Opinion The 'Carlton related stuff that doesn't need it's own thread' thread Part 2

[Lace_Out]

Only outrageously selfish people get married on grand final day.

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[Doro]

Wasn’t there a slogan something about ‘do you know what they’re cooking or
Can you smell what they’re cooking
I don’t know
But it was a pretty cray slogan

Yeah, went from the good to the bad there. Greg Swanns idea that one iirc.

 

[blue89]

with all this May and Melksham nonsense, I've had a quick look at our list and I'm struggling to find someone that would be stupid enough to punch on with a member of the public or worse still with a team mate. I dont know the players from a bar of soap, but none strike me as a dick head. good on the club for presumably taking that into consideration when recruiting.

edit: maybe charlie would depending on circumstances, but he is far from a steven may

1

Steven May

Age

32

Ht

193cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

307.3

4star

D

15.5

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

0.5

1star

MG

378.4

5star

D

12.4

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

 

[katmanblue]

with all this May and Melksham nonsense, I've had a quick look at our list and I'm struggling to find someone that would be stupid enough to punch on with a member of the public or worse still with a team mate. I dont know the players from a bar of soap, but none strike me as a dick head. good on the club for presumably taking that into consideration when recruiting.

edit: maybe charlie would depending on circumstances, but he is far from a steven may

1

Steven May

Age

32

Ht

193cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

307.3

4star

D

15.5

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

0.5

1star

MG

378.4

5star

D

12.4

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

I reckon Charlie would, but only if someone has a crack at Ed.

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[Gointocarlton]

The only saving grace is at least it's a minor injury, not like Pitto's and McKay's.

Also wasn't a KPP. We missed Cerra but we were able to cover him...Cotts had a pretty good game.

Cotts isn't the most skilled bloke out there, but bugger me he can run hard and bring effort all day long.

 

[myblueroan]

Cotts isn't the most skilled bloke out there, but bugger me he can run hard and bring effort all day long.

He reminds me of a golden retriever puppy. Very willing and full of energy.
More training and he will be fabulous.

 

[jimsta10]

Cotts isn't the most skilled bloke out there, but bugger me he can run hard and bring effort all day long.

His skills have improved a lot. I’m so happy for him.

 

[windows1]

His skills have improved a lot. I’m so happy for him.

He has improved heaps. A credit to himself and Power + O’Keefe (I presume). Just needs to go up one more level to ensure a long career.

But he’s still improving so there’s every chance that happens.

 

[Shambolic]

His skills have improved a lot. I’m so happy for him.

I think he used to go for low prob high skill need kicks and has thrown those away for 20-40m straight passes, so much more within his skill set. There was one funny around the body kick against the Swans which came off poorly but sticking to your knitting is very important at the top level

 

[swuzzlebubble]

He has improved heaps. A credit to himself and Power + O’Keefe (I presume). Just needs to go up one more level to ensure a long career.

But he’s still improving so there’s every chance that happens.

Someone who knew him posted last year that he'd been instructed to slam it on the boot whenever he got it. And therefore we weren't seeing the best of him.
You can see this year he generally assesses his options first.

 

[Dunna Heartknee]

His skills have improved a lot. I’m so happy for him.

His kick to Curnow late in the first was the highlight of the game for me.

 

[F_therest]

His kick to Curnow late in the first was the highlight of the game for me.

Also his goal. Watched the replay, he was up at the initial contest on the wing/half back. Didn't actually get used in the chain forward but ran hard all the way down to our forward line to get to the fall of the ball and snap a goal.

 

[The Bighouse]

Someone who knew him posted last year that he'd been instructed to slam it on the boot whenever he got it. And therefore we weren't seeing the best of him.
You can see this year he generally assesses his options first.

You’d hope that coach is no longer in the system, one of the traits he needed to eradicate (well on the path). Keeps chipping, toiling & running away

 

[BigFrizz36]

I keep having this premonition that Ed Curnow starts as our sub in the Grand Final. Strange I know and make of it what you will. No idea of whether we win or who we play.

 

[myblueroan]

I keep having this premonition that Ed Curnow starts as our sub in the Grand Final. Strange I know and make of it what you will. No idea of whether we win or who we play.

And he comes on after half time and kicks a bag of goals which leads us to beat Coll.....
Oh
Hang on....

 

[TD2010]

I keep having this premonition that Ed Curnow starts as our sub in the Grand Final. Strange I know and make of it what you will. No idea of whether we win or who we play.

After downing a subway ala Nick Duigan

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[RPCB]

After downing a subway ala Nick Duigan

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I read your post quickly and got that at first.

It was like, what the hell kind of premonitions do you have?

 

[therubbernub]

He has improved heaps. A credit to himself and Power + O’Keefe (I presume). Just needs to go up one more level to ensure a long career.

But he’s still improving so there’s every chance that happens.

yes he has limited skills and yes, they have been improved. But guys like this thrive within a robust game plan and system. More intuitive and skilful players can play well under any game plan, where the ad hoc nature of footy allows them to rise above with their intuiting and better skills. Players like Cottrell need to really understand their role, and just concentrate on that repetitve role. So IMO he now understands that role and being on the wing, where his superior endurance can give him a major advantage, he is thriving.

 

[AndyLucimitis]

Anyone else notice that Lewis Young

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Lewis Young

Age

25

Ht

202cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

197.9

3star

D

4.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

1.0

1star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

26.0

1star

D

14.4

4star

K

8.2

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

2.0

4star

MG

181.6

3star

could be Chris Langford's love child ??

 

[thylacine60]

if he ends up playing like langford..........giddy up............

 

[myblueroan]

if he ends up playing like langford..........giddy up............

Oi! Trademark!!!
Did you apply for license?
We can't have people giddy-upping willynilly.

 

[My Hat]

Oi! Trademark!!!
Did you apply for license?
We can't have people giddy-upping willynilly.

Couldn't agree more. If you lack the experience required to do the giddy-up properly and just throw them around willy-nilly then accidents are bound to happen.

 

[myblueroan]

Couldn't agree more. If you lack the experience required to do the giddy-up properly and just throw them around willy-nilly then accidents are bound to happen.

And it's the likes of us left with the cleanup eh Hattie?

 

[Ash24]

Been looking through a few clips of Betts from last year, look at some of the blocks he's pulling for McKay! Are Owies and Durdin doing this at the moment?

 

[Gethelred]

Been looking through a few clips of Betts from last year, look at some of the blocks he's pulling for McKay! Are Owies and Durdin doing this at the moment?

Hmmm... without having any footage to draw on, I don't recall many blocks in our front half this year; admittedly, it's largely because, when Harry/Charlie takes a grab, it's because one of them has bolted away and drawn 2-3 players with them to create the space for the other to lead into, or because we've gotten the ball on the fast break and it's been one on ones. Something I did notice - especially when playing Fremantle - is that they do this very, very well in both front and back half.

Think it's an effectiveness thing. When you have marks like Charlie/Harry/TDK, you don't really need to block for them to make them effective. Freo's version of those players aren't as good; Treacy (who's been in the twos all year), Lobb, Taberner. They need the blocks for them to take the mark; otherwise, the ball spills out or is intercepted. There's also the fact that Owies/Durdin/Fisher very frequently kick inside 50 rather than sit deep, and when the long high ball comes in they're trusting McKay/Curnow/TDK/JSOS to bring it to ground.

It's really the intercept that you're trying to combat here. Opposition spoiling and the ball going to ground in front half is just another method of bringing pressure to bear on your opponent's defenders.