Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[LP]

Levi to Dixon was the move to make.
Jones has been great but doesn’t have the bulk for that type of hulk.

I doubt Levi would have the speed to stay with Dixon on the lead. We saw the separation Dixon was able to get on Jones through the midfield, and Jones is especially quick for his size.

The trick to dealing with Dixon is the 3rd man and Port did well to keep them away, whether that was legal or not is another matter and it seems not in many cases.

Anyway, collectively, I think we did OK against the Port talls given how many opportunities they were given. It was the smaller / medium types that really ran amok generating too many repeat opportunities, we failed to stop the ball coming straight back after being cleared.

That and spending 10~15 dominating without scoring cooked us.