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Autopsy Rd 19 Blues lose by .... a lot
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Crude tackle .. should get a week
I think another yr for Cas or maybe trade bait...say a pick 30
probably still need him.
Ball retention and usage is our biggest problem, puts pressure on our another area of weakness, transition defense !!
Had a good look at our last two games. The thing that concerns me is our lack of team play and dumb footy.
Too many times we have 2-3 players flying for the mark. Good teams protect each other. Too many times we blindly bomb the ball long to a contest rather than hit up a shorter target where a player has worked hard to get free. Too many times we have two players running for the loose ball, both go for it, rather than one shepherding.
So frustrating..
Also, daisy has gone backwards over the last three weeks. Had a very solid month prior, but been ordinary of late. I was hoping he would get another year, but at this rate will be lucky to keep his spot on the list.
Too many times we have 2-3 players flying for the mark. Good teams protect each other. Too many times we blindly bomb the ball long to a contest rather than hit up a shorter target where a player has worked hard to get free. Too many times we have two players running for the loose ball, both go for it, rather than one shepherding.
So frustrating..
Also, daisy has gone backwards over the last three weeks. Had a very solid month prior, but been ordinary of late. I was hoping he would get another year, but at this rate will be lucky to keep his spot on the list.
Providing they want to win both.....
I beg to differ,'d play him in back for the rest of the season.Will see plenty of the ball.
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and some of those tackles were so soft. I think White laid the only hard one all night
That was a tough game to watch. We have fallen in a heap, the kids are tiring. It's going to be a long 4 weeks if we continue playing like that.
Lamb and White are not up to it, not good enough for AFL. This is Lambs third club!
Seems to be a common theme with our draw of recent weeks . Teams getting extra rest . Thanfully for a change we have an opposition off a 6 day break next week . Not that i think it will help too much tho .
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HARRY!
Oh & CCurnow .......
Oh & CCurnow .......
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Brisbane play the Suns and North Melbourne at home. They're every chance to win one or both those games. We wont win another most likely.
In fact, if they have a decent win against North and we keep up our current rate of low scoring 30+ point losses, they only need to win one and they'll leap us on percentage (like they did 2 years ago).
If North win one more, and lose to Brissy by a bit, and we keep our current form, we'll finish last.
Not that it matters, because whatever pick we get is likely going to GWS for Kelly. Failing that, we just take it to the draft.
Kids, this is where punctuation is important.
They weren't calling out "Bambi, no!" but rather "Bambino!"
* but yeah, agree that if Charlie, Harry and Levi are settling in as a forward line, we need an extra onballer. No Bambi - sorry, Bambino.
Great post you can add that if Cas doesnt chop out in the ruck and Phillips was fit and were playing 2 rucks in the side Kruezer doesnt have the years he's had as the sole ruckman . Seriously undervalued Casboult this year .
Gotta admit, I've been thinking we're a chance for another spoon too, which is worrying.
Since when did finishing last become ok at Carlton?
Agree with this 100% - he has the best hands in the comp, his kicking has improved greatly and he is just about the best target in the comp. He has aggression, which we severely lack, looking at you Murphy, and he hurts blokes who get in front of him - I for one definitely don't want t see him go and think once we improve our midfield, he along with Charlie and Harry will form one of the best forward lines.
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Its not OK, but it was always going to happen. We're turning the list over, and getting games into kids. A bunch of 18-19 year olds dont win games.
This is going to continue for the foreseeable future. We'll finish bottom 3 or so next year as well. Wont make the eight in 2019 but should start to rise. 2020 onwards is when the game heats up.
Once you accept that this is the case it becomes much easier to deal with. The club has been very on point with this. For the next few years you need to look for the 'green shoots' and enjoy the 'journey' back to the top. Were 'sticking to the road map' and we wont deviate from our course.
Not if we keep enduring 10 goal losses. 1 game might do it
Depends where the compo pick is going...
Last night was one of his most complete games but....
Casboult mentally drifts in and out of games. Drops chest marks. Fumbles below his knees. Barely averages a goal a game. Misses key set shots. He isnt worth 4 years on 500k+. At 28 next year take the pick in the 30s
against 1301 for 1646 we are over 7 percent up on Lions rnd 19 even after cats loss we only dropped a couple percent cause near end of season totals dont fluctuate much.
Held on long after the ball was gone, pinned his arms and drove his head into ground, will get looked at by MRP but 'play on'.
Brain speed.
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