Rd 12: Post Game Purgatory: Carlton vs St. Kilda

[crashlander]

One of those games you have when you're a struggling side trying to improve.
At least the boys kept at it until the bell but it's best to put that one behind us and look forward.
Gorringe might make a forward one day but he won't be a ruckman.

I guess we can't complain too much. We've been 'up' for a while. But I was disappointed today. For the first time this year we were out-thought. St. Kilda were ready for our tricks and didn't let them work. Then they beat us where we are most vulnerable: in the centre square and in our forward line. They used our structural deficiencies against us very well.

Today we needed a proper 2nd ruckman, as Kreuzer was being beaten. We didn't have one. Gorringe couldn't do the job. Phillips was needed. He should be back in next time we play.
We were thrashed in the middle: our structures didn't work today and St. Kilda got enough drive from the centre square. We can't do that against teams and hope to win. We could barely handle it last week against Brisbane.