Post Game Postulations: AFL Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[Micky0]

Also Harry gets a lot of free kicks paid against him in our F50 - why is that? It he all arms and legs like a giraffe or does he play in a dodgy manner?

[LoveNavy]

Hate losing like that, but not for the first time this year.

We were in it from the start to  the final 30 seconds.

Great 4q effort with few passengers. That's what's so pleasing.

One of the best games from Plowman. He found the confidence to be creative. Importantly at the right moments. Hope he can continue that work.

Walsh's best game for a while. His coverage and possessions favoured him.

Hopefully we'll get better at these close one's sooner rather than later. It's cost us 2 W's.

Disappointing end to a very entertaining competition.

[kruddler]

4th game of ours this year decided by 3 points or less. - We are 2-2 in them.

[Gointocarlton]

Why didnt they maintain possession when the 1min board went up? Why kick to an uneven contest (Gibbons). Lack of awareness.The last 5 minutes felt like they were spent manufacturing a loss. That hurst more than a flgging IMO.

[Micky0]

I’m really Farking sick of heartbreaking losses.

[laj]

Such a crucial loss. Long time since we can say that but we're a bonifide side now and in such a close competition that could cost us. One game can be the difference between top 4 and out of the 8 at the moment.

[PaulP]

Absolutely. Couldn’t fault anyone today. Loved the spirit that’s developing. There was a weak act by a Port player in the second quarter and a few of our younger players took it right up to him. Bit of luck needed, but I guess they missed some sitters as well.

Yep, and it took their best player (out of form this year admittedly) to kick the impossible goal. A most unfortunate time for him to pull out one of his party tricks.

[Micky0]

Why didnt they maintain possession when the 1min board went up? Why kick to an uneven contest (Gibbons). Lack of awareness.The last 5 minutes felt like they were spent manufacturing a loss. That hurst more than a flgging IMO.

Just saying the same thing to my partner. Haven’t been able to take one Farking pack mark all day but in the last minute you still kick it into them and no surprise it comes out again in their favour.

Why couldn’t they have kicked it around? So damn frustrating, that was a heartbreaker.

[townsendcalling]

There was a weak act by a Port player in the second quarter and a few of our younger players took it right up to him

Who??

[shawny]

My god that hurt. 

Just needed a bit of composure and one of our big forwards to not get out marked down the line.

Westoff did nothing all game but was the one who took the intercept marks to launch their final attacks 

Have played a lot of the higher ranked teams  so I’m just hoping now we can do what we haven’t been able to do in previous years and win the games against the teams below us. We look like we have improved but we have had good wins in previous years but then failed in games we should have won and still finished near the bottom.

We have had a lot is pain I am pleased with the he progress but we must beat the teams below us before I am 100% convinced we have arrived.

And that starts next week.

North are crippled and getting the points against them is every bit as important as today was.