Post Game Passion; AFL Rd 16: Carlton vs Fremantle

[Professer E]

Twos aren't putrid,  they're just waaaay out if their weight division with almost no KP players.  Theres some potential in Carroll, Kemp,  Ramsay ET AL.

[ElwoodBlues1]

ps why id we change our 'plan' come Q2.

We started sagging off our opponents and letting them transition way, way too easily.

It was bizarre the transformation....

Our mids got (too) cocky I reckon.

They put Mundy in the middle and I thought he made that change happen.Bigger body and their other mids profited. Plus Darcy started to get some control...
Lucky Freo didn't kick well for goal when they had control of the game.

[Thryleon]

ps why id we change our 'plan' come Q2.

We started sagging off our opponents and letting them transition way, way too easily.

It was bizarre the transformation....

Our mids got (too) cocky I reckon.

We didn't freo asserted centre square dominance.

We couldn't get our hands on the footy and when we did we turned it over.

Fyfe, Darcy and mundy went up a notch and we struggled with it.

Last nights match was an arm wrestle where we took the ascendancy early, almost finished it off before freo got going and then after quarter time spent 2.5 quarters trying to keep our fist off the table before they tired and we reversed it and pushed them out of it.

They froze more than we won but that in itself is about belief and tenacity which is pleasing to see in our team.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Don't know why Kennedy isn't in the 22 every week, handy foot soldier in multiple roles.

Think Fly and myself have been saying same for a while, he won't be a star especially vs the real class mids but he will always try and can take over from Ed Curnow in that soldier role.

[flyboy77]

We didn't freo asserted centre square dominance.

We couldn't get our hands on the footy and when we did we turned it over.

Fyfe, Darcy and mundy went up a notch and we struggled with it.

Last nights match was an arm wrestle where we took the ascendancy early, almost finished it off before freo got going and then after quarter time spent 2.5 quarters trying to keep our fist off the table before they tired and we reversed it and pushed them out of it.

They froze more than we won but that in itself is about belief and tenacity which is pleasing to see in our team.

Not in Q2. Yes, when we went to sleep half way through Q3.

In q2, 3 of their 4 goals were from turnovers - largely bad disposal by our lot.

All that aside, all square at 3-4 time. Anyone's game.

We wanted it more.

2.5 to 0.2 says it all.

[Professer E]

We've got a good record against that mob,  other than them being flaky and god awful slow I don't understand why.

[LP]

Fate had a lot to do with it, just as Freo geared up with Mundy, Fyfe and Darcy all on ball, Cripps wrecked his foot.

I'm a bit surprised we didn't pull the trigger on Ed to stop Mundy, I suppose the MC want to see the response from Dow and Kennedy. I also think on another day we might have pegged SoJ to tag a Mundy or Fyfe, but we are probably grateful the MC didn't!

[LP]

I'm a bit surprised by the manner of this result, pre-game I pegged the KPPs as the key, and I think we saw the dominance of Freo's last night, yet we scrapped over the line with little impact from BigH or Levi. Probably SoJ was our most effective KPF.

Weitering and Jones do well, even better sometimes when Jones isn't kicking it directly to opponents.

Weitering is the other level player he always promised to be, he's becoming that Harry Taylor type, in a year or so he'll be doing he same stuff with half the apparent effort.

[flyboy77]

Think Fly and myself have been saying same for a while, he won't be a star especially vs the real class mids but he will always try and can take over from Ed Curnow in that soldier role.

The lad tackles hard, you know if he tackles you, you'll feel it.

He finds the pill and space well.

And generally uses the ball well. Very good overhead too.

And he's not as 'slow' as many think....

If he can get 20-25 touches a week, that fills a void.

[ElwoodBlues1]

We've got a good record against that mob,  other than them being flaky and god awful slow I don't understand why.

They are carp other than their mids.. and when Mundy retires they will really feel it.
Fans in Freo are ferals too, enjoy beating Freo more than a few other teams.
Can't warm to Longmuir either...