Liked the player run down from WAG. Agreed with almost everything. Would probably not be quite so hard on Jacobs...he stood up when he got a chance earlier this year and may yet have something. Other than that, on the money. Good job.

Insipid effort by about 8 players tonight. Blame the tactics as much as you lioke but our inability to win one on one contests was telling. That's got nothing to do with coaching, it's all about the players having a dip and showing pride in their performance.
Too many passengers.

The way I was feeling last night I would have smashed him 4 you!

We are in serious trouble. Last night’s games showed me that things needed to change at the club, from the playing group, coach and match committee. Only a small number of players show pride in wearing the Carlton jumper, our coach is weak, reactive and easily bullied. Our coaching staff is full of underqualified coaches with no prior success, our recruitment department still haven’t figured out that football is becoming a fast man game, our players are slow, none of them apart from a handful are natural footballers with hand and foot skills and a real understanding of the game. Our list is 5 years away from any special and by then player like Judd and Fev might be gone. We had a chance to push for O’Keefe from the swans and instead we pushed for Warnock. We need another forward don’t we? We have the best future ruckman in the comp in Krooze so why would we chase another potential ruckman when there are other things we need? Stevo is gone, we had a chance to get a natural complete footballer in Rich and we got Yarran (we copied hawthorn with rioli). We could have had a midfield of JUDD, murf, gibbs and Rich, looks good doesn’t it. Team selection has been a problem all year and that also includes where the players line up. Here’s my take on our list and i put it to anyone to provide facts, proof or valid reason as to why I may be wrong on anything here.

1 Walker - has potential X – Factor, speed and grunt but has bad shoulders
2 Russell – don’t get me started
3 Murphy – STAR
4 Gibbs – not what I expected, slow, cheep kicks, not hard enough, goes missing
5 Judd - STAR
6 Simpson – Great value, hard runner, massive heart, good skills
7 Bentick – time to go, too slow, cant kick
8 Kreuzer - STAR, he really gets me excited
9 Johnson – this is a man who couldn’t get a game for Melbourne, need i say more
10 Hadley – the games has passed him, bad knees, way too slow
11 Warnock – Unknown
12 Robinson – Grunt, speed but lack awareness and foot skills
13 Yarran – skilful but lacks aggression, determination, motivation – not what you want from a pick 6 in a very strong draft but im happy to give him time.
14 Fisher – great mark but too slow, cant kick
15 Browne – good signs, strong body, reminds of Dean Rice
16 Grigg – tries hard, aggressive but too slow, poor skills
17O'hAilpin – has been poorly developed by the club, has been given a real chance. I like his aggression and his efforts.
18 Bower – coming along but needs tom work on his disposal and decision making
19 Betts – thanks god we have him, about F-ing time
20 O'Keeffe - Unknown
21 Austin – Im a big fan, runs hard, good closing speed, good size, good skills, cant wait to see him in 2 years time
22 Hampson – taken too long for my liking, great athlete but doesn’t seem comfortable with the footy or the game
23 Hartlett – injury prone, has got grunt, massive kick, might be too slow but should be given a chance
24 Stevens – Time to go, too fat, too slow, doesn’t offer anything to the team anymore, sets a bad example to our kids by the way he has prepared himself for football
25 Fevola – STAR and for those who put his efforts down don’t have a clue about football and can be put in the same category as Robert Walls who is Fevs biggest hater
26 Anderson – good speed, aggressive but hasn’t been given a chance, needs to work on skills
27 Armfield – great speed, very hard at it but one of the worst kicks in the game, bad decision maker also
28 Cloke – JOKE, too small for ruck and too slow for a forward, bloody useless
29 Scotland – very composed with the ball, good skills but has been played in the wrong position, should be up the ground or in the middle
30 Waite - STAR
31 Bannister – i like him but i think the game might be too fast for him
32 Thornton – underrated, he has been the sole defender in the worst team over the past 7 years, give him a break
33 Houlihan – time to go, in big games he get found out, the softest player we have ever had
34 Wiggins – so lucky he’s good mates with Ratts, i didn’t know the CFC was a charity
35 Tiller - UNKNWON
36 Pfeiffer – SEE YA LATER
37 Edwards – Should have gone last year
38 Garlett – I like him alot, cant wait for 10 more kgs
39 Jacobs – Taken to long to make it, couldn’t get a game in the past when we were screaming for a ruckman
40 Jamison – love him, i hope his shoulders hold up
41 Hill - UNKNOWN
42 Stanton - INKNOWN
44 Carrazzo – like him, ball magnet, used wrong all the time, should be a midfielder
45 Joseph – WOW, how good is he going?
46 Ellard - UNKNOWN
47 Bentley – A BLOODY JOKE, this seriously must have been a joke on us when we got him

His first job was to stop Davey...he was ok in that regard but didn't blanket him.

When he gets the ball he looks like he will make a mistake with it. Doesn't seem to have any composure at all. Runs his arse off out of defence but then doesn't know what to do with it.

You just know he lacks the composure/football brain to make the right decision and/or dispose of it well.

He wasn't the reason we lost but can you see him improving his disposal or decision making?

Can someone please email this to the match committee????
Thank you!

12 Robinson – Grunt, speed but lack awareness and foot skills

The problem is not the coach ... the main problem is we lack leg speed ...

+1

We are in serious trouble. Last night’s games showed me that things needed to change at the club, from the playing group, coach and match committee. Only a small number of players show pride in wearing the Carlton jumper, our coach is weak, reactive and easily bullied. Our coaching staff is full of underqualified coaches with no prior success, our recruitment department still haven’t figured out that football is becoming a fast man game, our players are slow, none of them apart from a handful are natural footballers with hand and foot skills and a real understanding of the game. Our list is 5 years away from any special and by then player like Judd and Fev might be gone. We had a chance to push for O’Keefe from the swans and instead we pushed for Warnock. We need another forward don’t we? We have the best future ruckman in the comp in Krooze so why would we chase another potential ruckman when there are other things we need? Stevo is gone, we had a chance to get a natural complete footballer in Rich and we got Yarran (we copied hawthorn with rioli). We could have had a midfield of JUDD, murf, gibbs and Rich, looks good doesn’t it.
[edit] Team selection has been a problem all year and that also includes where the players line up. Here’s my take on our list and i put it to anyone to provide facts, proof or valid reason as to why I may be wrong on anything here.

A bit harsh on Gibbs only 20 - bit early to mark his card - hasnt been exceptional this year but still shows very good signs

Yeah Yarran should have won the game for us.



Ok. i also think Rich would have been struggling playing for us also.
We are often all at sea.
No matter what kid it is.. if there is no gameplan... they shall struggle.

People cant tell me Rich is better than Gibbs.
But Gibbs is strugging currently under a sea of uncertainty in the pattern of play.

We could have had a midfield of JUDD, murf, gibbs and Rich, looks good doesn’t it. [edit]

1 Walker - has potential X – Factor, speed and grunt but has bad shoulders

Ratts presser said it all. "Some of our defenders will learn from that........when to attack and when to stay on their man". Learning from a young Bummers team FFS !!!

Also said, we were slow to move the ball and "I suppose Garlett could have helped there, but Fisher did a really good job and was one of our best......."