Post Game Passion: 2019 AFL Rd 19: Carlton vs Adelaide

[laj]

Mega proud today, great win against a top half side,  albeit one with issues.  Best win in years I reckon.  Good team effort, lot of contributors.  Crisps massive. Defence well organised and ball movement good - too good for that one paced mob.

Need to tidy up finishing,  Hollywood Harry still burns a lot of chances.  Casboult's three today papered over a few issues, has been massive last month.

Jenkins really craps me off and I can see why the Crows are keen to fob him off as a trade.. It's OK to bludge and be selfish  against  a crap side but he was badly shown up today.  Doesn't work anywhere near hard enough and not smart enough anyways to create space. Take note Harry,  don't play like that bloke.

Oh,  and Glenelg beat the SANFL Crows.  Gibbs had 40 and Betts kicked 4.  So there ain't much to come in.  Time to hit the panic button Donald.

That's 3 sides in the 8/were in the 8 at the time, that we have beaten. Brisbane haven't been beaten in 6 games since we rolled them.

All our 5 wins under Teague have been against interstate teams. Eagles next week hopefully makes it 6.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Casboult obviously played out of his skin, but don't sell Phillips short.

O'Brien was flavour of the month coming into the game.

Phillips had 35 hitouts (32 to Obrien), took 3 contested marks, including 2 inside 50 and kicked 1.1 and a goal assist too.

Obrien certainly didn't play a bad game, but pat on the back to Phillips who first up, performed.

Philips was ok in the ruck but Obrien had 20 possies to add to his 32 hitouts...not bad for a young player with zero help from his fellow ruckman(if you could call Jenkins a ruckman). I would keep Philips as backup but replace Lobbe with a bigger younger ruckman who can be trained to play on the monsters..

[townsendcalling]

Great effort from Kennedy and the medical staff because his ankle injury looked bad at the time. Wouldn’t be surprised if he pulls up sore and misses next week.

We have two angry, solid bodied forward / onballers in DeLuca and Gibbons who love the close in hard stuff, don’t mind giving one on the way through to whoever is tailing Cripps. They also know how to block up forward. We were very critical of Murphy for not being physical, mainly because there was no one else to do it. The emerging of those two has meant that Murphy can now concentrate on what he does best.

Also, Plowman is coming of age, unselfish, good decision making and shutting down his man (was he on Lynch???)

Setterfield, Walsh, SPS were great and Lachie O’Brien was far more composed with his kicking.....he will come good.

And just to top off a great day, Liam Stocker nailed it in the twos!!!!

[Inboltswetrust]

Great win .

Those  green sprouts are starting to blossom. 

We were on top almost all  day.

Don't mention 'green shoots or any other stupid Boltonism. They died with that putrid coach.

[laj]

I actually just did the ladder predictor.

I tweaked it with us winning every game and teams we want to lose, losing.

It is mathematically possible for us to still make the 8!

How's your tipping? We need you now to get 9 winners each week...lol.

[cookie2]

@ IBWT

If reckon if there were ever any green shoots someone was smoking them.

[laj]

Gave myself 10 minutes of entertainment value on the Adelaide Big Footy Board. A $hitload of melts...lol.

[LoveNavy]

Magnificent team performance today. Particularly without Kruez, Charlie, Cunningham, Fish....

Samo is in his element down back, Crippa's legendary, and Levi ..

Levi, free of the only-big-forward burden has emerged and maximized his skills. He's spoiling, tackling (See v GC 44seconds to go), and finally throwing his weight around. Not to mention his 1st class marking and kicking for goodness sake. Makes me smile ????

Our seniors, who have had quiet patches, have all stepped up under Teague. The addition of some mature bodies with decent skills in Gibbo and Deluca has played a part too. Our kids now have the cover and leadership they need to grow.

Jack, Kennedy, Setters, Walsh et al. are certainly growing.

very exciting times ahead Bluebaggers. All 64k of you ????

[Tragic]

That was a dominant 4 qtr performance.  Great win.

[Raydan]

Played like men today, all rolled their sleeves up and dug in.

I would like to say this however, ever since Daisy called the umpire a cheat we have got a very raw deal from the umpires, so many barely there frees given to the opposition and we basically have to be raped to get a free. If anyone on here calls into the radio stations then I think you should bring this into the air and call the umpires on their bias.

Even today when Dow didn't have many disposal he did a lot of defensive running, DeLuca is a little demon, Gibbons the same, O'Brien ran hard up and down the wings and hit some important targets, Jack was at his hard working best, Walsh was superb as was Weitering, although I hope he gets the pushing in the back out of his game soon.

Samos pick up and spin away from the contact was a once in a season play, then Setterfield did it just afterwards, very clean and I always feel confident when either have the the ball in their hands.

I could gush on all night but the results justify the sacking of Bolton. Now the Carlton board needs to finish the job and appoint Teague, maybe get some more experienced assistant coaches around him.

It's a good time to be a Carlton member, and it's great to hear the Carlton crowd at the game for the first time in two years.