AFL Rd 5 2023 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

[PaulP]

I'd be interested in knowing how much of a difference Darren Burgess has made to the Crows. They came out with the pedal to the metal, and there they remained for the whole game IMO.

[Micky0]

I, too, tipped against us, but only by 2 points! Not 10 goals ffs.

Thankfully we were out and missed the game, excited to potentially watch the replay today. Obviously won’t bother with that.

Haven’t been convinced of our cohesiveness in the preceding games. We were lucky to beat GWS coz we tuned out but then got a fright and just squeaked it out.  North smashed us at times, then we turned it on but again let go a sizeable lead to limp to the end.

What I see is still a big reliance on the ONE that pulls us up, H against Geelong in the end taking those important marks when we nearly shit ourselves again, Cripps 3rd quarter against Geelong and GWS, Cerra against North.  Where is our team desire to win and kill the opposition? It’s just not there.

Sick of the injuries too, every year same old.

[Macca37]

Lods, McGovern is probably an essential component for our success, and straight away there is a major problem.

How can we build a reliable defence which includes a player who is more likely than not to be injured for a major part of the season?

For how many years have we wasted a spot on our list because we believe Marchbank, when fit, is an essential player?

While we have Martin, Williams, Cuningham and half a dozen players barely at AFL level clogging up our list we will remain a mediocre, middle of the road side. 

[northernblue]

Let's talk about injuries. Each and every year we play at a disadvantage, 10-15 blokes unavailable seems the norm. Decisions need to be made, a player who is a gun but isn't available is useless. Our fitness guru has seen no improvement in speed or injury rates. Fitness and injury management need a clean out. Players like Williams, Marchbank, Cunningham etc we need to play or move on. We can't be successful playing with a smaller list than the competition.

You’re correct, Charlie and Doc can go empty their lockers…

[pinot]

Defence was all over the place.
Midfield had little cohesion in clearances and the lads looked off their feet.
Three games with 6 day breaks two of them being interstate.

3 wins
1 draw
1 loss

After five rounds is a solid start but crucial our mids to build cohesion next 10 weeks

[Baggers]

Saw it coming and tipped Adelaide. Helped my tipping immensely.

After following Carlton for 60 years you get an idea when they aren't going to turn up to play. No-one does "not turning up to play" better than Carlton, even in premiership years. We had 2 worse losses than last night in 1995. As long as they break last night down, go over what was wrong, then just focus on next week. It is the first loss. It'd not about the loss, it's about the rebound and what we learnt. We can get overworked up about one loss in a 23 game season. Stinkers will happen at near all sides. Geelong was 5-4 after 9 rounds last year.

The only difference, LAJ, was that in 1995 all games prior to those two hidings (against the Fluffy Ducks and the Aints) were very impressive wins, even dished out a few hidings. Then followed up with a 102 pt drubbing of the Dawks after the 2 losses.

[Gointocarlton]

"Saw it coming", "Didn't turn up", "The loss we had to have", what a load of shite!

[Mav]

There’s also the question of whether our 2 losses in 1995 to Sydney and St Kilda were a result of Carlton being raging favourites against bottom teams, allowing the boys to back against themselves to fund the end-of-year footy trip. Backing the opposition to win by over 39 would have attracted juicy odds.

[townsendcalling]

History Lesson
2017    Richmond Premiers.
Won 15 games but lost 7
Round 6  Richmond 10:4 vs Adelaide 21:14
Round 16  Richmond 10:11  vs St Kilda 21:12

Perspective after 5 rounds.

[31Tommys_barber]

We have given back the win we had over Geelong. No credits left we now must win the games we are expected to win. Will be a tight finals race this year I think