Just one point that hasn't been mentioned.



flower it was cold

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Let's be frank about this. Simmo gets the ball too often for my liking. His dinky kicks don't serve us in the long run. Never have never will.

Like most I have loved his courage and consistency during our darkest years . However, his impact on games has never been great for the amount of ball he gets.

This is the WBD Post Game thread so I was actually just talking about this game. Not the entire season. Nor was I trying to compare across every Carlton midfielder. It was just a simple observation that Mark had a poor game today in my opinion and a couple of less skilled players had by their standards decent games.

Do you think Mark played well today?

For all the talk about how we haven't scored over 100 in 27 games, this is our percentage over that 27 game period (trend in red):

Interesting stuff Verbs.

Some of the mental gymnastics that occur here after a loss.

We're rebuilding and the injuries are taking a toll.

Just look at it as another game where some of our kids got a look at how some Premiership footballers go about their business. The Doggies are by no means flying but theres still plenty to be taken away from watching them operate.

Thankyou Beantown.
(Picks up a battered Captain & Simmo after the stoning, and helps them, limping & bleeding, back to safety.)

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That’s not a political statement — it’s a harsh reality, and we must act,” she said. “He is a clear and present danger to the things that keep us strong and free. I support impeachment.”

Very very nice point. I like it.

That's the spirit!

The Dogs did bring a high level of intensity, Finals fury like from the Premier, after the first 15 minutes.

Against that backdrop, with Cripps missing, we were going to struggle to win, but got so damn close a few times.

We just don't give up, and that's a great sign moving forward.

I thought the same about Charlie after the Demons game.

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That's quite interesting Verbs................. cheers for that.

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"
- Aristotle

There's been a huge list turnover in both years.

No doubt in my mind there has been a huge improvement.

We seem to be in the game throughout the game.
We show ability to fight our way back in the game.

I think you have to look at the personnel we have on the field before you judge, I suspect, BB and the coaching staff.
Murphy isn't really breaking lines and setting up play. He's filling gaps and doing that well, but I expect him to be flying the flag in the coal face.

Kids are ... kids.

SPS and Fisher are not even 20yo in their first year.

Sumner Graham not up to it....and that's just the small guys who move the ball.

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1/3 of our team yesterday played for Northern in Round 1.

Are you sure that Carlton want to keep Casboult? Are you sure there's interest?
I'm glad you stick up for Cas, and highlight his positives for a team with the weakest forwardline in the AFL.
Lets not forget you've had a pro Levi agenda for a couple of years now despite his weaknesses.
And lets note he's the best we've got for now...that we know.

I think he's a good buffer for developing stars like Curnow and SOJ, and if Kerr and McKay are given a go.
Therefore he has an important development role to play for now. Levi is not the future at his age.
I'm not sure about playing Casboult with McKay, Kerr, Curnow and SOJ in the same forwardline...then there's Ben SOS coming too.
One day the abovementioned are going to have to stand up without Cas.
A better midfield group will allow that. imo

I can see the benefit of having him, but as soon as we can get something for him and start again the better.
You can't rely on Cas to be having a shot in a Prelim let alone a GF to win the game.
That's what its all about.

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I saw that, along with a few other misses from our experienced players.

There's players running into spaces. We should be looking for spaces to kick too.
Maybe our seniors don't have the confidence our young ones (or anyone for that matter0 are going to lead to those spots.
Bottom line is, that they are....and that's a good thing.

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You're on your own there WOW.

He is admired by the football community.

He does dinky little ones, but they connect. AND he breaks lines and sets up goals....from the backline!

Simmo will be missed in 2019. I hope Willo learns the craft in the mean time.

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Rebuilding is all good with everyone................until we have the inevitable bad game young sides have. Then supporters lose it, everyone is no good, there side is going nowhere etc....lol.

By 2025 we'll be freakin' unbeatable!

colder here in Hobart............

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one you knock back is one you never have

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“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman

Pretty much. Geelong and Hawthorn took the best part of ten years from their first rebuild drafts to domination. 2025 is about right.