2017 Round 5: Post Game Prognostications: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[Professer E]

Kids ran out of gas and were ragdolled in the clinches....and that's physically demanding.

[Gointocarlton]

Speaking of curnow, Charlie was immense tonight - at least 8 marks and impacted the game. Was everywhere.

:o

[PaulP]

You think this is better? You'll be surprised how much better you can use the ball when there is space up forward and a forward can run onto the ball. Tough to use the ball well when it's always crowded.

You misread my post. We don't have the personnel to pull off that style of play.

[Professer E]

Ed was very ordinary...not sure what he brings these days, slow, hacker disposal, must be in the gun.

[PaulP]

Ed was very ordinary...not sure what he brings these days, slow, hacker disposal, must be in the gun.

Agree. But he's not Pat Malone.

[Jeffy38]

:o

Go on....easily the best young player. Easily.

Marked and linked play. Looked pretty good to me, not sure what you saw though?

Looked clean apart from one fumble in the first and I'd go so far as to suggest our best player. Cripps was poo.

[laj]

You misread my post. We don't have the personnel to pull off that style of play.

You still like have someone running past after we take a mark to take a handball and open it up. I'd like to see us do stuff like that. We pick quick players so use the strength and run and carry. Not going to win many anyway so do it.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Ed was very ordinary...not sure what he brings these days, slow, hacker disposal, must be in the gun.

Not many tricks has Ed and the best taggers work both ways....problem is there are no other alternatives on the list
and I think having a potential very good player in brother Charlie might cut Ed some slack.
If you were to cut 10 players on our list Ed probably would still survive given what we have to work with....

[PaulP]

You still like have someone running past after we take a mark to take a handball and open it up. I'd like to see us do stuff like that. We pick quick players so use the strength. Not going to win many anyway so do it.

Dude, I'm a Ratten man, remember ? I agree with you 100%.

[Barbs]

How do you get that?

The result is because the senior players were the only ones working!

Code:

1Patrick Cripps    14    23    37    3    0    3    0    5    0    1    121
2Sam Docherty    24    5    29    7    0    1    0    1    0    0    108
3Kade Simpson    13    8    21    9    0    0    0    5    0    0    102
4Bryce Gibbs    13    11    24    3    0    0    0    6    1    1    101
5Marc Murphy    16    9    25    11    0    0    1    0    0    1    97
6Charlie Curnow    16    3    19    8    0    2    0    3    0    0    92
7Levi Casboult    9    3    12    5    5    1    1    1    4    1    80
8Lachie Plowman    14    3    17    7    0    1    0    2    0    1    79
9Jack Silvagni    10    8    18    7    0    0    0    0    1    1    74
10Sam Petrevski-Seton    11    5    16    4    0    0    1    5    0    1    73
10Caleb Marchbank    10    3    13    7    0    0    0    4    0    0    73
12Simon White    10    9    19    7    0    0    1    1    0    0    70
13Tom Williamson    11    7    18    5    0    0    0    1    0    1    67
14Ed Curnow    8    9    17    2    0    0    1    5    0    0    65
15Matthew Wright    8    10    18    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    59
16Andrew Phillips    3    2    5    1    29    1    3    3    0    0    49
17Zac Fisher    8    9    17    0    0    1    1    1    0    0    44
18Cameron Polson    3    8    11    0    0    1    0    2    0    1    35
19Jacob Weitering    5    4    9    3    0    0    0    0    0    0    32
20Harrison Macreadie    4    4    8    2    0    0    0    1    0    0    30
21Jarrod Pickett    3    4    7    3    0    1    2    1    0    0    25
22Sam Rowe    1    3    4    0    0    0    0    2    0    0    17

The stat sheet really doesn't capture the quality of performances tonight.

Not saying the kids were great, but they're inexperienced and still developing. That's what they'll play like when too many play together and senior players aren't standing up.