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

[flyboy77]

haven't watched any of it yet but two things spring to mind:

1. we played (all up) two good quarters, but two terrible ones too; and

2. Blokes like Dow, LOB, maybe even SPS shouldn't be playing 1s presently.

[kruddler]

haven't watched any of it yet but two things spring to mind:

1. we played (all up) two good quarters, but two terrible ones too; and

2. Blokes like Dow, LOB, maybe even SPS shouldn't be playing 1s presently.

....and not haven't watched any of it, what leads you to single them out???

[kruddler]

In the immediate term? DeLuca..

Cuningham is our best fit for a small forward.

His kicking is elite.
His attack on the footy is great.
He gets to the drop of the ball.

Its just a shame we need him a bit further up the ground too.

He has really come on this year and its a shame we don't have 2 of him.

[PaulP]

https://www.afl.com.au/video/2019-06-15/...atch-blues

Briefly elaborates on tagging / not tagging.

[IvanAwfulbigone]

Certainly no arguments with Teague's plan for players to "play to their strengths".  Small problem with that some players think they're millionaires.

Harry's strength surfaces when the ball is delivered laces out. SPS's strength is a nice clean one-touch possession in space. Ain't gonna happen. His first half was deplorable. Sparked up in the second to his credit.

He wasn't Pat Malone in that first half. I glanced at the stats and more than half a dozen of our players touched the ball 8 times or less.

Interesting that some are defending Kruezer with stats. "Hitouts to advantage"? I love stats. Blind Freddie could see that they were waltzing it out of the centre with ease. Yeah, maybe he got a hand to it and the ball sort of went forward a bit so let's chalk that down as a "hitout to advantage" despite the fact that the follow up play was a two possession romp into an open goal  :

I can see that he's definitely better at boundary throw ins but also worrying is a recurring theme that opposition ruckman are escaping forward to hurt us with 2-3 goals.

[laj]

Weird game. 2 x 7 goal turnarounds, 1 x 5 goal turnaround, which fell just short. We kicked more goals in the last qtr than our terrific 3rd qtr, all after the 20 min mark.

Next game could be tough. Freo in Perth.

[Professer E]

Kreuzer is the least of our problems.  A swag of midfielders who don't get it enough,  don't tackle,  apply little defensive pressure when we don't have the pill,  and have dreadful disposal and ball use - that's our biggest issue.

A couple of smaller ground level goal kickers would nice too.

[Micky0]

I don’t know, in the last quarter in particular, watching SPS move, he is a smart player. I thought at one stage, I feel comfortable with the ball in his hands when it’s tight.

Hopefully another preseason for he and Fish will give them more strength.

The main thing I’m really over seeing is our guys just getting pushed past when they’re trying to tackle.  I think I yelled out more ‘bring him to ground!’ Than anything else last night. Very frustrating.

[Professer E]

Be careful for yelling out,  you'll be evicted and banned by Oberfuhrer G-Mac.

[PaulP]

Kreuzer is the least of our problems.  A swag of midfielders who don't get it enough,  don't tackle,  apply little defensive pressure when we don't have the pill,  and have dreadful disposal and ball use - that's our biggest issue.
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The main thing I’m really over seeing is our guys just getting pushed past when they’re trying to tackle.  I think I yelled out more ‘bring him to ground!’ Than anything else last night. Very frustrating.

At this point, we are simply not a stripping team. If we don't get first use, we simply don't have size, smarts, coaching, whatever it is, to force a turnover and regain possession. If the other mob get first use, especially out of the middle, they just move it effortlessly for a shot on goal. We are far too reliant on Cripps and first touch.