WB Game Day V Carlton R6 2020

[The Underdog]

Again, it’s my view. No one has to agree. The players aren’t playing like they give a stuff.

You’re right, it’s your view and I disagree. Sometimes you hit a team playing at their very best and you play 25% of yours for whatever reason and this is what happens. But I doubt that they don’t care.

[GVGjr]

Did Port take all the wives and kids?

I asked this a couple of weeks back about taking a full list and the general consensus was that we had to because there was not return to Melbourne date

Our players have their wives girlfriends and children with them when they're in Melbourne so I don't quite get why that should be an impact. Cricketers also often bring their families with them on extended tours

[GVGjr]

How do we keep opposition under 40 three weeks running to this. 100 in a shortened wet weather game. Its hard to work out.

Is the answer as simple as what work rate we bring?

[The bulldog tragician]

Did Port take all the wives and kids?

There are so many things we did wrong out on the field and in the coaching box. I don't know why that would have anything to do with it.

[jeemak]

Well that was a complete shitshow.

So frustrating to watch us overuse the footy and defend the ground so poorly. I wonder if we tried to be smart defencively like we had been in the first few rounds. We were clearly broken down.

[Sedat]

Percentage will be critical - that was a dreadful final qtr.

Our inside 50 delivery was poor and our ability to retain the ball inside 50 is not going to cut the mustard with the current personnel we have there.

[Topdog]

yeah dont understand how taking wives and kids stops players from using their brains on the field.

Does Ed Richards have either, cos he couldnt even grab the ball tonight.

[Grantysghost]

Is the answer as simple as what work rate we bring?

Maybe right. That was diabolical that last quarter. Many out there unsighted. Very disappointing. Three losses have all been blowouts.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

With an average age this week of 24, we are doing OK to be a 7-12 side.

All Bevo has been able to do is turn a young premiership side into an even younger 7-12 side.

That aside, this list struggles to handle real heat - once v GWS is not enough. We've been humiliated by GWS, Collingwood, St Kilda and now Carlton in a VERY short period of time.

The list has some talent but it's still a fair way off challenging. Too many mids who don't hurt the opposition and run both ways, too many leading forwards who don't pressure, not enough KPDs/ruck support/energetic forwards.

[EasternWest]

What I don't get was how were they so much cleaner off the deck than us? Plenty of one grabbers, but we kept looking like we were trying to pick up a watermelon pip.

[GVGjr]

Maybe right. That was diabolical that last quarter. Many out there unsighted. Very disappointing. Three losses have all been blowouts.

When we aren't as interested as we need to be we can be a very poor team to watch

Hard to know how we can turn this around

18 points down at 3 quarter time turns into a 52 point loss.

[The Underdog]

yeah dont understand how taking wives and kids stops players from using their brains on the field.

Does Ed Richards have either, cos he couldnt even grab the ball tonight.

Pretty sure not seeing my family for 5 weeks would negatively impact my work. We proved we could go missing with our effort and finishi in Melbourne and we’ve proved it in Queensland too.

[angelopetraglia]

12 more inside 50s and you lose by 52 points. They knew they could get us out the back. Did you hear Eddie after the game? Bevo always sets us up so we are vulnerable to the counter.

[Happy Days]

Blues were nice tonight. They’ve made some canny additions to address their faults, particularly inside 50 and in the coaching box.

Idk I’ve had five beers so maybe it’s that but feel like this is a mix of playing a decent side and not capitalising on our momentum. Not a devastating loss like the other two this year.

[bornadog]

I thought the Vandermeer miss early in the last which would have given us a two goal deficit, was crucial. They took the ball up the other end and goaled, and it was like we hung our heads and lost all momentum that goal could have given us.