Rd 2: Carlton vs. Sydney: Post Game Passion

[cimm1979]

Gibbs may not be Joel Selwood but he's not Nick Stevens either.

Stevens was the the biggest skirt to play for Carlton since .....(a player who's name I'd rather not say)

[Gointocarlton]

We are 2 games into the rebuild .

I get that but I am frustrated that the more senior and experienced players look more at sea than the young ones (except Murph who has been pretty good both weeks).

[cimm1979]

I get that but I am frustrated that the more senior and experienced players look more at sea than the young ones (except Murph who has been pretty good both weeks).

Give Murphy and Gibbs any 2 of Hannebery, Parker, Cunningham, Mitchell or Jack to help them out and there'd be a big difference.

Not saying Gibbs and Murph can't do more I'm just saying its a numbers game in the mids.

[Lods]

I'm a bit in two minds about Gibbs.

He has that rare ability to do things very easily and look like he has a lot of time...That sometimes gives the impression that he is going half paced.

At the same time I'm struggling to think of times when a match has turned against us and Gibbs has been instrumental in bringing us back into the game.

[Micky0]

The tackling across the ground by us was shocking - pretty much every single tackle was walked thru by the swans, it wasn't only Murph.

Agree re Gibbs' talent - it just seemed yday that he wasn't going to kill himself to try and get us over the line unlike Judd who did that every game. Just have to face it that until there are better players around Gibbs, he's not going to step up

[blue4life]

Agree re Gibbs' talent - it just seemed yday that he wasn't going to kill himself to try and get us over the line unlike Judd who did that every game. Just have to face it that until there are better players around Gibbs, he's not going to step up

Judd was one of the best footballers of the last 20 or 30 years, there's no comparison between him and Gibbs.
Gibbs went at pick one so we all expected an elite footballer and are disappointed that we didn't get one, he's still a very good player though.

[blue4life]

Gibbs would not play at hawthorn or Sydney the way he currently plays.
They have minimum standards of commitment.
Absolute garbage

Gibbs has played under Pagan, Ratten, Malthouse, Barker and now Bolton and to the best of my recollection has never been dropped.
So unless all of those coaches, two of whom were multiple Premiership coaches, are willing to tolerate uncommitted players I think that the perception around Gibbs doesn't reflect the reality.

[Slugger]

The problem is not Gibbs,Murph and Cripps it is the layer under them.Graham is not up to it Kerridge may get there and who else is there,Simmo no on baller either is buckly,and at this stage I don't know about wright.Thomas maybe curnow try's he's guts out .but when of Gibbs Murph or. Cripps go of the ball our on ballers are terrible.At the game yesterday Phillips and Kruezer both won there share of hit outs but the question to me is not wether the swans were sparking but if our rucks can hit it to our players.Phillips was head and shoulders above Tippett and the other plodder.The  reason they kicked goals was as soon as the ball was bounced they ran forward knowing there on ballers would get it and kick it forward where our rucks were still in the center fighting for they ball.whichh meant the likes of doc and simo had to mind two men including a ruckman it does not work.So stop blaming the likes of Gibbs Murph And Cripps it's the next tier that let's us down.
Check the stats of Everitt,lamb,Graham,Rowe etc that's the trouble not the top end but the bottom 6 or 7.
Like it or not at least that's my opinion

[laj]

Gibbs would not play at hawthorn or Sydney the way he currently plays.
They have minimum standards of commitment.
Absolute garbage

I'm thinking if he played at those clubs he'd have found his 2014 form long before. Different club, different culture and he'd play accordingly, which is disappointing.

[cimm1979]

The problem is not Gibbs,Murph and Cripps it is the layer under them.Graham is not up to it Kerridge may get there and who else is there,Simmo no on baller either is buckly,and at this stage I don't know about wright.Thomas maybe curnow try's he's guts out .but when of Gibbs Murph or. Cripps go of the ball our on ballers are terrible.At the game yesterday Phillips and Kruezer both won there share of hit outs but the question to me is not wether the swans were sparking but if our rucks can hit it to our players.Phillips was head and shoulders above Tippett and the other plodder.The  reason they kicked goals was as soon as the ball was bounced they ran forward knowing there on ballers would get it and kick it forward where our rucks were still in the center fighting for they ball.whichh meant the likes of doc and simo had to mind two men including a ruckman it does not work.So stop blaming the likes of Gibbs Murph And Cripps it's the next tier that let's us down.
Check the stats of Everitt,lamb,Graham,Rowe etc that's the trouble not the top end but the bottom 6 or 7.
Like it or not at least that's my opinion

That's how I see it.

Although Gibbs has been fumbling a lot and it's starting to shit me.