Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 6: Carlton vs. Hawthorn

[rocky]

Kreuzer struggled yesterday by himself and that happens time and time again when he comes up against the best rucks.

He was on fire in the first half. Absolutely blitzing. What happened to him in the last? Was he injured? does anyone have an update?

[Spanner_smf2_import2]

How good is Marc Murphy? Wow!

We should petition the club for a bronze statue of him outside the club in lieu of his courageous and skillful contributions over the past decade or so. I'd also like a never ending video loop on a screen below the statue showing him at his best. You know, things like:

- Avoiding all contact when he is presented with any opposition player large or small in his vicinity
- Shanking his kicks and missing every target by either kicking it over their head or missing either side by at least 3-4 metres
- Scrubbing a shot for goal along the ground when the opportunity presents itself to a kick a goal to win the game
- Looping his kicks so they take an eternity to reach the intended target giving the opposition ample time to spoil
- And my personal favourite, why kick a drop punt for goal from 35 metres directly in front when you can do a right foot banana and kick it out on the full. Show boating like the champion he is! He never misses an opportunity to show the world what he's got in that endless bag of tricks of his.

Ahhhh, classic Marc! Skills galore and loves to showcase them to all and sundry every week.

Thanks Marc! You're a wonder!

[PaulP]

He was on fire in the first half. Absolutely blitzing. What happened to him in the last? Was he injured? does anyone have an update?

I'm curious as well. Nothing that I can find on the net, at this stage. Hopefully that's a good sign.

[PaulP]

Kreuzer struggled yesterday by himself and that happens time and time again when he comes up against the best rucks.

tend to agree.

[LP]

I can throw Gibbs in too.

Judd set a standard that was easy to follow, but they couldn't, wouldn't or didn't.

Kruezer has always been first class in his attack on the ball and contest, so as the leader/leaders they didn't perform then and still don't now.

I thought Cripps was captain yesterday?

[WASurfer]

Again, late to the discussion so apologies for repeating earlier comments. But seriously frustrating to watch that yesterday. It's hard to believe the team that was out there in the 3rd quarter was the same team that had whipped Hawthorn in the first half. Was texting a mate during the game and neither of us could fathom why Curnow or someone else didn't go to O'Meara. He was the only one keeping them in the game and if he'd been reigned in rather than left to run around on his own, it might've been different. But that aside, the skills in the 3rd quarter were back to what they were last year...and we panicked....scrubby, panic kicks. Even Jones, who'd been superb in the first half, had a brain fade and fell over and gifted them a goal.

Is it just me or is Plowman just absolutely horrible at the moment? Lost count of how many times he turned it over yesterday and at one point in the 3rd quarter when we were running it out of defence he handballed to a bloke standing still with an opponent about to crunch him. I cringe whenever Dow or O'Brien get the footy as they look like a deer caught in the headlights.

The injury to Simpson and possibly Newman will probably save Plowman at selection but Williamson should come in this week along with Kennedy and hopefully Charlie.

[Baggers]

How good is Marc Murphy? Wow!

We should petition the club for a bronze statue of him outside the club in lieu of his courageous and skillful contributions over the past decade or so. I'd also like a never ending video loop on a screen below the statue showing him at his best. You know, things like:

- Avoiding all contact when he is presented with any opposition player large or small in his vicinity
- Shanking his kicks and missing every target by either kicking it over their head or missing either side by at least 3-4 metres
- Scrubbing a shot for goal along the ground when the opportunity presents itself to a kick a goal to win the game
- Looping his kicks so they take an eternity to reach the intended target giving the opposition ample time to spoil
- And my personal favourite, why kick a drop punt for goal from 35 metres directly in front when you can do a right foot banana and kick it out on the full. Show boating like the champion he is! He never misses an opportunity to show the world what he's got in that endless bag of tricks of his.

Ahhhh, classic Marc! Skills galore and loves to showcase them to all and sundry every week.

Thanks Marc! You're a wonder!

I distinctly recall seeing one of Murph's clangers in defence, in the last qtr yesterday and thought to myself, 'I hope Spanner didn't see that!' You obviously did, and other mistakes. I like Murph, always have but too many mistakes yesterday from a leader and experienced player.

Your disdain for Murph is palpable (to state the bloomin' obvious!)... did he harm a pet of yours or... just kidding, jokin' 

Are you still in Canberra? Work is taking me there in a few weeks... love to catch up for a cuppa.

[LP]

Can't play two rucks unless they can both do something alot more than just tap.

So you are claiming Kreuzer and Casboult are just tap ruckmen? :o

The rest of us think it's the worst aspect of their game, and the least important!

Phillips is quite mobile, he's not a great tap ruckmen, he's more likely to push forwrad and score a goal than SpecialK but do we need rucks getting in McGovern, Charlie and McKay's way!

Phillips is less likely to float defensively than Lobbe, it's a weaker aspect of his game, but Lobbe is nowhere near as mobile. Let's face it none of them are supplemental mid-fielders like SpecialK.

In any case your assertion about two rucks is fundamentally wrong, the evidence doesn't support your claim. Even yesterday it wasn't until we lost SpecialK's influence and Casboult was left solo to the mercy of McEvoy that momentum changed. I'm glad of one thing, our coaches held their nerve and didn't give in to playing McKay in the ruck against McEvoy!

[DJC]

Probably the last 10 or 15 minutes.

Kreuzer is listed as having 75% TOG.  That’s incredibly low for him.

[LP]

Kreuzer is listed as having 75% TOG.  That’s incredibly low for him.

When I watch the replay I'll keep an eye out, but I suspect he started missing a bit of game time and most of the missing time came after 1/2 or 3/4 time.