When the match committee sit down and select the team, I presume they look at each player and say....'What will he give us?' From that question I presume the committee each make comments about the player.

When you get to Garlett, and they want to play him in the backline..................I wonder who speaks first and I wonder what they say he will bring to the team.

I just wonder.

Carltons biggest problem for many years now, aside from actual lack of talent, is that we simply have very few players who actually B-Line ball in a ferocious, 'Get out my way' manner.

Every Richmond player B-lines the footy as if his life depends on it. They run hard and straight and they mow down whomever is in their way.

How many do we have that play in that fashion? No-where near enough to get the job done.

And after that we then have the old........1, 2, 3 possession, turnover. 1,2,3 possession, turnover. And tonight those 1,2, 3 possessions gained 30 metres sideways. Or when that didn't work we went out of the backline......1, 2. Hold, Hold, Hold, Hold, Hold. Kick long to a contest, outnumbered at the fall, turnover.

We are playing one of the best defenses in the game and each time from our HB line, we gave them 30 secs to set up properly, before we tried to hit a pinpoint pass over 30 metres, then turned it over to the swarm of gut running Tigers.

I'm hoping Blue Vain can explain our game plan to me with a crayon drawing because I am at a loss. I do get that if we didn't keep turning the ball over we might actually have some form of game plan so I guess Bolton has an out there, of sorts.

For mine I liked Walsh, Cuningham, McKay (not in the ruck) Setterfield and Fisher.

Regards Cazzesman

Also, while I don’t wish serious injury on anyone, the reaction to Rance’s potential ACL is over the top. It’s like everyone’s in mourning.

Bloody good player for sure, but so far from “BEST FB EVARRRR!” it’s not funny. It’s pretty telling that Richmond’s defence tightened up after he went off, and the slobbering adulation he receives does a disservice to Astbury and Grimes, who are the real pillars back there.

Not trying to recycle that old trope - but is Setterfield even eligible? He's 21 already isn't he?

Just back from the game. Well actually just stepped in the cab.

They simply ran forward harder and smarter than us. They are a very good football side the Tigers.

I agree Weitering, Newman and Jones had very good games but that makes the above stats/facts interesting. Happy to persevere for a few weeks but Gartlett in defence isn’t great so far. He didn’t do anything silly but his man ran off him too easily.

I loved Sam Walsh but his man was playing NOWHERE near him. No respect yet but they will be forced to respect him soon enough.

Fish was amazing. So busy. Caught Dusty more than once.

I’ve been a massive Murphy critic in the past but I think he will do some good things on the outside this season. I was impressed by him for the first time tonight in a long time.

SPS has improved.

Dow was good but you just knew he was going to fluff that important set shot.

Good game. It felt more competitive than the scoreboard shows.

GO BLUES!!!

Charlie stunk it up in JLT and stunk it up even more last night. He needs to learn it's not always going to be easy and he needs to fight for it. Too timid bordering on lazy.

So who will be most stiff to miss out on an RS nom this week?

Walsh or Setterfield?

Surely Garrett's papers are stamped. Doesn't want to go get it and can't hit a target.

Gibbons just played his first AFL game, as a forward, in Carlton’s forward line.

I reckon we can cut him a little slack

What’s with the booing of Rance when he did his knee ???
Pretty shit I reckon.

Yeah, that's [REDACTED] if that happened.

When the match committee sit down and select the team, I presume they look at each player and say....'What will he give us?' From that question I presume the committee each make comments about the player.

When you get to Garlett, and they want to play him in the backline..................I wonder who speaks first and I wonder what they say he will bring to the team.

I just wonder.

Carltons biggest problem for many years now, aside from actual lack of talent, is that we simply have very few players who actually B-Line ball in a ferocious, 'Get out my way' manner.

Every Richmond player B-lines the footy as if his life depends on it. They run hard and straight and they mow down whomever is in their way.

How many do we have that play in that fashion? No-where near enough to get the job done.

And after that we then have the old........1, 2, 3 possession, turnover. 1,2,3 possession, turnover. And tonight those 1,2, 3 possessions gained 30 metres sideways. Or when that didn't work we went out of the backline......1, 2. Hold, Hold, Hold, Hold, Hold. Kick long to a contest, outnumbered at the fall, turnover.

We are playing one of the best defenses in the game and each time from our HB line, we gave them 30 secs to set up properly, before we tried to hit a pinpoint pass over 30 metres, then turned it over to the swarm of gut running Tigers.

I'm hoping Blue Vain can explain our game plan to me with a crayon drawing because I am at a loss. I do get that if we didn't keep turning the ball over we might actually have some form of game plan so I guess Bolton has an out there, of sorts.

For mine I liked Walsh, Cuningham, McKay (not in the ruck) Setterfield and Fisher.

Regards Cazzesman

What’s with the booing of Rance when he did his knee ???
Pretty shit I reckon.

Cunners no 1 ranked player on the ground at HT, excellent in the 2nd qtr.

Harsh on SPS imo too.