Post Game Passion: AFL 2021 Rd 2: Carlton vs Collingwood

[capcom]

As if it couldn't get any worse. Josh Frydenberg has been named as Carlton's No1 ticket holder.

So was Malcolm Fraser ... so what?

[sydneybluesfan]

5 goals in the second half both weeks, and zero goals in the final 12 minutes both weeks when the game was there to be won. Absolutely smashed in the time in possession stats both last quarters. Our fittest and hardest working player all game is our youngest player. As a coaching and playing group it is completely unacceptable to not be able to run out games so consistently at this level.

[ElwoodBlues1]

5 goals in the second half both weeks, and zero goals in the final 12 minutes both weeks when the game was there to be won. Absolutely smashed in the time in possession stats both last quarters. Our fittest and hardest working player all game is our youngest player. As a coaching and playing group it is completely unacceptable to not be able to run out games so consistently at this level.

Isnt that Russell's job to get our blokes fitter?

[Spanner_smf2_import2]

Hey, how's Murphy going?

[Lods]

I found this a really confusing game.

I think that's reinforced by some of the different opinions of where things went wrong and individual player performance.

At times we looked to be well on top but the game always had a bit of an inevitability (in Collingwood's favour) about it...much like the Richmond game last week.

I have a feeling we didn't turn up to play with any intensity at the start.
Players may have thought we did alright against Richmond and Collingwood were pretty poor in round 1 so we should have them covered....dangerous thinking if that was the case.

As mentioned, Cripps seems to be struggling a bit with the more open way the game is being played...but there looked to be something else lacking tonight in terms of confidence going for the ball. Dropped an easy chest mark and looked to be favouring an arm at one stage.

Lost count of the times a number of our players slipped over and took themselves out of contests at critical times.

It's not the end of the world but we need to get back on track pretty quick or we'll have another wasted season.

[Lods]

So was Malcolm Fraser ... so what?

And Ming too...It's a tradition. ;D

[Macca37]

So after 2 rounds in 2021 we are in the same position we have been for umpteen years: we have a list that is not good enough.

Too few players have the necessary skills to make a difference and we have too many C graders posing as B graders.  When the going gets tough they go missing.

As Jack Dyer said " you can't pull your socks up if you're not wearing any."

I feel sorry for Teague. 

[rocky]

Absolutely gutted by that p!$$-weak performance. 0-2 for 9 years in a row and counting. Never looked like winning. Another year of woe if we keep dishing that up. Totally cr@p. Only positive is there are plenty of knobs who can be dropped.
1. Setterfield
2. Casboult
3. Murphy
4. Willo
Surely it's time to play some guys on merit rather than reputation.
Teague needs to rattle the cage.
I'm really p!$$ed off.  >

[townsendcalling]

If Curnow isn’t sent out to sit on a specific player, then he’s not in the side. Offers nothing otherwise.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Grundy 51 Hitouts to Pittonet 21...
Our mids were ordinary..Adams and old man Pendlebury worked harder...

Williamson and Setterfield were liabilities.....need dropping
Casboult was either injured or just plain shite.
Dow probably needs more game time on ball and needs to go back to the twos.
SPS got some ball and made a couple of decent spoils.
Plowman was slaughtered...
Docherty is very iffy
Cripps was well held
Ed Curnow....did well on Adams in the 3rd quarter and gave some effort but doesnt have the class we need.
Martin....3 goals but not enough only 12 touches...
Gibbons...not bad for a VFL battler and probably our most dangerous small forward.
Fisher...ok at times but not enough...
Harry...ok but Moore was probably one of the best on the ground.
Dont know who played on Crisp but they gave it away and he just kept running..
Murphy..ok at times but not enough..
Saad....very good at both defending and attacking, ball use was also very good.
Walsh...our best mid but the bloke he played on Adams was BOG ...
Newnes....tougher night for Jack, wasnt our worst but found the pace of the game quicker this week.