Autopsy 2024 Round 1 Blues hold on in yet another heartstopper

[gandaal]

Bank the four points.

Never watch that game again. Ever.

 

[jj1978]

We win, but if I’m Voss I’d be livid after the game. Our form is all over the shop and we can’t keep grinding out single point wins and be happy.

North will start the season fresh like last year so they’ll be no gimee.

 

[kreuze_missile]

positives - 4 points, no injuries

negatives - everything else

 

[Blue4Life]

Can honestly say I’ve never been so disappointed after a Carlton game

 

[Bletch]

'nuff said.

 

[branedotorg]

Got lucky there, we were poor, rushed and lazy tonight.

 

[LemmingMaster]

I don’t think Newman or McGov had particularly great defensive games but that’s probably due to how unsettled the whole backline gets with Young and Kemp.

I think Newman had a very solid game and McGovern was nice and attacking. Cannot fault their games, thought Newman was one of our better players.

 

[skadoosh]

Harry was huge again.

3 goals and 5 marks.

 

[Cripps Nubake]

Worst we have played since middle of last year. Plus the umpires were gifting everything to Richmond, and we still bank the four points. I guess we’ve learned how to win ugly lol

 

[Accidental genius]

The Good
The Bad
The Ugly

But we got the 4 points …all that matters

 

[ITCHY EYEBALLS]

That was like a 2hr Benny Hill episode.
World record amount of brain fades.
TDK was huge.

 

[Rustica]

heck me

We dont make it easy on ourselves

Last 4 wins all under 6 points

 

[T2B_]

I'm sold on Carroll I'll say that. He has that amount of class at AFL level.

 

[thylacine60]

Kemp you magnificent emerging crazy making bastard!

 

[morningbrown]

A serious finals team wins that by six goals plus. I hope Vossy tears shreds off them.

 

[agro]

Richmond’s shitness kept us in that game

 

[SammaGilberto]

W

 

[Accidental genius]

Yeah abosolute we lifted in that last Q

TDK was as big as Ben hur in that Q

 

[teddy-hopkins]

They say you’ve gotta learn to “win ugly”…

Take the 4 points and run

That was pretty ugly.

What can we fix up though?

Kicking to our forwards has been a problem for a long time and still is.

Who went onto Hopper at half time? He had 20 at half time and only 4 in the second. Was that Carroll?

Clearances / contested posessions was a problem. Cerra and Hewett were well down.

I don't want to individualise it but Ollie needs a rest. Binns deserves his chance and Ollie has been well beaten again tonight. Maybe Walsh takes his spot anyway.

Adding Motlop up forward might help.

North next after a rest. Good chance to find another gear. Maybe we'll win by 2 goals!

 

[Worm4]

Feels like we lost.
So does Weiters and E Holland's and Pitto come in against North ?

 

[Gethelred]

If I am concerned, what I am concerned about is Tom De Konning.

Nankervis - to be honest, every single Richmond ruck - treated him with utter contempt tonight. He didn't just assume the space, he stood there and invited Tom to do whatever he wanted. In his position, his ribs were available, his head was available, his knees and groin were available; what does Tom do? Absolutely ******* nothing. He doesn't try and force Nank to do anything different; Nankervis just ******* set up under the ball and ******* grabbed it out of the ruck.

To say that the rule change which removes HTB as an option in that situation is dumb is missing the point. Despite the goal he kicked and his last 10 minutes, Tom got smashed tonight by his refusal to get dirty. He wants the clean tap, the massive leap, the globetrotters play, but there's more to rucking than just tapping the ball.

You need to be willing to hurt your opponent some. At the moment, Tom's a labrador when we need a rottweiler.

 

[Rustica]

Can honestly say I’ve never been so disappointed after a Carlton game

A wins is a win. Bank the 4 points, learn and move along

 

[skadoosh]

Kemp you magnificent emerging crazy making bastard!

A fair bit of Jekyll and Hyde with Kemp.

 

[agro]

Worst we have played since middle of last year. Plus the umpires were gifting everything to Richmond, and we still bank the four points. I guess we’ve learned how to win ugly lol

We won the audition for both of Cinderella’s sisters in the Christmas Panto.

 

[SolGoodman]

Imagine my luck, being so ******* excited that Harry can kick for goal now, just in time for Charlie to lose his…

Throw that game out and take the 4 points.

Crippa gets another 3 votes against the Tigers.