Post Game Analysis: AFL 2020 Rd 2: Carlton vs Melbourne

[LoveNavy]

Greetings LN, and happy New Year... ? ?

Many good points though I think you've confused me with someone else re 'mass reform'. Nuh, we're fundamentally on the right track and the 'comebacks' in our past two games were full of merit and fight and indicate we're, in the words of Renee Geyer, heading in the right direction.

However...

As I mentioned earlier our issues are fundamentally above the shoulders. Plus being 2 HARD mids short and some coaching intelligence for the midfield. Our midfield started like it was at training... bruise free/lacking mongrel, trying to finesse/easy way out and no initiative/boldness to respond to the Dees smart coaching in nullifying the Cripps influence. This is where one of our Directors, C Judd, should be exerting his expertise and experience... in terms of attitude and strategy, on the group and the midfield coaching staff (FFS, would someone please wrench Barker off the security of the CFC tit and bring in a midfield coach with smarts and a bit of shyte on his liver). And Stanton... really?

It was embarrassing how soft we started. How the hell does Murphy play as an inside mid and have 0 tackles... WTF? Even if we'd won, there'd be forceful questions being asked about our soft attitude and lack of smarts at game commencement.

I understand that we probably went for Lang when SOJ went down due to his speed... but fair-fkn-dinkum, the bloke fills his durps when he's confronted with physicality - we can't carry blokes like this (fair finisher but there's a reason the Pussycats were glad to see the @rs end of him) when you've got a bloke like Kennedy warming the pine who has a forward presence AND a physical presence. Blokes like Lang only add to 'softness' above the shoulders.

Greetings to you too Baggers and Mrs Baggers ?
Long time between drinks for me. Daughter's wedding in our garden, 6wk European holiday to visit another daughter, were planned June- September. So I'd been keeping busy. Then COVID....
Must admit I took time to adjust to the new layout too (Must be a Carlton thing).

My reference to Baggers was not meant specific to you. Pardon my sloppy choice of words?. Rather to those Bluebaggers on CSC seeking mass changes.

It was great though to see my tardiness resulting in you bobbing up to say hi ?

I'm with those Bluebaggers like yourself, Kruddler and others who think we're on the right track. Although needing the hard inside mid/s to complete the puzzle.

Who knows maybe Gibbons, SOJ, Martin, Stocker or others help fill the gap somewhat in the short-term.

Kruddler made great points about the strong repeated comeback drive v the lay down and die attitude. The latter haunted me i know that ?. Blues v Freo at MCG springs to mind ? Not sure if it was MM, Bolts, or Caretaker but it was beyond disgraceful.

Anyways hope you're healthy and happy