Adam Chatfield wrote:
I fear we are in danger of becoming the next Doggies. We have 2 major problems we need to address.
1. Not enough mongrel or toughness. Apart from Robbo, not enough hard nuts in the side. Generally the side is fairly introverted, there is no fear factor there. In the 90s we had strong leaders as well as tough nuts, we don't have that yet.
2. Lack of key forwards. We need to get a Casboult or Mitchell into the side sooner rather than later, its becoming more and more obvious that Waite as the only tall forward makes us too hit and miss, and very dubious when the pressure is right on in games.
We have a fair few players out of form in a big way (Jamo, Gibbs, Duigan, Garlett, Russell) and battlers in Joseph, Ellard (who was good) and Curnow.
Im actually trying to think, who has actually gone forward from last year in our side? Hampson perhaps? Robinson? Hendo?
Plenty of time to get it right, but I think we are seeing that the current make up of the side needs to be tweaked, to include a 2nd forward and be more ruthless. I don't know why we seem complacent so often, its not like we have really achieved anything.
I agree with a lot thats been said here, but mostly the above moreso.
This team has a genuine bona fide all time great of the game leading them, yet so many around
him are either A/ just pure and simple not up to the challenge (espcially mentally) or B/ just foot
soldiers who he nor anyone else can improve.
That clock is ticking and we wont have him for too much longer at this rate.
If hacks like us can see so many flaws being exposed, thats fine, but WHAT is being done about it ?
Why are WE always the reactive side ?
Why does any side that niggles Carlton and makes it hard in all factes of the game, expose us ?
Guarantee you every other coaching panel saw tonights blueprint.
Was very insightful to hear Eade and Thompson speak of how you beat us....so easily !!!!
So how does the CFC react to this now ?
We seem to have had so many lines in the sand......we are running out of beach !!!!!!!
they just really need to have a really, really big cup of cement and throw the kitchen sink
at bloody Adelaide next game. Just treading water if it doesnt happen NOW.
Enough really is enough.
Either that or lower the bar and yes, we are now what the Bulldogs were.
And that aint the Carlton i grew up knowing and loving.
Lots of disappointed fans here, rightfully so.
Maybe Ratts should make this compulsory reading instead of the tipsters poll in the paper
or the fricking Centrebet odds.
Premiership favourites ? Im thinking of Daryl Kerrigan right now !!!!!!!!!!
Same old story...... No Bootsma, No Carlton....hahahha.
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