A loan hand?I think Carlton’s midfield was clearly a problem especially based on the 2021 season where Walsh played a loan hand for much of the year.
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A loan hand?I think Carlton’s midfield was clearly a problem especially based on the 2021 season where Walsh played a loan hand for much of the year.
Lets make it easy, remove the word contend
I think that’s fairly wishful thinking. If Carlton are to push top which was the context my original comment was in. Cripps would need to be firing on all cylinders. Also think he needs to be dominant to be effective as he’s poor defensively and doesn’t cover the ground well.
Soft.Carlton should make the finals before Collingwood does.
No bet.
Next bet proposal campaigners.
A loan hand?
I think that’s fairly wishful thinking. If Carlton are to push top which was the context my original comment was in. Cripps would need to be firing on all cylinders. Also think he needs to be dominant to be effective as he’s poor defensively and doesn’t cover the ground well.
Carlton should make the finals before Collingwood does.
No bet.
Next bet proposal campaigners.
Good to see opposition supporters agree
Good to see opposition supporters agree
the relevance is that your mob pushed from 13 into the 8 in one season with only so much as a new coach and predominately same substandard team. If Essendon was able to do that with a poor list, CFC should be fine.I don’t see the relevance of Essendon’s improvement from 13th to 8th has to do with Carlton needing Cripps to get back to top form if they are going to push for the top parts of the ladder?
I know the context your comment was made, I don’t think it’s relevant.
The Bombers did ok without many topliners, getting peak performance out of a bunch of role players. That’s what we are aiming for, irrespective of how Cripps is travelling.
It’s a fair enough assessment of Cripps’ game, and my view is similar - if he isn’t dominating and with the mindset he’s dominating he’s nowhere near as effective.
Don't think one mid makes a massive difference, like Shiel for your mob this year. Our collective midfield is stronger this year with the inclusion of Cerra and Hewett, Cripps just needs to play the role that suits him again, extracting the footy. As for improving defensive mechanisms, I think the collective will improve with a more balanced gameplan
the relevance is that your mob pushed from 13 into the 8 in one season with only so much as a new coach and predominately same substandard team. If Essendon was able to do that with a poor list, CFC should be fine.
I don’t think Essendon is a great example. We are/were a poor side last year. 8th with a handy draw and only 11 wins not really relevant at all to Carlton getting to top 4 level.
Made no mention of the finishing position of either side, just commenting on improving our midfield unit and being less reliant on Cripps being a player that didn't suit his charateristics
Agree then. I don’t see how Carlton could be worse then last season
Well you're a Collingwood supporter you will need to check it again tomorrow..Checks calendar again...
Yep, still October.
He’s important, especially if he gets back to 2019-like form, or a variant thereof. However the team isn’t as reliant on him as once were.I can’t believe I’m getting so much push back suggesting that Carton’s captain needs to play great footy for them to challenge the top 4.
Is that before or after I brush my tooth?Well you're a Collingwood supporter you will need to check it again tomorrow..
At the end of the day Carlton have been underwhelming/underachieving on field for too long. We deserve criticism from opposition supporters (and trolls) until we get our act together with on field and finals performances.
"Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results."
My points we as passionate Blue Baggers can't really brag or start boasting until we actually PERFORM on field.
We cannot say we are better than say teams like (for example) St Kilda or Essendon until we start out performing them in this league.
Just read the last 2 pages. There’s 2 minutes I won’t get back and it’s still hard to work out who has the smallest penis