Rd 19: Post Game Conversations: Carlton vs Geelong

[shawny]

Was at the game last night and one thing i noticed was their direct hardness at the player when we had the ball.

I hate Selwood and Dangerfield with a passion but FMD you have to respect them. They go all game and they go hard when they don't have the ball. Selwood in particular runs like a madman direct at our blokes and his pressure is why we turn it over so often.

We tend to guard space and corral the opposition rather then commit and go straight at a player and tackle - and when we do go the amount of missed tackles drove me forking mad.

Gibbs has a interesting technique when the opposition has the ball - he tackles and then continues to softly hold the opposition player that just moved the ball on even if by a handball only 5 metres away rather then busting his arse running to the next contest. Its obvious why he does it.

I remember Simmo's 250th last year. Dying minutes Murphy, Gibbs and Simmo were sprinting from contest to contest to save that game.

So I guess if it matter enough to them they will put defensive pressure on.

It was clear last night it didn't matter. :-[ 

Feel sorry for our young kids...almost will have to do it on their own to get us to improve.