Post Game Analysis: AFL 2021 Rd 11: Carlton vs Sydney

[Gointocarlton]

There was one standout coaching error that cost us big time.  When De Koning went into the ruck halfway through the third, we got back in the game just when it seemed it was all going south.  His tapwork is so much better than Pittonet, and he kicked a big goal to boot.

So who plays in the ruck for the first 15 minutes of the last - Pittonet!  4 straight centre clearances to the Swans and game over.  By the time De Koning got back on the ball, the Swans only had to play keepings off.

Our coaches seem to have no plan other than stick to Plan A.  no wonder we can't stop teams when they get a run-on.

Another season wasted, and to see what Essendon are doing with a list of nobodys makes it even more galling.

From the HS on our last qtr:

On Sunday, it was the final quarter. The margin at three-quarter time was three points. In the final quarter, the Blues were belted around the footy -12 contested possessions and -8 in ground balls. It allowed Sydney to control the game. The Swans took 41 marks for the quarter, and to put that in context they took 67 in the other three quarters. As a result, Carlton’s pressure was just 155, their fourth-lowest rating in a quarter this year. Simply, they weren’t tough enough for long enough yet again.