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Opinion The 'Carlton related stuff that doesn't need it's own thread' thread Part 2

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Not a simple answer with Charlie I don't think...

Quality of defenders is one thing. He's probably had three of the best five defenders going around, so you accept he isn't likely to dominate. You are going to lose a wrestle with May or Andrews 9/10 times.

He may not have positioned himself well, and yes it's on him to put himself in attacking spots. But it's also incumbent on others to create those leading lanes...which we aren't good at...and we need others to place blocks and run decoys to create that space, which we aren't good at...and we need to execute that kick inside 50, which we aren't good at.

We wilted a bit under finals pressure and fell back into bombing it long and hoping. Plenty of high, shallow I50s, that are easily defended and rebounded.

Forward craft is the missing piece of the puzzle for us. We are still far too reliant on momentum and individual brilliance.
 
Not a simple answer with Charlie I don't think...

Quality of defenders is one thing. He's probably had three of the best five defenders going around, so you accept he isn't likely to dominate. You are going to lose a wrestle with May or Andrews 9/10 times.

He may not have positioned himself well, and yes it's on him to put himself in attacking spots. But it's also incumbent on others to create those leading lanes...which we aren't good at...and we need others to place blocks and run decoys to create that space, which we aren't good at...and we need to execute that kick inside 50, which we aren't good at.

We wilted a bit under finals pressure and fell back into bombing it long and hoping. Plenty of high, shallow I50s, that are easily defended and rebounded.

Forward craft is the missing piece of the puzzle for us. We are still far too reliant on momentum and individual brilliance.
If you see the "on the couch" clips you'll see the lanes were there, he just didn't run into them, but rather away from them a lot of the time.
 
I did find some of his decision making odd during the finals.
I was defending him until watching him live at the Gabba, at which point I couldn't defend him anymore... it was like he was leading away from the ball all the time. I'm not sure what happened to him. Again on the show they said maybe he just lacks the forward nous and relied on ability... but earlier in the year they were showing clips of his elite leading patterns several times where he'd lead 2, 3 or 4 times up, back losing his defender and going again. So, he doesn't lack the nous, he just lost it in the finals for some reason.
 

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If you see the "on the couch" clips you'll see the lanes were there, he just didn't run into them, but rather away from them a lot of the time.
Some of those lanes would bring H and his opponent into play. Next we hear the "Can you fit 2 big dogs in the forward line". McKay missing 6-7 games didn't help the synergy.

I am going with CC was carrying something. We have seem him pull McCartin's pants down before. Something was off
 
Made a dash out to Coles - walked gnome in the rain - worth it. I will no longer be so lonely now while working from gnome!

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I feel a bit sick about something. I bought my niece a Collingwood gnome and had it in my living room during the EF and SF. We won both games. Then I found an opportunity to see my niece so I could “offload” the gnome and also so I could stop projectile vomiting all over my living room floors. This was before the PF which we lost.

Did I cause us to lose? The reverse-jinx was working and then I might have stuffed it. :(
 
I feel a bit sick about something. I bought my niece a Collingwood gnome and had it in my living room during the EF and SF. We won both games. Then I found an opportunity to see my niece so I could “offload” the gnome and also so I could stop projectile vomiting all over my living room floors. This was before the PF which we lost.

Did I cause us to lose? The reverse-jinx was working and then I might have stuffed it. :(
An apology might be in order. Seems we can start taking the focus off Charlie and put it where it belongs.
 
I feel a bit sick about something. I bought my niece a Collingwood gnome and had it in my living room during the EF and SF. We won both games. Then I found an opportunity to see my niece so I could “offload” the gnome and also so I could stop projectile vomiting all over my living room floors. This was before the PF which we lost.

Did I cause us to lose? The reverse-jinx was working and then I might have stuffed it. :(
Yes. Yes you did.
And it feels good to finally have someone to blame.
Thanks RPCB.
Sacrificial Lamby 2023.
:p;)
 
An apology might be in order. Seems we can start taking the focus off Charlie and put it where it belongs.

I feel like for penance I need to buy everyone on here a Carlton Garden gnome.

I mean I won’t but it feels like that’s the right thing to do.
 
I feel like for penance I need to buy everyone on here a Carlton Garden gnome.

I mean I won’t but it feels like that’s the right thing to do.
I'll leave that with you.....you do what you think is best.....ps: thanks for taking 17 off us.....
 

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'cept he says "know me footy, mate".........pretty sure.........stupid games..........
 
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It is so awesome.

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There's a great story about Shane O'Sullivan in the grand final record.

Foes into great depth about his time at Carlton, Footscray and the Bears before coming back home again.

He says that when he started at Carlton one of his jobs was to go out on a Sunday morning and wake up Val Perovic for training..Val had a red panel van with a mattress in it and used to sleep outside the ground after a big night at the club so ge wouldn't miss training
 
Same with me.

The Spurs/Carlton double is a thing of beauty.
I stopped paying much attention to english football because the money made me a little sick, the salaries and the sportswashing of dirty Russian, Thai then middle eastern money.

All it takes to win the league is underwriting by a corrupt petrostate.

Anyway before that I was a long term mod/admin and poster on a few spurs forums, including coys and glory-glory.
 
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I stopped paying much attention to english football because the money made me a little sick, the salaries and the sportswashing of dirty Russian, Thai then middle eastern money.

All it takes to win the league is underwriting by a corrupt petrostate.

Anyway before that I was a long term mod/admin and poster on a few spurs forums, including coys and glory-glory.
That's really interesting and sad, thx for sharing. I've just returned to it after 20yrs cause of Ange and the $ and business side of it is obscene. I think it's one reason why there is a UK wide bromance going on with him, he's returning the game to the supporters, and playing an exciting brand. Requires some compartmenalising but hopefully it's enough for you to get some spark back for you brane
 
Well, his abrupt exit makes sense now. I hope he's learnt his ******* lesson.

God that's so disappointing, especially as his exit was often eluded to as mental health related.

Sorry Tom but the right thing happened here. Any player that does similar should lose their career.
 
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