Round 9: Carlton vs. Sydney Post Game Pain

[crashlander]

Well, it is over and we lost. But it was not the shocker that it could have been.
We still have a LONG way to go before we will be truly competitive.

[crashlander]

To take up from the in game thread, Hendo had an ordinary night. However, when you consider how we get the ball forward, we really don't give him a lot of opportunity.
To be honest, I'd play him in defence for a while to get some form. It has worked well for him in the past.
Unfortunately it leaves a forward line looking vacant. Levi isn't doing a lot and Jones is a waste of space.

[PassIt2Carrots]

Great effort, big improvement in intensity, with Gibbs, Murphy and Judd also improving in their intensity we finish a lot closer but without that class we were no match for the Swans.

[laj]

Well, it is over and we lost. But it was not the shocker that it could have been.
We still have a LONG way to go before we will be truly competitive.

We've improved!!!! Got 11 pts closer to them than last year...lol!

No Murphy, Gibbs and Judd plus Hendo and Walker were underdone. Our run and flair has been destroyed by Malthouse. Takes weeks to get that going again. Without run you're going no-where. Tackle count was 64, so that was better. Under Mick there was no effort so that was at least alot better. Was hoping Barker could produce a miracle in 3 1/2 days....lol!

Poor Rowe, what a task. He worked so hard and didn't do badly but Buddy is gun and tough to stop when he's going with those opportunities.

[cookie2]

Could have been a lot worse I guess but we had a real crack against a very good football side..............oops, just a minute, REBOOT.

Yep, I think most of our known problems were on display tonight but at least we know what they are and can start working on them. Fighting the game out to the end is great start.

[MosquitoFleet]

Daisy was useless

Geez  750k for that....

Scandalous. ...

[laj]

Daisy was useless

Geez  750k for that....

Scandalous. ...

If he cost 350k I'd find himself pretty useful, at 750k, well not so much.

[crashlander]

Some of our problems:
[1] Jones: Doesn't work hard enough and never gets separation from his opponent. His tank is so small that it just isn't funny. He can barely create a 2nd effort even trying his best. Why did we recruit this guy?
[2] Tutt: He fumbles the ball under pressure. His opponents know it. Get him on the outside and he is a chance of doing something reasonable, but get him in traffic and he is an error waiting to happen.
[3] Rucks: We were smashed in the rucks but we have no options.
[4] Small Forwards: we have none. Where is a Betts or a Garlett now we need them?

I get frustrated sometimes. Hopefully we can change these structural issues now that we have a new coach. We improved our intensity and work rate. We improved our tackling. We are on the way up, but the top looks just so far away.

[laj]

Buddy kicked 7 and best on ground but interestingly Rowe would be close to our best player. Having said that he got "only" 4 on Rowe in 3 1/2 qtrs.

[PassIt2Carrots]

Unbelievable but Rowe after having 7 kicked on him is probably in our best three!