Autopsy 2024 Rd 9 Blues hold on in 1 point thriller

[Gethelred]

Alright, that's enough.

The next poster who thinks they should have a crack at an individual or a collective reaction to this game is going to find themselves threadbanned. Terms like 'bleaters' or 'shit posters' will see things escalated further.

Let's discuss our views on the match without getting the knives out, please.

 

[Blue1980]

Acceptance of mediocrity? You do realise we beat a top 4 side, a side that demolished an unbeaten side the previous week

Also on Melbourne, I think they would have won more games than anyone from 2021 till now (someone might want to correct me).

They’re a serious side.

 

[dumb]

melbourne are a decent side. but we coughed up a 6 goal margin in the wet. there's no way it should have been that close.
we play scared, and after watching that i know why.

happy getting the 4 pts, not so happy about the play. hopefully we improve on some of our early year showings if we're hanging around at the pointy end.

some good games by less heralded players. owies got involved all over the ground, cincotta some important moments.
you could see curnow had been spoken to because he improved on his 2nd efforts.

both teams got some umpire gifts that cancelled each other. but gee whiz a lot of our tackles seem to go unrewarded.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

We won a tight game against a top 4 contender after losing 3 of our last 4 and on the brink of tipping out of the 8. We had 3 players coming back in after several weeks out, another in his 2nd game after several weeks out, and 2 more coming back in after being dropped last week. Dees had 1 change. We did well to find our cohesion and hit the ground running. It's no surprise that quite a few in our side were gassed by the end.

4 points earned. Our downward spiral has stopped. We can still compete with good teams when not everything is going our way.

I'm going to have a good weekend. Very happy we held on.

 

[Blue1980]

I'm not seeing it. View attachment 1984210

He had 21 touches

 

[Magruder]

You just proved my point again. Celebrate what? Losing a 5 goal lead in the wet against a team with 1 day less recovery.

I guess just accepting mediocrity is OK with some people.

That was Melbourne’s 6th game in 40 days.
Carlton 7 in the last 42.

It gets worse:

Dees last 4 (with a bye in there to freshen up) 29 days.
Carlton 5 in the last 27….

We were out but held on…

 

[Aphrodite]

My cardiologist is costing me a fortune $$$$$

Why you do this Carlton

Bank the points & onto next week.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

Because I'm a negative Nancy.

You make Negative Nancy look like the Dalai Lama.

 

[Franc de Borges]

Well I’m happy

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Alright, that's enough.

The next poster who thinks they should have a crack at an individual or a collective reaction to this game is going to find themselves threadbanned. Terms like 'bleaters' or 's**t posters' will see things escalated further.

Let's discuss our views on the match without getting the knives out, please.

Agreed. Sweeping statements are not needed. If you disagree with a post, quote it and rebutt it.

 

[Broadside]

We deserved the win but the margin flattered us.

 

[Dramoth]

Does a lack of talk from teammates have something to do with it as well???

Ollie is usually on his own when he receives the ball and instead of doing a quick head check before he takes of, he just takes off. it's a lack of experience thing. I reckon time hanging around Cerra and Hewett will give him that trait.

 

[Arr0w]

I feel like I have walked into the preseason game against the Demons

 

[xDQ82x]

I've read lately that a certain other club's captain is the best in the league but I reckon #9 for CFC goes alright!
Owies, 6 goals in 2 weeks against 2 very good sides. Also had some important passages of play.
Cincotta showed how stupid it was for him to be dropped.
Acres should be given legend status. Very 80's like in his approach to the game. A bit of mongrel and never says die.

Did I mention man love for Crippa? LMAO

This is a great post.

Our best footy is very good. As the season builds we will learn to do it for four qtrs.

 

[Worm4]

He had 21 touches

He got ran down at least 3 times when we were surging forward. And kept losing his feet effectively putting him out of a 50/50 contest . He has got a lot to learn the young fella lucky he has time on his side

 

[Blue1980]

We not good enough to win the flag. 1 final win at best. Our team still has too many plodders.

At this point I think we look like a dangerous lower half of the 8 side, but a lot of footy to go.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Dude the one point wins are getting boring. I'd rather see us step one someone's throat

I want to see us win by 1/2 a point.

 

[Bryce Bubbles]

Curnow has been going back for a few weeks now and saving the last minute leak goas

Against gold coast last year is the first time I recall him
Going back. It works. He even started early this game down back.

 

[Magruder]

Yeh 5 days ago. And they ran over the top of us in the wet to close out the game. Embarrassing

Zoom out a bit…

They were fresher and better rested.

 

[InsufficientIntent]

Well, he didn't have an amputation.

He'll miss another 3-4. Disaster.

Jack Russell is a fraud. One of the highest paid HPMs in the business and about 10 blokes have done a hammy across the pre season/season.

 

[The Fantom]

Don’t sook about them coming back, they lost.

Anyone remember the Brisbane game, we came back from 46pts down and won. Melbourne didn’t, enjoy!

 

[Blue1980]

Yeh 5 days ago. And they ran over the top of us in the wet to close out the game. Embarrassing

We have had 2 6 day breaks in a row as well, what do you want to happen from here? Heads to roll?

 

[ESKIE]

Good to have cincotta back, he was great, weitering is a brick wall, Cripps how does he do it, Owies great. Rapt with the 4 pts

 

[Prem17]

If that was a grand final some people would still be whinging…

Can't really complain. Disappointing not to win a bit more comfortably but flip the coin and it's good to hold on against a team that is very good, and also very similar to us.

 

[SurreyBlue]

One of Owies best games I reckon…3 goals and was everywhere tackling and pressuring

Yep. 4 tackles. That is the expectation from a small forward.