Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 22: Carlton vs St Kilda

[laj]

In these last 11 rounds we'll have played the top 4, 3 others who were in the 8 at the time or in the 8 now, traveled twice, with one of those other 3 games against sides out of the 8 we had to play it in Sydney. Another one we lost to Melbourne because of a Simmo shank. For a side that finished last with 2 wins last year that's not exactly a pleasant draw.

6-5, as is likely, is tremendous, 7-4 would be something outstanding.

[laj]

We might end up the best 16th pace team ever. Or best 3rd last team ever.

[madbluboy]

Basically we are a four goals better side than what we were in the first half of the season. If we had played like we are playing now back then, we would have an additional six wins and would be sitting in the top eight. We beat St.Kilda without our full back, our centre half back and our centre half forward,  as well as having our Captain, best player and leader getting out of his sick bed to play. For the first time in a long time the skies are blue and that blue is dark navy.

Bolton and SOS have to get credit for building and developing the list. Teague is showing that he can get the best out of the boys.

[Tragic]

Bolton and SOS have to get credit for building and developing the list. Teague is showing that he can get the best out of the boys.

exactly mad one.  I like the hard yards BB put in.  he deserves credit.  DT is simply showing he is a better game day coach.  and SoS's hard work is starting to show dividends now, whereas before there were noises that he couldn't pick a winner in a 1 ticket raffle.

[bignic]

I'm wondering if the club has or would, give any thought to making daisy an offer to stay on in a coaching role. He's well spoken, got a great footy brain, and has an excellent relationship with the players.

DT is only 38, and is senior coach, so why not a young recently retired DT to mentor players.

[laj]

Bolton and SOS have to get credit for building and developing the list. Teague is showing that he can get the best out of the boys.

SOS built the list, Bolton couldn't coach it and probably held them back  as we have seen by the last 10 weeks. Teague is showing that.

[PaulP]

I'm wondering if the club has or would, give any thought to making daisy an offer to stay on in a coaching role. He's well spoken, got a great footy brain, and has an excellent relationship with the players.

DT is only 38, and is senior coach, so why not a young recently retired DT to mentor players.

Hard to say. His public comments indicate that he's keen to play on, and believes he has plenty left in the tank. If he doesn't get a senior spot elsewhere, I'm not sure whether he'd prefer an AFL assistant's role, or whether he'd prefer to play in the VFL or other league. His comments give the impression that wanted to enjoy that winning feeling again after putting in the hard yards, so based on that I doubt a club like GC would appeal.

[flyboy77]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-201...sygkSBYsrA

Under law 10.4.1, timekeepers are expected to sound the siren until the field umpire acknowledges the siren and brings play to an end.

“The Timekeepers shall sound the siren to signal the end of a quarter until a field Umpire or the emergency Umpire acknowledges the siren and brings play to an end, by blowing a whistle and holding both arms above their head.”

“When we hear it (the siren), that’s the end of the quarter,” Harris explained to Silvagni and teammate Harry McKay.

So, the umpires were wrong.

Part of bringing it (the quarter) to an end is "AND holding both arms above their head" - this was not done by any umpire before the mark was taken.

Mark should have stood.

[Lods]

On the relative contributions of Bolton, SOS and Teague...

It's really something we need to wait a bit longer to determine.
We're having a bit of a euphoric period just at the moment and the blue goggles are working overtime...but consider this...

Teague's coaching abilities will be tested during a full season in different ways.
Everything so far has been positive and hopefully he is able to meet any challenge that comes his way.

One of those will be the use and development of our younger brigade because a reality of our current success is that it's not built on the back of our youth.
It's a combination of youth and experience and in fact the major movers, and most consistent,  have been players like Cripps, Murphy, Kreuzer, Simpson, Jones, Levi, Thomas, Ed Curnow.
None of which were recruited by Silvagni, and many of whom are playing much  better football under Teague than they did under Bolton.

Of the young ones the best of them  like Weitering, Walsh, Curnow, Harry, SPS were early draft picks.
But there are successes further down the list with some trades and acquisitions now looking like they'll be good players.
Consistency of the young ones is probably what needs to develop.

When most of the old crew give way to the young ones in two or three years time that's when the success of Silvagni's strategy can be really judged.

In Bolton's case....Unfortunately he'll get little credit (apart from maybe a few hard core supporters) because the young player's best football is still ahead of them and Teague will get the credit for their performances.

[LP]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-201...sygkSBYsrA

So, the umpires were wrong.

Part of bringing it (the quarter) to an end is "AND holding both arms above their head" - this was not done by any umpire before the mark was taken.

Mark should have stood.

So they pick and choose, I suppose we are paranoid to think it's not an accident!