VFL Rd 7 2022 Carlton vs Frankston at Frankston

[capcom]

Very very ugly stuff. 

[Baggers]

Bit harsh, Spotted One, with some of your criticisms.

Kemp, for whatever reason, has seemed down on form all year whether playing forward or back... though IMHO he's looked a bit better down back.

Losing Marchbank (a General down back) left a big hole in defense in the final quarter. And with Franger bringing desperate effort in the last our mids, at grass level, failed to adapt and adjust, allowing easy inside 50 entries which a depleted defense (no Marchbank, out of form Kemp) was overwhelmed by. Radavanovic was something of a lone hand down there in the last.

Bit harsh on Mirkov. He's in his first season as the number 1 ruckman and still learning the caper and coming along nicely. Franger started roving to him and our mids just didn't adapt. Not sure criticism of Fogarty is justified, he never gave up and was probably our best... laying 12 tackles was testament to his defensive effort. But criticism of Dow is justified... when the heat was brought, he wilted and his defensive game vanished. His endeavour and work off the ball is still a concern. His inside work is really good, but not consistent and somewhat one-dimensional.

I agree that Hayes would have been a better option in the midfield in the last qtr, but maybe he's struggling due to something we don't know about... wasn't at his best last week either.

I don't think we were coasting in the first 3 quarters. We were on with quick ball movement and were hitting our targets and quite dominant - you don't go in at 3/4 time with an 8 goal lead just coasting. Franger, however, did help us in the first 3 quarters with some dreadful errors and turnovers.

The undisciplined stuff from Willo was just dumb, and he knew it. That 12 point turnaround in the last qtr was very costly... on the scoreboard and to team morale/discipline.

Of the non-Afl listed players, Radavanovic and Trudgeon were both good 4 qtr contributors.

[LP]

The undisciplined stuff from Willo was just dumb, and he knew it.

I didn't see it that way at all.

Firstly, my associates at the ground also expected the Willo incident was going to be awarded down field free kick to us, and they were shocked to see it reversed they couldn't understand where it came from!

As for JGM the Frankston players were sledging Motlop all night long, they basically targeted the kid as he is just a kid and a bit timid in the contest, the tackles he lays are ineffective as he basically sneaks up from behind and stretches a jumper staying at arms length to avoid physical contact. I think it was fair JGM stood up, the timing did not help, but if nobody stands up the team culture would be described as rotten by most fans.

When I wrote we were coasting, you could see we weren't going 100%, we played like we could go to another gear then didn't or couldn't, when the Dolphins turned up the heat we faded horribly. Millionaires to start, heartless to finish!

[kruddler]

I didn't see any of the match, but i've been cautioning everyone from writing off Marchbank for a while as people were forgetting how good he is.
Based on all the reports, people have been forced to remember

Further to that, people are seeing that someone like Kemp (and others like him) are a fair way off AFL level by comparison.

Welcome back Marchy!

[LP]

I didn't see any of the match, but i've been cautioning everyone from writing off Marchbank for a while as people were forgetting how good he is.
Based on all the reports, people have been forced to remember

Further to that, people are seeing that someone like Kemp (and others like him) are a fair way off AFL level by comparison.

Welcome back Marchy!

People aren't writing Marchbank off because of his ability, they write him off because to date he has been a chandelier!

Kemp looks out of sorts because they are trying to turn him into a KPD of sorts, this kid made his name in a short pre-draft burst as a Cripps sized midfield option, prior to that he was at best having an average time as an oversized running flanker, and we appear to be turning him back into an average flanker. Let's hope it's a learning curve and not just another case of short sighted pigeonholing.

[townsendcalling]

I didn't see it that way at all.

Firstly, my associates at the ground also expected the Willo incident was going to be awarded down field free kick to us, and they were shocked to see it reversed they couldn't understand where it came from!

As for JGM the Frankston players were sledging Motlop all night long, they basically targeted the kid as he is just a kid and a bit timid in the contest, the tackles he lays are ineffective as he basically sneaks up from behind and stretches a jumper staying at arms length to avoid physical contact. I think it was fair JGM stood up, the timing did not help, but if nobody stands up the team culture would be described as rotten by most fans.

When I wrote we were coasting, you could see we weren't going 100%, we played like we could go to another gear then didn't or couldn't, when the Dolphins turned up the heat we faded horribly. Millionaires to start, heartless to finish!

JGM???

[capcom]

I didn't see any of the match, but i've been cautioning everyone from writing off Marchbank for a while as people were forgetting how good he is.
Based on all the reports, people have been forced to remember

Further to that, people are seeing that someone like Kemp (and others like him) are a fair way off AFL level by comparison.

Welcome back Marchy!

One game in a row ...

[kruddler]

One game in a row ...

....to go with his games previously makes more than 1.

[LP]

JGM???

Jesse Glass-McCasker, shoved a Dolphins player who was sticking it to Motlop in the last qtr to give away a 50m penalty on top of a 50m penalty.

[crashlander]

I haven't seen the game yet, but I will tomorrow. I'll comment then.