06-01-2022, 04:32 AM
A disappointing result. Could have won it in the end but probably didn't deserve it. It was a pity the umpires didn't pay the free to Walsh. It would have led to the mass suicide of Collingwood supporters and I would have liked to see that, especially after they went the early crow at the twenty minute mark of the last quarter. While the free kick was probably there I would have thought it was pretty soft and it would have been one of those free kicks that when given frustrates most supporters.
I said last week that Collingwood depends on their midfield and when Weitering went down it meant that De Konning had to play down back and meant that Cripps had to move into a followers position rather than his bull at the contest position. Which in turn let Collingwood do better at the contest.
The end of the second quarter and the end of the last quarter showed that Carlton at its best is as good as anybody. The lack of key personel means that other players are getting an opportunity. Injuries were a big part of Teagues downfall but I think we have more depth this year and Voss has clearly got the playing group playing with more confidence and belief.
While it would be good to have Martin, Kennedy, Williams, McKay, Pittonet, McGovern/Marchbank and Cuningham, and it would be good not to lose Weitering midway through the first quarter, the fact that the players fought it out when in the past they probably would have packed up and we would have lost by five plus goals.
I have been watching the tennis and they have a stat called unforced errors. The amount of unforced errors Carlton makes each week is appalling. If you can't pass the ball to your team mate then you don't have a game plan. What you have is a group of individuals trying to win on ability allone. Silvagni playing on when he wasn't clear, Carrol being run down and playing when he was out of bounds, poor kicks, poor decsions and hand passing to team mates when they are under pressure is our biggest problem. It cast us four or five goals against Collingwood plus hundreds of meters gained as well as momentum, particularly in the last quarter when we lost the ball on the wing just as we were getting on top.
It is a long time since Carlton improved in the second half of the season. This is the challenge.
I said last week that Collingwood depends on their midfield and when Weitering went down it meant that De Konning had to play down back and meant that Cripps had to move into a followers position rather than his bull at the contest position. Which in turn let Collingwood do better at the contest.
The end of the second quarter and the end of the last quarter showed that Carlton at its best is as good as anybody. The lack of key personel means that other players are getting an opportunity. Injuries were a big part of Teagues downfall but I think we have more depth this year and Voss has clearly got the playing group playing with more confidence and belief.
While it would be good to have Martin, Kennedy, Williams, McKay, Pittonet, McGovern/Marchbank and Cuningham, and it would be good not to lose Weitering midway through the first quarter, the fact that the players fought it out when in the past they probably would have packed up and we would have lost by five plus goals.
I have been watching the tennis and they have a stat called unforced errors. The amount of unforced errors Carlton makes each week is appalling. If you can't pass the ball to your team mate then you don't have a game plan. What you have is a group of individuals trying to win on ability allone. Silvagni playing on when he wasn't clear, Carrol being run down and playing when he was out of bounds, poor kicks, poor decsions and hand passing to team mates when they are under pressure is our biggest problem. It cast us four or five goals against Collingwood plus hundreds of meters gained as well as momentum, particularly in the last quarter when we lost the ball on the wing just as we were getting on top.
It is a long time since Carlton improved in the second half of the season. This is the challenge.