04-03-2022, 10:46 AM
Both last week and this week, we went into slow, down the line footy which was picked off time and again. Lost count of the number of marks the Dawks took in their defensive 50, often unchallenged. We needed to make them work harder to get it back.
Our big achilles heel remains leg speed - as soon as the ball gets out the back, we are stuffed. That was basically the Dawks game plan - clog up our forward line, wait for a turnover, then go like the clappers while we all stood around like statues. That is where McGovern and Saad were sorely missed today.
And please, Vossy, have a word to Crippa about game awareness. With <5 min to go, and we leading by 7 points, he took a mark about 60 metres out. A wise-headed captain stops, takes time off the clock and then looks for a target. But Crippa took off straight away into an impossible situation, turnover, down the other end, Gunston goals from a free. Grrrr.....
Our big achilles heel remains leg speed - as soon as the ball gets out the back, we are stuffed. That was basically the Dawks game plan - clog up our forward line, wait for a turnover, then go like the clappers while we all stood around like statues. That is where McGovern and Saad were sorely missed today.
And please, Vossy, have a word to Crippa about game awareness. With <5 min to go, and we leading by 7 points, he took a mark about 60 metres out. A wise-headed captain stops, takes time off the clock and then looks for a target. But Crippa took off straight away into an impossible situation, turnover, down the other end, Gunston goals from a free. Grrrr.....
This is now the longest premiership drought in the history of the Carlton Football Club - more evidence of climate change?