AFL Rd 4 2023 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

[PaulP]

Without giving it too much emphasis, but maybe something worth thinking about was, the importance of McGovern to the structure yesterday.
He had 27 disposals (yes, hed id take a lot of the kickouts) before he went off- but  80%+efficiency and many of them long kicks to a target.
A lot of the late North goals came in the minutes after he went off.
A couple of our normally disciplined players made uncharacteristic poor efforts in defence during that time.
I'd say that was pretty much fatigue and picking up the slack from McGovern being missing.

It's possible, although I for one would be pretty concerned if a team like North can score so easily in the absence of one player. I'm hoping it's more fatigue than anything else.