2018 Rd 15: Pre Game Pressure: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[flyboy77]

I'd get him in ASAP. Makes Garlett a better player too - the latter seems to be stuck in 2nd gear?

[LP]

I do not know what to make of SPS and Garlett, for indigenous players they are probably two of the worst crumbers in the AFL. At the weekend despite a lack of I50s we had plenty of opportunity to have small players front and square with few Collingwood defensive marks being taken, yet at ground level we had crickets chirping!

A lot of fans were big on Dow's last quarter, it's a great sign for the future, but he did feck all for the 3 quarters before that!

Probably O'Brien's worst game so far, might be time for a rest!

Disappointed for Poulson, but he should have been given a run weeks ago when he was actually in form, it's too late now he looks like a defeated individual. We are very good at breaking players, not much good at developing them it seems! We've left the fruit in the bowl too long, it's gone past cherry ripe to rotten!

[deepbluesee]

Disappointed for Poulson, but he should have been given a run weeks ago when he was actually in form, it's too late now he looks like a defeated individual. We are very good at breaking players, not much good at developing them it seems! We've left the fruit in the bowl too long, it's gone past cherry ripe to rotten!

I really liked the endeavour of Poulson - thought he chased and tackled really well. I'd like to see him retain his spot

[flyboy77]

It's funny - when we have so many contributing so little - how can we expect to win games?

Polson, Lamb, O'Brien, O'Shea, Mullet, Garlett....and arguably SOJ too.

Given the two injuries, there half the team not chipping in!!

A bloke like Garlett - for example - has to nail those two goals - otherwise a waste of space....

[flyboy77]

Murphy in, Polson out.

One obvious change for the better.

[LP]

Murphy in, Polson out.

One obvious change for the better.

Pointless dropping Poulson after a game, O'Brien is the one who needs a rest, he's been ordinary 3 of the last 4 games.

I wonder if Poulson got a game due to last weeks training emphasis, that could explain things? Poulson had more tackles in one game than O'Brien has had in three weeks!

Garlett is a big worry, pre-season he looked like a tackling machine, since the shoulder problem he's tapered off, yesterday exactly zero, zilch, nada! But then again, even SPS only had 2 and he normally has many more!

[ElwoodBlues1]

Pointless dropping Poulson after a game, O'Brien is the one who needs a rest, he's been ordinary 3 of the last 4 games.

I wonder if Poulson got a game due to last weeks training emphasis, that could explain things?

x2...Polson and OBrien would make a good footballer if you could morph them together.....
I think Polson deserves a few games and told he is the team and maybe just needs that breakout game of 20 plus possies to kick start him..
Tough ask vs Port though given their onball riches but vs Brisbane and the like he might have learned something by then and deliver for us..
Obrien needs to toughen up and attack the ball better, nice left footer but more grunt required....

[LP]

Watts normally plays his best football against us, I wouldn't be surprised to find him getting a run!

If he does it tells you that Port think we are a soft target!

[Raydan]

x2...Polson and OBrien would make a good footballer if you could morph them together.....
I think Polson deserves a few games and told he is the team and maybe just needs that breakout game of 20 plus possies to kick start him..
Tough ask vs Port though given their onball riches but vs Brisbane and the like he might have learned something by then and deliver for us..
Obrien needs to toughen up and attack the ball better, nice left footer but more grunt required....

EB, you've been banging on about O'Brien and how he needs to toughen up, the kid has a boys body and obviously is aware of that, but there are different classes of toughness. I think it was Grundy who took a screamer on O'Brien knocking him flat, O'Brien got up off the ground straight away and started to chase, that's a tough mind, he just doesn't have the physical size to plow into packs, it will come in time.

If we were a better team he would be still playing 2's, learning how to play against me, but we're not and Lachie is getting a game and doing ok. At least he runs hard both ways.

Also Poulson looked to be knocked out early in the first, he dragged himself off the ground, waived the trainers away and chased, well done young man.

[shawny]

It's funny - when we have so many contributing so little - how can we expect to win games?

Polson, Lamb, O'Brien, O'Shea, Mullet, Garlett....and arguably SOJ too.

Given the two injuries, there half the team not chipping in!!

A bloke like Garlett - for example - has to nail those two goals - otherwise a waste of space....

Yep cant argue with any of that!

Garlett is the sort of player that is only ever going to get it 10-12 times so has to make those touches count.

Did like him crashing the pack against 2 which spilled the ball for us to goal. Thats what we need as a min if he is to hold his place in the coming years as 'hopefully' positions get harder to break into.