AFL Rd 21 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood

[Thryleon]

We had the ball inside 50 an extra 8 times in the 4th quarter and hit the scoreboard 3 times less than the 1st.
We were more accurate with our shots on goal as we converted them. But we were not efficient with our inside 50 entries.
Had we have been more efficient, we should've generated an extra 6 shots than we did that quarter. Even if we were inaccurate with those shots, we still win.

We need to work out why our inside 50's didn't result in more shots on goals. Not simply be happy that we kicked straighter as that papers over the cracks.

It's called an opposition defence that was committed to preventing us scoring and had already setup a winning position.

The variance in start and finish was more about what Collingwood weren't doing (attacking through the corridor at speed) and keeping their numbers behind the ball. 

That left less space to explot which resulted in us having to try force stoppages which Collingwood were happy with as it takes time off the clock and allows you to clog space.

The game is very simple. Earlier on, we failed to score as effectively because we weren't changing our angles with our forward entries and that caused us grief but we were able to generate score because Collingwood were giving us room to attack whilst they attacked themselves.

Collingwood are a tactically more well drilled side than us.  That is an MC failing. Remember when Bolton was sacked, teague simplified the game plan?

All I've seen us do is revert to a game plan tailored around good players, rather than a system based game plan.  Our systems don't stand up, and fall down.  All anyone says is we are missing key cattle personnel.  That's because the system doesn't stand up without the stars.  Most teams struggle without their a team as they're better at executing the system.  We struggle without our a team because our system is still being built. 

Partly because we don't have a 400 game, dual premiership brownlow medalist leading the way.