2017 Rd 1 Post Game Analysis: Carlton vs Richmond

[crashlander]

All set for the post game pandemonium. Hopefully it will be us who are partying.

[bluesbelle]

I hope and pray

[blue4life]

It could have been worse but 7 goals from Richmond is shabby enough.
There's not much light at the end of the tunnel, Silvagni and Weitering will make the grade and Plowman and Marchbank look comfortable down back but we need a couple of quick forwards and hard midfielders.
It'll be another long season.

[Professer E]

We can't afford to carry slow, unskilled hackers any more, they are just boat anchors and get exposed.  We all know who they are.

[PaulP]

We can't afford to carry slow, unskilled hackers any more, they are just boat anchors and get exposed.  We all know who they are.

Agree Prof.

[Micky0]

I wasn't too disappointed - but my expectations weren't high.

Some of the young new guys look good - there's plenty of talent there - need to bulk some of the boys up but they had a crack and kept going with it which you can't be disappointed with.

Thought Charlie curnow was... slow and soft for someone his size - that was my only real disappointment.

The forward line was too easy to cast aside, need some Bulk.

Thought Weiters and Marchbank Plow and Murph were the real highlights for me

[flyboy77]

Bolton failed as a coach.

the kids went A ok, curnow aside.

if you let their best run free you are forked....

too many soft turnovers cost the match.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Richmond are crap......thats what makes losing to them worse....one man team.
Martin...scares some of our blokes including the bigger blokes, no one wants to tangle with him much less tackle or contest with him....we need to recruit some tougher bigger players to give our youngsters confidence..

Pro's...Weitering, Marchbank, Pickett were all ok....SPS started well and showed he has some skills.....MacReadie shows some courage which I like...Smedts was handy at times..
Cons..plenty but I'm sure others will cover them ..
Going to be a long year and wins will be scarce but need to stick fat with our kids and get them some help at the trade period..

[townsendcalling]

We can't afford to carry slow, unskilled hackers any more, they are just boat anchors and get exposed.  We all know who they are.

Not a lot of credibility if you thought that Murphy and Gibbs 'stunk it up'!

[laj]

We're playing a new offensive game. Struggled with it especially in the first half, and we forgot that you still have to apply defensive pressure. Got it together in the 3rd qtr more. We have a fair number of players who are certainly good individually but as a functional unit we're still quite a bit off. If we're are going to be a good offensive side we must move the ball quickly to create one-on-one's. If we do the likes of Weitering, SOJ, even Levi and the smalls will do the job. We have good forward but the players up the ground make them look bad.

We don't need to play Thomas and White. Kreuzer shown to be a much better player when he owns the first ruck role. Casboult's rucking has improved out of sight, just wish he had done more in the first half around the ground as he really stunk it up. 2nd half alot better but liked his ruckwork. He had his confidence shot last year. Marchbank a gun, Weitering a gun, SOJ good, will be a gun. Petrvski-Seton looks a player, just got tired, as does Macreadie. Pickett could be exciting.

One less tall in defence, more runners.