Rd 9: Post Game Pain: Carlton vs. North Melbourne

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Thanks Cookie - I was almost sure it was White on Petrie, but just wanted to be backed-up on that. In that case, White played an excellent game it has to be said.

Anyone else disappointed in our midfield setup for centre bounces? Surely we had to play tight man-on-man, but I did not see this tactic at any stage & thought our coaches got it horribly wrong in that regard. They knew Goldstein would have free reign at the centre bounces, but I don't think Bolton & co. hatched a good enough plan to counter that.....thought it was Bolton's biggest fail so far this year (not the result, but the inability to formulate a tactic to counter a dominant opposing ruckman).

BB is far from stupid so I guess the only conclusion we can draw atm is that the set up is a WIP that we haven't yet mastered or perfected?? Just guessing but hopefully we'll improve over time. Things under development can sometimes fall apart under stress and North's mids are just the class of guys who can apply that stress in spades in terms of probing to find weak points.