Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 13: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

[kruddler]

Well....he hasn't left the site, only to return under a different moniker.....yet.



But yes, its becoming very tiresome, and we are only 2 games in.

[PaulP]

Well....he hasn't left the site, only to return under a different moniker.....yet.



But yes, its becoming very tiresome, and we are only 2 games in.

So now, lapses in concentration, basic skill errors and honorable losses are ok ?

The Dogs are average, and without Libba for a fair whack of the game.

[bratblue]

It's much better with a more attacking plan but it wil take time because of the $hit from the other bloke. What is it, a win against a side in the top 5 and a narrow lose and managing 100.

Nice edit Lod's 

[ElwoodBlues1]

So now, lapses in concentration, basic skill errors and honorable losses are ok ?

The Dogs are average, and without Libba for a fair whack of the game.

Paul, I think the comeback was something we didnt experience too often under BB, Dogs earned the win but we didnt give up and throw the towel in.
Teague has brought belief and self confidence back to some of our players who were down ie Charlie.

[Lods]

So now, lapses in concentration, basic skill errors and honorable losses are ok ?

Not at all!
They're being called out.

[Barbs]

Terrible, terrible lapse after we kicked our last goal.

With 6-6-6 if you need one more goal you CANNOT let the other team bottle it up. Keep it alive at all costs. A second ball up spells death and that’s exactly what happened.

Having said that, we didn’t deserve to win. Never seen Krooz so comprehensively thrashed.

Dunno about that - hit outs were 53-33 to us.

Our midfield went missing for extended periods though and didn’t complement his ruck work very well.

[kruddler]

So now, lapses in concentration, basic skill errors and honorable losses are ok ?

The Dogs are average, and without Libba for a fair whack of the game.

We all know your stance on things.

But perhaps you should realise what other peoples stances are if you want to pick fights.

I was never pro-sacking of Bolton.
I realised after the Bombers game that 'something' had to happen. I actually said pre-sacking, that it was the biggest ground swell i've seen since the gold coast game (ala Rattens sacking). I had the same stance then. I didn't think sacking Ratten would fix anything, but 'something' had to happen and i understood it.

So with that out of the way....

I always believed that while we gave effort (under Bolton) that we were right on the cusp of turning things around for good. We've had so many close losses that its only a matter of time until one (or more) of those close games gets turned into a win.....and more wins.

So while i don't believe Bolton was the problem. I don't believe Teague is necessarily the answer. I do believe in the players we have and i do believe its only a matter of time until things turn around for good. Potentially as early as this year.

So why i don't celebrate a loss, i am buoyed by the fact that we showed we had a pair and gave effort....even though things didn't go our way early. We did NOT spit the dummy. We sucked it up and got on with it like big boys should.

[laj]

The way Casboult and Jones have gone maybe we should put all out struggling forwards in defence...lol.

[Professer E]

McGovern is the most over rated and over paid player on our list.  Didn't even do his usual five minutes this game, was invisible all night.

[ElwoodBlues1]

The way Casboult and Jones have gone maybe we should put all out struggling forwards in defence...lol.

Old saying Jim was " mugs to the backline"...