Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

[Twodogs]

Away you go. Tell us three things you've learned tonight

[GVGjr]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

Bump

[whythelongface]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

Not sure I learnt anything new but:

1. Jamarra needs to stay in the team. He looks good and will make his mark
2. We can’t let English do all the heavy lifting. He needs proper support. He is so versatile and we need to be able to use him around the ground.
3. Our best tall defender at present is Gardner. He is going ok but that also means we are struggling in this department. This is where English’s versatility can come into play and help the defence whilst someone like Sweet takes the ruck. Gee I hope Sweet plays well tomorrow.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

1. Our intercept marking has disappeared from our game. We could not release any pressure from there surges in that second quarter. Keath doesn't look the same player. There is no Wood to intercept. Williams played that role well last year but looks lost.

2. Gardner panics too often and gives away silly free kicks or doesn't clear the ball properly. He is a liability. Yes he defends OK 1:1 at times, but can't you carry all the other stuff he does. He has not improved from last year, probably taken a step backwards.

3. Play Jamarra every single week. He is good enough. Tough game tonight and he did enough to show he belongs and can contribute.

[Missing Dog]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

1. Bad kicking is bad football. What a cliché but so true. There were so many easy shots in front of goal in the last quarter, we really should have won by a few goals. Then all the other criticisms would have melted away.

2. The backline is unable to defend against quality tall opposition forwards. That's not an easy fix. Not sure who can step up here.

3. Good to see our effort improved in the second half, we really should have won. Should have, could have, but didn't.

[westbulldog]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

1. 4 points thrown away. 3rd 1/4 misses by Weightman and Marra and 5 behinds (2.7) in the last 1/4 cost us the game.
2. Curnow kicks 5, McKay 4 and we have Keath and Gardner down on form and.... Cordy - enough is enough.
3. Ugle-Hagan must play every game. aside from the miss he could have had 2 goals, marked in front of the pack but Naughton given a free,

[Happy Days]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

1. Cripps isn't as finished as I keep saying he is in group chats and on the internet.

2. Putting Cordy in the ruck isn't fair on him, and keeping him down back isn't fair on me.

3. Now that Naughton is a superstar Weightman is our best pressure forward. Good job by him to work on the little stuff while the big stuff isn't happening for him.

[SonofScray]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

There will be no dynasties. We wasted too much time. It’s gone.
I’ll be dead and my child will be grey before the joys of 2016 are revisited.
Members aren’t important.

[kruder]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

1. Our forward line is very talented but its too bloody young, there is no chance we are winning the premiership this year with the current mix.

2. There is too big of a gap between Tim English's best and worst, it was on display in the 2nd and 3rd quarters tonight.

3. It was my first live game for awhile and one things for sure you don't get to appreciate how good Dale and Daniel are sitting at home. Architects.

[ratsmac]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

1. Dunkley isn't a tagger. He tried to run with Cripps in the first half and got taught a lesson.

2. We don't know what to do when English wins the tap. We seem to react better and get the clearance when the opposition win the tap. English has improved at getting his hand on the ball in the ruck contest but still has no ruck craft

3. Ash Hanson had too much insight into our game plans. That first half felt like they knew what we were going to do before we knew we were going to do.

[macca]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

1. Something is seriously wrong when we let a team like Carlton kick 7 goals in the 2nd quarter. This keeps happening. I don't know if its tactics, brain fade by players, or generally good play by opposition teams ( or Hansen knowing our game plan inside out)

2. Stopping using make shift ruck in Cordy and Hannan. The experiment doesn't work. It actually could backfire and kill their confidence.

3. We seriously need a good tagger like a Debore or conjure the spirit of the Liam Picken to stop players like Cripps.

4. our kicking for goal is still putrid under pressure. When MacKay kicks 40 m out on an angle hooking the ball from set shot , I just shake my head in frustration.

[macca]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

1. Our forward line is very talented but its too bloody young, there is no chance we are winning the premiership this year with the current mix.

2. There is too big of a gap between Tim English's best and worst, it was on display in the 2nd and 3rd quarters tonight.

3. It was my first live game for awhile and one things for sure you don't get to appreciate how good Dale and Daniel are sitting at home. Architects.

I honestly thought Pinnott was a good ruck in the second quarter, now you pointed it out, English was just terrible during that period

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

We need structure - the back six is just not settled. Cordy rucking doesn’t help.

English forward then second ruck is the solution

We miss Smith last night. With a smith back we only need one of Hunter, R Smith. As these guys can’t play forward. Could Smith be that tagged we are looking for.

[comrade]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

1. Our midfield group isn’t as good or as cohesive as we thought, and given it’s by far where we’ve invested the most money and resources (to the detriment of other areas of the ground), the chickens are coming home to roost. Carlton’s mix is a lot better than ours right now.

2. Feels like the playing group is mentally cooked. Petrified in the air or under pressure, can’t win important contests. Something is very off.

3. Thank *!*!*!*! for 2016.

[Mofra]

Re: Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

1. We can win ugly (second half) but not pretty. The opposite of last year

2. Our midfield sets up too 'pretty' at times - we set up more defensively in the second half and it made a world of difference

3. We can't afford to 'waste' a forward spot on a defensive forward. Marra occasionally 'cheats' in the contest but he does at least get to dangerous spots. He's good for a goal per game average this year which probably means he finishes the year 2nd or 3rd on our goal kicking list. A far better use of a forward spot