AFL Rd 12 Post Game Passing Carlton vs Melbourne

[LoveNavy]

8 more wins may get us finals.  On paper it's doable beating everyone we think we can beat (gold coast twice, essendon, gws again, hawthorn, St. Kilda, one of Melbourne, Collingwood, freo or Port adelaide and I forget the rest but 8 wins is very doable based on our run home) but the way we are currently performing makes it seem unlikely.  Thing is form can turn pretty fast and I really hope we are in conservation mods until the second half of the year.  Finals isn't done and dusted for us yet so I wouldn't be giving up on that just yet but the next two weeks have become really crucial.

Regarding our play, we have lost some of that excitement and dare but im convinced that's got to do more with our overall list health because the boys seem to want to go but seem incapable rather than anything else.

It can turnaround, we need to scrape a win against the bombers, and then get up over GC before the bye and then get rolling afterwards.  Very doable.  Only team I really fear in our run home is Port adelaide but unfortunately I've lost trust in us to be able to do it.

This is the predicament we were in second half of last year. Only it's the first half of the season. 2022 hopes died on the back of accumulated injury carnage. This year, aside the perpetually injured bench, injuries were lesser. Is that tide is turning with injuries these past 2 games?

So yes it's mathematically possible, and with the right attack, we could make finals. The passionate supporter part of me says we keep fighting for that. Unfortunately the associated hope is crushed when I see how we've played this past 2m. I'm really torn and the health of our list may tip the balance. One way or another.

Something that is different, as some highlight, is the strategy underlying how we play. The question is, do we have the resources to keep our heads above water? Then, will we have the right combination to improve our position after the bye? Then, is that combination good enough compared to other sides?

Vossy saying we're close to that elusive level of performance, may or may not be the case. We're seeing glimpses as some players find form. My hope lies in the belief that others will follow suit, although time and perceived pressure is mounting. So I'm open to seeing the best emerge whilst holding the cold likelihood of seeing more of the worst. Just like we witnessed in q3. Such is the life of a Carlton supporter ?‍?

Go Blues