Cripps out for the season

8 hours ago, Uncle Fester said:

Uh huh, Cool story, bro

That worked so well with your avatar! LOL.

4 hours ago, Biffen said:

Hunts non goal was superb .

Made four defenders look like statues.

I counted 11-12 very large steps.

Is it 15 steps or 15 metres?

It was an embarrassment that only the umpire could stop him for Carlton.

If it was Rioli, Franklin, Wingard, Betts. It would have been a goal.

2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

and the 50 to us was waaaay short of 50m

35m max!

2 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

On of the best things I read on the AFL site match report.

INJURIES 
Carlton: Cripps (left leg), White (left knee)
Melbourne: Nil

 

I do feel for Cripps, but so rapped that we have got through a game unscathed for once in recent weeks.

I would feel for Cripps too, if he didn't walk around the ground like he owned it, and be a big show off.......but he does

24 minutes ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

Cripps out for the season

Crippling blow for Carlton

( but then who gives a ..)

Karma's a bltch 

Edited July 10, 20178 yr by beelzebub

1 hour ago, jnrmac said:

The Carlton doctor gave two scathing medical reports: Cripps who played the following week with a supposed broken jaw!; and Rowe who mysteriously got concussion after the game but played the next week. If he got concussion during the game them the Docs were negligent letting him play on.

Carlton and their supporters can go forth and multiply.

Don;t know him personally, but i reckon Rowe could be the sort of bloke that would play better with concussion.....

2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

the hun said - hogan: dislocated finger

Next thing we will be accounting for broken nails as well.  Dislocated fingers are not much worse than a grazed knee, put it back in and play on, I've done one on each hand personally.

When Hunt kicked into Cripps' leg, my first fear was that Jayden had hurt himself, like when blokes do their knee when the smotherer falls across it.   Although I don't rejoice in Cripps' misfortune, I'm so glad we didn't pick up another new injury.

2 minutes ago, demonstone said:

When Hunt kicked into Cripps' leg, my first fear was that Jayden had hurt himself, like when blokes do their knee when the smotherer falls across it.   Although I don't rejoice in Cripps' misfortune, I'm so glad we didn't pick up another new injury.

We missed a bullet there, thank goodness!!!

4 hours ago, sue said:

Apologies if others have already mention this, but one thing that our players were doing a lot of in the game was tapping a ball towards a team mate rather than taking posession and getting tackled. Good to see.

They train for that. Noticed other teams do it as well. Becoming quite common now.

2 hours ago, jnrmac said:

The Carlton doctor gave two scathing medical reports: Cripps who played the following week with a supposed broken jaw!; and Rowe who mysteriously got concussion after the game but played the next week. If he got concussion during the game them the Docs were negligent letting him play on.

Carlton and their supporters can go forth and multiply.

NO. There's enough of the twats.

They r the "bruise free blues". 

Has as a nice ring to it. 

Some "interesting" coaches votes. Looks like someone gave Murphy 5 votes, Curnow 3 votes, Kreuzer 1 vote and McDonald no votes. He almost certainly got 5 from Goodwin, unless I was watching a different game.

CARLTON v MELBOURNE
9 Marc Murphy (Carl)
5 Charlie Curnow (Carl)
5 Tom McDonald (Melb)
5 Christian Petracca (Melb)
4 Clayton Oliver (Melb)
1 Matthew Kreuzer (Carl)
1 Neville Jetta (Melb)

I read the HUN today and thought Carlton had won. The whole article was about Curnow and little else. The media freaking love the Blues and I can't work out why. They are the kings of getting heaps of the footy and doing Jack with it, not to mention their game style being horrible to watch. 

5 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

I read the HUN today and thought Carlton had won. The whole article was about Curnow and little else. The media freaking love the Blues and I can't work out why. They are the kings of getting heaps of the footy and doing Jack with it, not to mention their game style being horrible to watch. 

They probably had he better of the play, they're a developing team where we were 2-3 years ago, and we were expected to win despite our injuries (which I definitely feel have been underplayed by the media). 

I'm happy for us to go back to flying under the radar. 

5 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

I read the HUN today and thought Carlton had won. The whole article was about Curnow and little else. The media freaking love the Blues and I can't work out why. They are the kings of getting heaps of the footy and doing Jack with it, not to mention their game style being horrible to watch. 

Can't be too surprised. For years the losing team has been the story over us, regardless of how good a win it was.

Didn't see any sympathy for us when our two injuries in the Anzac Eve match cost us the game, was nothing but media fellatio to Richmond.

Just now, Pates said:

They probably had he better of the play, they're a developing team where we were 2-3 years ago, and we were expected to win despite our injuries (which I definitely feel have been underplayed by the media). 

I'm happy for us to go back to flying under the radar. 

I'm happy for us to fly under the radar, but how often do you see a columnist (Sam Landsberger in this case) fawn over a losing side as he did?  

And for the record, we have plenty of good players missing and the Blues, for all their 'brilliance' this year, still couldn't get the job done.  They have 5 wins for the year and some very ugly losses.  Bolton is doing well, but they will need to do plenty from here to keep up with the pack in the coming years as many of their good players are getting long in the tooth.

2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

I'm happy for us to fly under the radar, but how often do you see a columnist (Sam Landsberger in this case) fawn over a losing side as he did?  

And for the record, we have plenty of good players missing and the Blues, for all their 'brilliance' this year, still couldn't get the job done.  They have 5 wins for the year and some very ugly losses.  Bolton is doing well, but they will need to do plenty from here to keep up with the pack in the coming years as many of their good players are getting long in the tooth.

Certain reporters seem to have this right favourites. Doesn't make great reading if you're on the other side but it is what it is. 

Haven't got the chance to read too many papers yet but is Nev Jetta continuing to be the forgotten man? The fact he still doesn't get recognition for his craft when for me he IS the best small defender in the game is mind boggling. 

Coaches votes are in 

 

CARLTON v MELBOURNE
9 Marc Murphy (Carl)
5 Charlie Curnow (Carl)
5 Tom McDonald (Melb)
5 Christian Petracca (Melb)
4 Clayton Oliver (Melb)
1 Matthew Kreuzer (Carl)
1 Neville Jetta (Melb)

 

How the **** does Tom Mac not get best on ground. Was the difference between the two sides. And while Curnow's game was good it wasn't equal to Tom's.

One could deduce that a certain senior coach omitted McDonald from his votes, while another gave him BOG.

28 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

Can't be too surprised. For years the losing team has been the story over us, regardless of how good a win it was.

Didn't see any sympathy for us when our two injuries in the Anzac Eve match cost us the game, was nothing but media fellatio to Richmond.

Spot on.  I distinctly recall the media fawning over how good the Tigers were and how they were a legit finals side because they came from behind to win in the last term.  Vomit inducing stuff.

3 hours ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

Cripps out for the season

Fox sports just said Clayton Oliver kicked Cripps in the back of the leg. 

I must need my eyes checked cause I could of sworn it was Hunt!!!!!

Does anyone in the media do their jobs right?????

Just now, DemonOX said:

Fox sports just said Clayton Oliver kicked Cripps in the back of the leg. 

I must need my eyes checked cause I could of sworn it was Hunt!!!!!

Does anyone in the media do their jobs right?????

You're joking, right?!

3 minutes ago, Deemented Are Go! said:

You're joking, right?!

No they had the vision of Hunt kicking him and the presenter said Oliver. 

They don't even look similar  

Its pathetic. 

Edited July 10, 20178 yr by DemonOX