Rd 19: Post Game Conversations: Carlton vs Geelong

[Thryleon]

It's hilarious

Imagine John Longmire saying that about two of his mids and one being the captain.

Seriously they're our captain and vice captain and two of our highest paid players and you want to make excuses for them?

Why? Because that's not their go.
Wow that is exactly why we are in the position we are in.

We continue to accept this crap.

When did Carlton become so pathetic

You need to adjust your expectations.

Dan Hannebery doesnt go as hard as you think he does, and doesn't cope when getting heavy attention.  Thing is he is surrounded by enough players that can shoulder the go hard load for him and then sticks to what is his go.

I watched Murphy emerge from no less than 3 Geelong players in a pack with the ball in hand on a couple of occasions on Saturday.  The fact that he wasn't then able to bring down the next Geelong player with the footy in hand doesn't make him any less hard at the contest, it's just not a strength of his (bringing players down).  We need to start playing our boys to their strengths, rather than expecting them to play like super heroes who don't get tired, and don't make errors who have perfectly functioning limbs.  His shoulder is about as cooked as Jamo's was, and I suspect that Murphy will not last much longer playing footy unless he changes the way he approaches his game.

Gibbs also looks like he struggles with his arms due to the torn pectoral muscle off the bone, and his issue isnt that he doesnt drag players down, his issue is that he is not capable of emerging from a pack of 3 or more opponents with the ball in hand, and getting the ball going on our terms but he is a very good play maker who can get rough and ready.


The players are not the problem, the expectations on them are.

This is what we have been contending with for the better part of the last 14 years.  A couple of guns, a few players that are handy and quite a few that would struggle to get a game on any other list.