We don't have many good players right now

We look lost. Blues playing with a lot of confidence. They have the wood over us and know it. 

Should be way further in front but we’re torching our opportunities a bit.

chip chip

muck around muck

around in a circle handballs  

handball to a player under pressure

turnovers

viney has 4 turnovers

rubbish 1st half yet 

so much talent under performing

good - salem  weideman  watts gawn Jones

poor - viney  

We can't play against a team that sets up defensively against us. Still way too dumb

Last week we were playing on at every opportunity. We look like we are caught in mid every time we take possession...

Captaincy has ruined Jack Viney

That was a very poor qtr. 

Some of our decision making is poor but I strongly believe we are all that's keeping Carlton in this game. 

This won't improve for the game. It's going to be a slog. If we win we need to start respecting the Blues more. This has Round 2 vs Essendon written all over it.

We are playing pathetic football.

We are being way too precious and overusing the ball.

What happened to simple football? We rush it when we shouldn't, we go slow when we shouldn't. We look disinterested and not willing to put in the hard yards.

 

Clearly the player's have been drinking their own bath water. If i was Goodwin, i'd be giving them an absolute rocket in the break.

Carlton are running back really well. Very few "over the back"for us. And butchering unpressured disposal. 

Oh well, so much for the percentage boost.

2 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

chip chip

muck around muck

around in a circle handballs  

handball to a player under pressure

turnovers

viney has 4 turnovers

rubbish 1st half yet 

so much talent under performing

good - salem  weideman  watts gawn Jones

poor - viney  

DId anyone watch the Nth Geelong game? An absolute class above us. 

 

Kick heading inside 50 is letting us down and we're not getting back to defend the corridor well enough. Should win comfortably if we tighten up but jeez it's frustrating to watch 

2 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

chip chip

muck around muck

around in a circle handballs  

handball to a player under pressure

turnovers

viney has 4 turnovers

rubbish 1st half yet 

so much talent under performing

good - salem  weideman  watts gawn Jones

poor - viney  

This about sums it up. 

We're trying to be too cute with the ball. Why can't we play like we did against St Kilda after quarter time last week? 

1 minute ago, Abe said:

Some of our decision making is poor but I strongly believe we are all that's keeping Carlton in this game. 

No doubt, if they were fractionally better we'd be five goals down.

It's dumb decision making pure and simple.

We are trying to be too clever rather than hard and tough at it. Should be 6 goals up

We are badly over using the footy and butchering it. It's really embarrassing to be struggling so badly and nobody seems able to cut thru the Carlton defensive pressure. 

7 minutes ago, praha said:

We look lost. Blues playing with a lot of confidence. They have the wood over us and know it. 

So I only watched the last 5min of he quarter but I would dispute that big time. We were on top for much of that time I was watching but just made poor decisions with the final kick into the 50. We are on top in the middle, we just need to make the most of it.

Goodwin also needs to give TMac a clip for that last few minutes. A direct and unnecessary turnover turned into what should have been a forward thrust for us into a forward entry for the Blues, then preceded to bump a Blues player off the ball when we got the short kick in. Result: Blues get another crack at it and a goal. That has given them momentum going into the second half. 

Edited April 2, 20178 yr by Pates

We had so much play, but our kicking and decision making through half forward is atrocious. Strangely enough, the Mac brothers are kicking well! Composure through half forward is needed,  play on more, and maybe a spray from the coach to correct the attitude in their heads. 

tyson shocking viney shocking  ,very ahead of them selves, watts great gawn great the rest have big heads and need to wake up

 

5 minutes ago, Socrates said:

Captaincy has ruined Jack Viney

Crap

Carlton flooding their defensive 50 is making it difficult but we also aren't moving the ball fast enough. Some of the old nerves are returning. 

We went to sleep after getting up by 24 points. Where's the killer instinct?

And watch out for the umps to bring the Blues back into this one, we've had a very good run from them during the game.