2017 Round 4 : Post Game thread - Carlton V Gold Coast

[shawny]

Not too much said about it but young Jack seems to have quickly
developed into regular mobile forward. Looks comfortable at the top level and has a good defensive side to his game which is also a great trait.

I know he kicked a few cheap ones late but still he provides a target and is constantly on the move which we have been crying out for this sort of forward for many years.

Works hard and gives 100%. Very happy with his development after only played a dozen games.

[jeza]

Though the result was disappointing, it was clear from the game that Carlton have nailed the past two drafts, despite what Mathew Lloyd says.
The fact there were two or three bewildering umpire decisions which cost us goals, two skill errors that cost us goals and we missed five or six shots on goal that we should have kicked, maybe Sav should work on all our players goal kicking.
We need to keep playing the kids, we need to bring in Cunningham, McKay & Polson in the near future, and we need to nail next years draft as well.

The opposition kicking 14.3 at one point doesn't happen very often. Just wasn't our day.

Lloyd's article was the most biased pile of cr#p I've ever read.

Any club who recruits 30 players in 2 years is going to have recycled players and there will be some who don't work out. We've gone heavily into the draft and let go senior players like Hendo, Yarran, Bell, etc. to get there.

There's also his example of Smedts. We traded Touhy for Marchbank, Pickett and Smedts. He claims Smedts was a mistake - maybe - but he's only 1 of the 3 young players we got for 1 old player.

If you go looking for negatives you can find them anywhere.

[Gointocarlton]

Remember, kouta was player at chb for a season to learn the game (and get over the passing of his dad).

Really? I reckon Kouta had a fair handle on the game prior to 1998 when his dad passed away. He'd already played 100 games by then and was a premiership player and who could forget his game v West Coast in 1996 at PP. He rediscovered his love for the game for sure, but he had well and truly arrived on the AFL scene well before playing at CHB.

[Gointocarlton]

Lloyd's article was the most biased pile of cr#p I've ever read.

You read his his tripe?

[LoveNavy]

Not too much said about it but young Jack seems to have quickly
developed into regular mobile forward. Looks comfortable at the top level and has a good defensive side to his game which is also a great trait.

I know he kicked a few cheap ones late but still he provides a target and is constantly on the move which we have been crying out for this sort of forward for many years.

Works hard and gives 100%. Very happy with his development after only played a dozen games.

Too true shawny. I forget he's only played, what, a dozen? He's a ripper. Not a super athlete just an honest footballer who bleeds Navy. His positioning is a standout. His kicking for goal's not too shabby for a kid either.
Onya SOJ

[laj]

Really? I reckon Kouta had a fair handle on the game prior to 1998 when his dad passed away. He'd already played 100 games by then and was a premiership player and who could forget his game v West Coast in 1996 at PP. He rediscovered his love for the game for sure, but he had well and truly arrived on the AFL scene well before playing at CHB.

He did but he was struggling very badly at that time. Playing him at CHB really got him going again.

[DJC]

Too true shawny. I forget he's only played, what, a dozen? He's a ripper. Not a super athlete just an honest footballer who bleeds Navy. His positioning is a standout. His kicking for goal's not too shabby for a kid either.
Onya SOJ

Yes, we've got a good one there.

When I first saw him play in the NAB game against Essendon, I was impressed by the amount of time he seemed to have, and by his willingness to get involved in a bit of biffo.

It's early days yet but I'm impressed by how his work as a forward is coming together and he's starting to make the most of his opportunities.  He still makes some poor decisions but that's to be expected at this stage of his career.  I'm also impressed by his willingness to get up the ground and help out in defence.  His work there is very sound.

I was a little concerned that he may have been promoted before time but I was fooled by his laconic style.

[jeza]

You read his his tripe?

Whenever I'm having congested digestive issues.

[Jeffy38]

Really? I reckon Kouta had a fair handle on the game prior to 1998 when his dad passed away. He'd already played 100 games by then and was a premiership player and who could forget his game v West Coast in 1996 at PP. He rediscovered his love for the game for sure, but he had well and truly arrived on the AFL scene well before playing at CHB.

Perhaps the memory got the better of me GIC however the takeaway remains the same, even more so. Kouta debuted around 93 and wasnt a bona fide player until 95/96.

[JonHenry]

He did but he was struggling very badly at that time. Playing him at CHB really got him going again.

I thought his year was pretty poor and he said the same.
Moving him onto the ball in the PF got him going again