Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 8: Carlton vs. Collingwood

[Micky0]

How was that vision of Cripps I think in the fourth, bulling his way through a number of opponents - just willing himself through.  Brilliant.

[Jack Burton]

Cripps was amazing, again. And I'm convinced Kreuzer is our second most important player. We are improving, I have no doubt. Before the season the club said publicly that they expect our improvement to be driven by our 4th year players, and over the 8 rounds so far they are delivering. Weitering is now one of the best key defenders in the game. McKay is taking contested marks and kicking goals. C Curnow turned the corner in the first half yesterday, has been hampered by injury but looks like he's up and running now. Cuningham has improved out of sight, looking like the dangerous goalkicking forward/mid that we desperately need. J Silvagni is now in our best 18, does the team thing every time, works his butt off for 100% of the time, and is kicking goals and creating goals for others. Big tick for all so far in 2019. Interesting that the other player we have from that draft is Matt Kennedy, who is becoming an enigma, seems to be in the best every week for NB, but can't crack a game in the 1's?

[Baggers]

I thought Elliott touched it, Bolton handled the umpiring question well in his presser and chose his worlds well about how tough the job is and how important umpires are
and hopefully the umpires get it right next time its close and remember how kind he was when they know they screwed us over.

Couldn't agree more. Big picture perspective. In fact his entire media conference was classy and real. Good gear.

[Gointocarlton]

Ambulance Chasers Barrett, Cornes and Lloyd are having a decent crack us on the Sunday Footy show. Browny backing us in. Cant wait to wipe the smug looks off these kents faces >.

[flyboy77]

Just watched the replay:

Jason Dunstall on Fox Footy after the Crisp goal with 5 mins to go after the 50 meter penalty, regarding Elliot touching the ball “He got a fingertip on that....yep, maybe not enough to turn it over.’

What does that mean? Either it’s touched or not, no grey area!!

And where’s the score review after each goal???  Even the 4th umpire was against us!

Just watched that - looked pretty clear cut to me it was touched....

[flyboy77]

They review every goal but it if its inconclusive, it stays with the goal umpires call. I suspect that the footage didnt 100% show a finger getting to it.

Watch it again....

[PaulP]

Ambulance Chasers Barrett, Cornes and Lloyd are having a decent crack us on the Sunday Footy show. Browny backing us in. Cant wait to wipe the smug looks off these kents faces >.

The competition is fierce, but Cornes would have to be the pits as far as AFL media is concerned.

One of the very real risks in having a deep bottoming out / rebuild is that the "forgetting how to win" prolongs the amnesia and means it takes longer to get that winning feeling back. On the other hand, maybe forgetting how to win is yet another brainless footy cliche, and we lost simply because the opposition has greater depth, greater experience, better composure, and better at getting the momentum back and getting the game back on their terms.

[Lods]

The competition is fierce, but Cornes would have to be the pits as far as AFL media is concerned.

One of the very real risks in having a deep bottoming out / rebuild is that the "forgetting how to win" prolongs the amnesia and means it takes longer to get that winning feeling back. On the other hand, maybe forgetting how to win is yet another brainless footy cliche, and we lost simply because the opposition has greater depth, greater experience, better composure, and better at getting the momentum back and getting the game back on their terms.

Saw their little piece.
The problem is that the only way to shut them up is to win a close game or two.
Most of us take it with a grain of salt...but for some it does impact.
We obviously haven't forgotten how to win, we won a few weeks ago....but it's a few of those close games we need to nail.

[PaulP]

Saw their little piece.
The problem is that the only way to shut them up is to win a close game or two.
Most of us take it with a grain of salt...but for some it does impact.
We obviously haven't forgotten how to win, we won a few weeks ago....but it's a few of those close games we need to nail.

Yes, no doubt. I have seen folks in the media saying we are now like the 2018 Lions - very competitive, but just can't nail those close ones. It will come.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Couldn't agree more. Big picture perspective. In fact his entire media conference was classy and real. Good gear.

Agree...he dropped the cliches and spoke from the heart a bit more and you could tell he is disappointed for the fans.