Which side is closer to a premiership - Carlton or Essendon?

[Ambrosia]

Rare? Every 2nd Melbourne loss for the last 5 years has been similar.

U guys were just long bombing it over and over again to our talls without ever really looking dangerous. Jones Wright Stringer and Langford didn't get going at any point in the game due to how poor the entries were.

Probably why there were so many easy rushed behinds too

If this was entirely true Essendon wouldn’t have taken more marks inside 50 than Carlton or lead the expected score stat.

It is true that Carlton were never really threatened on the scoreboard so any comments extrapolating it to Essendon should have one are stupid.

 

[Foucault1989]

Silly thread. The answer is clearly Essendon

 

[Caesarr]

Clearly Carlton - significantly better key position stocks, better midfield (?) and better squad depth.

 

[hoddo22]

Clearly Carlton - significantly better key position stocks, better midfield (?) and better squad depth.

Not to mention younger with more upside.

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[Yoda_]

Not to mention younger with more upside.

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how does one figure that?

 

[Yoda_]

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Meanwhile Carlton picked up the 4/10.. just because

Essendon may have lost on the night but plenty to like

 

[VinnieB]

Clearly Essendon. After the weekend’s game, they would have come off pretty confident they have Carlton’s measure.

 

[VinnieB]

'almost unheard of' means it happens very rarely, with the last one a long time ago.

Eg when North hadn't beaten anyone, people were saying not winning in a whole season is almost unheard of. Hasn't happened since the 1960s.

Winning a game despite a large negative i50s differential is not 'almost unheard of'. Just looking at half a season, for the games involving one team, we've already found 3 examples.

I thought it was more about the marks inside 50 as opposed to the entries inside 50.

 

[CarmenSandiego]

how does one figure that?

Could be the younger side we fielded, along with the fact we won fairly comfortably with Cripps, Walsh, McKay, Weitering all having down games.

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

how does one figure that?

We were younger, smaller and more inexperienced across the ground on Sunday, yet the Bombers never looked like winning.

 

[Worm4]

Clearly Essendon. After the weekend’s game, they would have come off pretty confident they have Carlton’s measure.

Great logic. Well done

 

[VinnieB]

Great logic. Well done

Don't get upset. They looked the better team. I think they will be very confident if they play Carlton again, and justifiably so.

 

[Worm4]

Don't get upset. They looked the better team. I think they will be very confident if they play Carlton again, and justifiably so.

Ok. If you say so. We won't play them again this year

 

[VinnieB]

Ok. If you say so. We won't play them again this year

You watched the game didn't you?

 

[Troystenvic]

Carlton by a long way. Essendon will be lucky to win a final if they even get there.

 

[Worm4]

You watched the game didn't you?

Of course I did. I saw an inefficient essendon side lose to a more polished side Carlton side but you seem to think that being inefficient makes them "clearly" the better side on the night.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

You watched the game didn't you?

I did, looked like we pretty much put the cue in the rack after half time and still cruised home to a comfortable win. Essendon have holes all over the place and are still a while off but on the right track imo.

 

[VinnieB]

Of course I did. I saw an inefficient essendon side lose to a more polished side Carlton side but you seem to think that being inefficient makes them "clearly" the better side on the night.

They had 34 midfield intercepts moving into attack and only scored 1 goal from them.
That won't happen again. They clearly let the Bloos off the hook.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

They had 34 midfield intercepts moving into attack and only scored 1 goal from them.
That won't happen again. They clearly let the Bloos off the hook.

Lmao troll gonna troll. Outside of 10 minutes in the 3rd quarter the Blues controlled that game with ease.

 

[VinnieB]

Lmao troll gonna troll. Outside of 10 minutes in the 3rd quarter the Blues controlled that game with ease.

Just stating facts. You seem to be getting upset. Sorry. I didn't mean it.

 

[babydoll]

Lmao troll gonna troll. Outside of 10 minutes in the 3rd quarter the Blues controlled that game with ease.

Did you even watch the game? I was - level 4 wing. Granted, the blues were much more polished particularly out of the backline, but the entire 3rd quarter was amateur hour by the number of blind kicks out of the backline straight to an Essendon players around 70 m out. The main difference was Carlton took their chances, especially early, whilst Essendon didn't. I'll be more concerned playing the cats in the final than your mob - by the length of the G.

 

[Ambrosia]

They had 34 midfield intercepts moving into attack and only scored 1 goal from them.
That won't happen again. They clearly let the Bloos off the hook.

Carlton parked the bus against and held numbers in their d50 against one of the poorer contested marking forward lines in the comp.

Pretty smart strategy really

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Did you even watch the game? I was - level 4 wing. Granted, the blues were much more polished particularly out of the backline, but the entire 3rd quarter was amateur hour by the number of blind kicks out of the backline straight to an Essendon players around 70 m out. The main difference was Carlton took their chances, especially early, whilst Essendon didn't. I'll be more concerned playing the cats in the final than your mob - by the length of the G.

Lmao you basically got beaten by TDK and Elijah Hollands mate... Get your hand off it.

Our best players lifted for about 10 minutes in the 4th quarter after you threw everything you had at us in the 3rd and it was lights out.

Essendon has some up and coming talent but the ease of which we scored against you with your full strength backline should have been the main take away from the night and a concern going forward.

Cripps, Walsh, Curnow, McKay and Weitering all had meh nights and we still walked away with the points. Not sure I'd be too confident in a rematch if I was a Bombers fan.

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Did you even watch the game? I was - level 4 wing. Granted, the blues were much more polished particularly out of the backline, but the entire 3rd quarter was amateur hour by the number of blind kicks out of the backline straight to an Essendon players around 70 m out. The main difference was Carlton took their chances, especially early, whilst Essendon didn't. I'll be more concerned playing the cats in the final than your mob - by the length of the G.

You should be concerned by whether Essendon will merely make it to September.

 

[Yoda_]

We were younger, smaller and more inexperienced across the ground on Sunday, yet the Bombers never looked like winning.

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