Three things you've learned Round two 2022 v Carlton

[DOG GOD]

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

1. We continue to let Cripps destroy us
2. We still don’t have anyone to play on McKay
3. Curnow couldn’t touch it last week. But you can count on us to make him look like Carey the following week

[EasternWest]

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

1. We continue to let Cripps destroy us
2. We still don’t have anyone to play on McKay
3. Curnow couldn’t touch it last week. But you can count on us to make him look like Carey the following week

I largely agree with you, but Curnow is a jet and I'd live to have him.

[Grantysghost]

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

I largely agree with you, but Curnow is a jet and I'd live to have him.

Absolutely he is. With Keath tied up with McKay our lack of a decent second defender played into his hands he had a field day.

[Bornadog]

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

Absolutely he is. With Keath tied up with McKay our lack of a decent second defender played into his hands he had a field day.

Was Crozier on him in the first half and kept him quiet? I can't remember.

[Grantysghost]

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

Was Crozier on him in the first half and kept him quiet? I can't remember.

I think Cordy maybe had him but I can't recall either. He kicked the first goal I believe.

[DOG GOD]

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

I largely agree with you, but Curnow is a jet and I'd live to have him.

Oh absolutely agree. I probably should’ve worded differently. He’s nowhere near a spud. I think I was just referencing the points that he went from boiled lollie to caviar in 7 days thanks to our inept defence.

[Bornadog]

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

Oh absolutely agree. I probably should’ve worded differently. He’s nowhere near a spud. I think I was just referencing the points that he went from boiled lollie to caviar in 7 days thanks to our inept defence.

I just don't think we have quality talls in the backline, which has been a problem for awhile. Keath is struggling and doesn't seem to be moving well.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

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

Our defence apart from Dale and Daniel isn’t good enough.
We have too many slow players with Bailey Smith a big loss
Players like Cripps and Walsh given too much latitude by our lack of playing man on man

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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

1. That first half was some of the most insipid garbage I've seen since.......the end of the 3rd qtr in the GF. Got to work this out quick.
2. Encouraging signs up forward, but ultimately costly misses in the 3rd and in the 4th Qtr's determined the result.
3. Good to see we didn't drop our bundle at half time. We worked it out as a group - and but for atrocious kicking, should've overrun them, and that is probably the best outcome I can manage to find in that performance. We need to take the best of our 2nd half to our game next week against Sydney or we're gonna definitely be 0-3.

[DOG GOD]

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

I just don't think we have quality talls in the backline, which has been a problem for awhile. Keath is struggling and doesn't seem to be moving well.

Agree 100% Bornadog. Keath is not a full back, even though he has no choice to play there. Gardner and Cordy are VFL standard and have been for the last 2 years. It’s says a lot when I’m screaming for O’Brien to get into the team, when he himself is no world beater, but at least he can take a defensive mark.

What we’d do to have Marshall and Howard from st.kilda in our team.

[Scorlibo]

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

1. We're not the contested ball beasts of 2016, and that's okay, but if we don't at least breakeven as the season wears on then we're in trouble. Our handball game depends on being capable in the contest.

2. Related to point one. There's a big 'your problem now' vibe about our handling of the ball in close. Little tap-ons after fumbles, or just flat out refusing to take possession, players going to ground afterwards. I get that maybe we're trying to avoid ever-harsher holding the ball adjudications, but the ball spilling out into an outnumbered situation is often worse than conceding a free kick. I'd like to see us take possession as a first priority and take a body to create space for teammates. There was a moment on the wing when Lachie Hunter did it well, jumped up to grab a high ground ball, knowing that he'd be tackled straight away, but had enough control over the ball to feed it wide to a teammate - resulted in Treloar's running goal.

3. The Carlton fans were louder than us down our supporters' end. This on top of the black theme of this year's merchandise made it feel like an away game.

[soupman]

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

I get that maybe we're trying to avoid ever-harsher holding the ball adjudications,

I've seen zero evidence that this is even a thing, and I've watched significant parts of every game so far.

[Happy Days]

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

Yeah if anything the players get more time to get the ball out, unless you do a 360 for some reason. They even apparently made this cool new rule where if you throw it a bunch of times and then drop it you get a free kick for holding the man.

[soupman]

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

Yeah if anything the players get more time to get the ball out, unless you do a 360 for some reason. They even apparently made this cool new rule where if you throw it a bunch of times and then drop it you get a free kick for holding the man.

I was pretty dirty on that free too.

Also how about that O'Brien high tackle? Video here

Thought the umpires were actually not bad last night, a few errors as always but as good as i expect them to be.

[macca]

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

I was pretty dirty on that free too.

Also how about that O'Brien high tackle? Video here

Thought the umpires were actually not bad last night, a few errors as always but as good as i expect them to be.

that was a terrible call by the umpire. O'brien should have been penalised for playing for a free or at least holding the ball.