Game Day Carlton v St Kilda Practice Match Thurs 24th Feb 10.00am @ Princes Park

[Rustica]

Play 1 good qtr then put the cue in the rack

 

[Jimmae]

Looks like Kennedys body shape has changed a bit aswell,looks a bit bottom heavy? Very slow atm.

No, just the speed of the game picking up as normal

 

[mickelboy182]

38-36 we've stopped a bit this quarter.

Bit of an understatement

 

[Jimmae]

i like the meltdowns over a pre-season game. Quite amusing. Don't worry about going nuts over negatives, only focus on the positives and the boys getting a run in the legs

Positive: we get to put a line through people for round 1, instead of having our heads in our hands at half time on the night

 

[Blueballs38]

absolute shizen quarter, literally forgot everything that made them sensational in the first quarter. Voss give them a spray!

 

[HaydossJ]

Boyd miles off it. Midfield is too slow with Kennedy & Cripps in together. Obviously missing Walsh, but Dow should be in before Kennedy.

 

[Blue__Balls]

i like the meltdowns over a pre-season game. Quite amusing. Don't worry about going nuts over negatives, only focus on the positives and the boys getting a run in the legs

Ridiculous. Yet to see any "meltdown", and the "negatives" are the things that we need to improve in the next few weeks.

 

[mickelboy182]

i like the meltdowns over a pre-season game. Quite amusing. Don't worry about going nuts over negatives, only focus on the positives and the boys getting a run in the legs

I don't see any meltdowns. I really wish we could stop conflating genuine criticism with meltdowns.

 

[Blueballs38]

6 goal run by the Aints. Honestly that's just unacceptable and I don't want to see another season of that rubbish. Saw enough under Teague.

 

[kingkingston]

5 behinds in the quarter is not ideal. Just work on it for the next quarter to be straighter

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[LanceRomance]

6 goal run by the Aints. Honestly that's just unacceptable and I don't want to see another season of that rubbish. Saw enough under Teague.

Are you suggesting that Voss has lost the players?

 

[katmanblue]

6 goal run by the Aints. Honestly that's just unacceptable and I don't want to see another season of that rubbish. Saw enough under Teague.

First half of football with a new coach. Going to take a while to bed down systems etc.

 

[kingkingston]

I don't see any meltdowns. I really wish we could stop conflating genuine criticism with meltdowns.

criticisms in a pre-season match that doesn't mean hardly anything...............that is a meltdown. These games are just to try things for the coming season.

 

[mickelboy182]

criticisms in a pre-season match that doesn't mean hardly anything...............that is a meltdown. These games are just to try things for the coming season.

There's nothing wrong with making observations on players, especially players with exposed form in previous years.

 

[Del9Sep24]

The Boyd selection still baffles me.

Even more baffling people naming him in their best 22s

 

[JuddgementDay]

Plan A - handball happy - this worked
Plan B - short kick happy - this didn't work

Time for plan C - a good mixture of A & B!

 

[ferrisb]

Comprehensive half-time report:

Q1 - awesome
Q2 - shizen

 

[JustaBattler]

Coaches are trying players all over the park - interesting to see Setterfield start on a wing - understandable nervy actions from fringe players like LoB/Boyd/Philp/Durdin Saints best in Q2 versus Calton with a few tryouts....totally different connection on display - or lack of..

 

[BlueTang]

I think we look much better this year, I ball watch so I have no clue “structurally or if the plan is working”. Just the intent and effort looks much better.

Setters looks better as does Lob, Saad is class and Cerra looks sound.

 

[Arr0w]

Saints did lift their pressure, but we dropped off and stopped running back to plug holes in front of the leading lanes. Players also went from bring teammates into play, to trying to bite off too much

Concerns: Gov as a defender. LOB struggling with the tempo of the game, still not a lock for a starting 22. Durdin will improve, but was really nervous/rushed, Boyd similar. We let the opposition spread/open up the ground way too easy

Good: Philp showed some good glimpses, OMac positioned well, needed more support from our 3rd/mid size defenders. Hewett did the grunt work well, Cerra generally smooth

 

[Jimmyonesix]

What happen to the run and overlap and swarm -- looked like us of old -- when ball transition defence all at see still running around with no purpose looking at each other ..
thought Pitto would be able to really dominate today against there ruck - maybe needs the run also doesn't help playing two slow mids with him -- maybe Kennedy should be break glass option throughout the year - if dow isn't in front of him he is in for long year in the 2's --
Next week should be a better guide

 

[Blue__Balls]

criticisms in a pre-season match that doesn't mean hardly anything...............that is a meltdown. These games are just to try things for the coming season.

Rubbish. Players and systems can be critiqued in a pre-season match. In fact, given the result doesn't matter, the players and systems are exactly the things that do.

 

[RedFury]

Vossy already regretting inviting DT back to give the quarter time address.

 

[kingkingston]

Bad kicking is bad football. 5 behinds in a quarter is something we are use to really.

There's nothing wrong with making observations on players, especially players with exposed form in previous years.

but it is a new year and a new system. Got to give it time to settle. Imagine if we kicked 5 goals instead of 5 behinds that quarter.....the thread would be full of praise