Roost it far

No team wins every clearance, we lost a couple out the front at the wrong time. Now we make sure we don’t do it again when it really matters

How do you know this?

That’s because he knows nothing will change the result and his focus is now Hawthorn.

Also in hindsight we did come pretty hard at them in the second half of the quarter and really should have won when Salem stormed into a sitter.

I wonder if Goodwin had his time again he’d of started Gawn, Petracca, Oliver and Viney in the middle for the first 10 of the last quarter?

He works hard does the Melk

Had we slept through the first quarter Carlton would have kicked 10 goals. Our defence was water tight, wide awake. Rewatch the match, we were very very good.

It’s quite damning.

Not sure I agree with Weitering getting a vote

Personally I think we’ll win both games and this thread will be a moot point. Our loss to Carlton was one of those games where the chips don’t fall your way. It wasn’t season ending or a sign of significant weaknesses being exposed. We’re actually playing bldooy good footy atm.

Too sensible, try running around flayling your arms

That loss will fire this group up no end. Too much hard work has been done to let it slip now. i'm expecting 2 tight fought wins to round out the season. looking forward to the response on sunday

Whilst I agree umpire bashing is pointless the standard of umpiring across the game is way below standard for the biggest game in town. Then there’s ARC!

This has been spoken about on footy shows. It’s poor umpiring along with the rest of it

Fear and Loathing

My worry is you lot. lose to the Hawks……FFS

The game is not on 2 centre clearances. Winning them can be down to the bounce of an oval shaped ball. I watched our defence withstand a withering start by a confident and pumped Carlton. I then watched an arm wrestle that in the end could have fallen either way. As I said I’d back us 95/100 to win that game. But you don’t win them all. Fritsch back is exactly what we need. I’ll back an undersized, mobile attack in good weather at the G. I’m a believer because we’re a bloody fantastic side. it wasn’t the game because Salem, ANB and Petracca all just missed in the dying minutes.

Beautifully put

I thought we had them at the end of the third and was disappointed with the 2 goals at the start of the last. I’m still unsure why we don’t get better value from Max’s dominance.

And so WILL an inform……..

it’s a game built on confidence and effort for them atm. They’re playing better now without those players than they were with them. McKay throws them out. Walsh has been out more than in and Cerra is good but no star. I’ll take our midfield over there’s. Put Cerra and Walsh in last night I think it stays the same game.

That won’t necessarily improve them.

Damn straight. As my new to football partner said “What so we don’t even protest!” I remain confident of success

Only Carlton is playing great footy atm of all the contenders. Do you seriously think we don’t have their measure in a final?