Honestly I think Teague has failed to set the right standards and demand results from the players.
The players need to be held accountable.
Docherty simply cannot be allowed to get away with that gutless kick off the ground rubbish.
Fogarty should not be allowed to get away with a chip kick at goal on the run fro m 30m with a defender sitting in the goal square saying "thanks douchebag".
Saad should be hammered internally for letting his opponent run off him inside 20m of goal.
This team needs to harden up mentally and physically and Teague isn't making it happen.
The tail is wagging the dog because the dog hasn't got the stomach to set things straight.
Possibly just possibly the plays don't respect the coach.

Great post. I don't think it's that the players don't respect the coach though. I think they love him because he's easy on them. They don't hear the home truths from him

As I said in an earlier post ...... Nothing to see here

Incident assessed:
Contact between Sydney Swans’ Lance Franklin and Carlton’s Nic Newman from the second quarter of Sunday’s match, between the Sydney Swans and Carlton was assessed. The ball is kicked towards the Sydney forward line. Newman attempts to take possession of the ball at half forward. As Newman turns front on to gain possession of the loose ball, Franklin approaches and contact is made, including high contact. It was the view of the MRO that there was insufficient force to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.

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As I said in an earlier post ...... Nothing to see here

Incident assessed:
Contact between Sydney Swans’ Lance Franklin and Carlton’s Nic Newman from the second quarter of Sunday’s match, between the Sydney Swans and Carlton was assessed. The ball is kicked towards the Sydney forward line. Newman attempts to take possession of the ball at half forward. As Newman turns front on to gain possession of the loose ball, Franklin approaches and contact is made, including high contact. It was the view of the MRO that there was insufficient force to constitute a reportable offence. No further action was taken.

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He went passed the ball and his elbow lifts and could have missed Newmans head, but he hit it square on.
He's been suspended for similar a few years back....when the AFL Commission didnt get their way with Buddy at GWS....its in the book.

This MRP is corrupt to the core.

Plowman should have gotten off easily based on this interpretation by Michael Corrupt Christian

Robbo in his HearldSun "Duty of Care !!!" article basically laughed at Carlton for wanting clarity on the Plowman incident then wrote this in his column ....

"Carlton sought clarity at the AFL appeals tribunal on Thursday night.

Clarity for themselves, the Blues said, and clarity for the game.

The Blues misread the room. Plowman’s appeal was dismissed and the two-week ban stands.

So, why did Carlton need clarity — presumably on what constitutes duty of care between players — at a time when associated concussions are destroying lives?

It was an odd argument in a failed bid to cancel the two-week suspension for their player Lachie Plowman.

The jury members deliberated for more than an hour before chairman Murray Kellam announced they had upheld the AFL Tribunal’s guilty verdict.

What we need greater clarity on is the correlation between head hits and why two former footballers recently committed suicide and why many others have mental health problems.

.......... lots of blah blah blah .........

It’s why the Plowman action has to be universally accepted as being wrong.

Attempting to dismiss his two-match ban to seek “clarity for the game’’ was flimsy, if not naive to the greater good.

......... more blah blah blah ........ then finishes with .......

Why can’t the Blues — and those opposed to Plowman’s suspension — understand the rules of engagement have changed? For the better, and not before time."

Bet you he won't comment on the Buddy incident.

There is no Carlton bias....

You're not reading the room

One thing I really noticed was how the swans owned any space on the ground, at every stoppage they outnumbered us on the outside, they were always first and farthest into space all over the ground. Even if Cripps, Pittonet or Walsh won the inside they usually took it back on the outside. If they needed to move the ball from defence they always had players in space to kick to. Every time we kicked the ball it was to a contest.
I’d say that this is a combination of stoppage coaching, running patterns and just not running hard enough.

One thing I really noticed was how the swans owned any space on the ground, at every stoppage they outnumbered us on the outside, they were always first and farthest into space all over the ground. Even if Cripps, Pittonet or Walsh won the inside they usually took it back on the outside. If they needed to move the ball from defence they always had players in space to kick to. Every time we kicked the ball it was to a contest.
I’d say that this is a combination of stoppage coaching, running patterns and just not running hard enough.

I didn't think we adjusted well at all to the size of the ground

Hopefully better for the run this week.