AFL Rd 2 2023 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong

[Mav]

My son and I disagreed on this when we saw it last night. He thought there was nothing stopping a ruckman raising a knee to his opponent even if he doesn’t jump. I told him that the umpire missed it and should have given Stanley a free. My son has done a fair amount of rucking and I haven’t but surely you can’t do a Muay Thai knee strike to put your opponent out of the contest.

[kruddler]

Rank these in order....
  PLAYER
A - B - C
11 - 13 - 10 - Disposals
2 - 4 - 3 - Marks
217 - 204 - 97 - metres gained
1 - 2 - 0 - Goal assists
72 - 66 - 53 - TOG%
2 - 3 - 1 - I50's
4 - 6 - 2 - Score involvements
72 - 69 - 50 - DE%
6 - 1 - 2 - Tackles
3 - 0 - 1 - Clearances



FWIW.....








TDK - SOS - PItto
22 - 0 - 14 - Hitouts

Not sure how TDK/PITTO are getting so much love and Jack is the immediate out.

[madbluboy]

My son and I disagreed on this when we saw it last night. He thought there was nothing stopping a ruckman raising a knee to his opponent even if he doesn’t jump. I told him that the umpire missed it and should have given Stanley a free. My son has done a fair amount of rucking and I haven’t but surely you can’t do a Muay Thai knee strike to put your opponent out of the contest.

At 5 foot 10 I have never rucked but what is the line for if you are allowed to cross it to take away the opponent's run?

[kruddler]

At 5 foot 10 I have never rucked but what is the line for if you are allowed to cross it to take away the opponent's run?

I pointed that out at the time, Should've been a free kick every day of the week and for whatever reason it was completely missed.
Not only that but he took his eyes off the ball to find his opponent, which should also be a free.

[madbluboy]

Rank these in order....
  PLAYER
A - B - C
11 - 13 - 10 - Disposals
2 - 4 - 3 - Marks
217 - 204 - 97 - metres gained
1 - 2 - 0 - Goal assists
72 - 66 - 53 - TOG%
2 - 3 - 1 - I50's
4 - 6 - 2 - Score involvements
72 - 69 - 50 - DE%
6 - 1 - 2 - Tackles
3 - 0 - 1 - Clearances



FWIW.....








TDK - SOS - PItto
22 - 0 - 14 - Hitouts

Not sure how TDK/PITTO are getting so much love and Jack is the immediate out.

They all played their role. I wouldn't be dropping Jack.

[madbluboy]

I pointed that out at the time, Should've been a free kick every day of the week and for whatever reason it was completely missed.
Not only that but he took his eyes off the ball to find his opponent, which should also be a free.

I'm not sure if it is a free anymore, I see it all the time. I know it was a free in 1999 as I have watched a particular game about 300 times.

[DJC]

Tommy D charged by the MRO with kneeing Stanley in a ruck contest. Thats too funny. $3000 fine reduced to $2000 with an early plea. Since farken when?

Tom should have got a free for blocking; Stanley ran straight into his knee.

[DJC]

Rank these in order....
  PLAYER
A - B - C
11 - 13 - 10 - Disposals
2 - 4 - 3 - Marks
217 - 204 - 97 - metres gained
1 - 2 - 0 - Goal assists
72 - 66 - 53 - TOG%
2 - 3 - 1 - I50's
4 - 6 - 2 - Score involvements
72 - 69 - 50 - DE%
6 - 1 - 2 - Tackles
3 - 0 - 1 - Clearances



FWIW.....








TDK - SOS - PItto
22 - 0 - 14 - Hitouts

Not sure how TDK/PITTO are getting so much love and Jack is the immediate out.

Jack’s role was tall forward, not ruck.  Compare him with Charlie and Harry, not Pitto and Tom.

I wouldn’t be dropping him.  Our forward line worked better when he was playing.

[Lods]

Rank these in order....
  PLAYER
A - B - C
11 - 13 - 10 - Disposals
2 - 4 - 3 - Marks
217 - 204 - 97 - metres gained
1 - 2 - 0 - Goal assists
72 - 66 - 53 - TOG%
2 - 3 - 1 - I50's
4 - 6 - 2 - Score involvements
72 - 69 - 50 - DE%
6 - 1 - 2 - Tackles
3 - 0 - 1 - Clearances



FWIW.....








TDK - SOS - PItto
22 - 0 - 14 - Hitouts

Not sure how TDK/PITTO are getting so much love and Jack is the immediate out.

Silvagni also missed the last quarter...so his stats would have been better.
I just feel watching him that he's a bit out of sorts.
His touch seems a bit off and he's missing marks he normally takes.
I don't know whether he was injured, if he was subbed off without injury that's probably a bit of an indicator he's on the fringe.
Pittonet needs game time more than anything else at the moment.

[DJC]

I pointed that out at the time, Should've been a free kick every day of the week and for whatever reason it was completely missed.
Not only that but he took his eyes off the ball to find his opponent, which should also be a free.

Most ruckmen look at their opponent.  That was a feature of Matty K’s ruckwork and he will be passing that on to his ruck team.