Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

Maybe but its fair to say some of our players are starting to believe their own hype.

We has a lot of good players down. Yet found a way to win, so that's good. Hunter was incredible.

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

Lots of players down tonight. Stringer, Bont Libba

Bontempelli started well but faded significantly in the 2nd half

[AndrewP6]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

Not flash at all, but better than the alternative.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

Players were very tired tonight in the 2nd half coping with the injuries and the 6 day break.

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

Players were very tired tonight in the 2nd half coping with the injuries and the 6 day break.

Just to throw it out there:

Can we keep using 6 day breaks as a way of explaining flat patches especially when we only make one forced change to the selected team or do we take a deeper look at our playing style and ask if it's too draining on the players?

[Rocket Science]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

Maybe but its fair to say some of our players are starting to believe their own hype.

You're basing this on what exactly?

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

Just to throw it out there:

Can we keep using 6 day breaks as a way of explaining flat patches especially when we only make one forced change to the selected team or do we take a deeper look at our playing style and ask if it's too draining on the players?

Good question GVG.

[jeemak]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

Just to throw it out there:

Can we keep using 6 day breaks as a way of explaining flat patches especially when we only make one forced change to the selected team or do we take a deeper look at our playing style and ask if it's too draining on the players?

Hawks were flat today. I reckon last week took it out of both clubs. Once we copped a couple of injuries it hurt.

[Rocket Science]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

Just to throw it out there:

Can we keep using 6 day breaks as a way of explaining flat patches especially when we only make one forced change to the selected team or do we take a deeper look at our playing style and ask if it's too draining on the players?

The Hawks game was particularly gruelling though. Appears they felt it too if their showing vs the Aints is anything to go by.

[Missing-Dog]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

Looked like the team put the cue in the rack in the second half.

[jeemak]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

Don't you think this is a bit disrespectful to one of our own? Didn't have a great night, but will bounce back. You prefer your players sterilised ? He has a bit of swagger sure. The issue is the basics.

No. I don't.

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

The Hawks game was particularly gruelling though. Appears they felt it too if their showing vs the Aints is anything to go by.

So did we underestimate the impact of the Hawks game by only making one change which was forced on us?
Should the combination of a 6 day break + grueling game = more than one change by the match committee?

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

So did we underestimate the impact of the Hawks game by only making one change which was forced on us?
Should the combination of a 6 day break + grueling game = more than one change by the match committee?

When combined with the unknown effect the reduced interchange cap is going to have over the balance of the season, I think it's safe to say if we had our time again we would have swung a few more changes.

[jeemak]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

So did we underestimate the impact of the Hawks game by only making one change which was forced on us?
Should the combination of a 6 day break + grueling game = more than one change by the match committee?

While it was the worst six goal win I've ever seen I don't think we got our selections wrong.

We tired and some players really didn't do enough individually from time to time and it made me unhappy.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Game Day Round 4 2016 - Carlton V Western Bulldogs

While it was the worst six goal win I've ever seen I don't think we got our selections wrong.

We tired and some players really didn't do enough individually from time to time and it made me unhappy.

Kind of how I felt after the Saints game, great to get a solid win but left the ground feeling pretty flat about it. Certainly a very different feeling to how I would have enjoyed such wins in 2015.