AFL Rd 14 2022 Post Game Postulations Carlton vs Richmond

[IvanAwfulbigone]

Postscript: Boyd seems seems to be travelling ok at the moment. Maybe early impressions were premature?

Better than ok last night. Thought he was excellent. Amazing the difference when we recruit players who can actually kick a football.

[DJC]

Kennedy had 0 also. They had 4 with zero, so did we, you get that in games. I thought LOB was pretty good int he conditions.

Yes, O’Brien’s defensive efforts against much larger opponents saved several goals.  He worked hard both ways and you don’t have to tackle to provide defensive pressure.

[Lods]

That was pretty bizarre when you think about it.

We went into the game thinking we'd have real problems in defence and if we won it would be because of a  better attack and midfield.
What happened was the opposite. Our forwards and midfield were the problem and the defence stood up pretty well.
Lynch and Riewoldt got 5 between them which was an OK effort but not the dominance we thought might occur.
A lot of that was due to the assistance our tall defenders received from the smaller back...and yes conditions were also a help.

I think we probably saw glimpses of what our selectors see in Boyd.
The lad brings effort and when he has time to execute his foot is a bit of a weapon.

[BluePhantom]

What does it mean to umpire a game?
/ˈʌm.paɪr/ uk. /ˈʌm.paɪər/ a person who is present at a sports competition in order to make certain that the rules of that particular game are obeyed and to judge if particular actions are acceptable.

It seems in the AFL the Umpires can adjudge decisions unfairly and have a bias towards a particular team.
The AFL builds up these Thursday night blockbuster games so they should select or tell the umpires to be fair and reasonable.
Whether this is real or perceived is another thing but umpires should not become the centre of the conversation after a game.

[blueday]

I am still very upset about last night, we got completely screwed. Holding the ball, hanging onto players, if Harry got the free kicks Lynch gets he kick 150 a year. The two goal line decisions were exactly 180 flips Docherty's cannot be overturned as there is not enough evidence, fair enough, then the second one must be the same?

The Tigers time is just about done, they end will likely come fast for them, eight players over 30 to none last night.

[madbluboy]

If Pittonet was playing they would have had to play Soldo which would have changed the entire match.

[Lods]

So if you're close to an opposition player who is about to snap for goal don't forget your "Jazz hands" ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwCUE9BAU6M

[shawny]

I lot on here were adamant after seeing Boyd for a grand total of 2 games that he was a dud and made no sense why he was being picked in any capacity.

I trust those same posters may have changed their mind as this kid can play. He is tough goes hard and has a beautiful field kick on both sides and I would say that's the point of difference why he is getting a game over Stocker who can be a little iffy by foot.

These injuries as bad as they are for us has allowed some of the kids to fast track their development.  Blokes like Cottrell, LOB, Boyd, Young TDK to name a few.

Maybe these injuries may be a small blessing in the bigger picture, our list has not appeared this deep for decades.
 

[cookie2]

Umps screwed us a bit but we didn't play to the conditions that well imo and the Tiggers took full advantage.  We played out the game well and nearly pinched it and hopefully the lessons were learned.

[Lods]

One of the worst umpiring decisions last night was when one of our players ( I think it was Cripps) was penalsied 50m for not handing the ball back straight away.
I'm not sure how he could have done that as the Richmond player was walking back to take his kick with his back turned.