05-14-2023, 02:17 AM
At least the side had a go all night for a change. You can barrack for a side that has a go. Our skills and decision making were still appalling. The Bulldogs kicked four goals in the first half and two of them came from our mistakes. The umpires lost the plot in the last five to ten minutes in the third quarter. Took on the game more last night but still need to do it a lot more. The application by McKay, Motlop, Cripps and Walsh with their set shots on goal in the first half was disgraceful. Do the Carlton players practice kicking for goals and do the apply what they practice? You can't give sides five goals head start and expect to win. This is second week in a row in which we have kicked one goal in a half. So far this year we have had eight quarters where we have kicked two goals, five quarters where we have kicked one goal and three quarters where we have kicked no goals. We don't kick enough goals. Our disposal is laughable and our football IQ is lamentable.
I thought Owies was good, Silvagni and Pittonett did a number on Englsih, Newman is having a good year, Hollands did a number of really good things, The defensive unit was pretty good until the last five minutes but McGovern was off. They are very desperate down there but they tend to panic, and like the rest of team, their disposal gets them into trouble. If we could clean up their disposal coming out of the back half we have a lot less problems. The Bulldogs midfield were a lot better organized and probably shaded us on the night, especially with the finish of the game. Our players run hard but lack real pace through the middle and our game appears to rely on individual efforts.
I thought Owies was good, Silvagni and Pittonett did a number on Englsih, Newman is having a good year, Hollands did a number of really good things, The defensive unit was pretty good until the last five minutes but McGovern was off. They are very desperate down there but they tend to panic, and like the rest of team, their disposal gets them into trouble. If we could clean up their disposal coming out of the back half we have a lot less problems. The Bulldogs midfield were a lot better organized and probably shaded us on the night, especially with the finish of the game. Our players run hard but lack real pace through the middle and our game appears to rely on individual efforts.