Autopsy 2024 Round 1 Blues hold on in yet another heartstopper

[JoeyPBLUES]

was he on a motorbike?

Craig Bradley numbers

 

[The_Wookie]

WTF………

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was no one going to say anything about no 2 being TDK??? a ruckman!

 

[skadoosh]

was no one going to say anything about no 2 being TDK??? a ruckman!

It's some sort of GPS glitch.

I recall seeing a GPS graphic pop up some time during the game on Ch7 (not near the end of the game) which had Cripps at 22km and TDK next and everyone else miles behind.

 

[BigBreakfast]

We have a clear development in our game this year, the run to capitalise on manic pressure.
Take a bow Voss and Russell, and the boys for elevating the fitness game.

 

[Blue1980]

Well we lost 3 key players and had a reduced bench but that's hardly the Blue's fault lol. So yeah we lost fair and square.

I don't bother with the RFC section as much for the same reason. I love my club but I can't stand victim cards.

The Richmond fans who on the board think the AFL is stage managed, was it also stage managed for 3 recent Richmond flags?

 

[thylacine60]

The Richmond fans who on the board think the AFL is stage managed, was it also stage managed for 3 recent Richmond flags?

the official response is "we had to be better than everyone by so far to beat the opposition and the umpires"....

 

[Show_Me_The_Money]

Cuningham was actually rated 4th highest for our team against the Tigers

#4 Rated Carlton Player
12 Disposals (83.3% Eff)
4 Contested, 3 Intercepts
4 Ground Ball Gets, 1 Clearance
2 Marks, 3 Tackles (1 Forward 50)
3 Score Involvements, 1 Score Launch
2 Inside 50s, 1 Rebound 50
224 Metres Gained


It is indeed a difficult position but we also have depth there so if they aren’t able to get involved they will be replaced with Martin, Hollands and Durdin outside the 22




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Where do you get those players ratings from?

 

[RedFury]

As a youngster I was horrible on my non-preferred foot and even worse with my non-preferred hand. And that was just at the local dance.

I have always loved footy but was so bad at it that both my feet were considered non preferred.

 

[Andyy]

The Richmond fans who on the board think the AFL is stage managed, was it also stage managed for 3 recent Richmond flags?

I'm not one of those fans, so no.

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

I have always loved footy but was so bad at it that both my feet were considered non preferred.

POTY…

 

[teddy-hopkins]

It was such a tiny amount of contact, deserved the decision they went with really.

He just touched it but it still hit Vlaustins knees before it crosses the line. On my view of it anyway.

 

[Bluella]

Pretty sure andyy isn't responsible for every RFC nuffie. Every team has them.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Pretty sure andyy isn't responsible for every RFC nuffie. Every team has them.

I quite like Andyy posts . Considered and respectful well played

 

[GoBlues!]

It's some sort of GPS glitch.

I recall seeing a GPS graphic pop up some time during the game on Ch7 (not near the end of the game) which had Cripps at 22km and TDK next and everyone else miles behind.

I was at the game and saw the stats on the screen after the first quarter or so - Cripps 22kms with other players on single digits.

Wonder if the glitch wasn’t fixed and still showed Cripps on 22kms at the end of the game….probably shortchanged him a couple of kms.

 

[Juice030103]

Anyone know what the herald sun votes were?

 

[haveago]

Weitering is the most important player at the CFC imo. Irreplaceable.

We have won the last two without him.........

Doubt very much we would have done this without Crippa.
Possibly 6 Brownlow votes too.

Weiters is super important no doubt but just saying I think sometimes we may
underestimate our champion skipper's importance.

IMO still numero uno, drags the whole team with him. His incredible strength, endurance,
passion and leadership are second to none in the whole comp.

If/when he lifts that magical No. 17 cup up it will catapult him into the sphere of GREATEST BLUEBAGGER of ALL TIME imo.

Not far off it right now.

 

[Juice030103]

We have won the last two without him.........

Doubt very much we would have done this without Crippa.
Possibly 6 Brownlow votes too.

Weiters is super important no doubt but just saying I think sometimes we may
underestimate our champion skipper's importance.

IMO still numero uno, drags the whole team with him. His incredible strength, endurance,
passion and leadership are second to none in the whole comp.

If/when he lifts that magical No. 17 cup up it will catapult him into the sphere of GREATEST BLUEBAGGER of ALL TIME imo.

Not far off it right now.

Not hard as I’ve grown up watching us be terrible but he’s definitely the best I’ve seen play for the blues

 

[haveago]

Anyone know what the herald sun votes were?

