Post Game Analysis: AFL 2021 Rd 9: Carlton vs Melbourne

[Gointocarlton]

Murphy has golden ticket to 300


Nice career but not worthy of current selection

Teague sucks...over his namby pamby pressers...beat us everywhere good coaching..must get better at the contest...so useless

our ball use was poor.....hello..we have sucked all year...no skills ..we must grow and learn...wtf u been doing for 16 months?

We are so over this crap poor coaching and nice guy approach....weak assist coaches like Barker useless 10 years ..get McClure involved and some hard nut Carlton 80/90s flag legends involved

So your solution is to get dinosaurs from the 80s and 90s? And what will they do? Tap the Kegs in the rooms Post Match?

[Gags1960]

Maybe bring some old school winning tough nut culture back into the rooms when we don't  take competitive losses as a pass mark or am I being to old school dinosaur and not new age? maybe might hurt a few sensitive woke feelings sorry......

[Gointocarlton]

Maybe bring some old school winning tough nut culture back into the rooms when we don't  take competitive losses as a pass mark or am I being to old school dinosaur and not new age? maybe might hurt a few sensitive woke feelings sorry......

Talk is cheap, I am sure plenty of old timers have been in the rooms telling them their war stories, hasn't worked, never will.

[PaulP]

I think Murphy is using some of those credits he has banked as a near 300 game player and the club are showing him loyalty due to his status and want to send him off in a positive light rather than allowing him to fade to black quickly.

I have to disagree. He is getting games because he is the best available for his spot. Just like Nathan Jones at Melbourne, when some kid is good enough to take Murphy's spot, that kid will get his chance. It could be next week, next month. next year. I simply don't believe he is being gifted games. He gets games because he deserves them. Murphy is still highly regarded by people in the know. Only a few weeks ago, Ross Lyon was waxing lyrical about how highly he rates him.

[PaulP]

Talk is cheap, I am sure plenty of old timers have been in the rooms telling them their war stories, hasn't worked, never will.

Agree. Maclure must be some kind of poster boy for disgruntled keyboard warriors. Lots of talk, most of it pseudo "tough talk", yet zero action to back it up, and zero accountability. If he reckons he has the answers, why doesn't he roll his sleeves up and get to work, instead of bitching in the media, which does nothing to help ? He captures the groundswell of people who want their grievances heard, but offers nothing except shallow platitudes and empty cliches.

[PaulP]

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Teague made an interesting point post match about being hurt by players trying too hard and being sucked into the contest is a big part of the recent results.. ..............................

Then folks on here complain that we apply no pressure and continually sag off the opposition.

[madbluboy]

Then folks on here complain that we apply no pressure and continually sag off the opposition.

We're the worst pressure side in the comp. Champion data backs this up.

[PaulP]

We're the worst pressure side in the comp. Champion data backs this up.

Are those figures for this season ?

[madbluboy]

Are those figures for this season ?

I saw them a couple of weeks ago and it was for this season but this has been a common theme for a few years now.

[PaulP]

I saw them a couple of weeks ago and it was for this season but this has been a common theme for a few years now.

Thanks. I don't suppose you have a link ? I'd be keen to see them myself.