Rd 9: Post Game Pain: Carlton vs. North Melbourne

[LoveNavy]

Gorringe - goal of the week ^-^
Kerridge's goal - umpiring blue of the week :'(

[Barbs]

45 inside 50's....you'll never win with NO FORWARDS...end of story :o

The quality of delivery to the forwards is also a factor.

[PaulP]

The quality of delivery to the forwards is also a factor.

Too true Barbs.

[townsendcalling]

Drop Everitt, bring in Wood and play Gorringe up forward in the Casboult role.

[laj]

Drop Everitt, bring in Wood and play Gorringe up forward in the Casboult role.

Prefer to bring Jaksch in rather than play Gorringe. He contested marking will be very handy. Wood can ruck most of the day, as he did last year, with a bit of relief from someone, anyone, for a few minutes here and there.

[madbluboy]

Exposed again against a good side.

[laj]

Exposed again against a good side.

We'll get exposed against good sides for a while yet. Nature of the beast when rebuilding. It's where we are at. Our job is to learn, improve and do well against sides around us. If we weren't exposed against top sides then you talk top 4 and premierships. We're not at the point yet.

After Geelong, if we beat Brisbane and St.Kilda the 2 rounds after that then we're 6-6. Even just 3 wins from the last 10 games would give us 9. That would be something we'd take in a heartbeat if offered that pre-season.

[pinot]

A lot of the boys looked too tired. Lethargic

[Barbs]

Prefer to bring Jaksch in rather than play Gorringe. He contested marking will be very handy. Wood can ruck most of the day, as he did last year, with a bit of relief from someone, anyone, for a few minutes here and there.

Reckon both Wood and Jaksch need to come in, probably at the expense of Everitt and Walker. Go with three talls up forward - Gorringe, Jones and Jaksch, and let Rowe go back, possibly with Jamison in for Tuohy. He needs to regain some form in the twos as well.

[LoveNavy]

Up side.
No injuries.
Sustained effort.
Daisy, Curnow, Gibbs, Armfield, and to a lesser degree Murphy, Rowe, and Simmo. Solid effort from the seniors against a very in form bigger bodied side.
Some great learning for all.
Fabulous signs from the young ones: Sumner, Byrne, Docherty, Crippa, Plowman, and Weitering returning from injury.
Oh and scraping the bottom of the barrel.... No reports :