Review Round 8, 2023 - Carlton vs. Brisbane Lions

[ZoBlitz]

Hope I didn't rained on at any point tonight.

 

[jjami15]

Dunkley huge, Payne huge, Harris steady and the King doing his thing.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Take away the Dunks kick and kick the ones we should have and it would've been a huge win

Really dominated them

 

[FLVanLandingham]

bravo Dunkley!

amazing performance there.

also so happy for Payne and his rocket-ship-of-a-trajectory he is having at the moment. Really did well tonight.

I'm happy with that win, kick more accurately and we blow them apart. Held their 'superstars' well tonight.

 

[Saucery]

Gunston is a lead up forward, Joe is a ruck relief who really needs to do that role or he can just get left behind in a game and never get his hands on it.

If you want to play Fort and Big O in the same team then Joe really has no role.

Unless you play Joe as a ruck/forward he hardly gets his hands on the ball and loses confidence quickly.

So it's Big O and Fort or Joe.

It's been this way since Joe's Essendon days, just ask them.

Tonight Gunston saluted.

Gunston is a lead up forward who regularly leads away from the pack; an issue we toiled under last year where everyone would lead to the fall of the ball, and a role we have no one else to play.


Charlie certainly agrees as to the benefit Gunston brings to the forward line.

"His quality is his leadership, he's from a quality side ... he played unreal footy at Hawthorn," Cameron said.

"Having him to learn from, a different player to what we have as our talls at the moment, he's a lead-up player, he's crafty.

"For me and our other talls, we can just learn off him and get some good advice."

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Go Gunners!!!

 

[Toffee Lion]

Incredible win down in Melbourne, little arm wrestle in the 1st and then we were just superior.

Payne looks settled, Dunkley continues to get comfortable. All signs pointing to a good year, just have to ride the wave and pray.

 

[lionshine]

Josh Dunkley

5

Josh Dunkley

Age

27

Ht

191cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

20.7

5star

K

7.0

3star

HB

13.7

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

5.3

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

14.2

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

4.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

… that is all

 

[Squizz89]

I guess we were also “so brave” JB.

 

[mattsmob]

Still need to pinch yourself when thinking about how we got Dunkley, was a bit unexpected but he was the perfect player to bring into this team, been huge.

 

[lionshine]

I thought McCluggage, Bailey and Berry were all better this week.

Payne officially a gun KPD. Very reliable.

 

[dlanod]

Hope I didn't rained on at any point tonight.

Only with Blues tears

 

[Dalions]

2nd and 3rd quarters were awesome, especially defensively

 

[jjami15]

Gunston is a lead up forward, Joe is a ruck relief who really needs to do that role or he can just get left behind in a game and never get his hands on it.

If you want to play Fort and Big O in the same team then Joe really has no role.

Unless you play Joe as a ruck/forward he hardly gets his hands on the ball and loses confidence quickly.

So it's Big O and Fort or Joe, Gunston is a lead up forward, a role we have no one else to play.

It's been this way since Joe's Essendon days, just ask them.

Go Gunners!!!

Will have to agree to disagree, off to bed!

 

[M Malice]

Josh Dunkley

5

Josh Dunkley

Age

27

Ht

191cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

20.7

5star

K

7.0

3star

HB

13.7

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

5.3

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

14.2

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

4.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

and Jack Payne were enormous. + Andrews, Daniher, McCluggage.

It felt more like a 50 point win, we were in 2nd gear in the final quarter.

Our pressure in the 2nd and 3rd quarters was premiership winning stuff IMO.

 

[Mazza44]

Third quarter was our best for the year. Great win. Payne immense.

 

[Quested]

The good:
Payne absolutely dominated the best forward in the comp".
Dunkley a real stand out game
Bailey finally putting some form together
Hippy doing some excellent things and getting the icing on the cake at the end

The Bad:
Sharp not at AFL Level
Didn't like dropping the 40 point margin, but think we had to absorb their last ditch attempt
BT has to be the most vile commentator ever. 35 points down and he reckons the Blues have it. What an absolute moron

Well done boys, a great win on the road and made a statement.

 

[twiggy4PM]

Fantastic win guys, really well done. I tipped you then saw that Zorko and Rich were out and almost changed my mind. Glad I didn't.

Great team game, showed up Carlton as pretenders. Could be the year of the Lions.

 

[Saucery]

Will have to agree to disagree, off to bed!

It's OK, you disagree with Charile if you want.

 

[lionshine]

Payne getting the praise and rightfully so but Andrews was equally as good. A great duo to have in top form with Adams and Gardiner out.

Really mature win down in Vic against a decent side without the experience of Rich and Zorks

 

[Jivlain]

Dunkley absolutely massive.
Payne absolutely coming into his own.
Cameron brought wonderful pressure and really deserved his goals.

Voted for Bez and Andrews as well but Bailey very good too.

 

[mattsmob]

Good to see no hard feelings between Robbo and Fages after the exit last season

 

[JeffPapers]

Coming into round 1 I was super sketchy about our defence. Well I think its the one part of the ground that I haven't found any criticism for. Andrews and Payne have been massive

 

[Nunez]

Anyone who complains about that win either knows nothing about football or can't keep irrational emotions in check.

Our game is in great shape. We can improve, but those improvements are incremental and easy things to fix. An elite team.

 

[M Malice]

I thought Harry Sharp was better in the 2nd half but I would still take him out for one Jaxon Prior, Dev Robertson, Callum Ah Chee

4

Callum Ah Chee

Age

26

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

5.9

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.9

4star

CL

0.8

3star

D

11.1

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

0.7

3star

D

9.4

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.8

3star

next week.

I also thought Jarrod Berry

7

Jarrod Berry

Age

26

Ht

192cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

8.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

17.0

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.6

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.1

5star

CL

2.9

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

6.2

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.8

5star

CL

0.8

3star

was very good tonight.

 

[FLVanLandingham]

rightyo I saw the song.. now BT has to ruin it. great win! look forward to the rest of the weekend