Not wrong, just REALLY early.

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Well said. They had outsiders at the midfield and just moved it out wide / forward and it was over. We are a dumb, dumb footy club and our coaches keep structuring up the same way. Dumb

agree with this, and the new interpration of the rule is going to make it even more of a gap.

If i understand it correctly, the team with the ball, can have a player running past for a hand ball ... but the team without the ball cant follow that man otherwise its 50m?

gulden did this several times in the 3rd quarter and it just blew us apart ... simply no answer for it ... and for the teams that have the right player to execute this (i think we could use Saad potentially in this role) ... wowee, is that going to be something hard to stop.

this year for mine (and i make no excuses for that 3rd quarter ... it was as bad a performance by us, as it was an amazing performance by them) is abit of a reset. We have made wholesale changes (7 new players) but we have to continue to turn over the list at years end.

honestly, i dont think it was the kids or debutants that let us down yesterday ... but our leaders (outside of Walsh and Weitering) where as poor as i have seen for along time.

Just for Braithy

I was in level 6 of the SCG last night and I spent most of the night talking to John Barker - Mil Hanna and Vossy little brother along with a Couple of EX QLD cowboys players

When we got to half time I said they might be a chance - Barker and Hanna said no chance - We got to 22 points up and I jokingly had a go at Barker saying this is why he wasnt coaching anymore - Hanna and the two Rugby League guys pointed out that the swans were spreading and running from defence they were just fluffing there lines and Carlton couldnt hurt them on the rebound becuase no one runs to give option and they rely on pin point passes to a manned up forward - Barker said if they start to stick the passes they will run over the top of them .
The Optus host I was with said what the hell happened - Hanna said the only thing different was they hit their targets

Now I didn't pick this up but they certainly did - they all left 5 minutes into the last quarter

As soon as Swans win possession they get on their bike there are options every where - they back themselves to keep the ball and if they do turn it over they run back hard and try chop it off.

They turned it over just as much as we did but we couldn't hurt them

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Some might argue in favour of another 15 debutants, Mick.

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Have the rules changed so much that you can Cobra-Kai a bloke in the back of his legs and escape sanction?

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"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter" - Winston Churchill.

Ollie Florent has escaped sanction after accidentally kneeing Isaac Heeney in the head.

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Just another example of the persecution of the far-right in this country.

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Pros:

First half.
Trying to move the ball quickly.
At least we kept scoring after half time.
Didn't get beaten by Heeney.
Pittonet, Walsh, Jagga, Ainsworth.
Encouraging to see Lord and Elijah find plenty of the ball, but their ball use was average.
Chesser was encouraging. Kemp was good early. Best I've seen Moir compete.
Dean has some toe. Got a bit of the Dustin Fletcher about him.

Cons:

Defensive pressure was very disappointing (especially compared with last week).
Coping with opposition pressure (and the conditions). Lots of fumbling and missed disposals.
Slaughtered at ground level in our defensive 50.
Cut up Warner again. We're quicker than we were, but we're still a way off the quick sides.
Didn't have enough scoreboard impact in the first half. Kept on giving one possession too many. Need to get more set shots, and make more of those we get.
Need way more from Cripps, Hewett and Weiters. Need way more from Harry in forward 50.
Young, Fogarty and McGovern were poor.

I seem to remember Isaac differently in that show

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Ainsworth's first goal was a beauty.

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Sydney mids spent way less TOG than Carlton's in the first half.
Teams let us gas ourselves by half time then just waltz past while our mids are gasping for air.

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Nice one Vitas Geraulitis

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Plenty to like from that... save for the last kick in front of goal

Acres, Carroll and Cowan all get through while Boyd, Hogg and Ison impress.

FINAL SCORE: Carlton 6.22 (58), Footscray 12.7 (79)

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6.22 wtf

I watched Cox presser post game and he pretty much said they didn't change anything.
They backed their processes and what they trained pre-season and his key players all stepped up, referring to their lack of impact in the first half.
He basically said his stars took responsibility and came out with shit on the liver and schooled us.
They have a much better midfield than we do.

The thing that frustrates me is since 2023 when only 2 teams were playing this modern spread game, we have only added an 18 year old kid to our slow aging midfield.
Like I said a few weeks ago and before the game, having Cripps and Hewett in the midfield together will not work anymore and adding Cerra to that mix is midfield suicide.
CBAs
Walsh %84
Cripps %62
Hewett %53
Smith %53
Lord %22
Williams %16

Williams needs more time in there even though he was kicking at %40, but he made a few things happen.

Agreed with the idea of playing Williams at more centre bounces; he and Jagga can rotate between midfield and the forward line. Williams is the man for the high risk high reward play, and it quickly became apparent that putting him in defence wasn't the right move (especially when he seemed to be on Amartey much of the second half, what the hell was that? ). Hopefully the return of Cowan, Newman, Wilson and/or Carroll will spell the end of his time at the back.

Interesting, I haven't looked at those stats yet.
Thanks Wojee.

Good work Mr Waddell….!


kindest regards tommi

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