Rd 3: Carlton vs Gold Coast: Post Game Pain

[PaulP]

Executing skills under pressure, holding marks we get our hands to, even our level of fitness; until we cure these issues we will be ordinary.

Agree, and I would add decision making is a big problem as well.

[Brettie]

Only round 3 and the year is getting longer by the minute.....*sigh*

[BluePhantom]

Once again we got lead up the garden path during the off season , brainwashed into thinking we would improve.

[PaulP]

Up until the last quarter I didn't think we were so bad tonight.

Krooz can't mark a ball.  He's gone backwards.

Phillips has gotten worse each game.

Jamison has been a great servant to the club but you can see his heart ain't in it anymore.

Rowe.  No.

Murphy.  Captains can't be allowed to have these sort of games.  He and Cotchin are the 2 worst captains in the league.

Gibbs vanished after half time. 

But -

Weitering - magnificent.  I'd love to see him play CHF but we so desperately need him down back.

Curnow the older played his guts out.  If only he could kick.

Curnow the younger is getting better.  Definitely love what he offers.  Though not convinced he should play down back. 

Byrne wasn't bad at all.  Deserves a second game.

But we stank it up in that last quarter.

Not sure I agree on Murph, but I agree with everything else. Fair post.

[crashlander]

GOLD COAST  3. 2      5. 7      9. 10    13. 16 (94)
CARLTON        1. 3      3. 5      5. 8      5. 11 (41)

GOALS
Gold Coast: Lynch 4,Martin 3,Cameron, Day, Hall, Malceski, Matera, Sexton
Carlton: Casboult, Cripps, C. Curnow, Tuohy, Wright

BEST
Gold Coast: Hall, Ablett, Lynch, Martin, Malceski, Kolodjashnij
Carlton: Weitering, Gibbs, Docherty, Curnow, Cripps

Our fitness levels still leave much to be desired. We haven't been able to keep up in a single last quarter this year. They got some very easy goals at the end because guys like Boekhorst (to name just one) didn't keep up.

[laj]

Can expect Casbouylt to be the only target down forward, just gets gang tackeld every contest...Jaksch and Gorringe have to play next week IMO and either Philips or Kruezer have to go out as both are useless down forward...

Said all along, Kreuzer is crap when he has to share duties. Means he goes forward too much where he's no good  As our only ruckman, with help from Casboult, which works for both of them, Kreuzer then is a much better player. Kreuzer had no physical presence tonight. Compare that with Casboult, who either marked, contested or smashed up bodies. Sent a couple from ground not to return.

Hopefully Plowman, Jaksch and Sumner have good ones. Then we can drop Jammo and Rowe. Happy to go with Weitering and Plowman in the key positions, with Jaksch playing forward with Casboult.

[cimm1979]

Once again we got lead up the garden path during the off season , brainwashed into thinking we would improve.

Actually, the opposite is true.

this year was about development.

It's hard to take but take it we must.

[LP]

Agree, and I would add decision making is a big problem as well.

It's all about introverts and church mice, too many on our list look like they are doing their best to hide from the crowd and the cameras.

One of the reasons Weitering stands out because he talks and directs players.

You won't have success in the AFL with a team full of introverts and we keep giving the extroverts the kibosh!

[Barbs]

Can expect Casbouylt to be the only target down forward, just gets gang tackeld every contest...Jaksch and Gorringe have to play next week IMO and either Philips or Kruezer have to go out as both are useless down forward...

Well we all knew this is what to expect this season but it shouldn't have been as bad as that tonight. So yep, you're spot on. It hurts to say it but right now on current form we're going to have to bring in jones and jaksch to replace Phillips and Jamison. Not ideal but can't be worse that what we saw in the last term tonight. (Unless Mr Plow is ready to go next week)
I'd also rather see Cunningham get a run, couldn't do much less than some of our passengers tonight and will get more out of it. And if we can still elevate a rookie get gallucci to play as a small forward who will actually apply pressure and tackle.

[BluePhantom]

Actually, the opposite is true.

this year was about development.

It's hard to take but take it we must.

Development = Progress, NOT going backwards!