Autopsy 2023 Rd 18 Bruising Blues shortcircuit Power

[Show_Me_The_Money]

Can’t remember the last time I’ve calmly watched my team take apart the opposition for four weeks in a row.

Still have moments of anxiety due to the PTSD from 25 years of ‘Carlton type’ performances/lapses, but I am beginning to enjoy watching us play. I even have a little faith that we can meet the challenges when the opposition lift, which is most unusua1.

Shout out to Fog. I was somewhat surprised by his selection as I didn’t see what role he would play. But must eat my words as he has played his role brilliantly. Is a foot soldier who is hard as nails and gives 100%. Links up well. Really adds to our team ethos.

All going to plan and we should beat West Coast. Hopefully Harry is ok (praying for bone bruising). Saad maybe needs to rest that ankle.

Not sure who comes in for H, but I’d love Cowan in for Saad.

Not looking further ahead than that..

I actually think we looked better with just the one tall forward? You look at Collingwood they dont even have one really.

 

[ferrisb]

Can I get a hooyah?

Not quite, but I did get you Al Pacino...

 

[The Sultan]

Any Carlton parent of this generation who still have children following Carlton deserve very special commendation

im surprised she stayed faithful..

 

[Show_Me_The_Money]

Nah, lose those two and win the four we make the 8.

Depends on other results. It's definitely a possibility. We need the top 4 teams to keep winning against the teams underneath them. Except of course when they play us.

 

[Show_Me_The_Money]

Personally I wouldn't be writing the Collingwood game off as a loss. Probably one of the better times to be playing them, with finals on the horizon and very little to prove currently. They are outstanding but if we come out breathing fire with 'season on the line' stuff we might end up getting them.

Conversely, the GWS game in the final round is another game where circumstances might make it a tougher prospect than it might appear on paper. They are starting to come good and are edging towards finals themselves, if a final round win gets them in to September then that may well prove harder to win than Collingwood.

Interesting times, very thankful that life has been breathed back into our season. Full credit to players and coaches for turning around what appeared a hopeless situation.

I really want to play Collingwood now. Lets not forget Steele Sidebottom's comments re laughing at us during the game. Bring them on I say.

 

[SurreyBlue]

Any Carlton parent of this generation who still have children following Carlton deserve very special commendation

Was discussing this point with another parent at the game yesterday. I had both my 2 (now in their 20's) and the joy this win bought to them was just priceless but I digress. The father was telling me, he nearly lost both of his kids over the past 18 years - nearly. He mentioned he felt we have lost a fair bit of generational followers over this time, but I'm sure some more intelligent posters here would disagree, as they have previously to such remarks.

 

[Blueballs38]

Why the hell should they? For the record, I would still trade Martin for a bag of chips if that bag of chips helped us strategically get the project player we wanted ahead of a rival club. Cuningham we can keep.

I have not been a huge fan of Martin myself but the last 4 weeks he has been massive, gotta give credit when it is due. Needs to stay injury free his output has been massively hampered by his injury absence. We got him for free but paid him a lot. He needs to stay on the park! He is enormous when playing the way he is lately.

 

[The Sultan]

Was discussing this point with another parent at the game yesterday. I had both my 2 (now in their 20's) and the joy this win bought to them was just priceless but I digress. The father was telling me, he nearly lost both of his kids over the past 18 years - nearly. He mentioned he felt we have lost a fair bit of generational followers over this time, but I'm sure some more intelligent posters here would disagree, as they have previously to such remarks.

it will be like the generations of supporters that the tigers lost when they were a laughing stock for decades. if/when we get our winning ways back all the lapsed supporters will jump back on.

 

[Juddrockz]

I actually think we looked better with just the one tall forward? You look at Collingwood they dont even have one really.

Its great when you have others "on song " around the fall of the ball aswell ala Mots,JSos,Martin. Before the Bye we would play Mots,Durdin and Owies and they werent anywhere near the fall of the ball or playing as crumbers so ot was bomb it on the heads on Charlie and Harry.
Yesterday we looked and played a completely different game style,speed wins.

 

[haveago]

Pizza, Bourbon and a bloody good win. Have a top night all!

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Sounds perfect and looks even better........Just need to add quick- eze and carbon copy for myself on many an away game

 

[Blueballs38]

They did their bloody best to keep them in the game. Some absolute mind boggling decisions given.

