2018 Rd 16: Post Game Passion: Carlton vs St Kilda

[Barbs]

We would be the most skilled and consistent side in the comp at giving the ball back to the opposition in their 50. Twice we were pinged for stepping over the line when kicking out.

Once Daisy had to come from behind to punch as someone kicked backwards badly.

At least once they marked a kick that was going across the ground from us in their 50.

There was at least once where we stuffed up under minimal pressure, they picked it up we tackle,  they throw the ball to team mste then goal.

Any danger of a team rule that unless a defender is 200 metres in the vlear we don't kick backwards or sideways in our defensive 50.  These easy goals we give away every week are demoralising.

I haven't read Kruds thread about rule changes,  but any chance of: If a player has the footy and they have a chance to get rid of it and they don't kick or handball it correctly then a free is paid.  I would prefer lots of frees  and the rules applied correctly, to random allocation of them.

It was curious to see Centre bounce set up of basically everyone in a straight line down the ground  -  all players essentially down the spine - would that have been us or them instigating this.

Completely agree on our backline ball movement. I think that this, along with zone defence, is all part of the disastrous game plan we have adopted that is leading us nowhere. Our players don't/can't take the game on because every time we get the ball at half back instead of running hard forward our half backs drop back to switch play. Its hard to initiate an attack when nearly one quarter of you players drop back and leave the opposition to casually set up their defensive lines. The few times we've looked good this year is when players run together and try to move through the middle.

But what usually happens instead is we either turn it over while slowly switching play or give up and just kick long down the line to a contest - one where the opposition usually has the numbers because most of our guys stayed back behind play. (yet somehow seem out numbered when the opposition rebound quickly?)