If as a player you are flat footed at AFL level, at any time, you are most likely done like a dinner.
All the "slow AFL players" fans continually rant and rave about can all close gaps faster than 99.99% of the population, even our own!
There is a reason we languish on the bottom of the ladder, and there is a reason Nthmond run over sides late in games and sit near the top pf the ladder, and most of the relevant difference is unrelated to ability or fitness!
Another thing fans miss, is the bloke Betts run off unhindered to get to those contests!
Does anyone think our small forwards would get a free run at the ball while their direct opponent pressed forward looking for a cheap possession?
Another point of difference, go back to the replay and have a look at what Gallucci does to Rowe in the I think it was the Jenkins marking contest late in the game. Then do you best to find any Carlton small/medium forward doing similar!
The lack of sacrifice from Carlton players is astounding, they are all drowning and doing their best to stay afloat by standing on a team-mate!
All the "slow AFL players" fans continually rant and rave about can all close gaps faster than 99.99% of the population, even our own!
There is a reason we languish on the bottom of the ladder, and there is a reason Nthmond run over sides late in games and sit near the top pf the ladder, and most of the relevant difference is unrelated to ability or fitness!
Another thing fans miss, is the bloke Betts run off unhindered to get to those contests!
Does anyone think our small forwards would get a free run at the ball while their direct opponent pressed forward looking for a cheap possession?
Another point of difference, go back to the replay and have a look at what Gallucci does to Rowe in the I think it was the Jenkins marking contest late in the game. Then do you best to find any Carlton small/medium forward doing similar!
The lack of sacrifice from Carlton players is astounding, they are all drowning and doing their best to stay afloat by standing on a team-mate!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"