Sydney Blue wrote:
Blue Vain wrote:
We scored 10 goals from clearances including front half repeat entries.
Thats not what I asked.
How many goals did we score from getting out the back of the opposition with no one between us and the goals.
Essendon** got about 9 or 10
I can't think of 1 we scored that way.
Plenty from spillages at the top of the square. (Which worked well ) but coast to coast getting in behind the defence none
Essendon* goals.
1. Free kick at the centre bounce. Daniher marks on the lead
2. Defensive 50 rebound. Player over the back marks
3. Defensive 50 error. Stringer kicks goal off the ground. Carlton players defensive side
4. Kick and mark play off half back. Tipungwuti marks and goals. Carlton players defensive side of marker
5. Centre clearance. Stringer marks and goals.
6. SPS drops the mark in the middle of the ground, Essendon* kick long, Jones is tripped in the marking contest and Tipungwuti takes the handball and goals.
7. Essendon* win the contest on the wing. McKenna kicks long and Essendon* kick the goal off the ground
8. Zac Clarke outmarks Plowman man on man and goals. Carlton players defensive side
9. Simpson fumbles on the wing, turnover, Brown outmarks Plowman and Garlett flies but fails to impact the contest
10. Contest in Essendon* forward line, McKernan handballs to McGrath, Goal. Carlton players defensive side of kicker
11. Essendon* win the centre clearance, long ball, Brown crumbs and goals, Carlton players defensive side of kicker
12. Free kick in the centre square, long kick, Laverde breaks the tackle, handball to McGrath, Goal. Carlton players defensive side
13. Contest on the wing, hack kick forward, Tipungwuti handballs to Stringer, goal. Carlton players defensive side of goal kicker
14. Essendon* free at half forward. Smith hits Laverde on the lead
By my assessment, that's 5 goals at the most where they got us out the back. FWIW, i'd rather us be a forward half team than a defensive half attacking team any day. We won the clearances and we won the inside 50's. That's why we won the game. Essendon* on the other hand were reactive off half back.
Their game style got them 5 goals, ours got us 10. Dont worry about how many goals we got Essendon* style, concentrate on what won us the game.
People also seems to forget we lost the highest ranked player on the ground early in the second quarter (Curnow)
We beat a team tipped by many to be a big improver this year. I can't understand the negativity.