AFL Rd 8 2022 Post Game Celebrations Carlton vs Adelaide

[DJC]

I don’t think we played three quarters on Sunday.

Adelaide got on a roll and had a bit of luck.  We defended dourly, continued with our high-pressure attacking game and kicked two goals to their four, including Charlie’s sixth in the dying seconds of the game.

In seasons past, we would have gone in to our shells, played defensively, and been run over.

[LP]

I don’t think we played three quarters on Sunday.

Yes I agree, just because a team fails to win every quarter doesn't mean it isn't putting in.

Sometimes the opposition run on comes down to umpiring moments, and luck as you mentioned, and those things happen regardless of team effort.

Fans should probably respect the growing maturity of our list, in that the team doesn't drop their heads when the odd bad thing happens. In the past that wasn't the case, you could feel the dread, not so much anymore as there is actually an air of stability!

Unlike the 2's that dropped their bundle last Saturday night!

[madbluboy]

I don’t think we played three quarters on Sunday.

Adelaide got on a roll and had a bit of luck.  We defended dourly, continued with our high-pressure attacking game and kicked two goals to their four, including Charlie’s sixth in the dying seconds of the game.

In seasons past, we would have gone in to our shells, played defensively, and been run over.

Melbourne are undefeated but I don't think they would have won all 4 quarters in many games.
Probably should have checked the data on that before posting but I'll stick my neck out.

[LP]

Melbourne are undefeated but I don't think they would have won all 4 quarters in many games.
Probably should have checked the data on that before posting but I'll stick my neck out.

I think [member=324]DJC[/member] has a valid point, in that the inference is playing four quarters and winning four quarters are not necessarily the same thing.

[Thryleon]

Regardless of the reasons or excuses, they are all examples of coaches being undermined by Administrations, none of those coaches are/were clueless, and I'd say they are just the tip of the iceberg for such examples.

There were a lot of people on here who wanted Voss ousted in favour of the Past-Used-By Clarkson, there probably still is! :o

I think we should be wary of seeing the administrators as undermining the coaches.  Football clubs are political places.  They are generally a bit factional regardless of what happens, but the one thing I do know is that what you hear publically is only a fragment of what is seen privately.

It is entirely possible that the issues existed a long way before any public "undermining" was seen as a blocker.

The wheels fell off for our coaches months before they were removed from the role in almost every circumstance and once it was clear to us on the outside what was happening it was likely a forgone conclusion internally.

[cookie2]

I think we are "playing" 4 qrtrs but struggling to play at our preferred intensity for the whole game atm. We need to both  improve our endurance  and our ability to play some tempo footy imo. Cripps actually referred to this in his post game interview.

[WASurfer]

Agree re Lewis Young....looking more comfortable every week and shaping as an excellent long term prospect. Made sweeter by the fact it was the draft pick from West Coast for SPS that got him and SPS not exactly setting the world on fire with a dozen or so cheap possessions each week and barely kicks the ball more than 20m every time he gets it.

Pity to lose Martin again and again. He rarely plays 4 quarters but offers something to us in terms of X-Factor that not many of our other mid-sized players can do. His ideal replacement is Silvagni so it's just a pity that JSOS has to ruck at the moment....not that it seems to be hindering his game as he just keeps on going.

But we're getting goals out of blokes like Cripps and Kennedy and Fisher on a regular basis, and Silvagni....so Martin out this week won't be a massive hole to fill IMO.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Agree re Lewis Young....looking more comfortable every week and shaping as an excellent long term prospect. Made sweeter by the fact it was the draft pick from West Coast for SPS that got him and SPS not exactly setting the world on fire with a dozen or so cheap possessions each week and barely kicks the ball more than 20m every time he gets it.

Pity to lose Martin again and again. He rarely plays 4 quarters but offers something to us in terms of X-Factor that not many of our other mid-sized players can do. His ideal replacement is Silvagni so it's just a pity that JSOS has to ruck at the moment....not that it seems to be hindering his game as he just keeps on going.

But we're getting goals out of blokes like Cripps and Kennedy and Fisher on a regular basis, and Silvagni....so Martin out this week won't be a massive hole to fill IMO.

Reckon Josh Honey would be a good chance to replace Martin if he can get some fitness.
Same X factor type and has a bit of spark to his game.

[LP]

I think we are "playing" 4 qrtrs but struggling to play at our preferred intensity for the whole game atm. We need to both  improve our endurance  and our ability to play some tempo footy imo. Cripps actually referred to this in his post game interview.

I think many fans see tempo football as a fail, the fans want 100% game time berserker.

Those moments that the fans revel in when we are "on a roll" are the AFL equivalent of a sprint, but a full game is a marathon!

[LP]

Reckon Josh Honey would be a good chance to replace Martin if he can get some fitness vs and form.
Same X factor type and has a bit of spark to his game.

I think Honey, Fisher and Owies probably compete for the same spot, I see Martin as much better and bigger overhead marking threat than any of the other options.

Honey will have to get much better at covering the ground to threaten Owies or Fisher.