NON-MFC: Opening Round

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

Weren’t we into Acres at one point? Solid winger can take a great mark. 

[leave it to deever 17,553]

Crowd sounds like a Carlton home game.

[Sir Why You Little 37,241]

This will be one of the great chokes in a Season if Vegas lose this. I am actually shocked after watching the first 40 minutes. They absolutely had Carlton on the ropes, playing fast aggressive footy 

Bathwater?

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

Who do we want to lose more?

[leave it to deever 17,553]

Some more iffy highs being paid to Carlton.

Edited March 8, 2024 by leave it to deever

[leave it to deever 17,553]

And we smashed this mob last week.

They were obviously resting during it.

Maybe we should have as well.

[rolling fog 1,208]

Blues seem connected end to end.

Makes me sick. 

[Lord Travis 10,763]

12 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Weren’t we into Acres at one point? Solid winger can take a great mark. 

Probably, but never realistically in the picture for whatever reason. That trade was baffling and has to be draft tampering. Carlton gave up a future third round pick for Acres, who had just been Freos best player in the finals before exit. He's a good footballer and has toweled us up a few times now.

[Lord Travis 10,763]

Just goes to show preseason matches are completely and utterly irrelevant. We belted Carlton last week. They come out next week in the real stuff and best Brisbane up at the gabba. We come out and roll over to the Swans.

[rolling fog 1,208]

1 minute ago, leave it to deever said:

And we smashed this mob last week.

They were obviously resting during it.

Maybe we should have as well.

I guess they realised nothing’s won in February.

The Blues have had a ripping summer by all accounts. 

[The heart beats true 18,178]

Gees that’s a horror show from Brisbane.

[Lord Travis 10,763]

Makes me sick seeing Carlton leapfrog past us this past year. The only difference between us is they play fast aggressive football with ball in hand and can hit leading forward targets.

[BDA 22,957]

Great game it has to be said

huge result for Carlton. sets up the season for them.

Lions really [censored] the bed. Pathetic second half from them

[Graeme Yeats' Mullet 6,787]

Eat [censored] Zorko

[Maldonboy38 6,406]

That was a really good game of footy, and as much as I hate to say it, a great win from the Blues. 

Dees take note - foot skills create wins.

[monoccular 17,607]

Bears' massive choke - Normanic proportions.   

Were the Bears cocky or the Blues inspired?

[Devil In Disguise 2,278]

Nice choke by the Lions. 🤮

[titan_uranus 25,056]

1 minute ago, Lord Travis said:

Makes me sick seeing Carlton leapfrog past us this past year. The only difference between us is they play fast aggressive football with ball in hand and can hit leading forward targets.

What do you mean the only difference?

They have a midfield that is as good as ours if not better (with Walsh to come back), a forward line with a generational FF, a powerful CHF and proper small forwards, and a defence which has Weitering to come back. 

They have forward half talent we’d kill for and they maximise that talent. 

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

2 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

That was a really good game of footy, and as much as I hate to say it, a great win from the Blues. 

Dees take note - foot skills create wins.

I love the movement and presentation of olayera from both sides. We look really stagnant in front of the ball apart from a few passages.

[Dee Zephyr 19,269]

It’s going to be one of those wacky years folks.
Everyone thought Carlton was dead after a quarter and a half of footy. 

Loooooong way to go 

Edited March 8, 2024 by Dee Zephyr

[dl4e 5,851]

I don't care what people think. Lions threw that game away. 

[BoBo 2,941]

Kiddy Coleman was a huge out for Brissy. They didn’t have anyone in the backline with a cool head to quieten the game down. He is also one of the best field kicks. Unironically made a big difference losing him. 

[dees189227 12,441]

Gee Carlton had a few good players out.

See the team that kicked straight wins.

Brisbane had 7 more scoring shots

[BoBo 2,941]

Lyon saying the conditions were humid and tough to play in? If that’s true then we have no excuse for how we played. Both teams looked like they were in completely dry weather tonight. 
 

WTF

[At the break of Gawn 4,460]

Credit to Carlton. They made some big tactical changes at half time and won territory. If only our coaching staff would make in-game moves…