AFL Rd 2 2022 Post Game Permutations Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

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First half is possibly some of the best footy I've seen us play in 5 years or more....and against the team that played off in last year's GF and tipped by a few to go all the way this year. We absolutely took them to the cleaners and dominated in the middle and with contested possession. At times our ball movement looked as slick as what the Dogs have become famous for.

Yes, we tapered off a bit after half time but we got the points....that's what matters. In years gone by we probably would've just stopped completely.

So many contributors across the field. Cripps/Walsh/Kennedy/Hewett of course....Pittonet dominated the ruck and gave us first use out of the middle so many times. Weitering/McGovern combination down back looked better again....and the Harry/Charlie combo worked a treat. Add in the usual Silvagni 100% effort and the pressure stuff in the forward line from Owies/Durdin.

At times it was hard to believe it was basically the same 22 out there as last year....apart from Hewett. Apart from that last quarter, our skills looked completely different to what we've been used to.

Not sure what was happening with Newman though...usually very good with ball in hand but 3 horrendous blunders in the space of about 5 minutes in the last quarter nearly cost us the game.

I was impressed by how we controlled the game. Almost old fashioned tempo footy where we dominated in phases and then alternated with periods of controlling and frustrating the opposition. A bit like the Hawks and Sydney of a few years ago.