Post Game Pandemonium: AFL Rd 3: Carlton vs Fremantle

[madbluboy]

Loved Cotrell's game, he's just a competitor.

[PaulP]

3 kicks, 1 Handball, 2 Tackles.    Great goal yes, but I certainly wouldn't be calling that good for a small forward in side that had 29 scoring shots.

Yes, it was good seeing him out there, and I'm not sure you could say he played badly per se, but he was very much a minor player I thought. He either didn't do much, or didn't have much to do.

[flyboy77]

Leave Jones in the backline, gotta get that back 6 settled and playing in unison. Leave H fwd as he is the man and not a ruck (part time or other wise). Levi ether crashes and bashes with Pitto or OMac does. Dow can make way for Gov providing Gov has enough km in the legs, no rushing players in for the sake of it.

Can't argue that....Jones was elite today.

But if Guv for Levi happens, someone needs to spend time as a back up ruck....

[flyboy77]

Yes, it was good seeing him out there, and I'm not sure you could say he played badly per se, but he was very much a minor player I thought. He either didn't do much, or didn't have much to do.

Betts is better than Fisher by some margin as a small forward....

[laj]

Leave Jones in the backline, gotta get that back 6 settled and playing in unison. Leave H fwd as he is the man and not a ruck (part time or other wise). Levi ether crashes and bashes with Pitto or OMac does. Dow can make way for Gov providing Gov has enough km in the legs, no rushing players in for the sake of it.

Jones went really well in the ruck before his recall a few years ago. Ran around like a madman killing opposition players, taking marks, getting a heap of touches and even kicking goals. Levi's not fit so right now he's essentially just a 2nd tap ruck. Whether it be Jones or Harry it's just a few minutes a qtr. The day Charlie comes back we'll have no choice anyway as he'd likely replace Levi.

[Raydan]

Good solid team game, no real brilliance but a 45 point win, playing a bruising style. I don't see why we would change the team at all, sure we may have had some quite players, but I saw someone write that Newnes should be dropped, I don't understand why 23 disposals, none overly flashy, but provided a nice link player to help get the handball chains going. Can't see how you'd drop Newnes.

I also fell through the floor when I saw that someone said Williamson needs to come back in, WHY? He's been crap this season and Parks did more in his first game that Willo has this season.

As for dropping Plowman, who's going to be that defender who goes to the best small or mid. Sure he got beat last week, but we had just one AFL listed defender playing in the VFL this week in Williamson, who was playing worse and could shut down anybody, cause he wear roller skates and slips over continually. When you've finished so high in the B&F for continual years, you will get the chance to redeem yourself, which I though Plowman did today, 10 marks and 21 poss with 327 meters gained.

As mentioned Fogarty is a great get, possibly the best of all three or at least an equal to. 25 disposals, 7 tackles, 3 clearances, 440 meters gained playing mainly as a HFF, plus his lowering of the eyes was outstanding. He's a 200 gamer.

Harry won't get it much easier than that, ball coming in low and fast, with a third rate backman on him who gave up front position all day long. It a shame that he only got 7 goals, Harry has to kick the left hand side of the field goals where he can't snap round the corner.

I got into Cripps last week, this week credit where it's due, he was much better, and he also did the hand over to a HFF on occasions, he played well as a forward and straight kicking shows there is some future in attack on a more regular basis. 34 Poss, 11 clearances and 2 goals. But they had a better balance across the centre with starting square of Cripps, Williams and Ed, with Walsh on the wing who had to be best on ground today 37 touches with 4 tackles and they were hard possessions.

Jones was outstanding down back, playing his own game, Gibbons was very good as well, same with Jack. It was a team win.

The first half especially reminded me of a Richmond type playing style, running in numbers and just the will to get the ball forward any way and arriving in number at every contest, get it to the right player to kick it forward.

[Shakin77]

Laughable comment.

A small forward feeds when the ball hits the deck....

everything went harry's way - who should have kicked 12.

There simply wasn't enough crumb for any small foward/

What crap.  Levi and Harry early dropped plenty of marks early.  We scrapped plenty of goals from inside 50's.

Murphy who everyone wants gone was 78% forward, had 6 score involvements, 12 touches and kicked 1.1

Eddie was underdone and had 4 touches for the game.    In the worst 4 on the ground for the Blues

Long term Durdin and Honey will offer more.

[Shakin77]

Newnes plays wing and works pretty hard defensively.  Named in our best Round 1 and good again today.  Strange comment to call for him to be dropped

[shawny]

What crap.  Levi and Harry early dropped plenty of marks early.  We scrapped plenty of goals from inside 50's.

Murphy who everyone wants gone was 78% forward, had 6 score involvements, 12 touches and kicked 1.1

Eddie was underdone and had 4 touches for the game.    In the worst 4 on the ground for the Blues

Long term Durdin and Honey will offer more.

Agree. Love Eddie but he is only going to be used when we have injuries. Shouldn’t get a game if fisher is available.
In the meantime I would prefer to see Cunningham given a block of games.

I mean if Cunningham played eddies game today (4 touches and one goal) most would say it’s not enough.

[flyboy77]

What crap.  Levi and Harry early dropped plenty of marks early.  We scrapped plenty of goals from inside 50's.

Murphy who everyone wants gone was 78% forward, had 6 score involvements, 12 touches and kicked 1.1

Eddie was underdone and had 4 touches for the game.    In the worst 4 on the ground for the Blues

Long term Durdin and Honey will offer more.

First game back, put plenty of pressure on....did his job.

stats mean jack sometimes.

you should know better.