Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 7: Carlton vs. North Melbourne

[Thryleon]

Had very little influence on the outcome of the game. When it comes to finding excuses for poor performances our files have every known justification known to humankind and beyond!

As was reported by one of the boundary riders in the media who was at the game, he said you could see the fire in the belly in the Kangaby players, it was palpable, and as soon as they hit our blokes we 'backed away'. Dawks applied heat in the 3rd qtr and we 'backed away'... and so the story goes. That's who we are and who we have been for a long time.

Our problems are solely above the shoulders.

Yes and no.  The average North player has done over 5 years of pre seasons and is in their prime.  They should  be spanking a side of kids like we fielded on sunday and they did.

Ours have done less than 3 on average, and we had a lot of inexperience, and blokes who are battling through working out whether or  not we belong.  We have lost a couple simply carrying blokes like O brien who arent even AFL standard yet and have played more games than they should have.  Add Stocker who made his debut, and anyone thinking that we should have won was kidding themselves.

They did exactly what they should be doing every week.

We did the sort of footy that a team like the one we fielded did.

Look, I get it, it wasnt good enough for the level of talent in the team, but we are asking blokes to play 4 or 5 years ahead of their years, and they just arent capable of it.  Your frustration isnt  at the coach, it isnt at the players, its at the footy club for taking a really long strategy and perhaps deluding you into a false sense of where you think we should be at.

The sooner you accept that, the better off you will be.