2018 Rd 4: Carlton vs North Melbourne in Hobart

[ElwoodBlues1]

We need to get a grip, Collingwood played well and kicked as straight as it's possible to kick and we lost by 4 goals, Matty Wright played his worst game for the club, we had a couple of kids playing their first few games and we lost Marchbank before half time.
Losing sucks but it's only round three, we'll come good sooner rather than later.
I haven't seen any signs of disharmony in the playing group and I take no notice of rumours.

We need to get a grip alright...Collingwood are garbage, wont make finals and more likely end up bottom half......their best forward Elliott was smacking us in the NB's, he didnt even play.
We kicked goals in the second half not because we were great but because they slacked off, they had kicked ten straight , won the game and it was junk time.
Josh Thomas kicked five goals...please...its Josh Thomas who is better known for his off field activities than anything he has done on the field, even he said he was surprised to kick five, thats how easy it was.
It was a pathetic display watching them kick ten goals straight, the coach was lost and inept and the leadership on the ground was non existent...30 odd junk possies a game doesnt qualify you as a leader.
It got so bad the normally cool and collected Cripps got so frustrated he started giving away dumb free kicks and arguing with umpires....

Then to top it off we had to put up with another cliched riddled presser from the coach who refused to admit there is anything wrong and and its all going fine.......we are holding players to incredibly high standards...its all about synergy.......please....at least we didnt get any green shoot nonsense..

LP called me out on bashing Weitering and not getting stick into other players he named..well here goes..

Mullett...yep great kick but Brad Scott told us why he got booted and yep he was right........no surprises there...delist material.
Kennedy...underdone, coming off an injury and with a sample of two games only I'm prepared to give him more time as I think he will be handy player..
Polson....not up to it, delist candidate..
Lamb...see Polson
SPS...talented but lightly built and needs some better bigger bodies around him so he can do what he does best and thats run and carry the footy creating for others.
Fisher...been good IMO, is having to play like a bigger bodied player and at least when he gets the ball something good usually happens.
Wright...yep poor game, well held but has been one of our best for a while and everyone has a bad game....for what he cost us he has been value plus....
Dow....two games only and we have found out his kicking isnt his strong point but with no leadership, Cripps being held and Pendlebury, Sidebottom, Treloar as your opponents its tough going. The kid just needs a few games in the twos to pick up the pace and learn to steady up a bit when he kicks. JLT series showed he can play but the extra pace and tackle pressure has seen him rushed and delivering poorly.

Weitering...great first season then injury ruined him mentally IMO.....has ranged between ok and poor since and the Collingwood game just reinforced IMO he needs to go back to the NB's and build some form and confidence, his once reliable kicking is terrible and he is uncomfortable taking on KP talls who are aggressive and physical with him.
There was a passage of play down back where Collingwood scored a goal, several of our players went up for the mark/spoil, JW came over the back, he was late, completely mistimed the contest/ball and looked like he either didnt care or was happy to avoid the contest....he looks lost IMO and not enjoying his footy. We can go on pretending but he isnt right....check that footage out, I think even the commentators mentioned it.
He looked like a player trying to give the impression he was trying but wasnt, the Collingwood players gave it to him all day and he couldnt even respond to that......if he plays then he needs ACOS and Rowe in to look after him because he cant look after himself and its sad to watch.
Yes he gets more attention because we have more invested in him...

I will give us one more chance vs Nth and say we can win but only on the basis that players like Cripps, Simpson, Kruezer, Wright etc will lift and drag us over the line and because Nth are equally as flakey as we are .