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

[cookie2]

Our problems seem to stem not from our players not being unaware of what to do but of not being motivated to do it. Analysis of on field play and tactics alone won't fix our problems. We need a much deeper analysis of the collective club psyche to find the core of the problem.  Not sure this review will do that.

[LP]

There's that and there's structural elements.

Not much the club can do at the moment, the only two KPPs they have left are both KPDs.

But I've got to ask this question, why such a change in a week form a list that had quite a similar mix of talls and smalls?

I realise Cripps for McKay is not a like for like, but the mix remained, yet the problem wasn't really in those KPPs, it was in the defensive run from the midfield and small forwards.

When Williams injured his hammy a few minutes before 1/2-time, the character of the game changed, and guys missing in the first half didn't step up at all!

[Lods]

Not much the club can do at the moment, the only two KPPs they have left are both KPDs.

But I've got to ask this question, why such a change in a week form a list that had quite a similar mix of talls and smalls?

I realise Cripps for McKay is not a like for like, but the mix remained, yet the problem wasn't really in those KPPs, it was in the defensive run from the midfield and small forwards.

When Williams injured his hammy a few minutes before 1/2-time, the character of the game changed, and guys missing in the first half didn't step up at all!

Statistically Williams was quite good.
he had it 13 times with a 77% disposal accuracy with only 39% game time.

[LP]

Statistically Williams was quite good.
he had it 13 times with a 77% disposal accuracy with only 39% game time.

Yes, his naysayers aren't really commenting on a reality.

The loss of his run was dramatic, because the guys who ran and spread so well, and ran deep defensively the week before, just didn't do it after 1/2-time last weekend. Dow, Williamson, Kennedy, SPS, Fisher were all AWOL, and with the loss of Betts only Owies kept up the deep running with some support from Newman and Newnes.

I realise Kennedy was partly AWOL because of the way we used him, and I stand by my pre-game conjecture that making that change to allow Cripps into the midfield was flirting with Kennedy's form and was a huge mistake. It also I think sends the wrong message, to both the team and Cripps.

[Professer E]

Kennedy must be played as that inside midfielder or the relief ruck - tackles with intent but physical limitations are such that once the ball exits congestion he can't get there.

Once Betts got injured our forward half pressure dropped to bugger all.  He might not always kicks goals but he keeps the defenders honest.

Cottrell runs hard both ways but doesn't get enough of the ball to hurt.... Maybe trial as as in all hard tagger in that Ed role and play a better ball winner on the wing EG Carroll.

There's two others that refuse to chase with effort,  whether through choice or a desire to conserve petrol (= lack of confidence in fitness), it needs addressing.

[LP]

There's two others that refuse to chase with effort,  whether through choice or a desire to conserve petrol (= lack of confidence in fitness), it needs addressing.

 You can name them if you like!

[Professer E]

No, I think they're obvious and I'm tired of being castigated for having an unpopular opinion.

[Gointocarlton]

No, I think they're obvious and I'm tired of being castigated for having an unpopular opinion.

Fark that Prof, you're entitled to an opinion mate, its neither right, wrong or otherwise. Don't be bullied into not expressing your thoughts.

[LP]

Fark that Prof, you're entitled to an opinion mate, its neither right, wrong or otherwise. Don't be bullied into not expressing your thoughts.

I agree, anyway in the wash up we do not know what is a trait and what is a coaching directive, so we can only speculate.

[spf]

Paul Sebastiani's views on the North Melbourne game. He doesn't hold back.

https://youtu.be/aZuXzyoSFvY