Post Game Pondering: AFL 2020 Rd 9: Carlton vs Hawthorn

[crashlander]

I'll be getting home in time to write something on this thread. Weird!

[crashlander]

What in God's name happened?

[Thryleon]

Worst 4 quarters we've played in a while.

Umps gave us a head start and everything.

[jeza]

That felt like a 10 goal hammering. Could barely string 2 possessions together for 3 quarters.

I faaaaarking hate Hawthorn too.

My biggest takeaway is just how many dumb players we have - we're not going anywhere near the top with guys who do thing like Plowman does on such a regular basis. If you didn't see them and want to argue the toss I'll just have to refer you to the replay.

[rocky]

What in God's name happened?

The usual. We got well in front and then $H!T ourselves. Let the other mob in and then shrivelled up into our shell and played bit parts in the reemergence of the great white hope that is Hawthorn. I thought losing to Norf last week would be bad but the effort this week far outweighs that. Back to square one.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Bad timing, Hawks under the media pump, four good ins and we decided that the game was won at quarter time and played bruise free footy after that. For all the Cripps carry on he had a light rotating tag only and had his share of free's.
Pittonet probably wilted under the Hawks ruck combo and the Hawks better players ended up with some easy ball thanks to some poor manning up and lazy inept contesting.

[rocky]

My biggest takeaway is just how many dumb players we have - we're not going anywhere near the top with guys who do thing like Plowman does on such a regular basis. If you didn't see them and want to argue the toss I'll just have to refer you to the replay.

He's bad but he's not alone. The guys who we had glimmers of hope from came back to bite us. See Setterfield, Kennedy, Cunningham, SPS (fa@rk me he was bad) etc. Please, please don't tell me we had to give absolute SPUDS guys like Moore 2 games regardless of how bad he was last week. Truly mind-boggling what goes on at selection. Hope the whole season gets called off after that effort.

[IvanAwfulbigone]

We lost it in the first quarter. And that’s a serious statement.

[Lods]

I've stuck up for Murph in the past but he has reached the point where I just expect his kicks will go anywhere else than to one of our players.. Kennedy's another one.

The big problem for me is that while we have some players of size, with a few notable exceptions, they have no idea how to use that size to maximum advantage.
They're big but they don't intimidate....they don't hurt.
Our smaller brigade often get brushed aside much too easily.
We're a weak side...and while we might be able to get away with that in the odd match through the season when we get to the pointy end it won't hold up.

[jeza]

He's bad but he's not alone. The guys who we had glimmers of hope from came back to bite us. See Setterfield, Kennedy, Cunningham, SPS (fa@rk me he was bad) etc. Please, please don't tell me we had to give absolute SPUDS guys like Moore 2 games regardless of how bad he was last week. Truly mind-boggling what goes on at selection. Hope the whole season gets called off after that effort.

Certainly not alone. Our backline just don't have enough mentality about them to stand up under pressure. They panick and lose the game between their ears. Some of those attempts to move the ball out of defence were truly troubling.