John Crow Batty

Some good signs back. Won clearances and contested possessions well. Poor set shot kicking kept Carlton in the game.

Fans see us backsliding. Fans were led to believe that we will challenge for another another flag. So far our results have been mixed, playing well below our best and not matching it with stronger clubs. Many fans will vituperate accordingly.

Lots of sliding door moments. Luck, avoiding injuries, building momentum etc will be decisive in second half of season. We are not there yet. Last season Collingwood rode their luck with winning all their close finishes in regular season but 2 close losses killed their finals campaign. Their game was matched in heated finals pressure.

Our pressure in the past two games has been great but it’s like furiously dog paddling to stop from drowning. We stay in the game but never look like pinching the game. A veil of negativity has closed over us.

Gawn/Grundy combination not going well. It’s like they play in their own individual bubbles who randomly float, flop and bounce around the ground. Cant dominate centre clearances or stoppages or even break even and their marking contests are predictably crumbed by the opposition ad nauseum. The game looks like moving past these former greats.

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Team playing with no mojo. Narrm been boned by a kurdaitcha.

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On a serious note the Caminiti/Owen incident is very similar to the Neil Sachse/Kevin O’Keefe incident many years ago where Sachse charges at the ball and falls forward head first and hits O’Keefe’s knee who is coming the other way. Left Sachse a quadriplegic who eventually died of complications a couple of years ago.

The big Karrinyup shopping centre in Perth near my home is extremely busy today. Traffic everywhere, car park full and cars parked on verges risking fines. No one is home watching the WC game today and going for retail therapy instead.

Last night was deja vu for me. Was watching on AFL our game against Port in 2018 on a wet night in Adelaide. A real tough game like last night and we got murdered by maggots in the last quarter to make sure Port got up for a narrow victory. Uncanny the similarity.

North exceeded interchange limit from 75 to 76.

We are allowing far more inside 50’s as well as marks. Midfield and forwards not applying enough pressure when oppositions run hot and losing too many centre clearances. Then again we appear less defensively minded and scoring far more freely this season. This game thought the ball seemed camped in their forward line too often. Despite the wet conditions we couldn’t keep it bottled up when we had it forward. 18 to 6 tackles inside 50 tell a story. Astounding we were still in the game at the death.

Just beware, we are dealing with a scorned Christian here.

I cant believe we lost by four points when the was ball parked in our defensive 50 for about 70% of the game. It was like we only made cameo entries in attacking 50.

max wont take too many contested marks just standing without even attempting to jump.

Dropping marks for Port to clear effortlessly. murdered on the ground ball.

Tasmanian Kangaroos?

he has had a serious health issue in the past. Could be something to do with that.

Players in top teams that are past 25 years old and around the best 20-25 range get traded due to salary caps and regeneration. Players in bottom teams around same range get delisted. Like to keep him on a lower salary but his rewards as an AFL player will be extended either way.

At this stage kind of reminds me of 2018 when we had a soft draw and beat up on lower sides. We will see where we truly at in a few weeks. Port are hot and this will be as tough a game as going up against Collingwood.

it’s all about optics. If a player gets slung to the ground and takes an 8 count he will get opponent suspended.

Should take him to Adelaide anyway to catch up with his family.

Christian couldn’t land the big Roo so takes out the poor tweety bird for revenge.