Autopsy 2024 Rd 17 Blues take a giant step backwards

[GoBlues!]

A key takeaway for me is that TDK as a solo ruck is risky if gets a knock or beaten.

Throwing Harry into the ruck is great if he needs to get into the game, but last night he was on fire and throwing him into the ruck meant we lost our only key forward.

Leave Harry in the goal square and let Charlie run amuck across the half forward line to break any tags and kick his 50m passes.

I’m not Pitto’s biggest fan but his role as second ruck will be important as support/backup for TDK and not messing with Harry at full forward.

 

[GoBlues!]

PS: I have no idea how this affects Arrow and rumour boy’s dinner date bet, but I think we need Pitto and TDK together.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

PS: I have no idea how this affects Arrow and rumour boy’s dinner date bet, but I think we need Pitto and TDK together.

Will need both of them if we happen to bump into Freo in a final to combat Darcy/Jackson combo !!

 

[Benaly28]

Harry said in his interview we can take positives out of the game……what were they?


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[SBYM]

Serve up shit, you'll receive the same in return.

 

[Bundy Bear Bogan]

1995 flag year won 23 of 25, losses were to 2 bottom teams - ironically one was the Swans in Sydney by 12 goals!

It was their GF to hang in for the 8, they smelt complacency after 1/4 time, Weiters compromised, at home, the rest is history..

At least we battled it out, outside of Swans games all losses have been respectable.

Likely we don’t lose another game before finals.

I said that last line a week ago

 

[Bundy Bear Bogan]

Think match committee gets a boot up the ass as hard as anybody. Leaving George on the sidelines with Cottrell and Cerra clearly underdone

Then Owies as sub? Why? It doesn't work

Briggs was a ruck that you play the Pittos+TDK combo against. Don't know why they didn't. Briggs needed to get bashed around a bit, instead we allowed him his best game of the year

Are you trying to get Arrow a free meal CM?

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Could be looking at first final against Freo in WA.

Having said that I, we will win our remaining games.

Freo have some tough games to come….

Hawks in Tassie
* away
Cats home
Giants away

 

[Bundy Bear Bogan]

Charlie rolled an ankle during the warm up.

This was why he wasn't as mobile as he usually is.

I haven't watched the game yet, but I can't say Charlie has been mobile all year. Would rather wrestle and go for a mark one handed than get on his bike and run the defender around

 

[Benaly28]

Let’s worry about us for now.


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[Benaly28]

Spot on!


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[carlton_99]

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Spot on!


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If you read the article it's a bizarre point he is making. Standard clickbait

 

[Sam The Doc]

If you read the article it's a bizarre point he is making. Standard clickbait

Yep Robbo is a joke. Didn’t even bother looking …

 

[Benaly28]

Maybe he does over exaggerate at times but I think he’s spot on with the headline.


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[Thrawn]

I like it when Robbo waves his hands around while he's talking, like he's casting a spell to try to get sober but failing.

 

[JJBagger]

Maybe he does over exaggerate at times but I think he’s spot on with the headline.


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How do you know they got big headed? I highly doubt they rocked up just expecting to win

 

[carlton_99]

How do you know they got big headed? I highly doubt they rocked up just expecting to win

The article was about how supposedly "someone at Carlton" said Carlton have five future hall of famers in Cripps, Weitering, Curnow, McKay and Walsh. Robinson then went on to say Carlton have achieved nothing blah blah blah and tried to equate the supposed words of one individual and our performance to mean that we are big-headed. It's genuinely ludicrous

 

[AndyLucimitis]

The article was about how supposedly "someone at Carlton" said Carlton have five future hall of famers in Cripps, Weitering, Curnow, McKay and Walsh. Robinson then went on to say Carlton have achieved nothing blah blah blah and tried to equate the supposed words of one individual and our performance to mean that we are big-headed. It's genuinely ludicrous

Well good - if there was any 'getting ahead of ourselves' that Bomber supporting nong has guaranteed it will stopped.

 

[WalshYouLegend]

First quarter:

Second quarter:

Third quarter:

4th quarter:

 

[WalshYouLegend]

How do you know they got big headed? I highly doubt they rocked up just expecting to win

Not sure that we got big headed but believe we got complacent and lazy. To win a flag takes nothing less than 100% commitment. 5% off is all it takes to fall short and that’s what we did last night with not enough pressure and tackling in the middle two quarters. I’m sure we will learn the lesson.

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

It’s not that hard to believe. He is a very good footballer.

He's literally spent the last two years hardly able to hang onto a spot in the team. He WAS a good footballer. Game stank of the coaches deciding to spend a week focusing internally and not spending a minute to think about opposition players, setup or tactics.

 

[JustOneTime]

Not sure that we got big headed but believe we got complacent and lazy. To win a flag takes nothing less than 100% commitment. 5% off is all it takes to fall short and that’s what we did last night with not enough pressure and tackling in the middle two quarters. I’m sure we will learn the lesson.

Ours isnt a style that is easy to maintain and costs a lot of tickets. 5 straights win leads to this moment.

We have defensive weaknesses so when the side doesnt run kami kazi defensively and apply the right amount of pressure, they are open to shipping easy goals.

In finals we will maintain it. In the home and away season, we are open to being jaded and it isnt possible for us to do what we have been doing for an entire season.

The players will know the level and get us top 2 from here on in.

So far from what i have seen in the last 5-7 games, when they have flexed their muscle with 100% commitment they havent lost even when faced with another side trying 100%. They have lost when not giving 100% in the 2 away games (Sydney/GWS). I think the pressure gauge, 1% percenters, tackles, other key stats all show this.

We are right in it this year but just wont win every game. Our style is brutal.

 

[Doullheadband]

A year ago -v- Swans we bottomed. A joker threw his scarf at the players on the ground and was escorted out by security. We were then competitive in everything until and including the Prelim.
Last night, I was sitting by the fence when who should appear, mouthing off and - wait for it - throwing his new season scarf at the players again but old mate. Again, security dealt with him.
Now is not the time to panic. Stick tight. #VossTheBoss.

 

[AndyLucimitis]

Agree. Good clubs hold their nerve.

No need to panic over one loss.


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[BlueTongue]

A key takeaway for me is that TDK as a solo ruck is risky if gets a knock or beaten.

Throwing Harry into the ruck is great if he needs to get into the game, but last night he was on fire and throwing him into the ruck meant we lost our only key forward.

Leave Harry in the goal square and let Charlie run amuck across the half forward line to break any tags and kick his 50m passes.

I’m not Pitto’s biggest fan but his role as second ruck will be important as support/backup for TDK and not messing with Harry at full forward.

Except Charlie wasn’t going to run amok at any stage of that game regardless if Harry was in the square or centre. He needs to lift, his last few weeks have been poor except for the 10 mins he decides to switch on.