Post Game Analysis: AFL 2021 Rd 11: Carlton vs Sydney

[kruddler]

There wouldn't be one Carlton supporter here that would have said 13th is acceptable.

Has the season finished?
Losses against...
1 - Dees
2 - Dogs
3 - Lions
5 - Port
6 - Swans
8 - Tigers

Wins against....
9 - Bombers
10 - Freo
14 - Gold Coast
17 - Hawks

Also loss against....
16 - Pies - Our worst game for the year.

Notice a pattern here?
We lose against the top 8.
We beat the sides outside the 8.
....and we had 1 terrible showing against the Pies.

If that trend continues....
We play 3 games against sides in the 8......lets say we lose all of them.
We play 8 games against sides outside the 8......lets say we win all but 1 of them (like the pies loss)

That means from here we go 7-4 we are currently 4-7.
That means we end the year with 11-11.....and thats IF we simply continue at the current pace we are going at.
What happens if we actually improve?!

So tell me again, why is the sky falling?

[LP]

There wouldn't be one Carlton supporter here that would have said 13th is acceptable.

I think if you go back through the pre-season threads you'll find quite a few that had us bottom 6.

We burnt the footy today, panicking under a bit of pressure, wasted many golden opportunities. Just like a couple of weeks back, we should have been 5 or 6 goals up not just 3, we let them back in!

[crashlander]

We need a clean out on and off the field. We are so far from being a good side. So many players that promise so much but deliver so little. Our coaching lacks creativity and reeks or predictability. I am.so dis heartened, year after year I build up my belief in what we are doing and never learn. My son is now a teenager and never known a good Carlton side. A generation of supporters are just about done and the club has no one but themselves to blame.

Oh, I think injuries have their share as well: we haven't had a full list once this century. Not even for a single game.

But you are right in essence.
[1]Our game plan lacks spark. It is too predictable for our opponents, but not predictable enough for our players.
[2] For all the positives about it, and there are positives, when it gets to the forward line, we forget everything and bomb the ball too often.
[3] We still have the structural problems we've had for years. We do not seem to attract mature recruits, the way Melbourne has. We do not develop enough of our draftees. Not one of them looks like making the contribution that Sydney's are making.
[4] For a side with the best fitness man i the business, we fail repeatedly in last quarters.
[5] Our disposal simply doesn't seem to improve, no matter how many times we identify the problem.

We have a few false dawns, and we do have some underlying talent, but even Hawthorn have a better game structure than we do and they are hopeless.
I like Teague, but we don't appear to making any progress. We still show the ineptitude that has become synonymous with Carlton this century. 

[Baggers]

Ground hog day.

Ground hog year. Maybe a little worse than last year.

I heard a commentator say, when the camera was on our coaching box, that Barker was our brains trust. The end.

[shawny]

It was a guaranteed loss when Levi got picked....not blaming him by the way.

DT and crew have f... all idea.

Plowman out, no Parks? WTF.

Murphy had a good game last week, Gibbo been laying crape....Gibbo picked.

Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Yep agree but the sad reality is it is always the same names every week that we want in one week, out next, then in ......

We have absolutely no depth which is a disgrace considering the amount of changes this club has made. Who in the 2nds is playing a really high standard that demands selection ? Maybe honey but that's about it. 

Apart from one eyed supporters guys like Kennedy, Murphy, Dow, LOB, Setterfield, Gibbons, Casboult, Newnes, Williamson and probably even SPS are reserve grade footballers trying to play to senior level so swapping blokes for anyone on this list is really shuffling the deck chairs is only a short term fix at best.

[Spanner_smf2_import2]

Notice a pattern here?

Yes I do as do so many others on this site. You and laj "the mathematician" fail to acknowledge the facts.

You both keep harping on about, if we didn't lose that quarter or didn't lose that game, everything would be different and the all time classic lines from laj like:

"If we didn't have to many 4 goal run ons we'd be in the eight" ... Really? The guy is a genius. I'm sure Carlton are PMing him asking for his phone number so they can get him in the coaches box asap! ?

Stop making shit up and pretending everything is ok. It's not...

[kruddler]

Yes I do as do so many others on this site. You and laj "the mathematician" fail to acknowledge the facts.

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Stop making crap up and pretending everything is ok. It's not...

Firstly, don't lump me in with laj. Address him separately thanks.

Secondly....you are failing to acknowledge the facts. Everything i said was factual.
If we continue the trend, we end up 11-11....even taking into account a game we lose but should win.

I'm not pretending everything is OK.
I'm pointing out it is not as bad as you and others are making out.

[laj]

Yes I do as do so many others on this site. You and laj "the mathematician" fail to acknowledge the facts.

You both keep harping on about, if we didn't lose that quarter or didn't lose that game, everything would be different and the all time classic lines from laj like:

"If we didn't have to many 4 goal run ons we'd be in the eight" ... Really? The guy is a genius. I'm sure Carlton are PMing him asking for his phone number so they can get him in the coaches box asap! ?

Stop making crap up and pretending everything is ok. It's not...

You're here. We must've lost. I'll chat with those I respect. Just think you're a clueless wonder. Others at least analyse what goes wrong. You're just here to bag. We call those types tossers.

Jog on.

[Gags1960]

Slowly getting the blood pressure down after another apoplectic experience watching "Teagues Teasers" destroy our blind faith again...he is clueless.....Buddy is on and has destroyed Jonesy before.....switch early to Weiters

We keep allowing Levi to try and make short passes...friggin HB or belt it long...better still not be selected

38% kicking efficiecny Q2...cant hit the side of the barn from 20-30m..do we actually practice our kicking skills at training or we just recruit shit kicks as a matter of practice

Newman kicks 2 lollipop passes into the middle and both intercepted and goals against

Heeney torched us again...any thoughts on switching his man..agreed tough matchup as he plays tall/small but try something!

Crippa played great but his turnovers are killing us...underground HB to Curnow of all people....goal against

Docherty's a worry that fresh air kick in defense =another goal

Setterfield too loose in defence in chasing Kennedy down= another goal

RED TIME GOALS...I reckon we have worst record in AFL for goals scored in last 5 mins of every QTr.....I can't watch it have to go outside ground or home cos we cough up plenty time in time out

Coaching panel...can anyone tell me how John Barker still sits in the coaching box and draws a paycheck for the last 10 years? Adds nought

Guess Ill get bagged for being Mr Negative ...but I'm soo over this!

[PaulP]

Sydney have been a little inconsistent this season, but when they're on, they're very good. Thus far, they've beaten Brisbane, Richmond and Geelong. That's a fair effort.