pros
pretty good overall performance
midfield dominated, ablett smashed (confirmed he is no judd)
yarran, walkerm garlett
hampson & warnock in the rucks

cons
garlett missing after the steal - would have been goal of the year for mine

I think Robbo's bite and toughness around the packs in midfield is a real positive.

Regarding Hammer & Waite, I think the rain (or at least the humidity) had an effect on the turf & the ball, you saw the umpires throwing it up a fair bit and a lot of dropped marks from both teams.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Pro
Another away win -
murphy and gibbs
watto curnow laidler

still out kruse bower jamo houlihan mclean ellard joseph collins

Walker and jeffy

thorton as I wrote a couple of weeks ago a very good carlton servant played back forward and ruck last night
200 games to the best player in the competition and one of the best ever forthe blues


Cons

did we play last night only seemed to be any intere in some crap side that got spiflicated by over 100 points
coverage on channel 10 -blighty -2 sides out there -even Wallsy got caught up in bullshit hype

PRO:
Watson: Something about him reminds me of Geoff Southby ... maybe just the long kicking.
Garlett: Superstar in the making ... thank you WH.
Curnow: Hardworking ball getter.
Judd: Probably another 3 votes (even thought I don't think he was best on ground).


CONS:
Hampson: Thought he was a bit down tonight.
White: Average.

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I am as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!!!

I reckon he could have been a bit sore going in....

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The problem will be made. for the solution to be sold, to your face before your eyes, tolerance is now the new danger

That's what she said.

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And so while others miserably pledge themselves to the pursuit of ambition and brief power, I will be stretched out in the shade, singing.

Pros:

Great to see goals out of midfield again.

Cons
Garlett missing after the steal
Yarran's 3 misses

Pros
Pretty much everything else

Just watched the game again.

A couple of minutes before this incident, virtually the same scenario occurred. Except this was on the wing. Have a look about 15:40 remaining in first q. Dixon has the ball and a head of steam up. Laidler tackles him front-on and drags him down. Ball-up. Fantastic when you consider Dixon outweighs Laidler by about 25 Kgs.

Don't have any concerns about Laidler's courage - he passes that test.

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"You can't polish a James Hird"

Laidler would be in the low 90s these days, so it's around 10 kilos difference. Still a fantastic effort regardless.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Actually I thought it was poor commentating not to realise that the jump in the air was to cut off a handball that never came. His lunge in mid air looked ungainly, but to state that he jumped out of teh way is totally wrong.

Its one thing to pump up the tyres of a young kid but dont do it by canning the courage of another's especially if that wasnt the case.

Great win, albeit Vs an Under 18's side.

What i liked:-

JUDD's 200th.
My god he's good. Surely has 2 x lots of 3 votes for the brownlow again. Get on him i say!

MURPHY & GIBBS
Stepping up to be more than just co-stars to the Judd Show.

YARRAN
Hopefully he's confidence is high enough to take on Collingwood next week.

WINNG MONEY ON GARLETT
Got $50 for picking him to be the leading goal kicker of the round!!! (would have gotten more if Thornton didn't match it!!!)



What i didn't really like:-

Well, not much really. It's pretty piss-poor if your gonna complain about a 100+ point win!
But we do need to remember we beat a young side who's main stars we're underdone.

That said.............

CARRAZZO
Not sure why he started and Armfield was a sub! Dennis should be starting each and every game!

WHITE
should probably make way for Jamo next week.

MY BROTHER
Had a fully catered private box and i couldn't make it up to watch it with him................ Damn work!

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

My brother had Jeffy for most goals in a multi, if he snagged the one after his steal, would've won $1200 instead of $600 ($10 bet). And Cloke and Walker matched him, not Thornton.

Yeah, your right. It was Mongo and Walker that matched him. My bad.

Dude,.......... your brother did well. Heartbreaking i know, but still $600 aint bad for a weekends work.

I'm wrapped with my $50 (considering it only cost me $5 to place the bet!)

Might load it all up on the Blues to beat the Pies this weekend......................

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

+
another 4 points
4 points more than Essendon*
6 points more than St Kilda

-

didn't break the all time record margin

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NG
S M C , S F L

Our first quarters have been sensational. Great contested football and slick ball movement.
It was only poor conversion that prevented a huge quarter time lead against Richmond. Let's hope we can continue that trend against the Poys.

Positives? Murphy is showing the value of a pre-season. We had a couple of gimme games whilst Jamo was suspended.
The crowd draws their breath when Yaz takes the ball and runs. Poetry in motion.
Curnow, Judd, good game from Scotland, Mitch is improving his composure. Hammer has loads of potential up forward and the skills of Warnock are vastly under rated etc etc etc.

Negatives? We haven't really had a solid lead up to Fridays game. We're still lacking a small defender to put on the nippy forwards.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.