AFL Rd 21 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood

[Lods]

Saad is playing injured.

Every week he stays down for longer than he should and is under duress.
Not sure the nature of it, other than 'leg', but he is far from 100% IMO.
I'm surprised he is as effective as he has been considering his legs are his weapon.

Rolled his ankle a few weeks  back....Playing injured?...I suspect he's not Robinson Crusoe.

[kruddler]

Rolled his ankle a few weeks  back....Playing injured?...I suspect he's not Robinson Crusoe.

Far from it.

I suggested a few weeks back that we rest these player rather than trying to push through.

Now here we are a few weeks later, with more injuries than we can deal with, still carrying the injured players and fighting for our lives to make the finals.
Idiocy!

[tex]

Curnow is one of our longest and most accurate kicks.
He doesn't need to be within 30-40 metres of the goal...especially if it's being lobbed on his head.
Our small forwards don't take a lot of advantage of balls spilled in front of goals.

Saw some stats that he drops into the 30% or less when he’s more than 40m from goal

[BlackRooster]

Can someone / anyone answer the following:
1) we cant our forwards take pack marks?????
2) Why cant our backs stop forwards taking pack marks??
3) why do we continually kick the ball to a pack in the forward line.
4) why dont our forwards lead
5) why dont our small forwards crumb

why, why why and one more thing why


The above confusion and frustrate me so (swear word) much.

AND (take a breath) gutted watching that gane, trying to win in 10 mins of footy. Spare me.

[madbluboy]

We have scored more than every other side in the competition.

[Lods]

Saw some stats that he drops into the 30% or less when he’s more than 40m from goal

That surprises me.
Because he's pretty good with those long range swings on goal.
His field kicking to targets when he's well out from goal is good too.

[Micky0]

Happy to see Cripps coaches votes - one small positive from the game.

Really hoping he gets another Brownlow this year ??

[kruddler]

That surprises me.
Because he's pretty good with those long range swings on goal.
His field kicking to targets when he's well out from goal is good too.

For whatever reason, his pinpoint passes that travel 60m are easy. His 50m shots at goal are difficult.
If he just pictured a bloke in the stand wearing a carlton jumper behind the goal, instead of the goals, we'd be laughing.

[kruddler]

Can someone / anyone answer the following:
1) we cant our forwards take pack marks?????
2) Why cant our backs stop forwards taking pack marks??
3) why do we continually kick the ball to a pack in the forward line.
4) why dont our forwards lead
5) why dont our small forwards crumb

why, why why and one more thing why


The above confusion and frustrate me so (swear word) much.

AND (take a breath) gutted watching that gane, trying to win in 10 mins of footy. Spare me.

#1 is answered by #3.
#2 is because the opposition dont do #3
#4 because of #3
#5 partly because the opposition are better at it, knowing #3.

[Micky0]

I know H and Charlie get smashed continuously when going for mark but I’ve noticed with both of them they seem to be easy to push over Or out wrestle. Neither seems like that big brute Forward.  Whilst of course there are advantages to being more agile to move easier and faster, a bit more being able to stick solid on the spot or in the least make it very difficult for someone to push you aside.