Autopsy Rd 22 Carlton fail to get off the plane

[Aphrodite]

Why am I surprisingly relaxed?
Not happy by any means. But relaxed.

The whisky is helping me!

 

[Robbo's my hero]

It is so frustrating that we can look so good and then look so ordinary! After 6 seasons of this one has to question where we are REALLY at as a team? If you don't my view is you have your head stuck in the ground.

They only let you out at weekends.

 

[serenityNow]

It is so frustrating that we can look so good and then look so ordinary! After 6 seasons of this one has to question where we are REALLY at as a team? If you don't my view is you have your head stuck in the ground.

You quoting yourself?

 

[prisoner777]

Shhhh too much sense. Let the masses rant and rave.

Don't forget Juddy down for half the game, Simmo way off his usual form and 7 of our top players out injured plus two (Murphs and Yarran) injured during the match.

 

[etsal1]

Don't forget Juddy down for half the game, Simmo way off his usual form and 7 of our top players out injured plus two (Murphs and Yarran) injured during the match.

Why are you quoting me? Your post doesn't even relate to what you quoted.

 

[prisoner777]

You quoting yourself?

No, simply adding additional comments.

 

[Aphrodite]

Excuse the intrusion, but it was absolutely hilarious viewing.

Stevens' lame stuttering and fumbling approach was asking for it, and what was the question anyway? Was he just trying to get a reaction out of Mick?

Stevens is a goose and got what he deserved.

#askMickdumbquestions

You are welcome to intrude anytime.

 

[kreuze95]

Can't judge the list on tonight's performance, but an issue that I feel has been consistent throughout the season with few exceptions:

Our spread is quite poor the majority of the time, we have classy players who run and spread well with good skills and composure but there are links in the chain that are weak skill wise, it only takes one fumble or one mistimed handball for the play to break down and a turnover to occur, under pressure like tonight we could hardly string possessions together, but not just tonight with our undermanned 22 but at a variety of times through the season i feel this has probably been our biggest issue.
I understand the qualities that these players bring to the table and individually they are probably AFL quality players but in relation to our team there are just too many of them.
In all I'm trying to say that its not all doom and gloom, our biggest improvement will have to come from our bottom 6-8 players because their lack of class and quality is what is hurting the balance and fluidity of this team offensively.

 

[Amers]

Ouch.

 

[serenityNow]

No, simply adding additional comments.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

No, simply adding additional comments.

You've turned the sound down too!

 

[prisoner777]

And how about us? We've been hurting as a supporter base all season. We've played meaningless games for nearly two months now. It's hard to get excited about games that mean less than nothing.

So how does our month of looking like an "AFL force" fit into the argument.

 

[AndyLucimitis]

Don't forget Juddy down for half the game, Simmo way off his usual form and 7 of our top players out injured plus two (Murphs and Yarran) injured during the match.

Can we also use the North excuse - "It was Ports Grand Final tonight "

 

[lukep_86]

Not only that. They were so openly going to town on us. It was like footy classified was commentating.

It makes me sick in the guts..their stupidity pisses me off, even worse how quickly they jump on teams/players and talk up how good they are!

 

[prisoner777]

Classy (not)

 

[Robbo's my hero]

So how does our month of looking like an "AFL force" fit into the argument.

 

[Magruder]

Outlier result. The product of spending a lot of petrol tickets over the last month, differential in stakes between the sides and injuries.

Yes we were bad, but we are not as far off as it seems.

 

[thylacine60]

Anyone see my arrogant swagger around anywhere?

 

[ferrisb]

40 scoring shots to 12. 12 straight to 6.34 would have seen us home.

Maybe if they had casboult of old, ellard of late, Waite on a bad day and jamo on any day, all kicking for goal they might have turned 40 shots into 6.34...

 

[Doss]

#askMickdumbquestions

You are welcome to intrude anytime.

In all seriousness, there's quite possibly something to that. Mick's supposed grumpiness at the pressers creates publicity. Maybe Stevens is the sacrificial lamb for Seven in that regard. Ask a clanger, get Mick incredulous, rinse and repeat.

Even if that's the case, though, seeing Stevens made to look every inch the muppet and turn pinker than a flamingo with embarrassment is worth the price of admission alone.

 

[prisoner777]

Why are you quoting me? Your post doesn't even relate to what you quoted.

Think you missed the point that you were using the "excuses/rationalisations" why we lost tonight. I just gave you a few more.

 

[Magruder]

Can't judge the list on tonight's performance, but an issue that I feel has been consistent throughout the season with few exceptions:

Our spread is quite poor the majority of the time, we have classy players who run and spread well with good skills and composure but there are links in the chain that are weak skill wise, it only takes one fumble or one mistimed handball for the play to break down and a turnover to occur, under pressure like tonight we could hardly string possessions together, but not just tonight with our undermanned 22 but at a variety of times through the season i feel this has probably been our biggest issue.
I understand the qualities that these players bring to the table and individually they are probably AFL quality players but in relation to our team there are just too many of them.
In all I'm trying to say that its not all doom and gloom, our biggest improvement will have to come from our bottom 6-8 players because their lack of class and quality is what is hurting the balance and fluidity of this team offensively.

Spot on

 

[etsal1]

Think you missed the point that you were using the "excuses/rationalisations" why we lost tonight. I just gave you a few more.

What? Seriously, what the hell are you on about.

 

[PP34]

Regardless of how the season pans out, I'll never lose my passion for footy

It's more the fact that there's nothing to play for. Every other year since 2009 we've had something to get excited about, even if it has been 8th spot or a closer position to 8th. Going to the 'G from about the Adelaide game onwards and I almost felt like a neutral, sitting there, enjoying the game, getting involved emotionally at times but never being completely passionate.

Looking forward to round one next year where I will be as pumped as I have ever been, hoping 2015 will be the year.

 

[Magruder]

Anyone see my arrogant swagger around anywhere?

You left it somewhere around 2001?