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(04-23-2024, 10:16 PM)LP link Wrote:One or two games of stats won't make a big difference to overall stats, but after a couple of games the umpiring effectively forced TDK into changing his technique when there wasn't anything actually wrong with it. All because of Scott whinging.
We had plenty of debate about this at the time, and the influence of our ruck coaches, surely you remember.
Think back to the Geelong game last season. De Koning hurt Stanley with a fairly crude knee to the ribs. De Koning was slapped with a $3,000 fine and Scott did complain about Stanley's injury in his post game presser. We appealed and Tom was exonerated. In the games following, De Koning's free kicks against were 1, 0, 1, 3, 5, 3, 0 ... The five frees came in the Essendon game where the umpires favoured Essendon with 32 frees to 18. The frees paid against De Koning were all in general play; two for in the back and one for chopping the arms in marking contests, one for high contact and one for holding the man. In fact, it is very clear that the umpires did not adjudicate De Koning's ruck contests any differently than they did before the Geelong game
De Koning's technique may have changed marginally in that he is not so blatant when he targets the opposition rucks. However, it's still the same technique, just more effective than it was.
Chris Scott has nowhere near the influence that you credit him with. On the other hand, I suspect the AFL listens carefully to comments and suggestions from Princes Park.
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ANATOMY OF A FORWARDLINE IN FLOW
It was the six-pack in just over six minutes that won Carlton the game in a seesawing clash with GWS, and a perfect reflection of how the Blues forwardline works when at its best.
While missing Sam Taylor, the Giants had the tall timber to at least keep the Blues in check, with Jack Buckley, Harry Himmelberg and Leek Aleer all in defence.
The six-goal burst – all kicked by the big three Carlton talls – that won the match in the third quarter last week came thanks to separation.
Curnow kicked the first goal, with small Corey Durdin putting in just enough of a lead – a “duel-threat pattern” – to not allow Himmelberg to come over the top, creating room for Curnow to mark over Buckley.
About a minute later, Blues Matt Cottrell and Blake Acres pulled away from the dangerous room in front of McKay, allowing him to lead into open space and a chest mark, while Curnow kept well clear in the goalsquare.
The next goal came after McKay forced a turnover on the wing, with Curnow the deepest forward and with acres of space to use and mark in the goalsquare.
By now, De Koning had moved from the ruck to the forwardline and the Blues had their preferred centre bounce combination of Sam Walsh, Patrick Cripps, Marc Pittonet and George Hewett in the guts.
That quartet won 12 centre bounces and lost just one last weekend, leading to nine inside-50s and five scores.
Walsh ran clear from the bounce and De Koning kept his opponent away for just long enough for McKay to earn a free kick in a one-on-one contest with Himmelberg.
Goal No.5 saw McKay and Curnow again keeping their distance, standing 20m apart inside 50, and Orazio Fantasia could clearly see Curnow in a one-on-one with Buckley.
The kick was a scrubber but Curnow was good enough to pick it up and snap truly on the left as a frustrated Buckley threw his mouthguard to the turf.
Curnow became the highest tall forward for the final goal, leaving McKay and De Koning deep and isolated, with De Koning marking on his chest after a quick rebound from defence.
In six minutes of gametime, the Blues erased a 20-point deficit and now led by 17 thanks to three Curnow goals, two to McKay and one to De Koning.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!
