AFL Rd 9 2023 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

[LordLucifer]

What game were you watching? Too busy working on your scorched earth policy and compiling your sacking list? Negative or what?

Not negative, just honest !!

Acres' kicking last night was appalling, did you not see him kick it behind our player or directly to an opposition player ?

[LordLucifer]

That's coaching 101 I believe ?

So why didn't our coach employ the same 101 principle and address the issue in-match ??

[PaulP]

We managed to hit the lead near the end with most of our stars having contributed bugger all (apart from Charlie Curnow and Walsh). It was a game built on the effort of the lesser lights, so some definite cause for optimism IMO. Whatever issues (legit or otherwise) resulted in his omission, Tom De Koning would have been a better match up for English. At least athletically and endurance wise, he would've kept up.

[LordLucifer]

Evidently H declined Fevs offer to lend a hand ?

Three of our players took set shots for goal and did the kick across the body thing, they didn't even score. 

[IvanAwfulbigone]

The way he is held before the ball gets near is amazing; he should have more frees than anyone else in the comp, but he just doesn't get them.

It’s ridiculous. You give away a free in a marking contest if you take your eyes off the ball. Same in a ruck contest. Cripps’ opponents face him, eyeball him, have an arm around him BEFORE the set play begins.

He’s one of the toughest and fairest going around but doesn’t ‘milk it’ or remonstrate enough. Umps clearly think he’s a decent fellow.
Voss needs to get in front of the cameras and microphones and go absolutely ballistic. Screw any possible fines.

[LordLucifer]

McKay & Curnow contributed 2.5 between them last nite.

[Micky0]

So I can’t work out - are Dogs a good side?  because they didn’t blow us out of the water when we were abysmal In the first half. ??‍♀️

And imo we let them cut loose in the last 5 mins of the game.

[LP]

So I can’t work out - are Dogs a good side?  because they didn’t blow us out of the water when we were abysmal In the first half. ??‍♀️

And imo we let them cut loose in the last 5 mins of the game.

Dogs are like us just making up the numbers.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Why don’t our players man up? What is the point of standing between two opposition players?

One of my major gripes with this team is they just don't defend a man at times when they have too.
There is no excuses, you want to play loose and chase kicks then don't whinge when the ball finds your man on the way back...
Cripps let Libba run forward unchecked last quarter and wouldn't chase and Saad was nowhere Scott all day for example.
Get on your fecking man and do your job, I don't care about your possession stats or that your man is a no name like Scott.

[PaulP]

Dogs are like us just making up the numbers.

I suspect for now that’s probably true.