Rd 5: In Game Thread: Carlton vs. Fremantle

[blue4life]

The episode that inspired my comment was a pass to Jones which went well over his head, leaving his opponent in the box seat.  Jones pushed back aggressively and got a hand in.  Most big guys would have been happy to just bitch about the pass and man the mark.

A good shepherd in the square as well, but forwards need to get involved, get their hands on the ball and hit the scoreboard and these things seem to be beyond Jones at senior level.

[Mav]

Give Jones his due today.  All talls are expected to make a contest when out of position but many fail to do so.  At least Jones is living up to expectations atm.

[crashlander]

Our guys come in 2 categories: ball magnets and those with barely a possession. We really have a lot of guys who have barely touched the ball, no matter how well they are actually playing:
Weitering: 5 possessions
Buckey: 4 possessions
Rowe: 4 possessions
Jones: 1 possession
Plowman: 4 possessions (all in the first 10 minutes).
Tuohy: 4 possessions
Docherty: 5 possessions
Phillips: 1 possession
Kreuzer: 3 possessions
Byrne: 7 possessions.
Lamb: 3 possessions
Sumner: 6 possessions
Charlie Curnow: 6 possessions.

Too many!

[laj]

Sheer guts and hard work might get us over the line here, it certainly won't be skill.
Probably the worst game of football I've seen in five years.
Docherty very good again, barring injury he'll play 200 games for us.

It's close to one of the worst 10 games all time but i'll take any win right now if we happen to fluke it.

Agree on Docherty.

Generally, attitude has so much to do with good disposal. Freo were great at using the ball last year, but the same players couldn't hit the side of a barn door from point blank range right now.

[Barbs]

The episode that inspired my comment was a pass to Jones which went well over his head, leaving his opponent in the box seat.  Jones pushed back aggressively and got a hand in.  Most big guys would have been happy to just bitch about the pass and man the mark.

I agree, Jones does seem to be working around the ground pretty hard. But let's face it, he hasn't had a lot of opportunity to really show more especially in the second quarter.

Kreuzer also looks better with more time on the ball and is putting pressure on the dockers mids at the stoppages.

Wouldn't mind seeing C Curnow on the ball as well to work into the game more.

Hope the coaches pull Tuohy, Buckley and Gibbs aside and tell them they'll be in the twos next week if they keep this up.

[LP]

Give Jones his due today.  All talls are expected to make a contest when out of position but many fail to do so.  At least Jones is living up to expectations atm.

I know Mav, and I understand that position, if he was a 19 or 20 year old I'd be saying something to work with there. If that was Jack Silvagni give him a gold star for effort.

But Jones and Casboult are 25 and 26 years old respectively been in the system 7 or 8 years, hardened AFL bodies with years of coaching invested in them. They don't get a pass for doing the bare basics, it's expected.

[crashlander]

Fyfe injured makes a massive difference to Cripps, he's main opposition has gone south.

Is he? Fyffe still has 15 possessions. But then, Freo have almost 50 more possessions than we have.

[Mav]

Let's also remember that Freo hasn't lost its defensive skills.  The recent failure of the more attacking gameplan has led Lyon to double down on defence, playing loose defenders and the like.  Life is pretty tough for our forwards, particularly as the I50s aren't great.

[crashlander]

We have managed 3 - 4 - 22 from intercepts in the forward 50! That means we have generated 5 points directly.
Freo have got nothing from intercepts so far.

[crashlander]

Third Quarter underway. Thomas gets a goal.