NAB Challenge: Carlton vs. Sydney at Etihad

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No such thing as FF / CHF these days really. They all just roam around the ground.

Nobody seemed to be able to take a contested mark last night. Casboult missed a truckload that he'd normally clunk.

Hopefully he saved all his good play for the tiges.

Key forwards have to present as a marking target when the ball is coming out of defence.  How often did a key forward stay inside the forward 50 when the ball was at the opposite end of the ground?

Marking was quite ordinary with players from both sides seemed to misjudge the flight of the ball  ???  There were some exceptions, Rowe and Weitering for example.  Phillips judged the flight perfectly on one occasion but his hands were so hard that there was a resounding clap and the ball flew metres away.  It was like he had decided to do a double handed palm out  :o

I thought that the Swans did well to stop Casboult getting a run at the ball and he was forced into contests against two opponents.  Having another genuine marking target would make his life a lot easier.