04-10-2022, 10:54 PM
Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong -
* lose Crippa, and cop two broken noses
* both Charlie and Harry (who barely missed a shot for the first three weeks) lost their radar on the two big sticks. Charlie's kicking for goal was abysmal.
* 2 undisciplined 50s gifted them easy goals to start the third Q when we were still in the game
* once the dew came in, we couldn't hold on to the ball
* we need far more run out of the backline - other than Saad, we are statues who get stuck trying to get it past the wings. Lachie Weller carved us up going the other way. This is where McGovern has made a difference this year.
* the Suns' mids were far more hungry than our group - many of their clearances came off the back of pack-based wrestles, and we were out-wrestled big time
* it was just one of those days - every flying kick, every strange bounce, seemed to land in the hands of the Suns. You can put it down to bad luck, but in reality, we were simply out-worked.
* one very frustrating thing, after the umpires were red-hot on incorrect disposal in the first 3 weeks, they seemed to go ultra-soft in this game. I lost count of the number of times Anderson/Rowell/Miller did not dispose correctly and play on was the call. It contributed significantly to their clearance numbers.
Most significantly, the passengers in the side got badly found out, and some of the clangers were so bad I could not believe what I was seeing.
Hopefully there are some serious lessons here, but I would like to think we can't collectively be as bad as that again.
* lose Crippa, and cop two broken noses
* both Charlie and Harry (who barely missed a shot for the first three weeks) lost their radar on the two big sticks. Charlie's kicking for goal was abysmal.
* 2 undisciplined 50s gifted them easy goals to start the third Q when we were still in the game
* once the dew came in, we couldn't hold on to the ball
* we need far more run out of the backline - other than Saad, we are statues who get stuck trying to get it past the wings. Lachie Weller carved us up going the other way. This is where McGovern has made a difference this year.
* the Suns' mids were far more hungry than our group - many of their clearances came off the back of pack-based wrestles, and we were out-wrestled big time
* it was just one of those days - every flying kick, every strange bounce, seemed to land in the hands of the Suns. You can put it down to bad luck, but in reality, we were simply out-worked.
* one very frustrating thing, after the umpires were red-hot on incorrect disposal in the first 3 weeks, they seemed to go ultra-soft in this game. I lost count of the number of times Anderson/Rowell/Miller did not dispose correctly and play on was the call. It contributed significantly to their clearance numbers.
Most significantly, the passengers in the side got badly found out, and some of the clangers were so bad I could not believe what I was seeing.
Hopefully there are some serious lessons here, but I would like to think we can't collectively be as bad as that again.
This is now the longest premiership drought in the history of the Carlton Football Club - more evidence of climate change?