OK, so a forwadline would have looked like Harry Kemp Kennedy Motlop Fogarty Evans Cottrell.
I don't think Kennedy would have made the difference to the result imo, because those smalls would still have allowed their defenders to take the ball out with ease.

65 entries for a total of 9 goals into a congested forward line, providing no effort to keep the ground ball locked inside our 50. Harry and Kemp only kicked a goal each. Their job was to either mark or bring the ball to the ground. Same would be the case for Kennedy.

If we can't find a way to change the forward line modus operandi, we need to change the forward line. Simple as that, or our effort from up the ground will continue to be wasted.

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Kennedy left us. He wasn’t pushed.

He’s a pigheaded grump that should’ve been managed better during that week.

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65 entries is great if they're smart entries. How many were just high bombs to noone in particular, or to Motlop against two opponents?
On the seemingly few times that the ball was kicked to McKay in a one on one he'd then be outpointed handily by a kid.

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When most of your 65 entries are shallow dump kicks to no one or to an outnumbered contest - that’s bad football

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This is generational trauma, Dad.

It’s been a problem since Voss has been coach. There is little overlap run to create space and smart forward 50 entries. More often than not, the ball carrier has no options but to kick to a contest. Either poor coaching or player decision making in the back half of the ground. In modern football you need to be able to create good forward 50 entries from your defensive line. Otherwise, opposition players simply peel back and clog our forward line.

Voss has 3 years and 4 preseasons
We haven’t progressed
We will win a few games but the squad can’t win a flag
Throw the kitchen sink at Roos to come and fix the culture and be part of appointing the best person for the job
Offer DeKoning a truck load that The Saints will match and we get around pick 6
Offload McKay get draft picks a perennial tease
Off load Walsh for draft picks Hard at it player but no explosive pace and injury prone
Sounds drastic but if we don’t do something drastic we can’t win a flag in the foreseeable future future
It frees up draft space
Look to the lower leagues rather than ex has been AFL players
Who would you rather have
Blight or Haynes?

Agreed.
Also Weiters and Charlie won't be around when we next contest a flag so I'd consider putting them on the table.
It's sad that we are having this discussion so early in the season but it is now clear we just don't have the cattle.

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The only player I would shop around would be McKay, he's soft and will not stand up when the moment matters. He can't kick during the home and away season, imagine McKay in a final kicking for goal. HE got pushed around by 2 rookies last night, often falls to the ground and at least once per game he falls to the ground as if he's been shot.

You were saying

18 year old kid for Freo has just kicked 4 goals in 6 minutes in his first game. Why do we NEVER seem to draft kids who make an immediate impact like this. Unless it’s a number 1 pick like Walsh


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One of my mates taught hi and coached him
St Kilda didn’t want him
Ha Ha

How Ironic, Matt Kenedy gets a full Game playing in the middle and He puts in a Blinder- Solid Game....YET we continued to Screw him up and not give him enough time in the middle to Shine....

What a bunch of Cluless Clowns our recruiters are!

i'm not sure what your point is.
I said I agreed with most of your post but you whinged about playing too many soft players and proceeded to complain Binns and Moir didn't get a game. The last thing we needed Thursday night was more jittery players.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Clueless Coach nothing to do with recruiting

From what I have seen Binns and Moir are a bit harder than McGovern and Williams

watching houston light the place up last night was really tough to swallow. espesh for the fact we put all of eggs into the draft basket, which is currently out 12 months with an acl.


what i really don't understand is ... what the fk are we doing here? are we trying to win a flag this season? bcos if so, houston fits that profile better than anyone else we could have gotten to the club. or are we building for the future and chasing high draft picks?

just like our coaching - recruiting doesn't seem to have a clear identity and clear goals it wants to achieve.

So Houston comes to Carlton... joins the long bomb party... Carlton supporters... Houston is cooked, waste of picks and money

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Knew it wouldn't take you long Braithy

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The Collingwood coach said go out and get players X, Y and Z
Our coach had no say. I'm sure he wanted Houston but Nick and Co knew better.

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It really is depressing being a Carlton supporter.
Other clubs go out and improve their list each year and you could argue our list was better last year.
I know Smith going down with an ACL was not part of the plan but we put too much focus on getting one player. The sad thing is we do not have a first round pick this year and it could well be a pretty high one. Hawthorn must be laughing at the moment.
I watch with envy the young players at other clubs getting games and doing well. Our young players are either not good enough or not getting an opportunity.
How on earth has it come to this? I know it is only one game and maybe there is an overreaction but I was speechless after what I saw on Thursday night.
If TDK does take the money and run, and who could blame him if he does, we are stuffed.