AFL Rd 11 2022 Post Game Postulations Carlton vs Collingwood

[ElwoodBlues1]

13 of the last 14 goals went to Freo, on the MCG....and its just a coincidence it happened in the same game that May went down?

Please.

Its not simply the goals he stops.
Its not simply the structure he provides
Its also about the confidence he gives the rest of the time
......and the dent in confidence that goes through the group when he goes down.

You are under selling Freo a bit and how they matchup, Dees also had key players like Salem and Harmes out plus Freo have a good ruck setup with Darcy and Lobb to match Gawn and Jackson. Darcy beat Gawn and that had nothing to do with May, Aish kept Oliver quiet in the 2nd half after he dominated early, Petracca was held to 10 possies and was putrid. Their defense has real size and strength and they have suitable matchups like Ryan for problem players like Fritsch that we dont.
They won by a decent margin and while I take your point May missing unbalanced Melbourne I dont think he is worth 6-7 goals and that Freos' ability to match the Dees strengths won them the game...