Gawn - excellent from centre

Viney - bullocking of old

Petracca - great after first

Fritsch - four quarter effort

Melksham - smart and important

Lever - a slow liability

McVee - little to enthuse

Pickett - always looked dangerous

McDonald - never drop again

Salem - regularly intercepted well

Tholstrup - one important disposal

Swallow - an indecipherable role

Rivers - just a game

Langford - impressive four quarters

Turner - strong after first

Oliver - a solid game

van Rooyen - good in bursts

Jefferson - finally showed promise

Chandler - some clever touches

Langdon - valuable running game

Bowey - not as noticeable

Lindsay - obviously has tired

Windsor - had no Input

Jefferson - learn to kick

Just now, chook fowler said:

Jefferson - learn to kick

Could have had 4 but two were difficult shots

Bowey – solid as usual.

McDonald – fully justified selection.

McVee – Struggled at times.

Turner – becoming defensive kingpin.

Lever – slow and ineffective.

Langford – another classy display.

Lindsay – some neat touches.

Rivers – gained good ground.

Salem – accurate with disposals.

Langdon – did his job.

Gawn – outgunned Xerri decisively.

Viney – our midfield terrier.

Sparrow – good work rate.

Tholstrup – contributed very little.

Oliver – looking hungry again.

Petracca – superb final quarter.

Melksham – matchwinning forward craft.

Pickett – pace and style.

Chandler – useful goal contributions.

Fritsch – showed welcome accuracy.

Van Rooyen  - improved general play.

Jefferson – impacted in contests.

Windsor – had few opportunities.

As great as Kozzie is as a forward he's best in the middle.

34 minutes ago, joeboy said:

Gawn - excellent from centre

Viney - bullocking of old

Petracca - great after first

Fritsch - four quarter effort

Melksham - smart and important

Lever - a slow liability

McVee - little to enthuse

Pickett - always looked dangerous

McDonald - never drop again

Salem - regularly intercepted well

Tholstrup - one important disposal

Swallow - an indecipherable role

Rivers - just a game

Langford - impressive four quarters

Turner - strong after first

Oliver - a solid game

van Rooyen - good in bursts

Jefferson - finally showed promise

Chandler - some clever touches

Langdon - valuable running game

Bowey - not as noticeable

Lindsay - obviously has tired

Windsor - had no Input

Who is Swallow?

1 hour ago, Previously known as LITD. said:

As great as Kozzie is as a forward he's best in the middle.

Who is Swallow?

The one called Sparrow - who thinks he’s a Swallow because of Xerri: hope he gets 5 weeks too!

Langford - kicks to advantage

McVee - mismatch on Darling.

1 hour ago, monoccular said:

McVee - mismatch on Darling.

How does that even happen

16 hours ago, Dee-tonator said:

Bowey – solid as usual.

McDonald – fully justified selection.

McVee – Struggled at times.

Turner – becoming defensive kingpin.

Lever – slow and ineffective.

Langford – another classy display.

Lindsay – some neat touches.

Rivers – gained good ground.

Salem – accurate with disposals.

Langdon – did his job.

Gawn – outgunned Xerri decisively.

Viney – our midfield terrier.

Sparrow – good work rate.

Tholstrup – contributed very little.

Oliver – looking hungry again.

Petracca – superb final quarter.

Melksham – matchwinning forward craft.

Pickett – pace and style.

Chandler – useful goal contributions.

Fritsch – showed welcome accuracy.

Van Rooyen  - improved general play.

Jefferson – impacted in contests.

Windsor – had few opportunities.

Your three word analysis looked like the game I was attending, not Joeboys game analysis who must have been attending another game

Much much better

22 hours ago, chook fowler said:

Jefferson - learn to kick

I thought he was alright although 2 shots, and I cant believe I am saying this, should have been around the corner.

6 hours ago, hank said:

Your three word analysis looked like the game I was attending, not Joeboys game analysis who must have been attending another game

Don't agree! " Turner " becoming defensive kingpin, not on yesterdays stat's Seriously I thought he had a poor game.

AF 31, Disposals 7, Tackles 1.

23 hours ago, joeboy said:

Gawn - excellent from centre

Viney - bullocking of old

Petracca - great after first

Fritsch - four quarter effort

Melksham - smart and important

Lever - a slow liability

McVee - little to enthuse

Pickett - always looked dangerous

McDonald - never drop again

Salem - regularly intercepted well

Tholstrup - one important disposal

Swallow - an indecipherable role

Rivers - just a game

Langford - impressive four quarters

Turner - strong after first

Oliver - a solid game

van Rooyen - good in bursts

Jefferson - finally showed promise

Chandler - some clever touches

Langdon - valuable running game

Bowey - not as noticeable

Lindsay - obviously has tired

Windsor - had no Input

100% agree again Joeboy!

@joeboy , where’s yours for Carlton?

19 minutes ago, SadDee said:

@joeboy , where’s yours for Carlton?

C B F

I think Goodwin's main issue this year is getting his side mentally up for the games against the mediocre sides residing in that 11th - 15th range.

Every time we had a big win or a very meritorious loss to a good side, we've absolutely come out flat as a pancake and totally S T bed against mediocrity.

1) Excellent performance against GWS in round 1 - worst loss in years to North in round 2

2) Followed up our best 2 weeks in a very long time (Brisbane and Sydney wins) only to concede 6 quick first quarter goals to St Kilda and play catch up all day.

3) Put in our fourth best performance of the year on Kings Birthday to then lose a very winnable game to the mediocre Port Adelaide in round 14.

4) After beating North, the fixture provided us with a very kind 3 weeks of winning football, only to back it up with a pathetic 3 goal first half against a VFL team in Carlton.

We also got schooled by an extremely average Essendon football club in Gather Round after showing some positive signs against Geelong in round 4.

Goodwin hasn't arrested this trend and it's been mighty disappointing.

It sounds like he's safe for next year, but if the decision was hanging in the balance, the Carlton loss should've been one too many. How we lost to a team missing 10 players (and it showed in the VFL game as we thrashed Carlton's seconds who barely had a listed player) is completely unacceptable from the coach and the playing group.

Edited July 22, 2025Jul 22 by Bring-Back-Powell

On 13/07/2025 at 16:02, joeboy said:

Gawn - excellent from centre

Viney - bullocking of old

Petracca - great after first

Fritsch - four quarter effort

Melksham - smart and important

Lever - a slow liability

McVee - little to enthuse

Pickett - always looked dangerous

McDonald - never drop again

Salem - regularly intercepted well

Tholstrup - one important disposal

Swallow - an indecipherable role

Rivers - just a game

Langford - impressive four quarters

Turner - strong after first

Oliver - a solid game

van Rooyen - good in bursts

Jefferson - finally showed promise

Chandler - some clever touches

Langdon - valuable running game

Bowey - not as noticeable

Lindsay - obviously has tired

Windsor - had no Input

Joeboy are you OK, if not hope you are right soon, otherwise we aren’t used to missing out on your 3 Word player analysis Vs Carlton.