JLT game 3

[townsendcalling]

Just watched the replay.

Pickett: A keeper
Lamb: For an opportunist forward he had the chance and couldn't capitalize. Out
Back six: Just keep them together
Thomas: No
Mid field: never got first use of the ball when Sandy was in the ruck
J Silvagni: never in it, looked lost
Palmer, Smedts, White: required players...at this stage.
Kerriridge:  A worry
Murphy and Gibbs:  Will increase intensity in Round 1
Cripps:  In the starting blocks, ready to go.
Simpson:  Essential
Missed shots and turnovers: The difference

Richmond will not dominate the ruck and give their on ballers first use.  Early season fatigue and heat will not be a factor (mistakes happen when you're tired.....and when you lack skill,)  Ed Curnow will be given a specific task and that's his bread and butter. Charlie C will be back.  We should bring Cunningham back in for pace and see if Sumner can do what Lamb hasn't been able to do.

There were signs that have me feeling positive about Round 1

[LoveNavy]

And...this is why you are our Leader Lods.
Great logical post!

Indeed.
We also understand that different clubs approach PS with their own goals.
I'm just hoping Lods  logic doesn't apply equally across clubs (i.e. Fyfe, Neale + 20% gets scary). Otherwise we're in for a long painful year
No doubt this is a variable multifactorial puzzle. Some factors will follow predictably others totally unpredictable.

Either way, I hope our young guys are given optimal development opportunities, our interim players (and staff) maintain intensity and professionalism, and our recruiting stays the course of 'class in, can't dispose efficiently out'. Oh.... and I also hope my fellow blue baggers remain patient, enjoy the ups, tolerate the downs, and unite with the passion that is Carlton.

Go Blues

[kruddler]

You may well be right Jim. We had plenty of run in the Ratts days and actually looked half decent.

Same amount of run as today. It just looked like we had more because it was all one way.

[laj]

Same amount of run as today. It just looked like we had more because it was all one way.

We did have alot more run back then than now but yes, it was probably a bit much one way. The issue has been is we can never seem to get the right balance of offence and defence. Been like that for 10 years. The style under Ratts gets you into finals, maybe potential top 4 back in those days, but premierships come with the ability to go back and defend too.

[PaulP]

Same amount of run as today. It just looked like we had more because it was all one way.

You're a cheeky minx kruddler - and very consistent.

It might've been one way, but we were competitive, and we haven't looked as good since, and certainly not before.

I would gladly take that era over the drivel that we've served up since (with a few notable exceptions).

[ElwoodBlues1]

re: Weitering forward or back.....was in the back only camp but now I want him groomed as a key forward....we have enough backs and he is too talented not to be played forward IMO. Finds space and can work up the ground as well as be a marking target.....no brainer that he has to play forward in a team devoid of Forwards with know how..

[kruddler]

You're a cheeky minx kruddler - and very consistent.

It might've been one way, but we were competitive, and we haven't looked as good since, and certainly not before.

I would gladly take that era over the drivel that we've served up since (with a few notable exceptions).

Jimbo just covered it above.

Do you want to be consistent finalists without winning one?
Or do you want to win a flag?

Ratts got us finals, sure. But there was a reason he was (perhaps) harshly done by...it was believed he couldn't take us to the next step. Which, in the end, is everything.

[Lods]

Jimbo just covered it above.

Do you want to be consistent finalists without winning one?
Or do you want to win a flag?

Ratts got us finals, sure. But there was a reason he was (perhaps) harshly done by...it was believed he couldn't take us to the next step. Which, in the end, is everything.

The problem is that once we sack them we'll never, never know

[PaulP]

Because of our very own collection of "goons in sector 7g", we'll never know what would've happened in 2013, had Ratts stayed.

Ratts made us competitive, pure and simple. Each one of our losing finals was played interstate. Losing margins, 5 points, 7 points, 3 points. You are aware that before he got there, we finished 16th, 16th and 15th ?

The same people who believed he couldn't keep us improving are the ones who thought Mick could. I'll leave it at that.

2011 SF - In a game without Gibbs and Krooz, and a forward line with Setana and Thornton, against a full strength ? WCE team. Dodgy umpiring.

Final quarter - Judd kicks out of D50, straight to a WC player - handball to Hurn - goal. Game over, Gulshan Grover. Every moment in an AFL game contributes to the final result. I have cherry picked one very specific moment in order to make a point.

For those of you who may have been dragged to one too many Hollywood Rom Coms (possibly by the promise of more sexy time), you may notice the story is usually similar. The main character spends the entire movie searching for the righr person, only to find they have been right in front of them all along.

Booya.

[Jack Burton]

re: Weitering forward or back.....was in the back only camp but now I want him groomed as a key forward....we have enough backs and he is too talented not to be played forward IMO. Finds space and can work up the ground as well as be a marking target.....no brainer that he has to play forward in a team devoid of Forwards with know how..

This is exactly the message I got from Bolton's recent press conference. I expect he will play almost exclusively key forward in 2019 and beyond. But we don't want to throw him under the bus too soon, especially the way we bring the ball inside 50 at the moment. Need to build a competitive midfield first