Post Game Passion; AFL Rd 18: Carlton vs Collingwood

[Micky0]

Agree on Stocker. Something about him that is - as someone said previously - cult hero status in the making.

He backs himself, good kick, has made a few stupid mistakes but then doesn’t go off the boil and run around headless chook like. Really like the look of him and hope he continues on this path and with us!

I thought it was Cripps clapping in the box after Hs mark? Not SOS?

[Sexybronco]

Agree on Stocker. Something about him that is - as someone said previously - cult hero status in the making.

He backs himself, good kick, has made a few stupid mistakes but then doesn’t go off the boil and run around headless chook like. Really like the look of him and hope he continues on this path and with us!

I thought it was Cripps clapping in the box after Hs mark? Not SOS?

Correct, I’ve watched it multiple times looking for SOS but it was definitely Cripps. Not sure family would have been allowed in due to COVID.

[flyboy77]

Kennedy and Dow must play for the rest of the year.  Something building there.  Funny how when Crippa isn't playing, it gives others the chance to show their wares.
TDK has played 17 games of senior footy, but held his own against one of the best.  Needs to spend the summer in the gym.
Stocker will be a gun - close to our best kick atm.
Silvagni will only be better when he gets 3rd or 4th defender instead of #2.
Weitering and Walsh a lock for AA selection.  2 games in 3 weeks Walsh seals a win with a stunning goal.
Saad and Williams now providing drive instead of running around in circles.
Only kick to Harry if he can mark it 50 out on a 45 deg angle - doesn't seem to miss from there.

Still a long way off serious contention, but the darker clouds are starting to part.  Just wish we could have those games against Sydney and WCE all over again.

And the GWS game too.

[Lods]

I'm not sure whether it's been mentioned but did anyone else feel something changed when Jack kicked his goal.
The team got around him and it may have been the spark that got things going.

[WASurfer]

Definitely Lods.....prior to that goal I think it was Collingwood's biggest margin of the game....something clicked.

[Baggers]

I'm not sure whether it's been mentioned but did anyone else feel something changed when Jack kicked his goal.
The team got around him and it may have been the spark that got things going.

Yep, it sure did help, a lot.

I thought the boys were 'on' from the get-go but seemed to, in psych terms, be 'over aroused' which led to errors... that Rottingwood capitalized on.

The SOJ/SOS/Serge motivation was palpable with ample evidence to support such an observation. One of many was the terrific care shown by Stocker for SOJ... along with TDK and others.

[Blue Moon]

My one last observation about the game is that Carlton looks a lot better when Big H kicks goals in the last quarter instead of points.

[pew2]

my big worry is that again we fell behind (20pts ) against a bottom 4 side and again we played 1 quarter of football ,glad we won for sergio and family though.

[LP]

my big worry is that again we fell behind (20pts ) against a bottom 4 side and again we played 1 quarter of football ,glad we won for sergio and family though.

This is 2021 football, we need to get use to the huge momentum swings under the current rules.

It's the team that adjusts the fastest and makes the most of those changes that will win the game, the Handbaggers manage it very well, makes them always look in control, Pies couldn't put on the brakes when we got a roll on, even Grundy started to struggle.

[spf]

Sam Walsh's heat map from the Collingwood game.

https://twitter.com/timrosen35/status/14...04/photo/1

He really did rise to the occasion.