05-15-2022, 10:20 AM
A really good win. Undersized, playing away, GWS fired up and nowhere near our best side in. I think we had seven of what I think is our best twenty-two and then we lose Williams in the first quarter. All in all a very good effort. Very impressed with Silvagni, Cripps, and Durdin, business as usual from Walsh, Saad, Weitering and Docherty, except for the goal he kicked which was beyond excellent, extremely pleased with Fisher, O'Brien, Plowman, Newnes, Kennedy and Hewitt, while De Konning, Curnow and Motlop all kept competing. Owies could have had a very good game, but small forwards have to kick goals, Kemp and Newman battled, Cottrell contributed, while I thought Carroll and Cerra struggled a bit. Our run and teaming was excellent and our ability to keep or shape and not all get drawn into the contest, particularly in the forward half, was pleasing. If we turn up to play we are a pretty good side. We just need a bit of a good run with injuries. The problem for the Carlton players is that we now know they can do it. We now know that they can face adversity and succeed. Now they have to do it all the time. We have to get tougher in our heads and take the opportunities we get instead of squandering our chances in front of goal like we did again today, and we have got to stop kicking the ball to players like Toby Green in our backline. We are going to have to work really hard to not make finals this year.