Rd 17: Post Game Paralysis: Carlton vs West Coast

[crashlander]

Ready for action. May it please us all to write here.

[mina1]

we need to put pressure on there mids ,if we can do this helps our defenders control JK and DARLS.

[LoveNavy]

When you come from 27 down 1/2 time to rock last year's grand finalists, you've had a super day out. Especially when this team belted you by 10 goals when you met last.

Had we had a few more contributors and slotted those couple of gettable set shots - we'd be grinners )

Well done Blues.

[townsendcalling]

Memo to K Jaksch:  On your way out, grab a copy of the last quarter and see how someone with some football clues and determination, plays that forward position. He wears 23

[PaulP]

When you come from 27 down 1/2 time to rock last year's grand finalists, you've had a super day out. Especially when this team belted you by 10 goals when you met last.

Had we had a few more contributors and slotted those couple of gettable set shots - we'd be grinners )

Well done Blues.

It does raise the usual question though - did they shut up shop or did we shut them down ? A bit of both IMO.

[townsendcalling]

Hate being beaten, should never accept it but.......  Last quarter Cripps, Silvagni, Weitering, Curnow, Plowman, Phillip with the class of Gibbs and the courage of Simpson, there was a lot to like. 

[MilkIt]

Pretty gutsy effort in the second half. Cripps, Silvagni, Gibbs flicked the switch. Good signs for the future.


Our first half was putrid though.

[JonHenry]

Kerridge has a crack bit disposal is terrible.
Cripps and Gibbs come back into it in the second half but neede more early.
2 critical errors cost in the third.

[laj]

Memo to K Jaksch:  On your way out, grab a copy of the last quarter and see how someone with some football clues and determination, plays that forward position. He wears 23

His first game back in a side that kicked 3.3 to half time. Weitering's a better player but Jaksch will be ok.

[blue4life]

You can never be happy with a loss but today is as close as it comes, a great fighting effort and the boys never lost faith.
We're four or five players short of being a good side even with Murphy, Thomas and Byrne available.
Curnow and Silvagni are both good enough, one decent key forward and one decent small forward and our front six will be getting there.
On top of that a couple of quick and skillful midfielders and wer're away, but it's easier said than done.
I really liked Phillips' game today.