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(07-14-2024, 11:41 AM)pinot link Wrote:We seem to have the draw from hell.
Recently played all top eight sides some undefeated with a long injury list and now past two games we have played teams that are fighting for survival. This time of year you prefer to play teams in top eight that are slightly complacent than teams fighting to get into the eight as their hunger will always be higher. our run home was rated as one of the easiest, and it is. We should have beaten the Giants and Was who are both below us. If we lose agains NM (and it wouldn't surprise me if we do), we have no right to blame anyone but ourselves. Our run home is soft and if we were a "real" 2nd placed team, we wouldnt lose a game from here on.
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We were dead set kissed on the dick with all the other game results. I'm not one for looking at other games to determine our fait but you could not have better scripted this weeks (and some of last weeks) result.
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On reflection, the Dishlickers actually showed us how to play 'contest and pressure'... our claimed brand.
Also on reflection, and plain to see, we seemed a little confused; second guessing ourselves; reactive - trying to be too many things rather than simply playing to our strengths. And where has being the hunters and initiators gone?
Seems many have noticed a certain 'got ahead of ourselves/arrogance' in the past two games - bathwater gulping? Let's remember that arrogance is a lofty confidence devoid of humility. And let's note that sitting 2nd on the ladder with six games remaining is not a major achievement... yet. It's a very good progress that could change in an instant with continued poor 'above the shoulders' attitude, and/or a cocky flirting with form attitude.
We seem to look our best with midfielders, in 'bull' order, Cripps, Kennedy, Hewett, Cincotta, Cerra & Walsh. Kennedy & Hewett have been sorely missed in the past two weeks, and playing to our strength of stoppage dominators.
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I read numerous articles last week on how Cripps has changed his game allowing others to win the ball so gets the second posession. Pretty sure that's Hewett and Kennedy.
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(07-14-2024, 10:49 PM)madbluboy link Wrote:I read numerous articles last week on how Cripps has changed his game allowing others to win the ball so gets the second posession. Pretty sure that's Hewett and Kennedy.
Agreed but it is difficult for them to get first possession from the substitute seat or the VFL.
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(07-14-2024, 10:49 PM)madbluboy date Wrote:I read numerous articles last week on how Cripps has changed his game allowing others to win the ball so gets the second posession. Pretty sure that's Hewett and Kennedy. It's good that the load is shared, and in Hewett's absence we had a Midfield rotation including Cripps, Walsh, Cerra, Hollands, Fogarty and Kennedy(From 2nd Qtr.), hardly the bare cupboard fans are painting.
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(07-15-2024, 12:50 AM)LP link Wrote:It's good that the load is shared, and in Hewett's absence we had a Midfield rotation including Cripps, Walsh, Cerra, Hollands, Fogarty and Kennedy(From 2nd Qtr.), hardly the bare cupboard fans are painting.
Expecting 'bull' work from Fog, Ollie & Walsh is a folly. Our 'bulls' are Crippa, Kennedy, Cincotta and Hewett. Walsh and Cerra are better on the outside and Fog in the small forward mix.
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Unfortunately Cerra after missing 6 weeks with his second hammy this year isn't at George's level yet
Luckily results went our way that we haven't dropped out of the top 4 while we wait for Cerra and Cottrell to find their touch.
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(07-15-2024, 12:55 AM)Baggers date Wrote:Expecting 'bull' work from Fog, Ollie & Walsh is a folly. Our 'bulls' are Crippa, Kennedy, Cincotta and Hewett. Walsh and Cerra are better on the outside and Fog in the small forward mix. That's not the point, the mix doesn't matter it's the sharing of the load that gets a team across the line. We mentioned many times in the past if we don't find ways to share the load we will run the likes of Cripps prematurely into the ground.
As for having a substitute Cripps, it's a fantasy, there is no "other Cripps".
Good tradespeople look after their tools.
Fog, Walsh, Cincotta, etc., can do what gets done to Cripps, and harass, chase and dump the likes of Bont or others. At the weekend, Bont often stood of the back of the stoppages and played a sweeper role, coming in as the 2nd or 3rd player, and he was doing so largely unchecked.
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Match committee has let us down for a second week in a row.
This is now the longest premiership drought in the history of the Carlton Football Club - more evidence of climate change?
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