2017 Rd 2: Post Game Postulations: Carlton vs Melbourne

[blue4life]

If you're a budding key forward you wouldn't be volunteering to wanting to play seniors right now...lol.

We sure make it tough for our forwards, even under little pressure we manage to kick it over their head or to the wrong side, or just don't see them at all and kick and hope.
Weitering actually made good position three or four times today and we missed him each time.

[ElwoodBlues1]

While not many will give him credit thought Rowe was terrific today.

Beat 2 flogs in 2 consecutive weeks.

Agree....Hogan is a double flog....

[Jeffy38]

I must have watched a different game.

Was impressed with the endeavor and heart today. Melbourne took till 20 mins into the last to put the game in the bag. Many on here predicted this mob will definitely play finals and made a good outfit look poor last week.

I know it's difficult to be positive when you have a loss but we must remember we had SOJ, C Curnow, Marchbank, SPS, mcCredie and Pickett all in today and curnow aside thought the rest were very serviceable. SOJ is the veteran of this list with 10games!!!

Hard to win with 6 players under 10 games.

Add in Weitering, plowman and cripps as more young players yet to notch 50 games and that's a very young team today.

While I'm disappointed with some of the costly errors from senior players and to lose yet again but I saw enough today to say we are tracking ahead of where I thought we would be.

I'm happy with the kids progress.

A bit of perspective needed folks.

Well said Shawny, I thought it was the older blokes that let us down with very costly errors. In particular Gibbs and doc.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Well said Shawny, I thought it was the older blokes that let us down with very costly errors. In particular Gibbs and doc.

Agree and Murphy was the worst IMO......

[laj]

While not many will give him credit thought Rowe was terrific today.

Beat 2 flogs in 2 consecutive weeks.

Yes, he's been good again. Just wish he'd back himself to mark more. When he punches he often tends to find the opposition. Still, reckon he's gone alright at CHB since he was put there a few years ago.

[laj]

Wish the likes of Fisher was ready and Boekhorst and Buckley consistent. That'd be some line breaking speed.

[Dominator_7]

Have no confidence in Levi anymore.
Setanta was a better forward option than Levi.

[blue4life]

Wish the likes of Fisher was ready and Boekhorst and Buckley consistent. That'd be some line breaking speed.

I'm not confident that Boekhorst and Buckley will be on our list in 2018.
Tuohy has left a bigger hole than we thought that he might by the way.

[madbluboy]

Agree....Hogan is a double flog....

Agreed. Rowe would get a game for almost anyone.

[Bear]

Think they will have to chuck Buckley in or even try Armfield back... even if they are purely negating their opponents, it would take a bit of the load off Simpson and Docherty.

We are leaving a little too much to Murphy/Cripps/Gibbs/Simpson/Docherty, and they all made some errors today. But we also need to continue to get games into kids. It is a fine line.

Can see a few selection changes this week, just to rebalance the side a bit and get in a couple of guys who can get their hands on the ball (Graham/Palmer/Kerridge).

Effort was great today, seriously thought they would beat us by 10 goals.