Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 8: Carlton vs. Collingwood

[flyboy77]

We just need the likes of Cuners, SOJ, SPS et al. to perform well on a consistent basis.....

[Blue Moon]

I thought our forward line functioned thr best it has all year. We really need a couple of hungry half forwards to really  finish it off. I also thought that there was more mid field cohesion. Our defensive structures are sound and the commitment to the contest was good. I am not sure what happened last week. If we play like this every week then the wheel will turn, and when it does, I will be looking to even up for all the crap that I and Carlton has had to put up with over the past few years.

[flyboy77]

I thought our forward line functioned thr best it has all year. We really need a couple of hungry half forwards to really  finish it off. I also thought that there was more mid field cohesion. Our defensive structures are sound and the commitment to the contest was good. I am not sure what happened last week. If we play like this every week then the wheel will turn, and when it does, I will be looking to even up for all the crap that I and Carlton has had to put up with over the past few years.

years or decades? 

[jeza]

Cunningham and SOS are both very clever footballers. They played particularly well with each other on the weekend. Frequently setting each other up.

Cunningham (as I've said) makes us a 5 goal better team when he's playing and we give him half a chance.

[JonHenry]

Cunningham and SOS are both very clever footballers. They played particularly well with each other on the weekend. Frequently setting each other up.

Cunningham (as I've said) makes us a 5 goal better team when he's playing and we give him half a chance.

Yep he's surprised this year.

To compete with the pies, we need Cunningham, SPS, Setterfield, Dow and Walsh getting 25-30 each.
Collingwood had 3 players get 34.
7 of their mids had 23 or more. 5 of that 7 kicked 1 or more goals.
That is a very serious contribution.

[cookie2]

Cunningham and SOS are both very clever footballers. They played particularly well with each other on the weekend. Frequently setting each other up.

Cunningham (as I've said) makes us a 5 goal better team when he's playing and we give him half a chance.

Beginning to like the look of Cunners myself - already liked Jack.

[jeza]

Yep he's surprised this year.

To compete with the pies, we need Cunningham, SPS, Setterfield, Dow and Walsh getting 25-30 each.
Collingwood had 3 players get 34.
7 of their mids had 23 or more. 5 of that 7 kicked 1 or more goals.
That is a very serious contribution.

People get seduced by Collingwood stats. They chip back and forth 4 times, go backwards, end up bombing down the line from a worse position than they started with all options covered yet they had 4 possessions. They aren't real possessions.

But I agree - Samo in particular - he needs to go from 35 pos on his good days to 25 on his bad (not 16). 5 of his 8 games this year he's been in the teens. He's still miles off unfortunately. Shame because our fortunes are closely tied to his performances in my opinion. He's a real barometer for us.

[laj]

Never seen you look happier Jim ????????

Would I be happy? Telling it like it is. you can do that.

Not sure if you think a 10% record over 40 games is good 4th year into a rebuild but I don't. It's terrible! lose next week and that figure becomes single figues. Like in what universe is that acceptable.

Just don't have the right coach. always a risk getting someone who has played the same amount of AFL games as the rest of us. Needed to fix culture so having a bloke who hasn't played risks not getting full respect. Would do nothing to improve culture. May well be playing out that way. Something has to be it 4 from 40.

[jeza]

Beginning to like the look of Cunners myself - already liked Jack.

I was sold when I saw the way he tore Ess apart in the preseason comp. Kicked 3 and gave a few off.

That kidney injury cost us a couple of wins for sure.

[JonHenry]

People get seduced by Collingwood stats. They chip back and forth 4 times, go backwards, end up bombing down the line from a worse position than they started with all options covered yet they had 4 possessions. They aren't real possessions.

But I agree - Samo in particular - he needs to go from 35 pos on his good days to 25 on his bad (not 16). 5 of his 8 games this year he's been in the teens. He's still miles off unfortunately. Shame because our fortunes are closely tied to his performances in my opinion. He's a real barometer for us.

For me it's the work rate they exhibit to knock up that many.
And they work really hared both ways.
They also had 10% more tackles than us.

It is a base fitness thing, but some of our guys (SPS and Cunningham) should almost be there after 3+4 years respectively