Autopsy Rd 3 Blues beat Giants - We're not putting that one in a time capsule

[teddy-hopkins]

Was pretty impressed with that Ash kid from GWS, still not contracted next year for The Giants, might be worth asking the question (definitely worth trading a first round pick for)

We gave up the original pick GWS used to recruit him.

 

[teknodeejay]

Hate being in the top 4?

I don’t give much credence to the ladder until at least 6-7 rounds in, so if we are still there going to round 8 then it’ll be great.

 

[Jimmae]

People are throwing around votes for Hollands on the back of pretty much a defensive-only effort for 2/3rds of the game, but shout out to Fisher: not sure I'd keep him in the team, but he was given a task to help sweep in defence because he wasn't applying forward and midfield pressure, and he stuck it out and allowed the defence to be a little more bold in attacking the ball in the air.

They ground out the game and took GWS' running advantage away. Felt the three wingers worked well together, and that's something I'd like to see developed as a rotation, because as we saw most teams will otherwise take the ball end-to-end against us and score.

Still not seeing it with the two-ruck solution without current options, and feel the 2nd ruck role could be shared around by 3 or 4 players. The screening work they and McKay were doing for themselves and Charlie & Jack got mostly figured out after the half, and the shine of that won't last much longer. What will last is the way TDK was prepared to rip through stoppages and present confidently for the high ball in defence and attack. Pittonet again hovering barely above the 50% game time mark, so realistically that's an entire quarter where we've lost a bench spot.

Defence worked together well after they got some midfield pressure to aid them, forward line ground it while being effectively down two. I think they should remain down those two, just with a lot more supply from midfield. Midfield was industrious but again - and far too often - found a way to forget how their hands and feet worked when the time came to dispose.

 

[cookie monster]

Pretty sick of seeing pea hearted efforts from Fisher

He needs the message a week or two in the reserves will send

 

[HereComesJuddy]

I am at a major loss how the AFL can hold Tassie to ransom with a licence conditional on building a billion dollar stadium in uncertain economic times while their Western Sydney darlings are able to serve up that abomination.

And you have to go get your own ball at times if goes over the first fence. It's such a suburban ground but sh1tter

 

[BigFrizz36]

He kicked a bag on Weiters last time we played. 7 goals comes to mind?

Nope kicked 3 and from memory tunnelled one of our blokes really badly in a dead ball situation like a flog.

 

[teddy-hopkins]

That kick from Hewitt to Harry in the last. Just a butcher job of the highest order. Cerra far from alone.

Hewett definitely should not have played. His worst game for carlton. Looked unsure of himself all game and not confident in that hand. I would guess it impacted that kick also.

 

[Aphrodite]

Undefeated

 

[CCurnow3votes]

how the * did charlie mark that? he went full melksham..........

Bad bad bad trigger …. Can’t breath

 

[BlueBayou]

I don’t give much credence to the ladder until at least 6-7 rounds in, so if we are still there going to round 8 then it’ll be great.

After last year, I'm more interestd in ladder positions at the end of round 23...

 

[HereComesJuddy]

Barracking for this club is like having kids.

You love them dearly. but my god. Sometimes you could just..

I too would like to throw my remote at the kids from time to time

 

[teddy-hopkins]

He misses the important kicks, I'm not interested in the sideways game control kicks. The stas don't tell the whole story. I think he could be elite but he just isn't.

I have been critical of his kicking for a while but today I thought he was actually one of the better users.

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

I am at a major loss how the AFL can hold Tassie to ransom with a licence conditional on building a billion dollar stadium in uncertain economic times while their Western Sydney darlings are able to serve up that abomination.

Learning from their past mistakes. I think this is a major reason they are doing it

 

[Arr0w]

Pretty sick of seeing pea hearted efforts from Fisher

He needs the message a week or two in the reserves will send

That's your only take on the game?

 

[teknodeejay]

It’ll be interesting whom out of Doc or Cripps gets 3 votes from this game.

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Pretty sick of seeing pea hearted efforts from Fisher

He needs the message a week or two in the reserves will send

He had a great last quarter I thought.

Some absolute brain farts in the second and third, he was not alone. Weiters skills were also deplorable. Even Doc.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

Cant wait to be back at Marvel next week…on a fast dry deck.

Blast off!!

 

[teknodeejay]

Pretty sick of seeing pea hearted efforts from Fisher

He needs the message a week or two in the reserves will send

Watch the last quarter. Perhaps the hardest guy going in on the ground.
He does need to provide that for more than one quarter granted.

 

[BigBreakfast]

Pretty sick of seeing pea hearted efforts from Fisher

He needs the message a week or two in the reserves will send

Last quarter was ok when it was hot. Put his head over the pill.

 

[HereComesJuddy]

It’ll be interesting whom out of Doc or Cripps gets 3 votes from this game.

Next minute Newman gets 3 for giving Toby a flogging

 

[BlueBayou]

It’ll be interesting whom out of Doc or Cripps gets 3 votes from this game.

It will not be Doc....

Cripps 3
Taylor (GWS) 2
Acres 1


Toby......zip

 

[Beyond Blue]

I am at a major loss how the AFL can hold Tassie to ransom with a licence conditional on building a billion dollar stadium in uncertain economic times while their Western Sydney darlings are able to serve up that abomination.

Agreed all that was missing today was Cripps stepping in horse shit when he jumped the fence to get the ball back.

 

[Stickler]

To quote some unidentified modern day poet "We Carltoned as hard as we could, but at the end of the day it wasn't enough and we walked away with the 4 points"

Remembered to place my cheeky tenner this week, walked away with half a schooner. Winning.

 

[BigFrizz36]

And you have to go get your own ball at times if goes over the first fence. It's such a suburban ground but sh1tter

That fence is temporary for the show next week. Agree though that the ground was in poor condition though.

Sadly as much as we like to see the VFL team run around before the big boys it probably shouldn't happen. A bit of early rain and that's what we get.

 

[teddy-hopkins]

Still not seeing it with the two-ruck solution without current options, and feel the 2nd ruck role could be shared around by 3 or 4 players. The screening work they and McKay were doing for themselves and Charlie & Jack got mostly figured out after the half, and the shine of that won't last much longer. What will last is the way TDK was prepared to rip through stoppages and present confidently for the high ball in defence and attack. Pittonet again hovering barely above the 50% game time mark, so realistically that's an entire quarter where we've lost a bench spot.

One of the only reasons we won was the ruck in my opinion. Allowed us to control the contest and Cripps to accumulate 42.