AFL Rd 15 2022 Post Game Postulations Carlton vs Fremantle

[IvanAwfulbigone]

One of the things that made Nthmond successful was that they had more than one tempo, they rarely played more than a half of berserka type footy. They also played the tempo game very well. Yesterday, while it made fans happy, it was 4-Qtrs of finals beserka footy.

I actually think we phased the tempo perfectly. Frenetic all out attack when we extracted the ball from the centre, and patience in building an avenue to attack when we had possession down back.

It’s great (finally!) to see the players resist the tendency to take the “near enough is good enough” option in favour of the single best available option.

What I can’t get over is how our field kicking has improved. We’ve gone from god-awful ‘chip it up and turn-it-over merchants’, to a team which passes with clinical precision.

[Lods]

Two different views of the Newnes goal. ;D

Commentator A (let's call him BT)

"They get around Jack Newnes, surely that's not his first goal for the football club" :o
(He must have missed the one against Freo after the siren in 2020)


They've all come to him We're a bit mystified"

"It's his 200th"

"The players really know their numbers these days don't they, 200 goals?"

"No it's his 200th game"

Oh well, that's about games.
Big deal.
Chair him off, chair him to the interchange.

Commentator B
(As the players get around Newnes)

"If you want to know what culture looks like on the field. That's it right there!"

Surprisingly I think B was actually Jordan Lewis (no Carlton lover)

[LoveNavy]

I listened to creeping Longmuir saying how they would stretch our defensive crisis. As if it was a hard-nose uber smart strategy. Although it probably was just that, it made me nauseous.

Come game day. We had 2 injuries to cover, then another at warm-up. I wasn't confident we'd be competitive for 4q. Much less dominate 4q with a pattern of play that ebbed and flowed with momentum. The thing that made sense was something Walshy said months ago. He said Vossy wants us to play what's in front of us. 

That sounds easy enough but at that time seemed unreachable. Yesterday, even though we were outstretched and outreached, we achieved that goal.

It looked like every single player, including a handful with  less than 20 games under their belt did just that. The boys played what was in front of them!! To perfection I might add.

Vossy's plan of adding layers to our game is now on show. We've won in a variety of ways. We will face challenges we have no answer for, but the boys now have a repertoire of options. Our leaders have experience changing tactic when needed.

They were brilliant yesterday.. Vossy is the man.. and he's got the right crew behind him. Longmuir moping was the cherry on top.

Go Blues

[LoveNavy]

Two different views of the Newnes goal. ;D

Commentator A (let's call him BT)

"They get around Jack Newnes, surely that's not his first goal for the football club" :o
(He must have missed the one against Freo after the siren in 2020)


They've all come to him We're a bit mystified"

"It's his 200th"

"The players really know their numbers these days don't they, 200 goals?"

"No it's his 200th game"

Oh well, that's about games.
Big deal.
Chair him off, chair him to the interchange.

Commentator B
(As the players get around Newnes)

"If you want to know what culture looks like on the field. That's it right there!"

Surprisingly I think B was actually Jordan Lewis (no Carlton lover)

I'd call Commentator A
Uninformed Commentator DH.
Falsely posing as Commentator A, when he's not a commentator of any name, colour, or creed ?

[Gointocarlton]

Likewise.

Those words (from Lewis & Jono) made the hairs on the back of this little black duck's neck stand on end. This wasn't only our best game for the year, this was the best game from the CFC in many, many years. Especially when you consider the calibre of the opposition and our injury list. Every single player at Marvel Stadium last night honoured the navy guernsey, did the club proud. The bar has been raised, officially, at PP... now to repeat it.

And another thing, I loved Vossy's presser where he spoke about not looking at who we haven't got (ie injured) but focussing on who we do have. I love this attitude, I love this focus, its one thing for a coach to talk it, its another to actually walk it and drive a group of men to execute it.

[LoveNavy]

And another thing, I loved Vossy's presser where he spoke about not looking at who we haven't got (ie injured) but focussing on who we do have. I love this attitude, I love this focus, its one thing for a coach to talk it, its another to actually walk it and drive a group of men to execute it.

Authentic leadership that embodies inclusive culture. Once that part's in place and the players experience it, success will follow IMO

[dodge]

Great win - just watched it.  Browny was pretty enthusiastic about LOB's work rate and he loves Walshy.

I kind of like Mark Howard as a commentator - he seems to have brought his style in from big-bash - knowing where he can contribute and will ask the others questions about the game or what the others have said.  Is passionate where he needs to be as well as being a bit understated, without the hyperbole of some.

Again for those at the game , the commentators remarked on how big the noise was when Charlie kicked one of goals - would have been great to have been there and part of it.

Isn't  it amazing how expectations of game day have turned 180 degrees!

[madbluboy]

Motlop only 5 touches but he had 5 tackles and 20 pressure acts.

[LoveNavy]

Motlop only 5 touches but he had 5 tackles and 20 pressure acts.

Did well I thought. I wonder if his tackle on one of their talls ?Logue was included. He hung on and got spun around like a pole dancer.

[Lods]

Motlop only 5 touches but he had 5 tackles and 20 pressure acts.

Yep
Noticed him at times running to repeat contests.
That was a bit of a contrast to a recent VFL game where he seemed disinterested.
A work in progress.