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

[Gointocarlton]

https://www.carltonsc.com/index.php?topi...#msg335872

[PaulP]

Crikey, that's a tough one. I've been the president of a local football club, but that just meant doing all those jobs that no one else would do. Never interfered with the running of the team or offered advice on how the team could improve so I suggest that's probably how things work at the top level, but if I had the opportunity, personally, I would sit down one on one with each and every player and ask them to be honest with me and let me know what is wrong, how do we fix it and do you want to be a part of the solution.

If I was one of those players, I know exactly what I'd say, and you wouldn't file it under "a few gentle words of encouragement."

[LoveNavy]

I am afraid that we do need to have a change in coach.
I hate saying that, as it is an admission of failure. But we have failed. There is no greater certainty this year.
[1] We do not have a good system, or, if there is one, we don't appear to follow it.
[2] We don't win enough one-on-ones, mainly because our opposition is streaming forward with little pressure.
[3] Our ruck division is not up to taking on the AFL's best. Teams with a good ruckman smash us. Even Collingwood, and they are terrible.
[4] After the Hawthorn game I mentioned that even they have a better system than we do, and they are rubbish this year. You could see by the way they positioned themselves.
[5] Our players do not believe in themselves. They are accepting defeat too easily.

The season is over. After the bye, assuming we still have it, we need to start seeing if our kids have what it takes.

I really hate that, as it is an admission of failure, but what else can we do?

Well said Crash. I agree with each point, to varying degrees.

[3] to a lesser degree in terms of the role more than the personnel. Good midfielders adapt quickly to play off a dominant ruck. We've seen this many times against top ruckman. You only have to see how Parish played WC last week

Someone else mentioned the role of the Sports Psychologist. I'd add that to your list Crash. Definitely think that's an area worthy of a thorough review. We look soft in physical and mental attributes, and spiritless. Somehow lacking the glue that makes individuals a team. A team with clear goals, methods, resources, and resultant outcomes, we are not.

[Milhanna13]

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.

Centre clearances have been a huge issue for about the last month.  I know I watch with one eye, but, at the centre bounce, every time the oppo gets their hand on the ball they seem to be able to run free, every time we
touch it, we are tackled (many times before we touch it).  Are we not ruthless enough in listing the boundaries on the rules??  Cripps is held at every bounce before he touches it, why don’t we do the same??

[blueboys_1]

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Come on blind Freedy could of predicated that result. We have be loosing by 3 - 4 goals all year.  :  :

[LoveNavy]

More of the old, we all sat down as a group and handed out some "home truths" and the players really took it on board and committed to turning things around and blah, blah, blah . . . . . . . .  insert throwing up emoji here--??

[Milhanna13]

That's a good post Lods. I tend to agree.

It’s amazing how many times a handball either missed by an inch, or hit a bloke under the hammer - just little things that cost us big.  Maybe this is just a factor of not playing together enough, along with confidence

[Gointocarlton]

Bad timing to drop Casboult.

Had to be done, was next to useless last week and would not have made one iota of difference today I reckon.

[kruddler]

https://www.carltonsc.com/index.php?topi...#msg335872

Every game against a top 8 side is the same result.
16 points to 28 points.....every one of them.

[Gointocarlton]

Crikey, that's a tough one. I've been the president of a local football club, but that just meant doing all those jobs that no one else would do. Never interfered with the running of the team or offered advice on how the team could improve so I suggest that's probably how things work at the top level, but if I had the opportunity, personally, I would sit down one on one with each and every player and ask them to be honest with me and let me know what is wrong, how do we fix it and do you want to be a part of the solution.

Something different needs to be done by the entire staff Rock. If this continues after the bye, its gonna get ugly.