That quote lacks sense IMHO. Carlton beat the Saints and Cats because they were better on the day. They played with confidence, tackled hard, caused the turnover and punished the opposition who were running forward of the play.
You dont beat quality opposition by accident.
I'd also like Wallsy to define "ordinary".

I understand he's frustrated and so am I but coming out with statements that are diametrically opposed to statements of 6 weeks ago are embarrassing.
Yes we're playing poor football at the moment but it's more about mindset than talent. We need to start working harder and many other aspects of the game will fall into place. Like most other teams we score quickly when we force the opposition to give the ball up. Whether by tackling or applying pressure and causing turnovers. When you cause turnovers, you catch the opposition out on the transition and space and often the corridor are yours to utilise. That results in open forward lines and quick ball movement.

Our biggest issue at the moment is we're only getting an opportunity to get our hands on the ball at stoppages and kick ins. You wont win many games of footy that way. The opposition have set their zones up and any forward ball movement is slow or high risk. Forget corridor footy, forget playing on. They should be viewed as outcomes, not pre-determined actions. If you tackle with intent, hit the contest hard and get the ball back off the opposition when they're in an attacking mindset, the corridor and the opportunity to run the ball in space will be yours. Then you'll see the confidence, attacking run and skills return with it.
The challenge then for the coaches is to retain the correct balance of attacking/defensive workrate.

Essendon* cheated, simple as that

What parts do you consider over the top Jimmae?

Opinions on particular players ability ???

The comments on Bower just show how little Walls actually knows about each player - the guy has struggled with injury for the entire season.

You only have to look at who Walls rated as A-graders on the Geelong list to see how out of touch he is.



Mooney, Ottens, Mackie, Enright A-Graders?

He's been out of touch with the game for a long time now...nice to see him give the club a bake but in terms of substance he is lacking.

Some exerpts from Walls' column...

The bottom line is the Carlton list is ordinary at best.

The basic game plan has become a "mystery".

Chris Judd is the Blues' only A-grader.

Marc Murphy and Bryce Gibbs could be A-graders but need to develop further.

Gibbs seems lost at the moment. Either play him on a quality tall forward or work him as an inside midfielder who is expected to win hard, contested ball.At the moment he does neither. :

The Blues need to build their midfield depth.

It is the key-position players that are the problem.

Down back the Blues struggle. Not one defender can run, bounce and deliver a spearing, 55-metre pass.

Paul Bower appears to lack a passion for the contest.

Bret Thornton may well have played his last game. And that's fine. He's been too loose, too undisciplined and isn't hard enough.

Chris Johnson should not have been recruited Too slow, poor awareness and too many mongrel kicks.

Andrew Walker has promised plenty but delivered little over seven seasons.

Astute recruiting and development is the way to go.

Richard Hadley, Brock McLean and Johnson hinder the development of the Blues.

Jarrad Waite? Time to stand up and deliver. For a player who should be in his team's top four his inconsistency and ridiculous suspensions have greatly hurt the club this year.

Michael Jamison gives no dash, drive or attack.

Aaron Joseph lacks poise and polish.
Supporters should look beyond the coach and question those who recruit and develop at Carlton.

Wallsy sure uses a lot of emoticons in his article. I fear the standards of football journalism may be slipping.

The comments on Bower just show how little Walls actually knows about each player - the guy has struggled with injury for the entire season.

You only have to look at who Walls rated as A-graders on the Geelong list to see how out of touch he is.



Mooney, Ottens, Mackie, Enright A-Graders?

He's been out of touch with the game for a long time now...nice to see him give the club a bake but in terms of substance he is lacking.