(03-24-2018, 10:59 PM)DJC link Wrote:At least he was pulled up by one of his colleagues and conceded that Martin is stronger.
Weitering was caught slightly out of position by quick ball movement and, once Martin had the prime spot, he had no chance of spoiling without giving away a free. That’s the situation where your desperately hoping that one of your teammates will fly in from the side to spoil.
There is a difference between being caught out of position as a direct mistake versus a missed penalty.
Too many Carlton fans lambaste Weitering, instead of asking why we cannot deliver the football to our forwards advantage like that kick to Dusty! As you mention, there was little else Weitering could do without being penalised, and the umpires are just bursting at the seams to reward Dusty.
There is a price you pay for being a Carlton player, especially while the current generation of 80s and 90s past players remain in control of the AFL and AFL media, some of our young guys will just be starting to realise it is not an even playing field!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"