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[Cesoir]

I think, as Carlton showed last night they have assembled a pretty handy list now. SPS is coming into his powers and Martin looks to have finally found his mojo. Cripps is as good as Fyfe/Martin/Bont Weitering is looking elite, Fisher and others are very classy. Even Levi is handy now. They are on the up.
I don't dispute the thesis of your post but I think Carlton are very underrated on this board. Their last quarter last night they were easily handling Richmond at times, just inconsistent.

The problem for me is that Carlton has been assembling good lists on paper for a lot of years and just not delivering. They have had a lot of high draft picks and have done ever since they were penalised for salary cap breaches and collapsed into a basket case. The talent at the club has been undoubted for a number of years, but the revolving door of coaches amid unrealistic expectations has cruelled them. Whether Teague holds the job is questionable given the expectations being thrown around the media for them to "pop" this year.

As far as last night's comeback against Richmond, I am sure if it was us in Carlton's position we would have recognised that Richmond put the cue in the rack in the second quarter and just did enough from there on. Every time they were challenged they would throw Cochin and Martin in the middle and score a couple of quick goals. If I was a Carlton supporter I would not be taking a lot of heart from last nigh - not to say they won't improve, but I have my doubts.

 

[estibador]

I feel like that game follows the same script most years. Richmond smash them early then go into cruise control allowing Carlton to get close but not close enough.

Makes for a really boring game. I'd rather Richmond keep their foot on the throat and smash them by 100.

 

[Sully90]

I feel like that game follows the same script most years. Richmond smash them early then go into cruise control allowing Carlton to get close but not close enough.

Makes for a really boring game. I'd rather Richmond keep their foot on the throat and smash them by 100.

Really dumb game to keep having as the season opener.

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Yeah I'm not getting sucked into Carlton's 'brave' showing. Richmond played hard early and smashed them to pieces. I think with the empty stadium and game tucked away Richmond pretty clearly pulled back. The real Carlton is 1st half Carlton.

 

[Scham]

Really dumb game to keep having as the season opener.

That’s the VF...I mean AFL for you.

 

[Bender571]

I think it's worth noting that Carlton actually put out quite an old and experienced round 1 team.
With an average of of 25 years, 10 months, and 102 games experience.
Last year they would've been older than everyone except Richmond, Collingwood, Adelaide, Hawks.
They would've been more experienced than everyone except Richmond, Collingwood, Adelaide, Hawks, Sydney.

 

[Yeti]

The problem for me is that Carlton has been assembling good lists on paper for a lot of years and just not delivering. They have had a lot of high draft picks and have done ever since they were penalised for salary cap breaches and collapsed into a basket case. The talent at the club has been undoubted for a number of years, but the revolving door of coaches amid unrealistic expectations has cruelled them. Whether Teague holds the job is questionable given the expectations being thrown around the media for them to "pop" this year.

As far as last night's comeback against Richmond, I am sure if it was us in Carlton's position we would have recognised that Richmond put the cue in the rack in the second quarter and just did enough from there on. Every time they were challenged they would throw Cochin and Martin in the middle and score a couple of quick goals. If I was a Carlton supporter I would not be taking a lot of heart from last nigh - not to say they won't improve, but I have my doubts.

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Agree with this.

Don't forget the "Chosen 1's" in Murphy, Gibbs and Kruezer.

 

[Monument Hills]

anyone else notice that the Carl/Rich score was really high. I know the numbers 81 to 105 are a typical good game but this is with 16min quarters instead of 20. That's nearly 200 points in 2/3rds the time. I only caught the last quarter but the defense seemed unusually light and maybe due to no crowd but it seemed more like a training drill where they didn't want to get injuries, than a battering game between two teams desperate to win. I will say the skills were pretty clean though aside from Carlton doing a Freo (of the Pearced years) and just booting it high and long towards F50 resulting in Richmond racing back the other way.

 

[FUS_RO_DAH]

Every year we get another Richmond vs Carlton fizzer to start the season, the more bizzare and random us and Collingwood opening the season at Etihad in 2014 seems..

 

[Purple_Turtle]

IF... the Blues dare to think they've made progress on the back of Thursday's 24-point loss to reigning premier Richmond ...
THEN ... stop it. Immediately. Yes, there were injuries to key players and the comeback was OK. But that's all it was, OK. And when the game was there to be won, it was the Blues of 2019, and '18, and '17, and '16, and '15, and …

Sliding Doors: IF you heard Clarko sooking it up on the radio ... THEN

Guess what: It's back for 2020, and you know you are going to read it

www.afl.com.au

 

[nurries]

I feel like that game follows the same script most years. Richmond smash them early then go into cruise control allowing Carlton to get close but not close enough.

Makes for a really boring game. I'd rather Richmond keep their foot on the throat and smash them by 100.

I reckon Richmond just keeping the petrol tickets in case we play multiple weekly games. You could see their effort drop in the second half until Carlton got within 15. Then they clicked it back into gear.

