Uncle Fester
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He’s played 9 games. He’s going to be fine.Kicks up and unders with his field kicking as well I think.
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He’s played 9 games. He’s going to be fine.Kicks up and unders with his field kicking as well I think.
Nah I was wrong about that. When they got home from shopping yesterday they sat down and watched the replay. Now that’s job doneHad all 3 daughters there with me in their Carlton jumpers. As some other bloke said: job done
Cats are a great example.
Stopped playing mids (Parfitt/Cockatoo) and flakey flankers (Thurlow/Gregson/Crameri/Murdoch) as forwards and recruited Dahlhaus/Miers/Rohan.
What a difference that made. Now have the most efficient forward line in the AFL.
If you didn't watch the match, why would you be commenting on the umpiring? If you are interested enough in the discussion, it would take moments to find out the umpires numbers. I'm simply trying to avoid the tiff that happened here a few weeks ago when umpire 34, who just happens to be female, had a howler and cost us the GC game. The issue got side tracked into gender bias discussions. It had nothing to do with gender and everything to do with competence.Who looks at the umpires numbers though?
If you didn't watch the match how did you know who you are talking about without googling umpire numbers.
Tackles are a bit ***** but I guess that's going to happen when you own the footy.
100%. Play players in their best positions. Don’t try to make them into something they are not.
Polson is a classic example. He’s a mid like Murphy. Worried we have hurt his development
Then you would now agree at seasons end we need to address our small forward area by targeting small forwards ...
My sarcasm metre is out of whack.
Working weekends sucks, big time. My phone decided out of the blue that the internet wouldn't work; the Telstra store nearby had a remote malfunction, and so the game was stuck on a replay of Ash Barty's semifinal win; excellent though that was, it wasn't the sport I wanted to watch. I knew the scores early, so I knew the Lions got off to a flier; I knew we'd pegged them back, even hit the front late in the second. I talked my mother into texting me updates; she didn't send me one until the final score, but that, and that alone, made it worth it.
I've finally watched the game. What a time to be alive!
Dow was sensational. His composure with ball in hand developed as the match unfolded. He played as though empowered; you can and you will make mistakes, but let them harden you, stiffen your spine. Turn error into adversity, another foe to overcome; let failure be no impediment to your will. LOB has always had that spark in him, that stiffness of spine; it is captivating to watch it emerge on a footy field, to see him revel in it. There were a number of times where the ball got to him awkwardly (around his ankles, too far in front of him or just behind) and he just leant forward, backward, contorted himself to take it and to take contact.
Cripps played his game, and there is no higher praise than that. The bloke plays AFL on easy, where all others play on at least hard.
Weitering demonstrated that he understands the game on higher planes. Marchbank plays better when the ball is moved faster. Casboult has forced me to eat my words; never thought he'd make it as a backman. SPS was good without standing out, but I really like that he took his kick in the final term. Had he made better connection, it would've sailed through.
Charlie has every right to feel robbed; Cripps and Gov floated across the face of him twice, and Jack almost nicked another. Speaking of Jack, it isn't solely his sheer effort that makes him a worthwhile proposition at AFL level. There were a number of times where he'd done all the work, he'd nudged the bloke under the ball just enough, he'd gotten separation and went to pick up the ball, but then he'd not take the chest mark or he'd fumble, and the game would move on. He's made huge strides over the past few years, but he's inches away from being a Paul Chapman-esque hybrid forward/mid.
That is genuinely as dangerous we have looked going forward in a very long time. We didn't break down across half forward, and opposition didn't rebound the way they normally would. I also approve of the idea of going in using Ed as an option to tag without that being the default; it allows you to observe the opposition in the moment, pick the most dangerous player on the day. What is better, to go in thinking Neale is the most dangerous player and so to shut him down so Zorko runs wild, or to let the game flow organically and to create a patch of dominance via depriving them of that avenue?
It is time to address the elephant in the room.
I've been pretty well established in here as being pro Bolton. I agreed with his mindset from the moment he walked into the club, and from that point there have been few areas in which what he'd done that I disagreed with. Wins would've been good, but it was courageous beyond words his devotion to development, and it ultimately cost him his job. The board have demonstrated that they could not live with the sheer weight of the constant losses. I heard Brad Lloyd interviewed on Triple M on Friday; they will again be conducting a review of the football department, it was part of why he was hired, to assist and to run it. The areas that they sought last season was high performance, hence Russell; he outlined that the next few areas was coaching, and list management; I'd expect that this is very much a watch this space kind of a thing.
Ultimately, Brendon Bolton is a human being who has done a huge amount right by this club. He deserves more respect by the fans than has been shown at times in this and in other threads on this site. That we won on Saturday is almost immaterial to this fact, the fact that without him we are not in any position culturally to accept the level of change that this club has (hopefully) undergone, and in no position to move into the future with anything other than more undeserved arrogance.
Pushing that cloud aside for better weather, it was good to watch tackles being stuck and forcing mistakes. It is this that I want to see most of all, in the days that come; tackles and pressure create opportunity. On ya David Teague; you were one of my favorites, in the nebulous days when I first began to follow the game seriously. You got our forward line working, better than it has seemed in a very long time. If you can maintain that, there will be no need for Ross Lyon, and for that I will be eternally grateful.
On 3rd watch of the game I've calmed down now and can give a much more articulate viewpoint of the game;
GIBBONS spread from clearances in the LAST my god man dominant.
CRIPPA doing his best Kouta 99' impression
Seriously though WALSH is something else, every kick he had was magical. Not only was he attacking but consistently provided an out kick for our defenders or under pressure midfielders. He competes for contests on both sides of the wings how is that even possible??
So many times he provides that short lead up option (when his teamates are usually spent and can't lead) which means we retain the ball instead of having to throw it 50metres down the boundary in hope.
Crippa gets BOG for obvious reasons but Sam Walshs' game considering he's played 12? Is just as good.
If you haven't go back and rewatch the game even when we're getting smashed Walsh is still a cut above everyone.
Elite kick elite tank elite decision making elite overhead. CHAMPION.
Walsh has the ability to get to consecutive contests and drifts into the right positions to influence them, some plyers just have it. Thank goodness hes a blue boy.
I can’t remember a come from behind win like that since the Ratten days. I’m sure there were plenty pre 80’s before I was born.
Was too young in the 80’s to remember anything, the 90’s are fuzzy and we used to win plenty so the wins seemed like they were just going to happen.
Then the dreaded 00’s happened. Can’t remember many come from behind wins with Brittain but that is going back a while.
Can anyone jog my memory? I seem to remember always thinking we were in with a chance when Ratts was coach, because Judd
Cripps is the best player in the competition, easily.
I feel he would be happier at Punt Road
I feel he would be happier driving past it.
32,000 spectators at Marvel for an early Saturday game against an interstate opponent whilst we only had one win.
Don't tell we ain't a big 4 club.
Once we come good, watch out.
I'll have a crack at a fewThere are no words to describe this kid. Seriously.
Teague on the Sunday Footy Show yesterday ...
Yes. Sticks. Granted he was older in his 1st season with us and already a champion state player, but I am not averse to using a technicality to win. He was captain by his 2nd year.Has there ever been a player that you could say “he’ll captain the Carlton footy club one day” after 12 games into their first season.
I knew that would be your response.
In direct contrast to your above quoted post.
Lol