AFL Rd 20 2023 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood

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Hewett put some work into him but it seemed to depend on whose turn it was in the midfield rotations. 

We haven't worried too much about keeping a tight rein on the Diacos boys, Sidebottom, etc in the past and it's come back to bite us on the butt.  Our team defence worked a lot harder/better and that paid dividends.

Agree.....Port showed last week with Drew tagging Nick hard that you can reduce their effectiveness....Josh was still good vs us getting the ball and using it well with a decent DE around 80% but Nick while still getting some ball only went at 52% and was clearly under pressure. You also look at their second tier mids in Sidebottom, Crisp, Adams etc and they were all average in terms of possies and effect, Adams only had 12 possessions and while our blokes didnt dominate with high possessions it was that pressure on their mids that dragged Collingwood back to the field in terms of stoppages and clearances where we had control.
The four quarter effort was the most pleasing aspect imho, we bring that effort every week and we wont lose a game for the rest of the season.