Great goal Tommy!

TMac is a goal kicking machine now. 

Tracc needs a huge second half

OMG obvious free to Plugger in the back on the siren

Bauty

Nice comeback Dees.....finding a way

Plugger, never in doubt.

Much better quarter from Kent.

Lucky to be this close!

Joel Smith looks really under done

Eventually the question is gonna need to be asked about whether T Mac just stays forward now. He's killing it.

Just now, Mr Steve said:

Much better quarter from Kent.

mmmmmmm 

We have been outplayed, but like a good side we've stuck with them and hauled them back.  They have a few injury issues and that goal gives us plenty of confidence, so there is no reason why we can't run over them in the second half.

Oliver has been immense and I feel as though Lewis and Vince have stood up a little for us when it was required.  Kent had a ripping second term as well which is exactly what we need, while Hoges getting a goal will give him confidence.

Does Petracca do enough on field for his potential? Always looks unfit and out of puff

1 minute ago, Mr Steve said:

Much better quarter from Kent.

The only way was up.

When Oliver got a free kick from Gibbs, a third player (possibly Wright) came in and pushed Oliver while he was waiting to get the ball back. How is that not a 50 metre penalty?

1 minute ago, CanberraDemon said:

Lucky to be this close!

Good teams stay in the game, even when they aren't playing well.  That's exactly what we've done.

35 minutes ago, bobby1554 said:

Yep, so typical of a Melbourne culture. Build the hopes up, then crash it all down in the blink of an eye. I fear this game will be over by half time, and so too the season.

 

Credit where it is due. Not pretty, but a good physical presence by us that quarter has got us right back in this. Carlton seem to be taking their eye off the ball, more intent on push and shove. 

Don't know how we are so close looking at the stats.

55-28 marks in there favor. 9-3 contested.

lets not talk about clearances now...

Some glimpses of good play in that last 10 minutes but not stringing it together.

Hoping for a big second half

Just now, P-man said:

Eventually the question is gonna need to be asked about whether T Mac just stays forward now. He's killing it.

Which would be bad luck for Pedersen. 

But Tommy is certainly looking good up forward, and his fill in ruck work is coming along.

If frosty can clean up his disposal and improve on his awareness, he is gonna be a great bloody player for us.

 

Just now, monoccular said:

mmmmmmm 

I mark him very hard and wouldn't have him in the team but he won back a few points in that quarter. 

Need to take advantage of Carlton probably 2 players down. Much better because we didn't handpass as much. 

Gee we better win because I have some annoying Carlton fans near me. 

Just now, Clint Bizkit said:

When Oliver got a free kick from Gibbs, a third player (possibly Wright) came in and pushed Oliver while he was waiting to get the ball back. How is that not a 50 metre penalty?

Technically it probably was 50m, but I think it was well umpired.

Getting smashed in clearances but Goodwin's more attacking game plan paying dividends.

Frost and Hibberd great great again. Old-timers Vince and Lewis OK.

Need a lift from Hannan, Gawn, Jesse and jeff.

It's early days and still think he'll be ok but T-Mac is slowly becoming the KPF we were hoping Hogan would become.  Imagine if Hulk gets up and going in the 2nd half of this year and we get Watts, Jones & Viney back