2018 Rd 2: In Game Attitude: Carlton vs Gold Coast

[blue4life]

Seems McKay went alright with the NBs. Couple of goals and a couple of assists and 13 touches. What were they thinking with Kreuzer out. SOS got 3 as well.

I'm scratching my head as well, with Casboult rucking most of the day we are down a marking target up forward, even if McKay wasn't holding them he'd at least bring them to ground.
Hopefully today is the last time we see the Weitering as a forward party trick.
Petrevski-Seton, Fisher, Charlie Curnow and Cunningham all going OK so at least some of our youngsters haven't thrown in the towel, but our field kicking is as bad as I've seen it for years.
We're making GC look like a smooth outfit.

[LP]

Weitering is a liability out there. What to do with him!!!

Sheesh you'd be tempted to put Jones up forward changing in the ruck with Casboult... Just need another tall target up forward to help Charlie, we're getting it in there enough... statistically we should be a few goals up, which suggests if we stick at it we should get back into the game.

Weitering shouldn't be up forward.

Lynch has only two marks for his 6 goals which means playing Jones on him to spoil his marking isn't the problem. If Lynch has 4 of his 6 from ground balls, Jones and Casboult aren't the right players to be standing him.

[LP]

We need some sticky patches on our shorts so we can get hold of the ball! ;D

[shawny]

We must show something in the 2nd half.

Surely we are better then this crap we are displaying.

Sick and tired of excuses. Leaders need a massive second half.

Simple as that.

[LP]

Luckily GC played in heavy conditions last week, they'll run out of legs!

[Barbs]

Selectors stuffed up big time. Sun's are getting prime Sandilands like service.

Hitouts are 34 to 12.

Hard to believe but we're winning more of the ball - disposals are 202 to 168 with both teams on 66% efficiency. Thought we have been much worse.

Efficiency inside 50 - we're 25% to their 57%

[PaulP]

Today is one of those days when we are just simply sh1t users of the ball. We're getting our hands on it often enough. Check the stats. But skill wise, it's just a dirty day all round. Started behind the 8 ball with dubious selections. And Krooz and Kennedy are clearly more important than we thought.

[shawny]

Blokes saying selection cost us are not watching what I am.

Enough of the excuses.

Our skills are woeful. Our spread is non existent. Gameplan looks like malthouse era.

[laj]

Selectors stuffed up big time. Sun's are getting prime Sandilands like service.

Actually clearances at half time are equal. The big issue is no help for Levi and seeing he is rucking there's no key forward outside if C.Curnow, who'd you'd like to have some runs in the midfield. If you have no target you you tend to find other ways and get yourself lost.

If Phillips played we'd only be complaining that he's doing nothing around the ground. Mckay would run around and take a few grabs. You can also rove to the opposition. Freo lose the clearances most times with Sandilands as it's predictable.

[Barbs]

Today is one of those days when we are just simply sh1t users of the ball. We're getting our hands on it often enough. Check the stats. But skill wise, it's just a dirty day all round. Started behind the 8 ball with dubious selections. And Krooz and Kennedy are clearly more important than we thought.

It's not just disposal either. How many marks have we dropped or hand handpasses fumbled?