2018 Rd 3: Post Game Platitudes: Carlton vs Collingwood

[hanwell]

Just got a dose of perspective, our gold medalist weightlifter, just told of her 19 year old cousin who died in a car accident last week......

It is after all just a game, filth or not.

[JonDorotich]

We wanted to rebuild the long way so take the pain that comes with it. We all wanted the club to go to the draft and invest in kids and not take the quick fix approach. Well that sort of rebuild is slow and painful.

All those saying we need mature bodies, drop the kids and bring in Rowe, Asos, Kerridge etc make me laugh.

Then next week we will hear why are we playing those sorts, their slow, their spuds and not part of our future and why not get games into the kids

Weitering, SPS, Charlie, Cunningham, Fisher, Dow, Kennedy etc I’m very confident will all make it but give them time guys FFS.

We are 2 years and 3 games into this. No where near enough time to be so dramatic about performances like tonight.

I partially agree, however we can’t tolerate a lack of effort, nor can we sit quietly and watch players like Lamb and Polson getting a game, while Jack Silvagni sits in the VFL

[cookie2]

We wanted to rebuild the long way so take the pain that comes with it. We all wanted the club to go to the draft and invest in kids and not take the quick fix approach. Well that sort of rebuild is slow and painful.

All those saying we need mature bodies, drop the kids and bring in Rowe, Asos, Kerridge etc make me laugh.

Then next week we will hear why are we playing those sorts, their slow, their spuds and not part of our future and why not get games into the kids

Weitering, SPS, Charlie, Cunningham, Fisher, Dow, Kennedy etc I’m very confident will all make it but give them time guys FFS.

We are 2 years and 3 games into this. No where near enough time to be so dramatic about performances like tonight.

I think that's a reasonable observation Shawny but I think many of us are battle weary after so many wilderness years - hard to be very positive without some kind of encouraging improvements being at least visible sometimes.

[LoveNavy]

I get the play youth thing, but I don't think Polson or Dow for that matter, are ready for AFL. Particularly in the absence of a core of quality players. I'm also unconvinced Kennedy was ready to return. 

At this point Mullet gets a no from me. Lamb gives too little and burns his teammates. I know our injuries are taking a toll leaving limited options.

Garlett played with intensity again. He'll be a player when he's built his tank a bit more. Little Zac was hard at it again. What's with those guerillas slamming his head into the turf. Commentary was nauseating saying how caring Sidebottom was after doing just that  >

Casbolt was one of our best. I thought he was going to kick 5 there for a while. I'll settle for 4 though. He was ok in the ruck against a very good ruckman. I got excited when he threw his weight around too. Haven't seen stats but he certainly wrapped his big paws around a few pies. If not technically a tackle, would be enough to spook the ballhandler.

Charlie, Crippa, Simmo, MK, and Murph were solid IMO.  Samo didn't seem to be able to get into the game but persisted. Shame that Marchy was injured - hope it's not serious. Jonesy worked hard but looked lost when the smaller guys were forward.  I thought Weiters did everything to get himself back into it physically but struggled a bit with decision making.

Lots of work to do - not so much to work with.
Hopefully there's some others who can step up and hold their own.

[cookie2]

Just got a dose of perspective, our gold medalist weightlifter, just told of her 19 year old cousin who died in a car accident last week......

It is after all just a game, filth or not.

I've got plenty of perspective in my life atm, believe me!

[IvanAwfulbigone]

Clubs finishing 1-3 spots above us on the ladder must love it. We take away all the angst and stress of potentially picking a dud draftee.

[Gointocarlton]

5 more I50s, 1 more scoring shot and we lose > >
We had our chances, the number of time we delivered it inside 50 only to hit up one of their defenders was insane.
The second qtr was disgraceful. 10 Unanswered goals just should not happen. I though we got ourselves back in it in a strange kid of way, won the 3rd and 4th qtrs but the damage was done in the 2nd. Losing Marchy didnt help. Gutted to lose, young kids need to step up more. Liked a few things Cunners did. Simmo appeared to play on Varcoe for abit but was too slow. 3 times, Varcoe to Hoskin Elliott, 3 goals. Im tipping Josh Thomas will never kick 5 goals again. How Mason Cox gets a game is beyond me, perhaps I just dont understand the modern game.

[madbluboy]

Our forward and midfield pressure is non existent.all 3 games this year the opposition have killed us on the rebound with every week getting worse.

[flyboy77]

Sounds like the played Kennedy when he wasn't fit (recovered)?

[flyboy77]

ED and Special K certainly looked and sounded gutted in the post match interviews....