Rd 4: In Game Attitude: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

[Mondy]

Simply put EB, Phillips and Kreuzer ARE useless.

Yes.

[laj]

They need to play , we need more size up forward to stop easy marks being taken by opposition defenders.....Philips and Kruezer are next to useless down forward and Casboult get too much pressure as we have no other options...
Umpiring is woeful...

Yes, I think so too.

Actually, select Jones and Jaksch,  drop Kreuzer and Phillips and let Casboult ruck all day. Mightn't win many tapouts but he'll take a sh!tload of marks well away from goal range. I am half joking there of course but we need to do something.

[Mondy]

Agree. The holding the ball against him was inexcusable, just stood there and waited for the whistle. Shadow of his 2015 form

What was he trying to achieve.  Fool the umpire into thinking he'd marked a handball? 

[Jean-Claude]

Murphy Gibbs Kreuzer
- 3 no 1 picks
- 519 games
- 19 disposals combined

Byrne C Curnow
- 4 games
- 18 disposals

[ElwoodBlues1]

Simply put EB, Phillips and Kreuzer ARE useless.

Prof...Philips tries to mark the ball with flat hands that are too rigid...has no give or feel when he attempts marks, everything just bounces off his hands...I'd rather Wood and Gorringe for while and see how they go....these two present ruck incumbents give us nothing...

[kruddler]

Don't think we can completely blame the forwards for this. It has to get near them first. Then it has to get near them in a way that isn't a meaningless long bomb to 3 on 1 contest.
Of course kicking goals on the rare occasions we have a shot wouldn't hurt.

I'm not blaming the forwards. I'm blaming the players having shots at goals, that includes forwards but includes Gibbs as well.
If we kick those goals, we don't get ourselves into a hole we cannot climb out of.

[Barbs]

Yes, I think so too.

Actually, select Jones and Jaksch,  drop Kreuzer and Phillips and let Casboult ruck all day. Mightn't win many tapouts but he'll take a crapload of marks well away from goal range. I am half joking there of course but we need to do something.

Worth a try. We're winning the hit outs tonight and it's not doing much anyway.

[Robblues]

Murphy Gibbs Kreuzer
- 3 no 1 picks
- 519 games
- 19 disposals combined

Byrne C Curnow
- 4 games
- 18 disposals

Very sad reading there JC hard to disagree with

[laj]

I'm not blaming the forwards. I'm blaming the players having shots at goals, that includes forwards but includes Gibbs as well.
If we kick those goals, we don't get ourselves into a hole we cannot climb out of.

I'm understanding your frustrations....lol.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Philips marks...hooray...