Game Day Rnd 7 - Carlton v North Game Day Discussion

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Plowman just hurt himself laying a ferocious tackle. Some will be happy.

 

[teknodeejay]

That doesn't mean he didn't impact the contest. Did you expect him to go up, spoil the mark, land on his feet and find the ball or get back to his opponent before a North player found him? How many player can control where the ball goes when they launch themselves to spoil a mark?

By punching it forward as most competent defenders do.

 

[mikeythemoocow]

He’s 5 and footy obsessed, so hard to hide it from him.


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I’m lucky, I just leave early and lie to my footy obsessed 4 year old

 

[Jabba73]

Bit rough I would think.


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If you can afford to let your kid throw a $120 jumper in the bin because he didn't like his team losing, you either have too much money or are happy to set your kid up for a lifetime of lacking the resilience to get through what life throws at you.

Either way, it seems strange to allow that kind of behaviour ... if it really did happen.

 

[pinot]

Sad, Sad, Sad.

 

[Bostonian]

I said he had a crack, not that he had a great day.

If having a go and giving a **** was a stat he'd be running at 100%

 

[blueblooded]

disagree

Tell me more mister positive? That last goal that north kicked was putrid

 

[HBF]

Thank god thats over

 

[Stiffler's Dad]

Could break the record for outs this week.

Jonesy and Willo injured.
LOB, Plow, Levi, Murph all should be dropped.

Plowman has hurt his shoulder now as well.

 

[Pablito]

Lob, supposedly the best kick in his draft, turns it over with no pressure on him.

Runs down his opponent well and pushes him in desperation.

It's not fair on the kid to play him at this level when he's obviously not ready.

 

[BoltonsBlues]

Obrien. Is there a better pick 10.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

By punching it forward as most competent defenders do.

If you only just make the contest because you have left your man and sprinted to impact the contest late, the spoil is not always able to be directed. You of course, would have preferred he stayed with his man and let the mark be taken.

 

[AB_Blue]

Too inexperienced


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[chunkylover53]

Was at the game but left early - got better shit to do (sue me!).

Nothing worse than an unbelievably bad North Melbourne getting head wobble bashing up an under 23 side.

Disappointing day but knew we’d struggle today.

 

[teknodeejay]

Plowman just hurt himself laying a ferocious tackle. Some will be happy.

What a terrible thing to express happiness at a player being injured. And a mod at that!

 

[passmark]

You're right but that's not his fault. He's earned his selection when he's gotten it compared to some others who miss out. I'd rather people pay it out on the team/development of it than pay it out on individuals.

When people call for player outs it appears - more often than not (some aren't guilty of it) - to be a criticism of the player. I think that's the case by and large with those calling for LOB to be dropped. Instead, I see it being a question of where he will develop best.

Earned selection might be a stretch.

SOS has ensured that BB has no choice except to play the kids, particularly the higher draft picks, as he’s given Bolts absolutely nothing as an alternative.

Say what u like about Bolts and the players but SOS needs to own a VERY large chunk of the rubbish we dished up last year and today.

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Jones heading off to hospital in the ambulance, hopefully everything is ok big fella.

 

[pinot]

If trend continues then we will play structureless non cohesive football rest of year.

 

[Arr0w]

He wouldn't have made one iota of difference.

Not one player would have, that's my point

 

[SammaGilberto]

Bigfooty can have a break, catch ya fellas and felletes later in the week. Love ya long time

 

[Triniboy]

Earned selection might be a stretch.

SOS has ensured that BB has no choice except to play the kids, particularly the higher draft picks, as he’s given Bolts absolutely nothing as an alternative.

Say what u like about Bolts and the players but SOS needs to own a VERY large chunk of the rubbish we dished up last year and today.

Bolton does have a say on recruiting

 

[Benaly28]

Not sure what happened today but we looked a shadow of the last two weeks.

 

[teknodeejay]

Earned selection might be a stretch.

SOS has ensured that BB has no choice except to play the kids, particularly the higher draft picks, as he’s given Bolts absolutely nothing as an alternative.

Say what u like about Bolts and the players but SOS needs to own a VERY large chunk of the rubbish we dished up last year and today.

Maybe, but I think a lot of it comes down to the development system into which a club brings players.

You bring half of these guys into Hawthorn’s system for example, Geelong maybe Collingwood or a number of others and they work in an established system and know their part when it’s time to contribute.

Carlton haven’t had any sense of a credible development house for at least a decade. A few good ones have established themselves but there’s an absence of that elite system the good teams have. I don’t think it’s necessarily the recruitment aspect of things, but what happens when they arrive at the club.

 

[brixyblue]

Yes it was a shocking game. Just reading preview threads people every week have unrealistic expectations of this team. You can't play 14 players with less then 50 games and not expect a let down here and there.

 

[Blues_Man]

re jones and no one going to him, all you need to do is watch when conca broke his ankle last year? to see what a club should really do when someone is stretchered off

Someone knocked out is a bit different than other injuries