Autopsy Autopsy vs Carlton & the Umpires

[Chadwiko]

Umpires today... Dead set taking the piss.

But for actual analysis:

Competitive first half, but our forward line is still our weakest link (and that's saying something considering no McKay or Logue today).

Even before he got injured Larkey just does not lead well, and it's such a massive issue for us. Zurhaar, Comben, and even CT provided better leads in our forward line.
Larkey had two great games to start this season, but he was poor last week, and poor today as well, noting that he played half the game clearly injured.

Our midfield is great and they can mostly hold their heads up high today. Liked Will Phillips showing some good signs, and he's coming from a fair way back after last season so happy to keep putting games into him because he's got talent, now just needs experience.

Luke McDonald

11

Luke Mcdonald

Age

29

Ht

189cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.7

4star

MG

317.1

4star

D

14.1

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

6.9

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.3

4star

MG

205.0

3star

D

19.2

5star

K

10.2

4star

HB

9.0

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.6

5star

has been bad for four straight games to start 2023 and we need to talk about it, because it's hurting us...

 

[The Nostradamus]

Well done umpires you won your multi with the blues

Considering we had no Logue or McKay that’s about as good as we could have done

 

[Cyber_punk]

Fought it out, but the damage from the maggots was already done. What was it, 6, 7 goals? That genuinely changed this result.

Congrats to AFL/Umps. Got their guys to top of the ladder and the story they wanted.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Finishing and composure heading forward remain issues. Simply too undersized down back today, and some that are simply not good or fit enough.

Pleased by the overall effort and the system is fine.

Less that is said about the umpiring, the better. Same with a few Carlton supporters. Made it about them on a day meant for the children.

 

[amaz199]

Kept fighting but the umpiring...

 

[giantroo]

49,062 official crowd.

 

[Ry009]

Poor skills, woeful umpiring, injuries galore and a crap draw.

Taking all that into account - super super proud the way we've fought things out. We'll go past Carlton in the next 18 months easy.

 

[amaz199]

Scott was good

 

[RHLK]

The Good Friday Maggot Round.

 

[Horizons_00]

Great finish

* you yellow muppets

That is all

 

[krakouers]

Dear Clarko,

Whatever Howe has on you, please let it be in the open

Regards

Kraks

 

[marklovesbeer]

Stephenson & Curtis Taylor

5

Curtis Taylor

Age

24

Ht

188cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.0

1star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.0

1star

may be a bit up & down at times but they make things happen.
Larkey got given a bath. Even before he got hurt.
Zurhaar could (& I think will) be a top ten player in the league.

Our handball game is insane at times.
Our pressure was amazing, especially early. (& since writing this earlier in the game, it remained solid all game).

Is that poster that thinks Bailey Scott

8

Bailey Scott

Age

23

Ht

186cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

4.9

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.5

3star

MG

155.6

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.8

3star

MG

114.8

2star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.2

3star

MG

171.6

3star

is s**t still around? Bailey offers a dimension to our team that prick wouldn’t even understand.

Umpires did everything they could to help Carlton out all day.

I couldn’t tell if it was 1, 2 or more - but there was a fair bit of ducking happening from some of the Blues kids.

Zurhaar did Will to keep his cool with some of those umpiring decisions happening around him; particularly when he had his ducking head ripped off & still didn’t get a free for too high.

I cannot stand SOSOS or whatever the Silvagni kid is called. If they ever win another flag, he will not be playing in it.

Darcy Tucker

13

Darcy Tucker

Age

27

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.9

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.6

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.3

5star

CL

1.5

4star

D

14.0

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.3

4star

CL

2.4

4star

D

14.4

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.8

5star

CL

2.2

4star

is a ******* decent set of steak knives.

Paul Curtis is one more pre season from making people sit up & be like Wat the heck?!

When Sheez makes a mistake you just know he’ll be right in the contest 5 seconds later to make up for it. The kid is gold.

Will Phillips took some steps forward today. Keep playing him. Full games.

Matt Powell had a few shanks (kicks) but is very, very good.
Nice to see Chom’s second & third efforts recognised on the big stage (by the commentators on TV).
If Griff & McKay play we win this easy. The height difference had backmen panicking & doing stupid s**t like grabbing lags & tackling when the opposition didn’t have the ball.

At least more money was raised for the appeal.

Immaculate kicking.

Ha. That is a bad autocorrect.

Did Bull kick 4 points in a row? If the Simpkins of the team are going to rest forward & then take marks they need to finish the job & kick the goals.

Bonar tried his guts out. As I was writing this he just dacked poor man’s McKay running into an open goal which subsequently turned into a kick that went out on the full.
We had more scoring shots & we didn’t give up. Score line doesn’t reflect how good we were.

* Carlton. * everyone.
49k crowd! Fantastic!
Go North.

We’re coming.

See you all in the cold Adelaide Hills when we beat Brisbane next week.
*just realised I called Powelly by his dads name.

 

[SammyRoo]

Missed a few straight forward goals. Very costly.

 

[Kangaroos techno]

Get ****ed umpires. Sucked the absolute life out of us in the 3rd.

Can't recall a game like that for a while where they stripped momentum from one team and gave it to another with repeated frees.

 

[Cool Kangas]

So upsetting to see such questionable umpiring.

 

[Devington]

6.10 36 to 11.5 71 in the second half.

Umpiring in their f50 was woeful which helped them, but we also kicked ourselves out of it.

 

[Disco Dew]

Not gonna focus on negatives in here.
Thought we were in it the whole way even when the blues got 6 goals up.

Sheezel with a quiet 37 touches. Best on for mine. What an absolute gun

 

[Moti]

Key issues:

- forward structure is a mess as it has been for a few years.
- Mids are too slow
- No KP defenders of note today was always going to be difficult to overcome

 

[roos_fanatic08]

1,2,4th quarters were good. Maggots absolutely cruelled us in the third quarter.

Would’ve been a hell of a different game if just one of McKay or Logue was available.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Horrific umpiring.

Sheezel another lazy 37.

Bonar, Corr and Ziebell can hold their heads high.

 

[SammyRoo]

Key issues:

- forward structure is a mess as it has been for a few years.
- Mids are too slow
- No KP defenders of note today was always going to be difficult to overcome

Otherwise all ok ?

 

[Engimal v3]

That umpiring was genuinely rooted haha

What the * was that??

 

[Tectonic]

Time for Clarko to have a coffee with gil

 

[RHLK]

So apart from the umpiring....

Carlton kicked 3 soft 'out the back' goals; we had 4 blokes kick at goals from outside their range resulting in 4 rushed behinds.

We fought it out to the end, another great sign.

 

[Themanbun]

Happy with the effort. More scoring shots and only factors beyond our control deflated our momentum.