2018 Rd 13: Post Game Prattling-Carlton v Fremantle

[Baggers]

There are players who feel SOS is there to feather the nests of his sons. Personally, I think that's BS. I could guess who some of these players might be or have been, all I will say is if they had the same attitude of Jack and his love for the jumper, they would be languishing in the 2's or playing suburban footy.

Perhaps it goes further than that... maybe to all the GWS personnel SOS has favoured, and that he got the job due to his friendship with the club President?

Something is clearly not right and what happened in the first half cannot be dismissed with comments about available personnel. Our attitude, strategy and intensity was not there from the get go. Of course blokes were trying, but they looked aimless/rudderless and lacking in confidence.

I wonder if anyone else saw the FOX boys in the rooms at half time -- Derm and the Big Hairy Cat -- who were both surprised at the calmness in our rooms at half time.

[Baggers]

Outside of our win our best performances have actually been against the 4 best sides, Richmond, West Coast, Sydney and Geelong. We need to bring that every week.

I'd agree but once the Tiggers worked out what we were up to and applied pressure, we went to water. The Fluffy Ducks and Pussycats, in all honesty, never got out of 3rd gear against us...

I think the reality is that our entire football club is in freefall. A lot of people's jobs depend on the next few weeks.

[Micky0]

Ffs sounds all so childish, who is favouring who.. and on and on. 

Where TF is the self pride with these players - ffs open up, take the game on, back you Self, try your guts out, do something!!!

How can it be that Cripps has made himself a top 3 player in the coaches voting? What’s so special about him? Why can’t we emulate that x all the new kids?? Is it just simply he had a few better players around him in his younger days so was able to develop?

[IvanAwfulbigone]

Unless we turn this around sometime soon we will be in serious trouble.

Let's face it, there will be a Division/Conference system in place in a few years time.  We will be in Div 2 and I suspect that's where we'll reside semi-permanently.

[Micky0]

Also WTF do all the assistant coaches do?

I see no f’ing improvement in any player! None!

[laj]

I'd agree but once the Tiggers worked out what we were up to and applied pressure, we went to water. The Fluffy Ducks and Pussycats, in all honesty, never got out of 3rd gear against us...

I think the reality is that our entire football club is in freefall. A lot of people's jobs depend on the next few weeks.

Were they in 3rd gear? Rubbish. Cats were all of 9 pts in front with 6-7 min to go. Richmond didn't get on top of us until very late. So lets not go there. It shows we can do it if we apply ourselves. Last year we gave sides all sorts of issues even though we just won the 6 games. 7 of the lsses we led during the last qtr so lets not say we 're not capable, we just don't apply ourselves. That's on the Coach.

[thrunthrublu]

i dont know where to start.

I thought the beltings were behind us, but other than injury as a plausible excuse, there seems to be very little desperation to cement a position in this side
from others that get an opportunity
The fundamental basics of a spine is not there and moving a player like casboult further up the ground will fail as he is a one dimensional deep forward, weitering aint going to be what we thought he would be, as is SOS. Young midfielders / 1 st year players, should only be rotated out of the center, not a permanent fixture.
SPS runs around freely without a role, almost as if he's playing footy up north
Kerr shows potential, but immobile and demonstrates a streak of selfishness that needs to be smacked out him early.

I like bolton, but if he stays, he needs a very experienced head in there with him as a mentor type. The rest are simply no good. Bolton is a 1st year players coach that will grow into a senior position. Like some of our players, he seems a little lost.

After last year, i was optimistic 8-10 wins was not out of the question. But injuries expose our complete lack of meaningful depth.
I feel myself loosing interest in AFL (thank FK for soccer) especially after seeing where richmond are at now, after laughing at them 4-5 years ago

[LoveNavy]

Well, that wasn’t the result I was hoping for for my first live game this season ????

I won’t say anything about the game yet - I need to gather my thoughts - and I would like to focus on off-field issues.

First of all, it was my first train trip to the footy from Geelong and the service, particularly the customer service, was first class.

The social club was the same as always; not great but OK, and I caught up with two cousins; part of my extended family of Carlton supporters.

I got to my seat on the second level; a position that provides a great view of the ground and the plays that are unfolding.  Well, it would if folk could take their seat before quarters start and don’t have to get past me several times each quarter for drinks, snacks and toilet breaks ????

I went to the Victory Room at half time and caught up with some mates over a couple of beers.  Then it was back to applauding our resurgence ????

I then went to the post-game function and listened to the great man Kouta talk about what he hopes for our players and confess that he is only interested in soccer once every four years.

What struck me in all of that is that there is a tangible positive vibe among supporters, despite a woeful on-field performance.  Andy Lee remarked that thought he would be talking to an empty room but the post-game function was packed and members are clearly looking for long term, sustained success and have moved on from the focus on immediate success that got us into the state we’re in.

Thanks DJC
you're post is really appreciated on a filthy day on-field for our mighty club.

[PaulP]

If heads must roll, Andy Mac's has to be first.

[PaulP]

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