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We are so clearly down an experienced midfield rotation, especially with Oliver’s prep.

Gus was a huge loss.

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    Still think we'll make game of this. It's been a [censored] show thus far, but we'll get to see what our leaders are made of in the second half. 

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    Just now, layzie said:

     What do you want me to do? 

    Give up and go home/turn the game off. Not worth it for your mental health.

    It's a long season but a winless finals exit sure looks on the cards again.

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    I am selling very special bath water gin for $98 a bottle if anyone is interested

    It staggers my mind in a multi billion dollar enterprise one key component - umpiring - can be so bad

    Where is the accountability

    I know it's hard to umpire but [censored] 

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    I better say "We'll win it" now so I can drag up the post again later if it happens.

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    This is the most pathetic forward 50 display I’ve ever seen.

    Billings - 4 touches

    Fritsch - 3 touches

    Petty - 1 touch

    Pickett - 1 touch

    JVR - 7 touches and not one in our 50

    Inside 50s - 28 to 20 our way, and not a single score from any of them.


    The ball is being walked out. Everyone else is pulling their weight. No matter how good your midfield and defence is you can’t counter the ball being rebounded out so quickly.

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    5 goals down

    After inept footy for 2 quarters. Get our chit together this quarter were back in the game 

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    Hollands hits the ball away. Nothing. 
     

    Rivers hit in the head. Nothing. 
     

    Rivers smashed in contest. Nothing. 
     

    Viney tackled and gets rushed kick. Free to blues. 
     

    Martin in contested marking. Free kick to blues. 
     

    Curnow skill error. Out of bounds. Nothing. 
     

    Cripps throws the footy.  Nothing. 
     

    its criminal.  Umps are clearly instructed to favour Carlton.  Clearly. 

    They've been instructed by the powers that be.

    It's Blind Freddy and friends out there in Green.

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    1 minute ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    It shows what Windsor will do for us in a few years time. For now. It exposes Oliver lack of fitness. 

    Clarry having a stinker. 4 Clangers. 3 absolute up and under kicks to no one.  

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    1 minute ago, DiscoStu17 said:

    Yes, you would swear that their superannuation has just received a boost.

    However, Hanlon’s razor is probably at work:

    Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

    Absolute gold

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    Umpires cannot be blamed for that half

    when you are second to the ball and not playing in front you get what you deserve

    5 day break cannot be blamed either. Tiredness does not mean you kick to Weitering and McGovern over and over 

    Trac stood up that Q. ANB and Windsor did pretty well

    Our fwd line cannot function with the pathetic service they are getting

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    2 minutes ago, seventyfour said:

    Give up and go home/turn the game off. Not worth it for your mental health.

    It's a long season but a winless finals exit sure looks on the cards again.

    If that happens, coaching staff will be under heavy duress and questioning.

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    We just don’t have an in form midfielder unfortunately 

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    Well a couple of Carlton fans just got engaged on the big screen while Love Story by Taylor Swift was playing. 
    So…. Ummm… yeah 

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    Tall forwards getting outnumbered, that’s a work rate problem from our small forwards.

    Our delivery is pretty poor inside 50.

    Umps aren’t great, but they aren’t the cause of our problems. How about moving the ball aggressively?

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    A couple of match ups that seem to be exposing us big time …. Weitering  on petty and clarry on Cripps  (or don’t seems on the tv) 

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    Can anyone else decipher why when the ball hits the deck inside our forward 50 there seems to 4 carlton players immediately on top of it yet it seems more like 1 on 1s when its in our d50, if we cant retain the entries, we're not going to challenge at all. 

    Also can our midfield please get to work, Brisbane game we got smashed out of the centre and from memory the sydney game was a centre clearance demolition. amazing (or maybe it isnt amazing) how much rests on how effective your mids are at the contest. 

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    For christ sake drag Weitering away from the play, forwards move around instead of standing still and dragging your player with you, still cannot believe Stafford is in charge of the forward line.

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    And this is meant to be umpire appreciation round, screw me sideways AFL.

    Mediocre officiating to benefit one club.

     

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    Forwards completely smashed - almost zero possessions between them - so the ball is just coming straight out again. Weitering on Petty especially. 

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    Putrid first half.  Lucky to only be 5 goals down. 

    We can get back from this, but not if we continue to let them play it on their terms

    Goody needs to seriously shake them up

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    Fritta really needs to lift. Petty has gone back to playing bad footy.

    What is it with Thursday night games and our capacity not to play well

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    2 minutes ago, TheWiz said:

    This is the most pathetic forward 50 display I’ve ever seen.

    Billings - 4 touches

    Fritsch - 3 touches

    Petty - 1 touch

    Pickett - 1 touch

    JVR - 7 touches and not one in our 50

    Inside 50s - 28 to 20 our way, and not a single score from any of them.


    The ball is being walked out. Everyone else is pulling their weight. No matter how good your midfield and defence is you can’t counter the ball being rebounded out so quickly.

    this is because we haven’t hit a target inside 50 all game

    hard to pressure the ball when we kick direct to them 

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    Just now, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

    And this is meant to be umpire appreciation round, screw me sideways AFL.

    Mediocre officiating to benefit one club.

     

    It is umpires appreciate Carlton week. And Essendon of course.

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