2018 Rd 13: Post Game Prattling-Carlton v Fremantle

[Woodstock]

Different player IMO..Docherty defends as well as rebounds, Simpson is a pure rebounder these days which is fine but you have to hit up your targets more and setup play
better than he does by being a longer more penetrating kick.
An example is Laird of the Crows....doesnt defend much one on one but is a pure rebounder and his kicking is elite...

Luke Ryan kicked a goal because Simmo couldnt be bothered trying to spoil or defend and allowed the ball through to Ryan.......great getting 30 kicks but we need him to stop balls like that ending up an easy goal...not devaluing him as a footballer but he has his limitations these days and should retire IMO.

Agreed mate. Docherty is a massive hole in our defence. Massive.

[Lods]

Agreed mate. Docherty is a massive hole in our defence. Massive.

Absolutely...and I'll concede we're missing him much more that I thought we would.
In fact the abandonment of our "supposed" more attacking style this year was probably due to the fact we realised we couldn't do that without him.
It's also thrown a greater burden on Simpson and the other defenders.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Agreed mate. Docherty is a massive hole in our defence. Massive.

Woody..Yep he is...other thing he provides is leadership and a cool head...directing the ball is a important feature of rebounding and Docherty makes safe choices.
The backline with him and ACOS in it looks and feels safe.....Jones and Rowe leading the way makes me nervous...

[blue4life]

We can't play Jones, Weitering and Rowe in the same side.

[ElwoodBlues1]

We can't play Jones, Weitering and Rowe in the same side.

Think its time to for Sam to call time...been a great clubman but he is struggling IMO and this new trend of small/mid size forwards leaves us with less options when he plays....
Weitering was Ok today and Jones should have been used on ball a bit IMO....

[Lods]

We can't play Jones, Weitering and Rowe in the same side.

We can if we give Jones a roving role
Let him create his chaos all over the field and give him some time in the ruck as well.

[flyboy77]

Out the door: Simmo, Daisy and Rowe.

And sure, Simmo was one of our best, but so what.

But again, it ws our midfield that was AWOL (not discounting some horrific f ups by Rowe and Weitering).

Cripps largely held - then Dow, SPS, Fish, O'Brien, Graham , Kerridge, Lang simply way off the pace, literally and metaphorically.

Even my Dockers' mates I sat with were embarrassed - repeatedly - by our efforts.

Positives? None today.

[Barbs]

Interesting tweet from Rhys Palmer today:

"Everyone talks about draft picks and developing youth but no one ever talks about culture...."

[flyboy77]

Think its time to for Sam to call time...been a great clubman but he is struggling IMO and this new trend of small/mid size forwards leaves us with less options when he plays....
Weitering was Ok today and Jones should have been used on ball a bit IMO....

Weitering played like a C grader today. No poise, no skill....

[PaulP]

Interesting tweet from Rhys Palmer today:

"Everyone talks about draft picks and developing youth but no one ever talks about culture...."

He's right.

As time has gone on, I've become more and more convinced that Andy Mac is a big part of the problem. Our recent slide started immediately after he took over, and he's in charge of a football department with 4 badly performing teams.

Big questions need to be asked.