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1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Critical question.  I have gutted two bottles of Shiraz - should I crack another ?

Down the hatch Uncle 

 

Obviously the Blues player Durdin? cant do his maths. They only needed a point for a draw to make finals. He picked the worst of 3 options. The low risk as well as best option play was to kick deep to the goal square. He ignored a couple of moderate risk kicks to players inside 50 but went for the defensive kick to the pocket where there was no Carlton player there because they were not expecting it to go there. Huge misstep. 

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3 hours ago, BDA said:

And Jamie Elliot is a class player. Balls of steel. Despite playing for the pies I can't hate him and Pendlebury

Remember we tried to get him a few years ago.

The First Crack just showed some more incredibly damning footage for Carlton fans.

Curnow has the ball at half forward in a set play after a mark just before the Elliot go ahead goal. He has Durdin all on his own on the 50, but ignores him and goes deep where they turn it over. But that wasn't really the problem. The problem was somehow behind Curnow Carlton were outnumbered. Collingwood had Elliot and Ginnivan free.

So on the turnover, Carlton were out of position and outnumbered. Elliot kicked the goal, game over.

As they pointed out on the TV, that sort of thing just doesn't happen with sides like us or Geelong. For us, we never would have sent extra numbers into our forward 50 to try to score, and May and Lever behind the ball would have been marshalling the troops.


1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Critical question.  I have gutted two bottles of Shiraz - should I crack another ?

Go for it Uncle. If you are still conscious! 

Also Huddo on the The First Crack said if our game was scheduled on the Thursday, that little weasel Papley would have been unavailable due to the concussion protocols.

1 hour ago, John Crow Batty said:

Obviously the Blues player Durdin? cant do his maths. They only needed a point for a draw to make finals. He picked the worst of 3 options. The low risk as well as best option play was to kick deep to the goal square. He ignored a couple of moderate risk kicks to players inside 50 but went for the defensive kick to the pocket where there was no Carlton player there because they were not expecting it to go there. Huge misstep. 

That’s going to stay with him fr a long time. It just had to go to the goal line. So obvious 🤦‍♂️

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3 hours ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Let me have a stab at the finals fixturing.

Thurs-   Bris v Rich

Fri-   Geel v Coll

Sat Twilight- Freo v WB

Sat Nigh- Melb v Syd

or Thurs- Freo v WB

Sat twlight- Bris v Rich

Friday and Sat night stay the same.

Got one right 🤪


1 hour ago, titan_uranus said:

The First Crack just showed some more incredibly damning footage for Carlton fans.

Curnow has the ball at half forward in a set play after a mark just before the Elliot go ahead goal. He has Durdin all on his own on the 50, but ignores him and goes deep where they turn it over. But that wasn't really the problem. The problem was somehow behind Curnow Carlton were outnumbered. Collingwood had Elliot and Ginnivan free.

So on the turnover, Carlton were out of position and outnumbered. Elliot kicked the goal, game over.

As they pointed out on the TV, that sort of thing just doesn't happen with sides like us or Geelong. For us, we never would have sent extra numbers into our forward 50 to try to score, and May and Lever behind the ball would have been marshalling the troops.

There was a few more problems after that which may be brought up.

One when a Carlton player kicked long to an outnumber in the square when McKay was out on the flank 15 metres away. Why kick it long when your best contested mark is not there.

Another thing I remember is the red headed wingman (not a bad player) virtually walked the ball out of play on the half forward line with a minute or less to play...it was all or nothing and he showed nothing...needed to dive and knock the ball in board, a Wayne Harmes move but feebly let it go out.

Cripps had a great game but tried to win it on his own in the end...it is a team game Patrick.

They really didn't deserve the win in the end. Well done Collingwood.

5 hours ago, layzie said:

Kiss is playing tonight so why not. Melbourne Rock City!

 

Just got back from the Concert...... What a BLAST!!!!

10 hours ago, Demonstone said:

I think it's only happened once and that was against a low-drawing Fremantle (who knocked off the Cats!) in 2012.

When the new stand is finished, Geelong would be well within their rights to demand a home final.

The "taxpayer oval" is not upto AFL standards as it is now LET ALONE good enough for finals. Can you imagine the cry if ever a final was played there with a decent supported club. Tickets would have to be 50/50% but their "entitled" lot will not accept that.


10 hours ago, Ben E said:

Let’s get >80k like in ‘87 when we absolutely destroyed them!

And similar figures against North Melbourne (who were really good back then).

10 hours ago, Hellish Inferno said:

Wow he may have his teeth, but that is a ripper mullet.

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Oh man I can't wait until this feral mob are silenced, hopefully by us

AFL members by the look. Their members not a patch on our members. They must be ex cheer squad as way back a dentist mob sponsored their cheer squad and were given massive discounts. Not sure how many took it up but a neighbour of mine did received treatment.

6 hours ago, picket fence said:

Just got back from the Concert...... What a BLAST!!!!

Nice one Pickett!

I suspect the Blues don't have what all good teams do - an elite decision making coach. if they do I'd be amazed.

Cats have had one since Bombers days - David Wheadon for example.  We have in Yze.

The Blues decison making up close and live in the past two weeks tells me they don't or they footballers with zero Footy I.Q.

We are blessed with Lever, Oliver, Max , Trac, May, Salem etc.  And jake Bowey who was drafted according to Jason taylor becasue he was rated at draft camp as elite in both kicking and decision making.


11 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Go for it Uncle. If you are still conscious! 

I hope he surfaces in time to get onto Ticketek for his tickets...😐

 
2 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Last week with 13 seconds to go Carlton were playing finals.

Yesterday with 3 mins to go nothing had changed.

2 hours ago, Demon17 said:

I suspect the Blues don't have what all good teams do - an elite decision making coach. if they do I'd be amazed.

Cats have had one since Bombers days - David Wheadon for example.  We have in Yze.

The Blues decison making up close and live in the past two weeks tells me they don't or they footballers with zero Footy I.Q.

We are blessed with Lever, Oliver, Max , Trac, May, Salem etc.  And jake Bowey who was drafted according to Jason taylor becasue he was rated at draft camp as elite in both kicking and decision making.

2 Coleman medallist’s..15 shots on goal .4 goals kicked…game over!! (& we complain about our goal kicking ) 


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