08-07-2023, 12:07 AM
St.Kilda strikes me as a team that really believed they can beat Carlton. The formula is simple. Apply pressure and wait for Carlton to fold. This has been Plan A for playing Carlton for a while. St.Kilda came out and applied pressure and Carlton gave up three goals to midfield errors, Dow, Fisher and Docherty, missed a couple of goals we should have kicked, Cottrall, and basically kicked long bombs to a two on one situation when going forward. However we didn't fold and we kept persisting and started using our spare in the midfield to attack through. Goals by Motlop, Dow, Owies and two by Acres came about because St.Kilda had two players on Curnow and we had a player spare elsewhere. The question for other teams is what are they going to do when Plan A against Carlton doesn't work.
Others on this site are always bemoaning our depth and, always wanting to sack everyone and are quick to deride our players. We had seven or eight players unavailable who would be considered strongly for our best twenty-three yet we are playing the best football the club has played for over twenty years. Dow and Fisher were amongst the best. Winners win because they win. Losers lose because they lose. Carlton is starting to become a winner's team again at last.
Others on this site are always bemoaning our depth and, always wanting to sack everyone and are quick to deride our players. We had seven or eight players unavailable who would be considered strongly for our best twenty-three yet we are playing the best football the club has played for over twenty years. Dow and Fisher were amongst the best. Winners win because they win. Losers lose because they lose. Carlton is starting to become a winner's team again at last.