2018 Rd 13: Post Game Prattling-Carlton v Fremantle

[ElwoodBlues1]

Dow was supposed to have breakaway pace and be a clearance beast.... When are we going  to see it?

Has the pace, can win his own ball but wont ever be the bash and crash clearance type, we need another bigger mid like a Wines to get the best out of Dow so he can use that pace..

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What struck me in all of that is that there is a tangible positive vibe among supporters, despite a woeful on-field performance.  Andy Lee remarked that thought he would be talking to an empty room but the post-game function was packed and members are clearly looking for long term, sustained success and have moved on from the focus on immediate success that got us into the state we’re in.

This made my day DJC, I too was at the game (and stayed the whole game), I still have faith, even after today. After nearly 17 years, I believe we have no choice but stay the path. Cripps and Curnow recommitting made my year.

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Rowe isn't a long term prospect and we may as well let him finish his time in the VFL and try and lay some foundations for the future.

Here's one for you; play him forward.

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I didn't mean to crap on him but he was well beaten when it counted.
Fyfe v Cripps was a first quarter KO for the docker.

I am sorry MadBlue but it's worse than that; Dockers vs Blues was a first quarter KO for the Dockers. We were beaten all over the park.

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That hurts, especially from Rhys Palmer.

I knew nothing of what happened today until it was over: I was with my daughter at a dancing contest in Kyabram.

We were also at a dancing contest - they won. Seriously have to work on our moves.

[RiverRat]

Hard to find positives today but thought SPS worked very hard both ways across the ground and never gave up.

Liked his game.

Probably his best game for the year but I cannot accept that he worked hard both ways.

If he doesn't get the ball on his terms, he allows his opponent to run downfield to create an overlap or loose player and he just jogs along behind (if that).

Very skillful player but he hasn't improved since last season is is a lazy player.

[RiverRat]

I think that we're ruining Weitering, he doesn't know where he fits or what he's supposed to be doing, he should be playing on the best opposition forward week in and week out.

I don't think he is good enough to play man-on-man

[RiverRat]

Bruise free footy yet again, but what do you expect when the players you have in prime mover positions are SPS, Fisher, Dow & O'Brien. All light weights who are unable to put any physical pressure on seasoned players. Too true

Kerridge missed his foot 3 times when trying to kick, Casboult let several player waltz away from him, Cripps will only run one way has very little interest in chasing a player, Wright is unable to chase, Ed Curnow was putrid in the first half, as was Rowe, nice dropped mark that gave them an easy goal. Lamb yet again did a very good impression of the invisible man, Thomas meh, and I'm sick of Kruezer trying to kick the ball of the ground and for it to come off the side on boot and go straight to an opposition player, bend down and pick it up and if that's not possible shepherd for one of our smalls who are there. Hard to argue and I don't want to

That first half was putrid, these are AFL players who cannot handball to a moving target, cannot make the decision that kicking to a young forward with two players on him is a bad idea and is there no talking out there?

For the first time I'm thinking Bolton may not be the coach for us, we used to be hard to score against now roll up roll up to get easy scores.

[ElwoodBlues1]

I don't think he is good enough to play man-on-man

Agree....intercept player only at this stage IMO, took some better marks but also failed to compete well enough at times....

[RiverRat]

I don't want to see Lamb,  Kerridge, Casboult or Graham in our colours again.  They contribute little of positive value and their mistakes and basic skill errors are toxic. 
 

Lamb is not a defender except when playing as a defensive forward - dumb selection.

Regrettably, Kerridge has been one of our better players in recent weeks.

Casboult was an embarrassment today.

Graham has been dropped after better games than he played today so I will be shocked if he gets another game - then again, with our MC, who can say?