Post Game Analysis: AFL 2021 Rd 12: Carlton vs West Coast

[crashlander]

The game has been run. It is time to open our surgeon's kitbag and draw out the scalpels. And pray that the patient doesn't need our help.

[PaulP]

As my mother likes to say, "Big Rahbish." The obligatory 4 goal loss.

I'm not sure if I'm pissed because I overestimated us / underestimated them, or just the we way we played the game. Maybe both.

The main guys on the ABC call, Nick Davis and Ryan O'Keefe, mentioned a few times that we are a team that relies less on system and more on individual brilliance. And that's a problem according to them. And I agree.

Blah.

[madbluboy]

Disgusting.

Murphy should retire now.

Docherty and Cottrell to the VFL.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Another comfortable loss and we had the added bonus of two spuds in Bailey Williams and Harry Edwards gifting us turnovers.
Its disappointing because WC are not very good and were undermanned yet we played a poor brand of football.
Stocker left on Liam Ryan...not sure what we were thinking there either....

[kruddler]

Bit harsh on Docherty.

Who comes in though?

I'd get Boyd into the side ASAP. Not sure if he needs to quarantine or what, but straight in IMO.
Honey was thereabouts a couple of weeks ago, he gets a go.
Who else have we got??

[cookie2]

As my mother likes to say, "Big Rahbish." The obligatory 4 goal loss.

I'm not sure if I'm pissed because I overestimated us / underestimated them, or just the we way we played the game. Maybe both.

The main guys on the ABC call, Nick Davis and Ryan O'Keefe, mentioned a few times that we are a team that relies less on system and more on individual brilliance. And that's a problem according to them. And I agree.

Blah.

What individual brilliance,  I must have missed that.

[PaulP]

What individual brilliance,  I must have missed that.

Lol. yes, well..................

Their established players are mostly from the 2018 flag. And that group is better than our established players. And their kids today slotted in seamlessly and just seemed to know what to do.

I'm pretty pissed about this loss. This is 100% a head space issue IMO. Davis and O'Keefe stated that winning and losing are both habits, and unfortunately the latter is very hard to break.  As has been discussed on here many times.

[Shakin77]

Inside 50's: 47-57
Efficiency Inside 50: 42.1%
Clearances:  24-37
Centre Clearances:  9-15
Contested Possessions:  112-135

Yeah that looks like Murphy's on the half forward flanks fault.   

Sheed, Nit Nat and the Midfield smashed us.    We still need mids, mids and more mids.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Murphy was poor but Jack Martin continues to disappoint IMO, Yeo was second game back after a long lay off and copped a knock in the head but was influential in the contests ,getting physical with our blokes and looking after Cripps.
Williams and Saad were ok but Martin isnt doing enough, he has the skills but continues as he did at GC to have low possession games and I'd be giving him a rocket if I was the coach and telling him to lift his work rate.

[tonyo]

We have no passion, no desire, and no system.  Our mids were chopped to pieces, our decision making is unbelievably bad, and did we even have a forward line?

Forget that we lost Harry, forget that we missed easy shots at goal.  Didn't even deserve to get that close.

2021 shot to pieces.  That is without a doubt the most disappointing effort for the whole year.  I'm not even sure I can watch this team any more.  They find new ways to let you down every week. 

Sadly, I can't see how we are going to turn it around.