AFL Rd 4 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Fremantle

[Gointocarlton]

Dunno what to make of that other than the "never say die" attitude the team. Credit to them. If I had to put my life in the hands of a Carlton player to kick a goal to save, I reckon Cotters would be the one.
TDK was terrible early but then got going late in the first qtr and I reckon (to my eye at least) he kept us in it.
Some very flat looking players out there today, Freo going 1 on 1 didn't suit us and we didn't cope. Having said that, we didn't get blown out of the water and hung in there an won. 4 pts is 4 pts I guess.
Go Blues.

[pinot]

Just alot of character and experience now.

[kruddler]

It will be interesting to see if other sides adopt some of the smothering/stifling tactics against us that Freo employed today.
It will be interesting to see if other sides are capable of it.  

They worked harder and wanted it more...but in the end they lost.
I suspect they will be seething.
Should be a tough game next time we play them.

The umpiring evened itself out in the end so we shouldn't dwell too much on that.

If Freo couldn't do it, i'm not sure if any other team can......but let them try.

[madbluboy]

If Walsh played we would have smashed them. He was the missing ingredient today.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Got smashed at the clearances and thought our stoppage work was very average.....Jackson vs TDK was probably a draw.
We never paid much attention to Brayshaw and Clark who I thought were damaging but I felt our forward line with Charlie and the very handy Matt's ..Cottrell and Kennedy took their chances unlike Freo whose tall forwards were well beaten and didnt disappoint me in terms of being the spuds I thought they were.
Freo play a stifling crap brand imo and make it a grind and low scoring affair playing keepings off and hoping to wear you down.
Thought it was a good win given we didnt play well but did the big moments better than they did.
Fogarty will probably get a months holiday for his hit on Fyfe but with Walsh, Martin and Motlop due back it wont affect us too much and Id expect a better result vs the Crows in the next game. Fantasia didnt do a lot and either did Durdin but the latter's tackle work was good and with Fogarty missing I think Durdin might retain a spot in the 23.

[crashlander]

To win like this, at a place where we haven't won since 1972, was magic!

[pertz]

Fremantle had a good plan for us and nearly pulled it off, credit to them. We need to be better when teams play "keep things off" against us.  Freo exposed our archilles heal also, lack of pace through the midfield. When the game is played on our terms, we get away with it but I believe we need another line breaker or 2 in the team. Finally, the umps had a poor game and too much influence on the game. If someone can explain to me the difference between the holding the balls decisions that went against us and resulted in goals to Freo and the numerous others exactly the same that are let go, you are a better man than me.

[madbluboy]

We had more inside 50s, more scoring shots and 6 of their 9 goals were from frees but yeah they dominated lol.

[Adelaideblue]

Yes lucky to win, but boys persevered and had that late momentum. Great courage and endeavour by Zac Williams to drive that ball into Charlie Curnow for his crucial late goal.

What a change to be travelling in a train of mainly Carlton supporters. No-one hissing either 
Then at the game wow,  huge supporter numbers

When Freeo took the ball out on the Eastern wing, they usually had a paddock to work in. We need some outside runners badly!

cheers Ab

[Gointocarlton]

Got smashed at the clearances and thought our stoppage work was very average.....Jackson vs TDK was probably a draw.
We never paid much attention to Brayshaw and Clark who I thought were damaging but I felt our forward line with Charlie and the very handy Matt's ..Cottrell and Kennedy took their chances unlike Freo whose tall forwards were well beaten and didnt disappoint me in terms of being the spuds I thought they were.
Freo play a stifling crap brand imo and make it a grind and low scoring affair playing keepings off and hoping to wear you down.
Thought it was a good win given we didnt play well but did the big moments better than they did.
Fogarty will probably get a months holiday for his hit on Fyfe but with Walsh, Martin and Motlop due back it wont affect us too much and Id expect a better result vs the Crows in the next game. Fantasia didnt do a lot and either did Durdin but the latter's tackle work was good and with Fogarty missing I think Durdin might retain a spot in the 23.

8 tackles from Durdin might indeed save his bacon for a week. Still doesn't do enough for mine. Freo played 1 on 1 and strangled our running game but created plenty of run and space for themselves. Voss will need to work on combatting that because all the teams will now try that against us.  If not for poor umpiring at then (the kick was shown to brush Aish's arm before the Cottrell mark), we probably would have lost. Not sure if Fog will go for that, it hit Fyfe in the neck so a free kick is probably about right. We'll see what Chooklotto MRO brings us.