Pre-Game Pressure: AFL 2019 Rd 5: Carlton vs Western BUlldogs

[Thryleon]

Things are never as good as they seem and they're never as bad as they seem.

We'll beat a side soon no one is expecting us to, and I'm tipping it will be the flag pies.

[PaulP]

Dogs by 4 goals.

As much as I disagree with it, I fear this will be the beginning of the end for Bolton, unless the club has truly changed, or unless someone like Walls can talk sense to the power brokers and go into bat for a young beleaguered coach like he did for Ratten.

The media have already started their usual nonsense - the kids won't be able to handle that sort of pressure, and the oldies have been through it so many times, it's quite possibly all they know. So unless the club is genuinely united, and learns from clubs like the Pies how to handle external pressure, I feel it will be a rinse and repeat of past capitulations.

Really hoping I'm way wrong.

[cookie2]

If BB goes if we lose this one then we are officially a joke, if we are not already.

[Jack Burton]

We are already Cookie. Hearing Sam Walsh is sore, wouldn't be surprised if he gets a rest this week

[Gointocarlton]

Robbo takes aim at the players not Bolts

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/t...001d9a6f74

Instead of heat being turned up on coach Brendon Bolton after Carlton’s fourth defeat of the season, heat should be directed at the players.

The unofficial stance at the club today was Bolton is coach, he will remain coach and the support for him internally is unwavering....
...While most football observers want a piece of Bolton — who’s winning percentage is just 21.4 — it’s the players who must take a level of responsibility.

What’s happened to Charlie Curnow?
He’s taken one contested mark in three games, and only 11 marks overall....
...Every player has a role, but surely Curnow is too damned good to be a role player.

It’s time for Charlie to get himself dirty.

[Jack Burton]

Been surprised watching Charlie this year, is still moving well and getting to lots of contests, but seems to be dropping what for him are easy marks way to regularly. I suspect he may have a finger/hand injury that we don't know about

[madbluboy]

Bolton will be sacked when the fans stop turning up which is going to happen now.

[townsendcalling]

What’s happened to Charlie Curnow?
He’s taken one contested mark in three games, and only 11 marks.

Hey Flubbo, without seeming to be sticking up for Charlie, he’s played just under a game and a half!!

[Gointocarlton]

Hey Flubbo, without seeming to be sticking up for Charlie, he’s played just under a game and a half!!

To be fair, I plucked the Charlie bits out of the article, he did mentioned others. We did have a goals thread and many pencilled Charlie in in for bucket loads of goals. At this rate, he is track to get 20-25 for the year. Thats way under the expectations so Flubbo is right...

"It’s time for Charlie to get himself dirty."

[Baggers]

Things are never as good as they seem and they're never as bad as they seem.

We'll beat a side soon no one is expecting us to, and I'm tipping it will be the flag pies.

...and sometimes things are better than they seem and worse than they seem... ...and sometimes things are exactly as they seem. My twopence worth, Three Leos.

If our first win is against Rottingwood, it'll be a caretaker coach at the helm.