More to the point - why do we barrack for THIS footy club again?

[laj]

Unfortunately our leaders think that is acceptable.
Our kids need better role models or we will never escape this cycle

Yes, what would've been a good, highly competitive season is unravelling. Some leaders aren't working as they should and the younger ones are either injured or tired.

[blue4life]

Not much you can say about that. Forward line is ok, just never gets there.

The forward line is crap, there's no defensive pressure at all apart from Silvagni and unless someone takes a mark the ball comes bouncing back out like it's hit a brick wall.

[Lods]

At work and missed the game....was the Jones boy on Hawkins?
Don't tell me an opponent finally got the better of him

Hawkins beat him on the night no doubt, when they were opposed...but the way we set up Jones was on him, off him.
I think everyone had a turn at some stage and at other times he seemed to have no opponent.
He wasn't handled well

[ElwoodBlues1]

Score flattered us.

Yep...Cats looked like they were only at half rat power most of the night.....players like Danger looked like they couldnt care less.
We were very poor and it looks like we are done and looking to just see out the season...

[laj]

The forward line is crap, there's no defensive pressure at all apart from Silvagni and unless someone takes a mark the ball comes bouncing back out like it's hit a brick wall.

They're the only one's who hit the scoreboard tonight. Wright was the only small to nail a goal. The rest was crap, overall pressure was crap.

[Professer E]

Given who we have missing the loss is no surprise.  No clear winners, just cameos and glimpses from kids like big Charlie and Fish.  Too many blokes are getting games because there simply is nobody else.  The likes of Lamb, when is he going to contribute something?  No leaders, no physicality, we're currently non competitive and irrelevant.

The lack of physicality in a physical game is pathetic.  A million missed or batted aside tackles.  Twice Levi could have massacred blokes in the hole and he didn't. Until we get ruthless we are stuffed.

Next week will be even uglier.  I predicted 2-4 wins and the spoon.  I reckon I'm closest to the pin right now.  I'd cough up that pick for Kelly and Hopper, because if we go around in 2018 with the same midfield group we'll be relegated.

[laj]

The only excitement I got was to jump on Ladbrokes and check Dusty's odd for the Brownlow. Did that about the time Kreuzer went down.

[Navy Maven]

Not a great night. We're really missing Cripps and Ed Curnow. Too many kids running out of steam too. 9 players with single figures is not acceptable, but the cupboard is bare at VFL level too.

Loved Samo and Charlie tonight though, Harry's two goals showed his class. There are some positives in a largely forgettable game.