Rd 18: Pre Game Premonitions: Carlton vs Brisbane

[PaulP]

don't sweat it deags. Just a bunch of sad lonely old men with their own opinions and perspectives.

[deags]

I wont, Im just as sad and lonely.

[Thryleon]

I'll agree to disagree...the more times you over possess the ball in the backline the more chance you have of turning it over IMO....

Realistically everyone is right and everyone's wrong too.

There is no safe option,  but the one that is highest percentage of working in your favour.

That's why you play the percentages.

Sometimes the percentage play is maintaining possession and most sides will actually let you, because they're concerned with keeping you out of their defence.  The Bulldogs switched to a full court press against us, which made possession in defence dangerous. 

Our boys will watch the tape and have to figure out a strategy to counter this next time.  Malthouses boundary plan is probably the option in this circumstance because the dogs set-up to press forward and own the corridor.

This is why people who blanket game plans as being out dated should be ignored.

[PaulP]

Good post Thry.

[Robblues]

At the end of the day , the game plan will change as level of experience and skill set changes , with the wholesale  changes possible still to have happen again this year, this will take time for players to settle into position & work together as cohesive unit

[charlieK]

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I think next year will be important year for Bolts and his team.  If we start using the corridor more and score, then all good.  That will mean that he was indeed developing the defensive aspect first.  Without Casbolt, we actually might be better up forward as we can develop some players with better leading pattern talent.  Our delivery into the forward line is awful at the moment though.  Culprits like Graham, Kerridge and co. don't help this.  If we continue into 2019 averaging such a low goal ratio, then I believe he will fax the axe like his predecessors.  This is not good for our club as we seem to continue to turn over coaches.

[Thryleon]

Good post Thry.

No worries. Im a firm believer that a game plan should be fluid enough to be horses for courses.

When people say that the game plan is fine but the execution of it was lacking, they misunderstand that the problem isn't the game plan, its the game plan at that point in time.

When players are only taught to play "one way" they cannot adapt to changing situations, i.e. opponents nullifying a game plan.

When People say the coach should be able to counter this on game day, realistically the coach can only tell players to do what he has PREPARED them to do.

On game day, the players ability to feel their way through a match is going to dictate what happens more than any coach.  He can watch it, and tell someone about something thats happening, but all the good sides are very good at sensing the momentum, and what is working and what isnt.

[laj]

CARLTON'S EXTENDED SQUAD:

Backs 20. Lachie Plowman 14. Liam Jones 15. Sam Docherty
Half-backs 26. Harrison Macreadie 23. Jacob Weitering 6. Kade Simpson
Centreline 46. Matthew Wright 4. Bryce Gibbs 39. Dale Thomas
Half-forwards 1. Jack Silvagni 41. Levi Casboult 13. Jed Lamb
Forwards 11. Sam Kerridge 30. Charlie Curnow 25. Zac Fisher
Followers 8. Matthew Kreuzer 5. Sam Petrevski-Seton 3. Marc Murphy ©
Interchange from: 27. Dennis Armfield 12. Blaine Boekhorst 28. David Cuningham
32. Nick Graham 10. Harry McKay 16. Billie Smedts
31. Tom Williamson
In: Thomas, Armfield, Smedts, Cuningham, Williamson, Macreadie, McKay

Out: A.Silvagni (knee), Buckley (hamstring), Sumner (omitted), Byrne (groin)

[Baggers]

Fingers crossed that H finally gets a gig.

You'd think that the I/C would be Cuningham, Williamson, McKay and Graham (Emerg: Armfield, Boekhorst & Smedts?).

[laj]

Fingers crossed that H finally gets a gig.

You'd think that the I/C would be Cuningham, Williamson, McKay and Graham (Emerg: Armfield, Boekhorst & Smedts?).

My thoughts too.