Post Game Passion; AFL Rd 19: Carlton vs North Melbourne

[laj]

Thanks Carlton... For paying the bills for the media vultures.  Twenty ****ing years Carlton,  thanks.  Hearing Whately giggling and laughing with Cornes today, we're a sick joke.

I like Teague,  but this group of players have done him no service.  I hope some of them follow him out the door,  they deserve it.

Just like round 22 2012 when they did the same to Ratten. Needed a wins against a depleted, bottom placed Gold Coast to get into the 8, and we fell 7 goals behind before losing by two. The effort was so poor and it stamped Ratten's papers that week. Players basically presented Ratten's head on a platter. Nothing has changed since.

[Professer E]

So it's time identify those players and f*** them off.  Today.  Not end of season.  Today.

[laj]

So it's time identify those players and f*** them off.  Today.  Not end of season.  Today.

Yes. Otherwise we just change the coach again for the same or a worse result.

[capcom]

So it's time identify those players and f*** them off.  Today.  Not end of season.  Today.

That might well run deep Prof.  :-[

[Professer E]

So be it.  Because the status quo hasn't worked for 20+ years.

[dodge]

I seem to be a bit different to many (not all) who have posted.  As soon as Harry was out, it was game over.  People have wanted Kennedy to play in the forward line because he is a good mark and kick.  That's where he was played.  Now they only want to play him in the middle, because he was good there the last couple of weeks.  Do that, who do we kick the ball to in the forward line?

Just using Kennedy as the conundrum that we're in.

We are pushing sh.. uphill to think that JSOS is OK to be the 2nd ruck.  Not faulting him or the team for his effort, but it isn't going to work that much.

I don't think I have ever seen a team who has kicked 7+ goals in a quarter have their opponents chase, tackle, harass, control the ball, change things up.  I just prefer it when it is Carlton kicking the goals.

I'm not surprised, or upset by the result - although I couldn't watch the game from early in the third.  Yep, we could have made more of our opportunities in the first half, but what if we kicked a goal instead of a point, then Goldstein got the tap and North got the ball going their way earlier.  We will never know.  What if that gave us confidence and we kept going.  We will never know.

We are going to get beaten by the Saints - their rucks are too good for TDK, with Marshall coming back in.  TDK has only played 18 games.

On second thoughts, f%^ it.  Let's just sack the coach and start again, because that's proven to be a winner for us over the last 20 years.  Or we can just turnover the whole list again, so that everyone is confident in their role and tenure - that's also proven to be well thought out and successful.

(PS Baggers - you deserve to be able to vote a few times in the Jim Park count for getting through the game and then going again).

[Lods]

If there wasn't this focus on Teague and his position was assured, we'd probably be looking at some of the team selections, positional moves,  the management of players... and the effort, and think...'they've put the cue in the rack for this year.'

[LP]

So it's time identify those players and f*** them off.  Today.  Not end of season.  Today.

I doubt it is the players or the coaches because the problem has spanned many careers of both coaches and players.

It is probably a cultural issue that diffuses through the club from the very top, we've give lip service to a change in culture, but we still act like we can trade our way out if it!

[PaulP]

I doubt it is the players or the coaches because the problem has spanned many careers of both coaches and players.

It is probably a cultural issue that diffuses through the club from the very top, we've give lip service to a change in culture, but we still act like we can trade our way out if it!

Anyone who has worked in large organisations will tell you that low morale and negativity start at the top.

[PaulP]

i won't be posting the coaches' votes this week. They're all North players.