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

[Spanner_smf2_import2]

Don’t get sucked in by some of the uneducated who periodically visit this site. Sometimes it’s a good place to avoid after a loss because some of the comments are far too emotional.......or just plain dumb!!

Yes, because you and "laj", are so insightful it hurts.

So you're saying, playing the likes of Murphy and Co for the last decade has worked so well, let's continue on that path becuase, hey it's bound to turn around soon.... right, right!?

Tell me, what's the definition of insanity?

[JonDorotich]

Unfortunately completely out coached and we’ve got some gaps.

McKay, TDK, Casboult, Gibbons and Betts simply didn’t do enough to quell Quaynor, Noble, Maynard and Moore who consistently pushed forward to outnumber our midfield - if you don’t go with them it’s hard to win.

Plowman vs Stevenson was indescribably stupid for so many reasons.

At least we know our deficiencies - we need
- A tough fast defender to play on fast attackers
- 2x tough fast midfielders (Adams like intensity)
- 1x fast small forward to partner Fisher

At the end of the year, time  is up for Betts, Simpson, Kreuzer and probably Murphy and we need to make a call on Plowman.

[crashlander]

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

Yes. He will not get up for a game on Thursday. Give him a break so he can manage the last couple of games adequately.

[shawny]

It’s so bloody hard not to wonder if we are heading in the right direction when you watch a performance like that.

I was at last years game against them and we looked every bit like a team on the rise and if it wasn’t for some late awful decisions against us we deserved that win more then they did. And they had a full team off memory. I walked away disappointed but under no doubts we were going the right way.

Fast forward 12 months and year 5 of the rebuild we dish up this rubbish when they were no where near full strength and with everything to play for. I want to be opportunistic but I dunno what to think to be honest. 

Interesting 4 weeks coming up.

[crashlander]

Need to clean out the dead wood. Marc Murphy has cost Paddy Dow a whole season of development.

More than harsh, mate. Just not accurate. Paddy Dow wasn't fit enough until a couple of weeks back. Murphy, on the other hand, has played some of his best footy for the year in those few weeks.

[crashlander]

We haven't made finals for 7 years. Collingwood were missing a quarter of their best 22. Enough excuses.

And we were not? We had 13 players available for the 2nds game. We needed half of the GC side to field a team.

[crashlander]

Just heard Collingwood hasn’t kept us to no goals in the second half of football for 111 years. At least we sit at 127 wins a piece against each other.

That is simply terrible. We need to rise to the occasion, not drop off. We need to get ahead of these ... meat pies!

[Jack Burton]

Don't reckon we can play Pittonet, TdK, Casboult and McKay against the half decent teams. It means that for most of the game 3 of those 4 are inside forward 50, and Pittonet gives nothing up there, TdK gives nothing for now but may improve, Casboult has to run up to the wings to get a touch, and McKay always seems to be flying against Pittonet/TdK and their opponents. If it wasn't for Eddie's first half, we would hardly have scored in this game. Too big, too slow

[Professer E]

Beaten by a better side and shows where we need to improve to actually improve.

TDK-Casboult-Mckay.... Any chance of these jokers  actually holding a mark?  And what was worse... Why do they get out marked so frequently?!? By midgets!!!! Moore did as he pleased today,  ##@$/! Our tall forwards are frustrating.  Maybe it's because they get blocked and held,  but the delivery to them was excremental. Anyway,  very poor these three today. 

Everybody loves Eddie but Quaynor ran off him at will today and killed us.  Sorry Eddie, but if you can't chase and pressure exiting defenders it's curtains mate.

And Cripps stunk today, Pendles - his direct opponent -  flogged us... As did every single small pies running player.

We desparately need a line breaking half back with penetration, hence I can see the interest in Zac Williams.

[crashlander]

Beaten by a better side and shows where we need to improve to actually improve.

TDK-Casboult-Mckay.... Any chance of these jokers  actually holding a mark?  And what was worse... Why do they get out marked so frequently?!? By midgets!!!! Moore did as he pleased today,  ##@$/! Our tall forwards are frustrating.  Maybe it's because they get blocked and held,  but the delivery to them was excremental. Anyway,  very poor these three today. 

Everybody loves Eddie but Quaynor ran off him at will today and killed us.  Sorry Eddie, but if you can't chase and pressure exiting defenders it's curtains mate.

And Cripps stunk today, Pendles - his direct opponent -  flogged us... As did every single small pies running player.

We desparately need a line breaking half back with penetration, hence I can see the interest in Zac Williams.

Really out-thought. each of these moves was a winner for them. We simply need to be willing to change opponents during the game if something is not working.
In that respect, Teague is a lot like Ratten. He won't move someone until it is too late. This is something he has to learn before we are going to be a top side.