AFL Rd 9 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

[Mav]

If Ed Curnow holds his spot, sic him onto Bailey Dale as an ultra-defensive half-forward to stop Dale from using his elite kicking skills to set up play.

[Mav]

I forgot the other good omen - Zaine Cordy is gone too. Wow, what a bullet we dodged there.

[pinot]

B: Boyd  Weitering  Kemp
HB: Doc  McGovern  Saad
C: Acres  Cripps  Hollands
HF: Walsh  McKay  Kennedy
F: Motlop  Charlie  Silvagni
R: Pittonet  Hewett  Cerra
IC: Curnow  Cincotta  Owies  Cottrell
Sub: Carroll or Binns

[madbluboy]

Newman got a week for his dog act.

[Gointocarlton]

Newman got a week for his dog act.

The act of a dumb ass.

[Gointocarlton]

In Cottrell Owies Dow Cowan/Boyd/Binns Sub One of Cowan/Boyd/Binns
Out Honey Newman Hollands Durdin Ed
Dow in the guts nuffs enuff
Weiters needs a break from footy but they haven't got the balls to do it.
Kennedy HFF swapping with Dow and/or other mid
One of Cowan Binns or Boyd in. Not sure if Cowan is injured or still being rested? If he is ready he comes in.
The above doesn't change the fact we can't hit targets or kick out effectively from FB, these are serious issues that I think the coaching staff have no answers for. If Ess role PA, we drop out of the 8 which is where I reckon we deserve to be the way we are playing. Perhaps that my give some of the gooses we have in the side the kick in the ass they need.

[Professer E]

I agree 100% with this.

We can't persist with the same people failing to deliver or making the same old errors.  We won't progress.  Season's gone, time to sort the wheat from the chaff.

Maybe it is time to play Dow and tell him to just go for it, bugger his apparent lack of defensive effort.  Something different. 

So the likes of Honey, Ed etc.  Thanks for your service.  Ed has been a great servant of the club but his ball use has been an issue since he started.

And time to send blokes back to the twos to  learn some lessons because they ain't getting it in the ones.  Durdin and Motlop may have a future, but they certainly aren't showing it in the ones. Won't tackle?  Fine, show the desire in the twos.  Can't get the zone defence?  Fine, learn it in the twos.

I don't think much of Boyd but at least he shows some grit and can kick, moreso than better credentialed players.

Personally I think our top end is good enough but our mid tier is a real issue - their footy IQ is, collectively, very low.

Another serious issue is #9.  Great player but when don't have the pill...

[Thryleon]

Durdin and motlop kicked 4 goals and registered 10 tackles between them against the lions.

Not sure why they're getting targeted for our loss against Brisbane.

Even honey who I thought was pretty ordinary registered 3 tackles. 

[Gointocarlton]

[member=65]Professer E[/member] Re Dow, I left out what you said, his instructions should be be "let it rip". Why can we tolerate the rubbish Honey and to a lesser extent Motlop and Durdin dish up every week yet seemingly can't tolerate Dow's supposed shortfalls? It can't be worse. Give the kid a go until the end of the year and then we can put a full stop on it one way or the other.

[pinot]

Durdin and motlop kicked 4 goals and registered 10 tackles between them against the lions.

Not sure why they're getting targeted for our loss against Brisbane.

Even honey who I thought was pretty ordinary registered 3 tackles. 

They're not good enough to pick up the slack when talls are down.
Brisbanes Cameron and Bailey kicked 8 goals between them while their talls were ineffectual. They picked up the slack.
If Charlie and H are tied down we are screwed as small forwards simply not good enough to step up.
We either accept mediocrity or gun for a flag.