04-03-2018, 06:33 AM
(04-03-2018, 05:12 AM)blueray link Wrote:After Saturdays debacle, nowhere have i seen any blame set upon our match committee. The game was lost at the selection table way before the the ball was even bounced so blaming players is a little unfair. The balance of the team was poor and we never stood a chance. On top of this we hit an in form GC which admittedly after watching them live, they will worry many teams this year. Plenty of hard bodies too against slighter frames. Great warm weather was on their side too so it was a perfect storm for us as a team.
We just weren't ready on Saturday and feel we would have learnt plenty both on and off field.
Your thoughts
Can only partially agree, the game in my opinion was lost when Gold Coast brought physical intensity to the contest. Carlton did not, and generally do not, respond to physical sides. We have routinely been beaten up for nearly two decades. That is a stone cold fact. If you want to beat the Blues you out pressure them, and put intensive pressure over the ball. Most times, Carlton will wilt like flowers in the Sun.