Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

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God forbid the club stayed in the 8 two 2 weeks in a row. The Masters of the cock tease is the Carlton football club.

The same knob finds a way to miss kicking a goal from 10 metres out and changing the momentum of the game. This isn't the first time he's done it either so don't go defending him. Casboult is a serial offender on this front.

It's always the same senior players fucking it up. If it's not Murphy or Plowman, never fear Casboult will make sure the cock up trio will manage to change the whole complexion of the game with a monumental fuck up. So fucking predictable.

All you guys talking about improvement are kidding yourself. This is the same shit the club's been delivering for 20 years. Fucking sick of it...

[IvanAwfulbigone]

...we still have too many dumb errors...ie Cripps spoiling Weitering in goal square..Farrell crumbs, easy goal....Dixon handballs to well known long bomb expert Farrell who kicks long goal, Farrells opponent non existent, think it was SPS.
Levi misses like the old Levi from 15m at a crucial stage

Feel like any criticism of our players today is cheap but, yeah, that was poor by Crippa. Weits had it covered. And it was Simmo who left Farrell unattended.

btw, congrats Simmo - officially games ‘losingest’ player. Sad indictment on CFC’s last 20 years. But the T-Train is picking up speed!

[LoveNavy]

So what were the frees against H for?

And noticed that Cripps gets a lot of in the back calls - is that something the opposition has worked out with him?

Not saying those calls aren’t right just curious

The holding frees against. Where it appears both are holding jostling for best marking position. These are 50:50 depending on the second the ump noticed. Noticed Harry's frustration with this today.

[laj]

God forbid the club stayed in the 8 two 2 weeks in a row. The Masters of the cock tease is the Carlton football club.

The same knob finds a way to miss kicking a goal from 10 metres out and changing the momentum of the game. This isn't the first time he's done it either so don't go defending him. Casboult is a serial offender on this front.

It's always the same senior players screwing it up. If it's not Murphy or Plowman, never fear Casboult will make sure the cock up trio will manage to change the whole complexion of the game with a monumental screw up. So screwing predictable.

All you guys talking about improvement are kidding yourself. This is the same crap the club's been delivering for 20 years. screwing sick of it...

Jog on.

[dodge]

Apologies all.  It was my fault that Cas missed that goal from 15 out. 

My son (8yo) said:  certain goal
Me:  wait until it's kicked.
Son:  How can you miss from there?
Me:  Watch and learn.
Son: didn't say anything, but learnt!  (and wasn't watching when Port players essentially did the same).

Looking at pre-match comments and the game, we lack trust in what the Blues will deliver.  They did alright today - once they started getting the ball.  If they string a few more games with that intensity at least, wins will come, confidence will increase and they will build our trust.

Not an honourable loss - they should have won - there is now a difference in that we have an expectation that they win these games.

[Lods]

They hurt more when you're becoming a good side with a chance.

Our percentage is still, over 100. You don't need a huge win in these low scoring times to bump it up by 10%. GC percentage rose 8% on the back of a 32pt win. We need a couple more thumping wins to get right up there.

Little wins...
We took 11% points off their percentage and only lost 1% from ours.

[laj]

We only play 3 more sides in the 8, one being the GC, Brisbane and the Pies the other two. So we have our chances.

[laj]

Little wins...
We took 11% points off their percentage and only lost 1% from ours.

Melbourne's percentage went up 13% today. Nearly passed us.

[capcom]

Are we fit enough and if not, why not?  That worries me a bit

[Baggers]

A ripper game, great standard and if we maintain this intensity/style (and winning most) we'll score more prime time TV games.

The TT clearly not pleased with some aspects of our game today, judging by after game comments and some of the camera 'cut to's' during the coverage. Good he was displeased as he knows we can do much better.

We're a very good side now, even with an ordinary 2nd qtr, slow start and crucial errors in the last qtr we could have quite easily won the game. However, the more deserving side won the game, but I'd rather be on us now and in the future.

After watching the replay that soft free to Dixon and non free against H which others have noted, were both crucial to the result. Umpiring in close games has to be better as it has too much influence on the result otherwise. Both contests were play on... Dixon was holding Jones back with his arm (happens 50 times a game) and Jones made the mistake of briefly touching that arm, experienced umpires understand what Dixon was up to and simply call play on (check out the surprised look on Dixon's swede when he got the free), likewise the H 'tangle' with opponent should have been play on (and Murphy goals). Though in every game decided by less than a kick you can find plenty of IFs, umpiring still has to be better... if in doubt/50-50... play on.

Hopefully SOJ and Zachery make an appearance next week.

When SPS drifted up the ground and into play his impact was important - those footy smarts and disposal skills have to be better utilized.

Like last week our opponents had more inside 50s than us and this time it bit us on the bum.