AFL 2023 Preliminary Final Carlton vs Brisbane Post Game Prognostications

[pinot]

Zac Williams is going to be a definite starter if he stays fit.

[pertz]

Re CC. Agree second efforts were poor. Only he would know what was going on between his ears, but he didn't rise to the finals challenge. Hopefully he has what it takes to learn from it. The talent is there, but finals are a different game and as one post said, you are playing against the best and you don't get to beat up on the less talented kids in the playground.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Zac Williams is going to be a definite starter if he stays fit.

Unknown quantity imho and I'd be making him earn his spot.
Cincotta earned his place in the team and even Boyd deserves to start ahead of him initially after performing well in the prelim.

[dodge]

Managed to stay awake to half time, they hit the lead and Mr Sandman visited. Internet at the hotel was no good,  but was excited when we went from 3 goals to 5 in the first quarter in no time.  Seemed like we came out hard and Lions didn't,  but they settled towards the end of the first.  Brisbane were back in the second,  started playing their game and we didn't help ourselves but endeavour was there.

Commentators were saying how load our supporters were - well done,  Thry.

As for the second half,  no idea,  but the score suggests we didn't give up.  I was pleasantly surprised that we were less than 3 goals from the grannie.

It took half a season to get going,  but what a ride when they did.  Expectation from all will be high next season.  It will be awesome if they deliver.

[DJC]

Well, at the start of the season I was hoping that we'd make the eight and perhaps even win a final.  Those hopes had all but evaporated by round 13 but we came back.  Making a preliminary final certainly exceeded my expectations.

Mid-way through the first quarter and I was daring to dream.  It wasn't sustainable; too many banged up players, too many players whose form had dropped away, and too many players who struggled on the day, not to mention the home ground advantage enjoyed by the Lions.

Most of the usual suspects stood up, as did some of the lesser lights, but we were missing a couple of quality players on the day.  They may well have been out there, but didn't quite realise it.

Despite the disappointment of the loss, it was a great effort by the players and Vossy and his assistants to get that far.  In some ways, the loss to the Lions in round 8 was a turning point in our season.  Coming back from the slump that followed was admirable but I think that loss sowed the seeds for our loss on Saturday.

Top four and home finals next season and it will be a different story.

[LP]

If nothing else, Walsh must go close to winning the Gary Ayres without playing in the GF!

[pew2]

inject pace into midfield and hbf mean breakaway speed wat is needed ,said this many many times

[BlackRooster]

Fagan chnaged the way the the big O was rucking and we did not know how to stop or take avantage of what he was doing. We also let Coleman run around loose because we had a +1 at stoppages and it was not working.

Very proud of how the club got themselves pf the canvas and ened up playing in a prelim.

Looking ofrward to next year. GO those Baggers

[madbluboy]

Fans underestimate the toll playing the Swans and Melbourne consecutively took on the squad, Top 4 with a week off is a huge advantage, and teams only have a chance from the bottom half of the eight if one of the top teams has some bad luck.

We essentially played half a dozen finals before the finals. Every week was do or die.

[Gointocarlton]

Unknown quantity imho and I'd be making him earn his spot.
Cincotta earned his place in the team and even Boyd deserves to start ahead of him initially after performing well in the prelim.

Ill predict Zac will struggle to get into the side in 2024. Salaries and reputations count for nothing with Vossy.