Cripps, Balta, Harry I think from memory.

Gov very stiff.

 

[The Bighouse]

Anyone know what the herald sun votes were?

3-2-1: Cripps, Balta, McKay

 

[carlton_99]

Just a reminder that we still have...

• Our best defender in Jacob Weitering
  23

  Jacob Weitering

  Age

  27

  Ht

  195cm

  Wt

  102kg

  Pos.

  Def

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  13.8

  4star

  K

  9.1

  4star

  HB

  4.7

  3star

  M

  5.6

  5star

  T

  1.3

  3star

  MG

  189.4

  3star

  No current season stats available

  D

  16.8

  4star

  K

  10.8

  4star

  HB

  6.0

  4star

  M

  6.0

  5star

  T

  0.8

  3star

  MG

  263.4

  4star

  to return
• Our best midfielder in Sam Walsh
  18

  Sam Walsh

  Age

  24

  Ht

  184cm

  Wt

  84kg

  Pos.

  Mid

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  25.1

  5star

  K

  13.5

  5star

  HB

  11.6

  5star

  M

  5.1

  5star

  T

  3.2

  5star

  CL

  3.4

  5star

  No current season stats available

  D

  26.2

  5star

  K

  15.4

  5star

  HB

  10.8

  5star

  M

  6.0

  5star

  T

  3.2

  5star

  CL

  4.8

  5star

  to return
• Our best mid-sized forward in Jack Martin
  21

  Jack Martin

  Age

  30

  Ht

  186cm

  Wt

  82kg

  Pos.

  Fwd

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  16.2

  4star

  K

  10.0

  4star

  HB

  6.3

  4star

  M

  4.9

  5star

  T

  3.7

  5star

  G

  0.9

  4star

  D

  14.9

  4star

  K

  7.9

  3star

  HB

  7.0

  4star

  M

  4.3

  4star

  T

  3.6

  4star

  G

  1.1

  5star

  D

  8.2

  2star

  K

  4.6

  2star

  HB

  3.6

  3star

  M

  1.8

  2star

  T

  2.0

  4star

  G

  0.6

  3star

  to return
• Our best small forward in Jesse Motlop to return
• Our new recruit in Elijah Hollands to come in
• + likely Caleb Marchbank who should be right after the bye

Hopefully we get some positive injury news during the week for the above but great to see that the players who have filled in for those missing so far have been largely great.

 

[Zlatan]

We have won the last two without him.........

Doubt very much we would have done this without Crippa.
Possibly 6 Brownlow votes too.

Weiters is super important no doubt but just saying I think sometimes we may
underestimate our champion skipper's importance.

IMO still numero uno, drags the whole team with him. His incredible strength, endurance,
passion and leadership are second to none in the whole comp.

If/when he lifts that magical No. 17 cup up it will catapult him into the sphere of GREATEST BLUEBAGGER of ALL TIME imo.

Not far off it right now.

You could make the case for Cripps and Charlie as well and would potentially have a 33.3% split of support in that poll.

My argument would be that the gap between Weitering and his replacement is much larger than Cripps and his replacement.

Also, having someone who can eliminate the impact of the oppo’s key forward is a direct impact on winning games (not that Cripps doesn’t impact this).

 

[Accidental genius]

Without Cripps we’re going nowhere. Way way too heavily reliant on his beast mode dominance to win the midfield/stoppage battle…..where it all starts and what typically determines the outcome of a game.

Weiters is important in that he helps reduce the OPPO scoring power but if OPPO win the midfield battle convincingly then even 3 x weiters probably won’t stop them from scoring.

H and Charlie are more important than weiters because if you win the midfield battle you also need players that can score …otherwise it will keep slingshotting back the other way.

So my ranking for our most important players would be…
1. Cripps
2. H/Charlie
3. Weiters

 

[Blue Reaper]

We’ve got gears. I like that.

 

[Blue Reaper]

Credit to Kemp and Young for filling the key defensive holes against imposing forwards during the first two games in the absence of Weits and co. Not great but they’ve done enough.

Kemp, especially, I have plenty of hope for in the future. Young has to be persevered with as a reserve and hopefully he builds his confidence & belief.

 

[AndyLucimitis]

Pretty sure andyy isn't responsible for every RFC nuffie. Every team has them.

I have 3-4 very close mates who are Richmond supporters.

I find discussing football with them is like talking to my hairdresser ....I come away feeling 5% dumber