Rd 14: Post Game Palliative care: Carlton vs Richmond

[ElwoodBlues1]

3 weeks say commentators

Wont happen...Houli will get 1-2 weeks IMO....seen as a nice guy and poster boy for multicultural relations for the AFL...

[PaulP]

The AFL should waive their own rules and award Caracella Coach of The Year. What a difference he's made.

[townsendcalling]

Some young guys just look like they belong , unfortunately SPS doesn't at the moment. 

[maxm68]

Some young guys just look like they belong , unfortunately SPS doesn't at the moment.

Yep - he hasn't looked like it since his rising star nomination.

[pinot]

We were lucky it wasn't a percentage booster for them.

[PaulP]

We were lucky it wasn't a percentage booster for them.

Yes, they missed some real sitters - could've been 18.11 rather than the other way round.

[thrunthrublu]

they only positive out of that was,  we're clearer about who goes at seasons end.

[laj]

Yes, they missed some real sitters - could've been 18.11 rather than the other way round.

We kicked 4.8 in the last half too. It was 2.7 at one stage.

[Vivian]

Too many of our support act didn't contibute enough today, leaving too much to too few.

Boekhorst, schmedts, pickett, SPS (28 touches combined) all made little impact, with Graham only marginally more. Lose this many posessions through the middle and it is going to be very difficult. Richmond's goal kicking was ordinary so the score flattered us in the end.  48 tackles is also a poor return, espcially for a low scoring game.

Thought we were coached well today, making some changes in the back half to negate rance in the second half, but lacked the execution. Our backline got a bit disorganised, as the richmond small forwards kept moving and defended well without the ball.

Best were cripps, gibbs, kreuzer and docherty. Murphy was out of sorts today, running like a headless chook at times attempting to fill the many gaps. He has been doing this much of the season, doing an extraordinary amount of running. Richmond negated him well today so he was often out of the game, especially in the first half.

Was impressed with charlie curnow today. Took some good marks and moved well over the whole game. He is developing well. Highlight was cripps' mark in the last i think, along with his burst out the middle and brilliant kick to casboult. Champagne football.

Richmond are a good side and do seem to lift against us. But have a few passangers, especially across the middle and it is quite a handicap.

[blue4life]

We kicked 4.8 in the last half too. It was 2.7 at one stage.

It wasn't poor kicking for goal that cost us the game.
Richmond out muscled and outplayed us, pure and simple.