Pre game postulations: AFL 2021 Rd 7: Carlton vs the Drug Cheats

[JonDorotich]

It’s your bottom 5 or so that count as they tend to make critical mistakes under pressure and our bottom 5 is way off the pace at the moment. As unfair as this may seem, I think that we can now confidently say that if all of Newnes, Plowman, Murphy, Betts, Casboult play we’re a very good chance to lose.  We can probably afford 2-3 of that group at most.

[Thryleon]

It’s your bottom 5 or so that count as they tend to make critical mistakes under pressure and our bottom 5 is way off the pace at the moment. As unfair as this may seem, I think that we can now confidently say that if all of Newnes, Plowman, Murphy, Betts, Casboult play we’re a very good chance to lose.  We can probably afford 2-3 of that group at most.

Murphy isn't in our bottom 5.

Thats why we don't win.

[Professer E]

Dunno,  watching the games he doesn't seem to scare the defenders with his manic pressure acts and tackling.

[ElwoodBlues1]

It's not just what Murphy is doing it's what his man is doing too, we have too many players getting plaudits for supposed good games because they got a few touches but then when you look at what their opponent has done it's a different story and that's nots just confined to Murphy that goes all the way up to the chain to players like Cripps.
We would have to be the worst team at manning the opposition up and having players standing around guarding fresh air.

[LP]

sMurph is doing OK as a SF, for every goal he kicks he'd have a hand in another at the moment.

We just do not have enough good and creative ball users to chop guys like sMurph and Betts, our real problem might be how we can get the most out of them in the twilight of their career, at least until we get some genuine replacements.

[Baggers]

sMurph is doing OK as a SF, for every goal he kicks he'd have a hand in another at the moment.

We just do not have enough good and creative ball users to chop guys like sMurph and Betts, our real problem might be how we can get the most out of them in the twilight of their career, at least until we get some genuine replacements.

Looking at it from another viewpoint, which of the two blokes you just mentioned applies the most defensive pressure, causing turnovers and opportunities? Eduardo.

However, in the foreseeable future it really will be a mute point as both will have retired and we'll have two younger small forwards to rely on.

Both have been outstanding contributors to the CFC... in difficult times. Fortunately, Eduardo will not be lost to the club as he (hopefully) will become the forwards coach and we can p155 off the Go Dees bloke.

[LP]

Both have been outstanding contributors to the CFC... in difficult times. Fortunately, Eduardo will not be lost to the club as he (hopefully) will become the forwards coach and we can p155 off the Go Dees bloke.

[member=61]Baggers[/member]‍ I'm not a fan of closing shop, you can end up like the Filth drinking your own bathwater!

Club's just need to be astute about appointments.

On the sMurph vs Betts issue, if sMurph wasn't pushing up the field to get on those chains of exits from D50 then Betts would have to, and that would be an opposition win as it puts Betts too far away from goal. I'm not sure you can expect much more than a goal or two per game from sMurph playing that role.

Betts kicked 0-4-4pts at the weekend, we only lost by 18pts. I thought it was the bad old Betts at the weekend, the one who flies against taller team-mates and isn't at the fall of the ball. We were smashed at the fall of the ball in our own F50, but that is not sMurph's fault because he was often in the chain of possessions out on the wing.

We miss Fisher, I see sMurph / Fisher as more interchangeable than sMurph / Betts or Betts / Fisher. Betts is there for a very different role.

Is this a player or a coaching problem we are discussing?

[LP]

Watch Tipungwuti get a heap of cheap frees this week!

Yesterday the guy basically ducked his head and head/shoulder charged into opponents, in NRL that is a reportable offense, in AFL against the Filth he gets a free kick, it'll be even worse against us as we aren't the umpires favourites!

[LP]

Not sure what is going on with Stocker, because I didn't see the VFL game a week before, but that 30 possessions must have been spectacular because he was horrendous on Saturday. Stage fright, it won't be any better next week!

What is worse, this kid can kick, and yet he looked timid and indecisive and couldn't hit a barn!

[Baggers]

Not sure what is going on with Stocker, because I didn't see the VFL game a week before, but that 30 possessions must have been spectacular because he was horrendous on Saturday. Stage fright, it won't be any better next week!

What is worse, this kid can kick, and yet he looked timid and indecisive and couldn't hit a barn!

A lot of our players seemed to be in 'over arousal' mode which often leads to skill errors and panic decisions.