Round 9: Carlton vs. Sydney Post Game Pain

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A 10 goal loss is a 10 goal loss, it's basically a flogging.
The only thing to take out of last night is that we kept plugging away until the last bell but we are so far down on talent it isn't funny.
No key forwards, no key backs and no ruckman won't win many games of football and it will take four to five years to fix even if by some miracle we start to get our drafting and trading strategies right.
Last years draft and trade was a shocker even by our low standards so it's hard to be confident.
As for Goodes I agree with PI2C and a few others, I think a lot of what he cops is because he's put racism out there and told the world he won't stand for it, and good on him I reckon.
Some of the bad karma he gets is just because he doesn't wear the right colours and football supporters are notorious for hating anyone who isn't part of their tribe, but most of it is because of what he stands for.

I believe some of prime guns have playing injured or are out. Murphy, Gibbs and Walker missed the later part of the pre-season and probably only played to help Mick keep his job. The way they've played it's looked like it. Some one said Murphy has been carrying that calf he had all season. Our full back missed alot of the year, our CHF is out of touch and missing time through injury too. Of course Judd missed as well. Coverage for that lot is a pretty tough gig. Those blokes playing in form give us a spine and a midfield.

Anyway, like to see Touhy tried further up the field as not much is happening back in defence. Further up the field he can run and roost a long bomb at goal. Like to see Buckley closer to goal too as he is capable of sneaking a few. Jaksch surely has to be better than Jones. Casboult must get an early run in the ruck. Once he gets his hands on the ball a few times his confidence seems up for the rest of the day. he then plays well as a ruck and forward. Stuck on the forward line and you see his confidence disintegrate, even more so with our delivery.

Essentially we have to re-learn how to run, spread and carry. Weren't bad at it late last year and certainly a strength in the Ratten days. After effort, without run your are nothing. Creates space, hence better skills and makes life so much easier for the forwards.