Post Game Commiserations AFL 2020 Rd 15: Carlton vs GWS

[madbluboy]

I was happy with the effort, much better than last week.

[flyboy77]

HTF are we supposed to beat any decent team when our MC pick all three of Dow, Cottrell and Polson to play at the one time.

This.

Thought Polson went ok, haven't watched the whole game yet...

Seriously, we pick an out of form Levi over TDK = dumb.

Dow - where's his head at?

SPS - play him where he belongs. Why do we persist with such 'tactics'?

Cripps - should not have played. Barely on one leg.

That's where the game was lost - about 8 dumb selections or non selections.

Cuners, TDK, O'Brien (or even bloody Lang) and Kennedy for (say) Levi, Cripps, Cottrell and Dow - we win.

Why didn't Teague throw Martin or Betts or even Guv into the guts in the last - he looked liked a stoned deer in the coaching box. This is becoming a problem.

He appears to have it's an "our way" or nothing mentality.

Needs some serious help in the coaching department - Hodge and/or Solomon yes please.

[Hubba]

Some of the stuff was hard to watch. The bit of play were Willo and Jones stuffed it up deep in defence by waiting for the other to go only for the GWS fwd to pick it up and kick the goal was embarrassing. Another was two on one in our favour and Hill (I think) out marks them and kicks the goal. Hard to watch that. On a couple of occasions, our players stood waiting for the ball instead of attacking it only to have it intercepted and taken away. I guess our ladder position reflects where we are at, we didnt deserve to make the 8.

This is a great point....

I mean how many times in the last few weeks have we been punished for waiting for the ball.
Or not having the awareness or talk around a contest.
When the first instinct isn't the hunger to get the ball is a big issue.

Dow's career is on the line and did anyone see him chase with any desperation?

Simmo and Eddie couldnt keep their feet a big sign age has caught up with them.

Walsh and Weitering have covered up some pretty big cracks this season.

Last three games will be very interesting with must win games against the Swans and Crows.

[Micky0]

Things I was saying during the game last night were repeated by mainly Hodge a minute later; which means even I can see what we were doing wrong.

I think that just shows that we’ve run out of puff and don’t have the personnel to be a top team. The bad stuff was glaringly obvious so I have no doubt Teague knows exactly what needs improving.

We have just run out of steam and really considering cripps has not had a good season, we’ve probably done better than expected.

Was Kennedy injured? How come he wasn’t picked?

Having slept on it, I feel a lot more optimistic for next year. Let’s hope we get our players fit!

Still sucks that our season is over now, especially those of us in Vic who are enduring lockdown and it was at least giving us some joy.

[Hubba]

One positive that I want to mention was Ed's bravery backing back into that contested Mark.

Talk about leading by example. 
Should finish top 3 in our B&F

[Gointocarlton]

Things I was saying during the game last night were repeated by mainly Hodge a minute later; which means even I can see what we were doing wrong.

I think that just shows that we’ve run out of puff and don’t have the personnel to be a top team. The bad stuff was glaringly obvious so I have no doubt Teague knows exactly what needs improving.

We have just run out of steam and really considering cripps has not had a good season, we’ve probably done better than expected.

Was Kennedy injured? How come he wasn’t picked?

Having slept on it, I feel a lot more optimistic for next year. Let’s hope we get our players fit!

Still sucks that our season is over now, especially those of us in Vic who are enduring lockdown and it was at least giving us some joy.

Next year, we say that every year, "they will lift next year". I think we have peaked with this group, I cant take the next step. Probably finish the same position next year, the problems (inaccuracy and by default goalless qtrs, brain fades) still exist. I cant see how they will be fixed other than by bringing new personnel...again.

[Micky0]

Disagree. We have definitely improved from last year. Cripps has played sore all season, it’s been fast turnaround games etc.

I would like to see a huge jump by Samo next year. Martin is a gun. Harry’s marking was superb last night. When we pull it together, we look fantastic. Some of our plays this year, I couldn’t believe it was a Carlton team.

Need much much more out of Gov too - will be interesting to see where he ends

[Gointocarlton]

Disagree. We have definitely improved from last year. Cripps has played sore all season, it’s been fast turnaround games etc.

I would like to see a huge jump by Samo next year. Martin is a gun. Harry’s marking was superb last night. When we pull it together, we look fantastic. Some of our plays this year, I couldn’t believe it was a Carlton team.

Need much much more out of Gov too - will be interesting to see where he ends

I didnt say we havent improved, I am talking about taking the next step. Also selections were very bad. If you are expecting more from Samo and Gov, you are going to be disappointed.

[Micky0]

Last night they said GWS had kicked more in their last quarter than they had in the rest of their games, a number of time - I think that’s what I heard?

They have also been finalists for years and are a well drilled Cohesive team. Eg of Jones and Willo not knowing what the other was doing, will only improve.

Got to look at the positives, was so pissed at our capitulation last game and this one but playing experienced outfits so what can you expect.

Had we given ourselves just out of top 8 at beginning of year, I would’ve been happy with that.

[Micky0]

Can’t say we didn’t have opportunities

After quarter time, 42 F50 entries for one goal ? take those opportunities and they wouldn’t have come back!