 

[Purple_Turtle]

Lockdown diaries: Fear not the unknown

Follow the media team as they go into self-isolation with the AFL football department leading into a round one clash against Essendon that seemed unlikely to happen

www.fremantlefc.com.au

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

The amount of shit Fyfe must have copped for that photo shoot would require the amount of toilet paper sold in the last two weeks to wipe off

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Lockdown diaries: Fear not the unknown

Follow the media team as they go into self-isolation with the AFL football department leading into a round one clash against Essendon that seemed unlikely to happen

www.fremantlefc.com.au

The amount of shit Fyfe must have copped for that photo shoot would require the amount of toilet paper sold in the last two weeks to wipe off

 

[Yeti]

The amount of shit Fyfe must have copped for that photo shoot would require the amount of toilet paper sold in the last two weeks to wipe off

Pretty sure he would just use brand new $100 bills to wipe his ass.

 

[Monument Hills]

Pretty sure he would just use brand new $100 bills to wipe his ass.

or Lexus branded towels

 

[Dale147]

IT’S OPEN SEASON
EXCLUSIVE
MARK DUFFIELD

Why AFL contract freeze could lead to more poaching raids Leading player manager Colin Young has warned that an AFL contract freeze put in place to try to stabilise the industry could have the opposite effect as clubs “get the jump” on players whose contract extensions can’t be finalised. As the coronavirus crisis engulfing the world and AFL football escalates, the league has put a freeze on clubs rubber stamping contract extensions and variations, unsure of what the full financial impact of COVID-19 could be and how that might force changes to club salary caps. There are fears the situation could give rival clubs a greater window to make their case for a player to take up an offer in free agency or push for a trade. Players due to come out of contract this year include the likes of Collingwood emerging stars Jordan de Goey and Darcy Moore, GWS Coleman medallist Jeremy Cameron and Adelaide ball-winner Brad Crouch. Managers contacted by The Weekend West yesterday held mixed views on the freeze and on the ways this year’s crisis could affect clubs next year. Some believe the industry will take a major hit and players, who have been asked to take a 20 per cent cut this year, were likely to face a smaller salary cap next year as well. The AFL’s coaches are already understood to have agreed to a 20 per cent pay cut in line with the reduction in the AFL season from the planned 23 home-and-away rounds to a stripped-back 17. AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has conceded that fans could be locked out of games for the entire season and that interruption to the fixture because of a coronavirus infection to a player or players was all but inevitable. Clubs have been asked to find cost cuts of between $3 million and $5 million each this year. The league is reportedly seeking an interest-free loan from the Victorian Government of as much as $250 million in a bid to secure the futures of some of its more financially vulnerable clubs. One manager described the current situation as a “holding pattern” . But he added: “At least it is a holding pattern, not a goingnowhere-fast pattern or a looking-for-new-jobs pattern. “My take is that until we know how this plays out we can’t make educated decisions.” But Young warned that discussions were constantly taking place between managers and clubs on trade and contract possibilities and that those discussions were unlikely to stop. “Such is the level of uncertainty we now have a freeze on lodging both contract extensions and variations until further notice by the AFL,” he said. “Andrew McDougall (his fellow Corporate Sports Australia player manager) and I have been in discussions on player trade and the 2020 draft with clubs all week. So I would be surprised if these discussions ceased. “Actually, I would even imagine that some clubs may take a stronger look at this as an opportunity to get the jump on other clubs regarding player trade. “ It seems or feels like the goal posts are changing by the hour.”

 

[ilikepotatoes]

That Jonathan Brown Fox Footy intro is a joke.

Apparently Nic Nat is better than Polly Farmer....

 

[One_Wing]

That Jonathan Brown Fox Footy intro is a joke.

Apparently Nic Nat is better than Polly Farmer....

In terms of achievements no way. But Nic Nat has 10cm on Polly Farmer, the game has changed quite a bit.

 

[sumavich]

Colin Young is so full of shit. Footy players will be like everyone else, they are going to get a massive haircut.
If clubs go under, footy players will be paid less.

 

[Purple_Turtle]

Coops didn't like what he saw today. Might have to improve for next week, in case he's even more scathing.

 

[gaskin]

Coops didn't like what he saw today. Might have to improve for next week, in case he's even more scathing.

Who?

 

[Purple_Turtle]

So close yet so far: Too familiar for Freo fans

Full of guts as they gave Essendon an almighty fright, the Dockers had more than enough chances to pinch the game late on the back of a ruck masterclass from underrated big man Rory Lobb.

thewest.com.au

Anyone got the text for this "analysis?"

 

[Bring back Drum]

Lot of comment about Longmuirs presence in front of the camera. I thought he was great with his first official post match presser & was on the money in his appraisal of the game.

Full post-match: Dockers…
https://www.afl.com.au/news/387664/fadeout-frustrates-woosha-after-dockers-slow-start

 

[apuchar]

Lot of comment about Longmuirs presence in front of the camera. I thought he was great with his first official post match presser & was on the money in his appraisal of the game.

Full post-match: Dockers…
https://www.afl.com.au/news/387664/fadeout-frustrates-woosha-after-dockers-slow-start

Agree. It was excellent