AFL Rd 13 2024 Post Game Celebrations - Carlton vs Essendon

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Goldstein basically blocked de Koning at every bounce - he only got penalised for it once, but it must have happened at least 10 times - turned his back on TDK and camped under the ball.  As such, his hitouts were largely rubbish.  Once the ball hit the deck, TDK massacred him.

That tactic is largely valid under the current rules / interpretation, which is why I have previously warned about the consequences of the new interpretation. You can block and as long as you touch the footy you'll be safe.

While it delivered CheatsFC no advantage as they only really have the one viable inside Mid, I'm surprised they failed to give Stringer a Midfield run, it won't be ineffective if a club with some stronger Mids does it to TDK. So it must be a horses for courses approach, and at times we will need Pitto in to wrestle the opposition.