POSTGAME: Rd 22 vs Carlton

[Jaded No More 68,896]

8 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Yes it was lol Can clearly see his fingers moved.

The Carlton defender certainly didn’t seem to plead his case. 
 

[spirit of norm smith 16,438]

4 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

Pretty poor last few minutes, we’re supposed to have plans for situations like that except the plan seemed to be bomb it to a pack of 20 players, have a couple of hail mary shots from 50 (ok Salem’s wasn’t that far and he should’ve kicked it, Trac was robbed but it wasn’t the right option imo) and repeat bombing it. Gotta be better than that. 

Blues were good though, pressure was massive. Clarry not quite up to speed yet

Ditto.  We are our own downfall!!! 
 

Insanity.  Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Bombing it in … FFS

[layzie 33,793]

Feel burnt to a crisp after that one. The one player we needed was the one we lost last week. Those bomb and hopes never looked a chance om the last minute.

Well played Carlton but that is a really tough one to swallow.

[Ted Lasso 19,500]

2 best teams in the competition going head to head in an absolute 18 round belter. bloody loved the game, hated the result. 

there was SOOOOOO much to like about our performance and i am more confident we can win it all.

No team outside of the two that played tonight is capable of playing at that level. and the scary part is neither were at our best.

[poita 3,902]

The better team on the night won, but I'm not convinced that Petracca's kick was touched.

So many of our players just cruise along at about 70% - Salem, Hunter, Langdon and Grundy to name four. Salem was especially poor. 

I'm not convinced Hibberd was a good sub choice. We need impact in the middle, not a defender getting two nothing touches. I'm also worried about Bowey - he is clearly the weakest link in our defence. 

Ultimately we lost because we gave up soft goals at the start of the third and fourth quarters. We can't afford to do that in the finals. 

[GCDee 3,199]

That was a goal… clear as day. 

[Roost it far 8,254]

Hardly the end of the world. 
Smith is a handy forward and an absolute liability down back. Grundy gave Max plenty of rest and that’s it. I still think we look better with Tomlinson down back. 

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

It’s all about team selection, if we get it right we look so much better.

Jordon should never have been in the team, Hibberd has confirmed he’s a lock for finals. I’d still have Tomlinson in there and Hibberd over one of McVee/Salem/Bowey who are all guns but Hibberd so important.

Grundy isn’t a forward, he’s a ruck who rests forward which is why we need Smith down there as well and ideally another marking option if we have any.

Melksham isn’t a lock anymore if he can’t take marks.

[Superunknown 4,217]

I’d like to understand how the umpires can go without being held to account 

week after week after week

AFL house needs to hire scomo and whatshername that just lost her aukus gig to design an roboumpire scheme that hounds transgressors out of a job

jesus wept 

it’s making the game unwatchable

[Devil In Disguise 2,278]

Brayshaw played his guts out tonight.

[Dee Zephyr 19,267]

We fell asleep the first 5 mins of the last and that was costly because we had the game on our terms towards end of the 3rd.

We were 5 metres away from that call. Once he called touched they were never going to overturn it. Watching it live it wasn’t touched. 

[Chook 15,012]

Just do away with score reviews. We have umpires for a reason. They should be asked for their opinion and that should be final.

[Demon_spurs 1,846]

1 minute ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

You wouldn't be saying that if it was a final its a flawed system, just get the decisions you can right that's what the videos for.

#FMD.

Really the video is a sham, grainy footage, no clear angles, for a multi million dollar sport its a joke, and please dont cofuse my statement with my level of disappointment, I would love to have pipped the blues again on the siren. 

If you want to see VAR done properly watch the soccer. AFL is a tight fisted joke

[BDA 22,743]

Could have won it but it’s a tough competition. Carlton played very well. Brought plenty of heat. We let them get the jump on us at the start of the 4th and that was the game. Disappointing after wrestling the game back on our terms.

we’re still in it up to our necks.

go dees

edit: I haven’t seen replays of tracs non goal. Inconclusive from the replays at the ground.

Edited August 12, 2023 by BDA

[demon3165 2,717]

2 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

I know the goal line decisions going to be the main talking point but really we have so many problems that need addressing before worrying about that. 
 

Selection on a greasy/wet night was not great.

Still love bomving it long to outnumbered or out sized contests.

Players don’t shepherd for each other, don’t do the hard yards for each other.

Max whinges more than the whole of England. Also flops around like a fish out of water.

Salem has some of the worst disposals I’ve seen in a long time. He was once elite at hitting a target now he is elite at panicking and butchering the ball.

As bizarre as it sounds Petty out might cost us any chance. 

Right about Salem he is so used to dinky kicks he can no longer kick past 40 and panics in his disposals now, some shocking mistakes.

[Surfer Dee 210]

Brutal game. Insane intensity. Forget top two, that was the type of footy we need to be playing. That'll get us to a prelim (anything can happen from there). Undone by a few lucky bounces, kicks that fell short and a damn good midfielder in Cripps. Nothing to be ashamed of here, let's replay it in September.
 

[Stinger 463]

The side on camera shot clearly showed a decent gap between his hand and the ball? But they only played that about once compared to the other angles? Am I being biased or did anyone else see that shown once and then they went back to the two which I agree were inconclusive….

[rolling fog 1,207]

6 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

SWYL is very Angry 

That was a goal

i HATE everything about Carlton. There is no difference between them and Collingwood 

Never Forget that

Their massive sense of entitlement - this separates them from the filth. 

[Jack7 528]

The soft call should have been a goal and check to see if it was touched

 

Insufficient evidence

 

We Win

 

We'll take back 2nd spot next week when the Pies beat the Lions at Marvel and we beat the Hawks

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,817]

Unlike our last 5 opponents since the GWS loss, Carlton went the full distance in terms of defensive pressure.

Definitely 2017 Richmond/2021 Melbourne vibes about them.

Credit to us for never giving up but we’ve probably blown top 2.

 

[Demon_spurs 1,846]

Why cant the soft call be " I don't know" ? Takes out the soft call and makes the propeller heads do their job

 

[ElDiablo14 4,998]

9 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

I have major issues with Salem running into an open goal, unpressured, and not making the distance from about 42 metres. I just don't get it. Furious with that.

Great game of footy, but we were beaten at our own game and looked slow around the contest, especially at stoppages. 

Yes he was abismal tonight, same as Langdon and Melksham MIA.

[premiers in my lifetime? 30]

Tmac will only need 8 touches tomorrow and will walk into Grundy/ sub spot next week

Edited August 12, 2023 by premiers in my lifetime?

[picket fence 17,140]

GRUNDY SHOCKINGLY INSIPID CAN WE OFLOAD ASAP?

[Sir Why You Little 37,030]

3 minutes ago, Smokey said:

Good to hear from you! 

I was incarcerated for many months 

Thin wam gruel was my only meal…