Post Game Passion: 2019 AFL Rd 19: Carlton vs Adelaide

[shawny]

Biggest thing that has changed is our players belief.

Even when things are not going our way, we never go into our shells or deviate, we just continue with the same run, flair and attack until it turns. We don’t lose focus anymore.

It’s taken a while but if believing they belong is Teagues doing he should be signed up today. Making players believe and building confidence in a young group is understated and vitally important.

I think it clear we have turned the corner.

[rocky]

I would like to say this however, ever since Daisy called the umpire a cheat we have got a very raw deal from the umpires, so many barely there frees given to the opposition and we basically have to be raped to get a free.

Hard to argue this point given an appalling performance by the officials yesterday.

[flyboy77]

This was a real 4 quarter effort. Some of the transition work out of the back half yesterday was first rate. SPS adds a fair bit of class and although he tends to get too cute sometimes generally he does something constructive with his disposal. A few blokes have saved their careers since Teague has taken over.
See Kennedy, Silvagni, Murphy, Curnow.
If Fish is back next week I'd get rid of Lang. He's no good. Don't be deceived. Where the majority have increased their intensity over the last 7 weeks he's still a cat. Not up to it. O'Brien is showing more.
I remember Setterfield being so fumbly at the start of the year but he has improved significantly since then to say the least.
Well done to Philips. All I wanted was a contest and he exceeded my expectations.
Gibbons has progressively got  better as the year has gone on. Maybe the mature body comes to the for as the younger ones tire. Congrats on the selection team in keeping the faith where I was wanting him dropped after round 4.
Jones continues to give you heart in the mouth moments but his importance to the team cannot be understated.
Cripps, superlatives escape me. I haven't been this excited about a Carlton player since Kouta and I say a prayer every night for his continues health and contract extension commitment.
Adelaide are a rabble at the moment. A lot of head shaking and arm waving went on with them yesterday. The West Coast will be a totally different story and be a great indicator of we're we are at. Bring it on I say and I wouldn't have been saying that 7 weeks ago.

Lang does a lot more than Dow presently.

Fisher and Fasolo for Lang and Dow?

[JonHenry]

Lang does a lot more than Dow presently.

Fisher and Fasolo for Lang and Dow?

Fasolo a waste of time
Play Stocker

[PaulP]

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One last observation - Cripps is the only one in the team who wears the fluorescent yellow boots - I was wondering yesterday if that is done on purpose so all the other players can spot him at a glance...?

It's hard to tell at normal speed, but Newman was wearing boots very similar to Cripps. Newman's look like a block colour bright green, and Cripps' looked like a graduated colorway, from bright green to a lighter green or white. Different brands too I believe.

[Mantis]

They might have some sponsorship deal with a boot manufacturer. It wouldn’t be the first time it has happened. I have a vague memory of Kouta having a sponsorship with a boot manufacturer and the entire club a sponsorship with a direct competitor. Big clash of interests. Don’t quote my words but I am sure it was  Kouta. Us oldies struggle with long term memory. Short term memory isn’t much better by the way. Where did I put my coffee again? Hang on, I don’t drink coffee.  > ;D

[capcom]

Remember Sheedy painting the adidas "three stripes" across some of his teams' boots to disguise their true origin with another manufacturer?

And yep, Kouta had a separate deal

[LoveNavy]

Assistant?

Bugger it.
Bring all our boys home.

[LoveNavy]

That pick up spin just shows what class SPS has...

Class.

It's the class of 2016 slowhand.
Samo picked by CFC and Setters by Giants.
Followed by the class of SOS to land the latter with the former. ????

[LoveNavy]

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blue...52bd8.html

For those discussing boots etc.
I wouldn't be too quick to endorse the manufacturer of Crippa's boots.
Look closely. Looks like one boot is held together with sticky tape