Pros-
Bower backed up his good start with a solid performance. Only butchered the ball once or twice but they didn't *really* hurt us.
It was a real 'team effort' win in that I don't think anyone was carried through the game.
2-0 start to the year with an opportunity to go 3-0 with a win over the Pies as icing on the cake!
Jarred Waite not being reported for anything and kicking a small bag too!
Zac Touhey (sp?) showed a lot of class - the depth for Carlton is really great.
Hard to see any faults with structure/players that wouldn't just be nitpicking individual incidents (i.e. not systemic)

Cons-
There was a run of poor set shots in front of goal again, though they turned it around.
Hampson didn't back up his good performance up forward, though was serviceable in ruck.

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Pros

The preseason just finished and we're ready for the real stuff.
I'm up here vs Bris and byron blues its all blues this weekend.
Bring them all on
The nervous nellies should feel more comfortable vs Pies
Bring them on.
We are the team to beat in 2012 ff

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I submitted the following to Ch 7 (http://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/melbour ... php?id=638)

Please ... the footy ... the camera angles. It doesn't have to be artistic. Keep it simple. Medium range shots and keep it there. The overuse of boundary level closeups destroy the viewers continuity. And I tune in to watch the game, not the coaches or various other spectators.

Come on guys. Channel 10 made it look easy.

I posted last night about the terrible camera angles and how annoying it was to see Voss, Ratten and Jono Brown, especially in the first quarter.

I know how it works. Teams like Brisbane and Richmond will stuff it up tho once they clear the ball. Good teams won't and our defence isn't settled enough yet. Good teams will alsobe forcing more turnovers in our forward line.

We have played two really crap teams and I'm just not sure exactly where we stand with the better clubs yet

Brisbane want the Easter Thurs game against Carlton to be a perennial event.
Given that Carl-Rich is the season opener on a Thurs, unless the Brions get the first Fri which is VERY unlikely, Brisbane will get and accept a 5 day break every time.

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That probably won't work for Brisbane as next year Easter Thursday is on the 28th March, so that would normally line up as round 1.

The big pro of winning on Easter Thursday is you get to enjoy the long weekend

Thanks for the link BigKev. I just added my two cents as well. Just because they have 100 cameras at the game doesn't mean they have to use them all, all the time.

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Welcome 87.
Must be the first time in the history of VFL/AFL television coverage that viewers have even noticed, let alone complained, about the camera angles.

What I hate most about the telecast is that you get all twisted and confused about which end you are supposed to be following.

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They need to take the 'Bower' approach - just do the basics well - at the moment it's a clusterfk

Con: all those knobwipe journos who were so gleeful to sink the slipper when we were bad want to jump on our bandwagon.

F 'em.

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Pro's
Jarrad Waites form. He is really important to us.
The defensive pressure after quarter time.
Mark Murphy whom may not just be Carlton's number one midfielder but perhaps in the competition.
Jamison and Duigan and Walks to come back in yet.

Con's
Another slow start against Collingawood that could be dangerous.
We never let up and took our foot off there throats when we had it there.
Hampson was a bit disappointing.

Why was Hammer disappointing? His ruck work especially in the forward 50 was very good. Yes he didn't kick 3 or 4 goals, but he was creating contests and tackling/pressuring the kicker.

Pro : NO BRAIN FADES!!!!!! FINALLY!

Cons : Sloppy disposal in the first quarter

Pro's:

Judd returning to some decent form
Watching footy live at the Gabba. Great stadium

Con's

Russell when he came on in the last quarter and his first disposal was ordinary and missed the target by 15m. Needs to be better than that to hold his spot.

Yeah but did you see his fantastic pass out of defence to Yarran at about the 14th minute mark of last quarter? I was sitting at that end of the ground and he thought his way through it beautifully and executed to perfection. It was a glimpse of what he was doing in 2009-2010.

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Can we please only concentrate on the JR negatives

I too saw that pass ABNS

Pros:

Brilliant game from Murphy and Judd.
Another good game from Bower. Not sure what the MC are going to do next week with Jamo and Duigan, but I hope they reward Bower's good form and keep him in the team. He may not be our first choice anymore, but you want fringe players to know that good performances are rewarded.
We're a much better side with Waite up forward.
Another good (and confidence boosting) performance by Lucas.
Were very good defensively after quarter time.

Cons:

Leaked goals far too easily early in the game.
Pity that a couple of our fringe players in Hammer and Army weren't able to follow up their excellent performances from the previous week.

Why is this a Con???

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