Post Game Analysis: AFL 2021 Rd 5: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[kruddler]

I read what was said on The Roar and thought a comment on the article by a contributor might be of interest:

"It's the nature of the loss to Port that's the problem.  Nearly a quarter of the Blues total score was kicked in the last 5 minutes of the game when Port had clocked off.

Carlton had 10 of the lowest 12 disposal-getters on the ground, and the two Port players in that bottom 12 were injured pair Hartlett and Dan Houston, who was subbed out at halftime.

There are glaring stats that Carlton must swiftly address or run the risk of missing the finals for an eighth consecutive season.

The first is simple but damning.  The Blues haven't been ahead of the win-loss ledger during a season since mid-2016.

The other stat is equally telling.  Since the start of 2014, Carlton has won only nine games against teams that went on to play finals in that given season."

With a membership of 80,000 mostly unhappy fans, is it any wonder that the media is on our case?

I get the nature of the loss, and sure, it is legitimate. But.....look at St. Kilda and Essendon....against worst opposition. By comparison, it is NOT that bad. Yes, we want it to be better and yes we should be angry until it is.....but....it could be worse, and it has been for other teams.

re possession getters....not really a stat worth commenting on IMO. Part of the reason for that is our poor disposal efficiency. We kept turning it over giving them free possessions.
With 2 players down, their other players would have to get more of the ball to compensate anyway. Plus, we are carrying a few too many passengers which we are well aware of, but due to injuries, haven't got any real replacements to choose from.....or at least not enough.

The win/loss stat is disappointing, sure, but 2 things.
1. Fixture means we start 0-1 every year...we are always behind the 8-ball there. Get different teams, and that record magically changes.
2. As mentioned earlier, that is completely irrelevant to where we are with this coach, this playing list and this season.

Yes fans are frustrated. Even in '95 fans were frustrated when we lost to Sydney and St. Kilda. Fans do that.
Fans are also not the most logical and/or rational thinkers out there either. Everyone wants results yesterday.
Again, i get why....but being angry doesn't help anything, it only hurts us. Forcing change when perhaps change is the last thing we want.

The article was right to point out that we, as a football club, are known to 'flinch' and cave to external pressure.
When truckloads of manure was being dumped at punt road and memberships were being ignited in microwaves, richmond stuck by its coach and he is now a triple premiership coach, with more on the way.

There is a lesson there somewhere....