Rd 19: Post Game Intensive Analysis: Carlton vs Hawthorn

[blue4life]

He's not that wrong. With better run and execution we won 6 out of 7, admittedly against sides at our level, excluding Geelong, and made life tough for others. We are a few midfielders short, which hopefully we can sort in the next draft or two. We are in the first year of a rebuild so you'd expect we'd be a bit down on the best. There's signs with a few more additions we can be a serious side.

We might eek out 8-9 wins with our run home from here.

8 or 9 and I'm happy with the season even if two of them are freebees and another two are close to it, at least we aren't dead set easybeats any more.
That said our general skills are poor and there's only Murphy, Curnow and Byrne to add that will improve them, I think Walker's done and dusted.
We've just got too many players with unreliable foot skills, but we have a crack these days at least.
It's the best attitude at the club since we were a good side back in the late 90's, if we had three or four seriously good kids waiting in the wings I'd be very excited.

[Gointocarlton]

Two things I am fairly sure of:
1. This year was all about defence, defence and more defence. Fwd line, meh!
2. We were aiming to be competitive with out compromising obtaining a low draft pick.

[laj]

8 or 9 and I'm happy with the season even if two of them are freebees and another two are close to it, at least we aren't dead set easybeats any more.
That said our general skills are poor and there's only Murphy, Curnow and Byrne to add that will improve them, I think Walker's done and dusted.
We've just got too many players with unreliable foot skills, but we have a crack these days at least.
It's the best attitude at the club since we were a good side back in the late 90's, if we had three or four seriously good kids waiting in the wings I'd be very excited.

We might see McKay in the next couple of weeks. He'll take a couple of years but thinking he'll be pretty useful at least next year at least. I'm happy that we've been able to beat sides at our level, all you can ask at this stage of our development.

Things could be worse, we could be Richmond...lol.

[blue4life]

Things could be worse, we could be Richmond...lol.

True, but Richmond's sad story doesn't give me as much pleasure as it used to, we've been a basket case for so long I've forgotten how to gloat.

[laj]

True, but Richmond's sad story doesn't give me as much pleasure as it used to, we've been a basket case for so long I've forgotten how to gloat.

Practice your gloating just in case. If you're going to be a good gloater when the time comes one has to practice..lol

[Lods]

Shame we don't play Richmond again ;D

[blue4life]

I forgot Daisy, I still can't get my head around him as a Carlton player.
Murphy, Thomas, Byrne and Charlie Curnow would make a real difference, but we'll always have some injuries.
We need a skillful, quick midfielder and a key forward at a bare minimum.

[laj]

I forgot Daisy, I still can't get my head around him as a Carlton player.
Murphy, Thomas, Byrne and Charlie Curnow would make a real difference, but we'll always have some injuries.
We need a skillful, quick midfielder and a key forward at a bare minimum.

We hope we're developing the key forward. Two of them.

[Professer E]

Usual story.... If we had some system and nous in forward half we would have won this convincingly.

[LoveNavy]

He's not that wrong. With better run and execution we won 6 out of 7, admittedly against sides at our level, excluding Geelong, and made life tough for others. We are a few midfielders short, which hopefully we can sort in the next draft or two. We are in the first year of a rebuild so you'd expect we'd be a bit down on the best. There's signs with a few more additions we can be a serious side.

We might eek out 8-9 wins with our run home from here.

X 2. Well said

Go Blues