Post Game Pandemonium!: AFL 2020 Rd 14: Carlton vs Collingwood

[Baggers]

Again when we wrestle control of the game and the opposition respond with tenacity and strategic change, our appointed leaders failure to respond... that's on-field leaders and those in the coaching box.

[shawny]

Imagine the result with Sidebottom, Treloar and a couple of other players in the side. Probably our worst game for the season. Bitter result that could have been worse. 2020 done. Start thinking about recruiting players that make a genuine difference.

Spot on. Too many patted the club on the back for snaring C graders during this rebuild, yet the real point was we failed because we couldn't influence genuine A graders - put simply we wont take the next step unless we can get real mccoy A grade midfielders in the door at seasons end.

Cripps is busted up already and looks half the player he was which is a real worry. Without bolstering our main deficiency we may not be a bottom team anymore but i can assure you we wont ever be a genuine threat either. 

[Lods]

Our forwards were disgraceful in terms of pressure in the second half...Noble, Quaynor and Crisp just racked them up, never had a man and we just bombed the ball long like we usually do when we have no plan B and they have the talls in Moore and Roughead to match our talls so we couldnt take any marks even on a dry day.

The long high  balls into the forward line are so easy to defend against especially if your 'markers' are having an off day.
If we were hoping for our small forwards to reap a crumbing benefit...it wasn't really happening.
The big forwards weren't grabbing them.
Yet we persisted with it.
Too predictable

[laj]

Once again we got to 9 (10?) points up but just couldn't get THAT goal.
Instead, it was a series of fumbles, poor decisions, and loose checking which finally got Coll'wood the goal which put a spring in their step and the rest was miserably predictable.

Had everything to play for today so I'll never understand the mentality or psychology of this bunch.

Teague gets a 2 out of 10 today.

The only positive is that we're a game closer to seeing a few players give it away ... I hope.

That was the main test, playing under this type of pressure for the first time since the 2013 EF. Good enough physically but didn't cope with it mentally when everything was on the line. That's why I want us involved in these games. When we are likely a better side next year I want to make sure we are mentally ready for big occasions when the time comes. It's learning. Half expected we'd $hit the bed. Big leap from the worst rabble ever to a finals contender in 12 months.

[madbluboy]

Time to rest Cripps and let the rest of them pull their weight.

[madbluboy]

That was the main test, playing under this type of pressure for the first time since the 2013 EF. Good enough physically but didn't cope with it mentally when everything was on the line. That's why I want us involved in these games. When we are likely a better side next year I want to make sure we are mentally ready for big occasions when the time comes. It's learning. Half expected we'd $hit the bed. Big leap from the worst rabble ever to a finals contender in 12 months.

12 months? Been about 5 years!

[shawny]

Beaten by a better side.
Quite a few players down on the form of previous weeks.
Time to play the kids, do some experimentation....and maybe give a few a farewell game.

Just cant play 'the kids' Bolton did that and we couldnt beat a local U18 team when we go too young. Have to finish the year off with at least another 2 wins otherwise good luck trying to convince any one that can make a difference to play for us.

We will end up with more scraps again

[Gointocarlton]

C'est la vie

[laj]

12 months? Been about 5 years!

12 months ago after being $hit for 5 years.

[madbluboy]

12 months ago after being $hit for 5 years.

12 months ago we looked okay, on the rise. Sadly we haven't improved.