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

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The call that was made was Gov pushed back as the loose man.

They showed footage of him from behind the goals leading up to the lead, mark and winning goal by Gray.

Gov was defending the hotspot 25-30m out from goal, in the corridor.  Gray and his opponent were behind him edging up. They move up to level, but closer to the boundary and he stayed in the hotspot (nobody behind him - he became the last line).
I forget who was analysing it but they were very critical of Gov for not getting in front of Gray or at least pushing closer to the boundary.
Personally i thought he was doing the right thing by forcing Gray into a position where if he was lucky he'd get the ball just inside the boundary, and close to the arc. Which is where it ended up.
Essentially, he played the %'s and that was the only spot Port would've been able to get a mark inside 50. Of course they pull it out of their backside to kick it, but had he pushed closer to the boundary, it would've opened up the corridor to someone coming down, resulting in an easier shot.

Of course all that happened after Dixon had done some damage, and i'm not sure how early that move was made.
In any event, Casboult to Dixon could've helped earlier. But then i would've used Jones in the Gov role, rather than sent Jones forward.

It was David King, I agree with you. Forcing the forward to the boundary, little space to mark and a lesser chance to kick a goal if they do take the mark.  If you go back and listen to King live and then his post game summary there are often large differences in his view.