I’m gonna watch the replay soon with complete calm (was going bonkers yesterday at the game). I’m pretty sure I will see the worst one sided umpires’ game in my 40+ years following the Blues. Some decisions were just bizarre and always in Port’s favour.

Also a lot of double standards.

 

[SurreyBlue]

it will be like the generations of supporters that the tigers lost when they were a laughing stock for decades. if/when we get our winning ways back all the lapsed supporters will jump back on.

They aren't lapsed! The lost generation follows other teams.

 

[Robertio]

Got so drunk, when I woke up had to check whether We won or lost Watching the replay now. Wondering if I need a beer.

I'm a bad influence on you already lol. we'll stick together and blame Wickzki.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Rubbish, this lost generation stuff is just rubbish.


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[HarryFlashman]

Reckon Paddy is playing nervously, quite different to his demeanour in the 2s.

He was changing his mind every possession he had last night, rather than playing off instinct.

A lot of pressure on him I reckon, to some degree self imposed.

In the 2s he’s the man, he sets the stoppages, assigns the rolls/positions & his job is to get ball.
He was the sides unwanted man yesterday, being played a kick off the ball forward (a position that’s bloody difficult & totally foreign to him). Even when he attended a CB he was goalside (where he never lines up in the 2s), stoppages he was goal side, outside of the stoppage - hard to get involved offensively & defensively from there (was a position Fish was playing and ultimately cost him his spot - he also had a long time to get familiar playing that roll).
You could see he was second guessing himself, didn’t want to get caught defensively (& cop it for not being defence first) wasn’t close enough to impact offensively as the ball was cleared past him (he was a kick forward- the clearance handball chain & resulting kick meant the option was to kick over him).
He did a bloody good job getting front and centre continuously- he busted his butt to get to that spot & was unlucky it just didn’t drop to him.
When he was in the stoppage he was clean & effective. 100% he was played as the sub - not as a respected mid.
The role is the role, he missed a few kicks (like everyone else) but u can’t hang him based on the roll he was given - he did it. At one stage was lining up defensively on Houston! That’s the last place I’d be sticking him.
Once in the stoppages properly, u can’t say he doesn’t burst and cut a pack up, 2 centre clearances from 7 attendances is elite (2nd highest for the team Crippa was best 4 from 23) & looks bloody good when he’s played in that position

 

[Blueballs38]

Bloke would be a bone fide superstar if he could just kick the thing half good.
You just have to take the good with the bad with him.
Has a real crack and is important to our side. His defensive marking / spoiling was huge yesterday.
Provides all day up & down.

I think the penny has dropped with him where he looks to compose himself, sum up the situation and try more for a handball than a kick. Been good the last four weeks.

 

[passmark]

Just watching the replay and it wasn’t just the pressure it was the physicality.
Quite few times Port player’s not committing to the contest.

 

[Robertio]

Cotts 16.9 kms, hard 2 way running, machine

We'll get well over 200 games of this.

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

JSOS according to champion data was ranked 2nd on the ground next to Houston. That’s two out of the last 3 since being reinstated into the 23 where he’s been the best Carlton player on the ground. Hopefully the coaches give him the 10 as it’s what he deserves.

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CD rankings are putrid. Yes jsos has been magnificent but votes based on anything cd publishes - no. Most clubs don't have a bar of them btw. Run their own stat collections and metrics because the cd 'analysis' isn't good.

Motlop simply wasn't our second best and charlie simply wasn't that far down. It's weightings are rubbish.

 

[ctwenty1]

Any Carlton parent of this generation who still have children following Carlton deserve very special commendation

Kept one, last another…

 

[Robertio]

If you had've asked me in 2003 what do you want for your team, i would've said a team full of Michael Vosses, hello Baggers.

 

[thylacine60]

The back pedalling in the Voss thread is borderline embarrassing.

 

[ctwenty1]

The back pedalling in the Voss thread is borderline embarrassing.

They always be there, just waiting for the next loss…

 

[El Topo]

the F word is bad

anyone would think we already beat the eagles

Just need to go over to Adelaide and knock off the lowly Crows, and we're in!

 

[thylacine60]

I'll just leave this here:

The Architect

Hold on a sec - people can't just say "sack Voss" time and time again, and then when we start playing well say that "I've changed my mind given that we have won games". No - you have to admit that you were wrong because the club didn't sack him.

Otherwise you are literally always right, and just waiting until the next time we have a couple of bad games on the trot and say "I always said we should sack Voss".

The propensity and urge to sack coaches at Carlton is arguably why we have been in the same situation for the last 20 years.