GAME DAY - Tiges v Blues

[graystar1]

Mr Posh, i read it the same way. The inconsistent umpiring does my head in. The thing is - when it goes against against us, generally it ends up in opposition goals.

We will finish on the bottom of the free kick count this year......again.

The final free kick count was 25 to 15. Reamed yet again.

 

[graystar1]

We looked sloppy and underdone at times but in every quarter we came late. Carltons manic offensive game style can’t be maintained for 30 minutes every quarter, especially with 75 rotations.

Was always a danger game as we are a month behind them in preparation. I said before the game that if offered the 4 points I would take it.

Carlton are a decent side for sure and we will get much better than that

The Blues will cause some heartache for quite a few teams this year methinks.

 

[tigerlove]

The Blues will cause some heartache for quite a few teams this year methinks.

Probably but I can't see them keeping up that gamestyle, it's taxing. Don't know about others but at the ground I didn't enjoy the gamestyle. Way to free flowing and real pressure taken right out of the game. Was gettung far too tedious. There was alot of standing off your own player to allow easy transition. Happy to be there though after 18 months.

 

[zippadeee]

For them, Walsh broke tackles at will, has lifted. and they seem to have a lot of extremely one-sided players.

Why dosent champion data have a broken tackle number?
Because i reckon Caddy conceded 5.
That was the worse tackling game ive seen us play in a very long time.

 

[HR]

I looked at the stats at quarter and half time. The blues were playing our game. Everything apart from inside 50s and free kicks were almost identical.
Now its just a matter for others to see if they can adapt on the run.

 

[zippadeee]

The Blues will cause some heartache for quite a few teams this year methinks.

Relax, They missed McGovern, who they wanted Traded last year.
Betts, is good but older then Santa.
Curnow, more chance getting Kernahan back.
The only 2 quality they were missing were Martin & Williams.
The team last night dosent look good
Dow, not a top 5 pick, shocking kick
Murphy, shouldve retired.
Obrein, We have delisted better player's then Obrein.
Petraski seton, no good
Newes, Stkilda got rid of him
Still too many duds playing in there best 22, lucky to make the 8, (9-12)

 

[22nd Man]

I wonder if Balta will be in any trouble on the Video Review? Looked to have landed a couple in the stoush early on.

Soldo like from a couple of seasons ago?

 

[Odduna]

... Don't know about others but at the ground I didn't enjoy the gamestyle. Way to free flowing and real pressure taken right out of the game. Was gettung far too tedious. There was alot of standing off your own player to allow easy transition. ...

I agree. Parts of the game was like watching basketball... End to end action, where if felt the only defence really occurred around the 3 point line (defensive 50m arcs).

 

[22nd Man]

We kicked 9 goals to 1 in time-on.

"I knew we should've kept the shortened quarters!"

- Steve Hocking

Never too late for a mid week rule change. "Player safety demands we don't over fatigue them so we will revert to 16 minute quarters which were a proven success in 2020 and which have been endorsed by our trusted expert advisory panel of G Whately, M Robinson and C Scott."

 

[Odduna]

Never too late for a mid week rule change. "Player safety demands we don't over fatigue them so we will revert to 16 minute quarters which were a proven success in 2020 and which have been endorsed by our trusted expert advisory panel of G Whately, M Robinson and C Scott."

I'm waiting for teams to get a timeout call each quarter...

 

[22nd Man]

Beating this lot just never gets old.

They have had their way with us for years and years since 1982 compounding the embarrassment in that EF win.

Its payback time.

That EF was most deflated I Had ever been. But have not lost since, helps a lot.

 

[CarnTheTiges]

That EF was most deflated I Had ever been. But have not lost since, helps a lot.

11 on the trot against them now, 22.

 

[Bennnny]

Great to be back at the footy, I've missed it so much. Great to hear the roar at the start of the game and obviously sing the song at the end, belted our brilliantly by the Tiger army.

Thought we were generally in control of the game bar maybe the first 15 minutes of the 3rd when they got on top and we were probably lucky that they stuffed up what should have been several goals. We were scored against a bit too easily. as someone else mentioned 61% conversion of inside 50's is way too high and makes a mockery of some of the dumb Carlton fans phoning in after the footy, ie. put williams in there and they win. His main skillset is ball use inside 50. Higher than 61%? Seriously.

We generally controlled the game, but some poor ball use and decision making going inside 50 really restricted our scoring. +34 inside 50's showed our general dominance.

Thought our best (in no particular order) were Graham, Martin, Jack and Balta. Rioli lucky he kicked 2 goals, was rubbish other than that. Caddy was quiet on the wing. Bakes very quiet in the 1st half but got more involved as the game wore on.
Aarts I'm not sure on, nice kick, but just doesn't have the pace for that small forward role. Reminds me a bit of Lloydy, very good kick but just doesn't have the pace that George and the others have.
Reckon Lynch is still carrying whatever that foot complaint was, seemed to struggle to get around the ground as he normally does, didn't seem as confident as he usually does kicking from 50.

Thought Carlton were fairly good, but they should be worried about how many inside 50's they conceded. On another night, they could lose that by 40-50 points.

Inconsistency of umpiring is its usual best.

McKay whacks Vlastiuin a good 50m away from the freekick. No reversal. Bring back to Carlton free, leads to Carlton goal.
Astbury whacks one of their guys just after winning a free, reversal. Carlton goal.

Baker tackled members side wing, handballs over the line, correctly pay a deliberate free.
Carlton player does the same, AFL members wing (right in front of me), throw it in.

Cripps does 360 when being tackled, play on.
Cripps tackled in the last quarter facing AFL members wing (I think by Dusty), drops the ball, blatant HTB. Play on.

The Liam Jones deliberate was probably the most blatant deliberate you'll see, no Richmond player inside the 9m from the top of the square. Nank possibly a bit lucky, but his one at least was a lot more 50/50, players within a metre or 2 of him.

The worst one at the ground (haven't seen a replay only on the big screens) was when Broad was penalised in the last when spoiling McDonald. Clearly got the ball 1st, free to McDonald which I just don't understand, is spoiling now outlawed too?

Why worry about the umpiring?
We got away with a few things.
I thought Yeah Yeah Kmac was almost best on for us.

 

[Mr Brightside]

I'm waiting for teams to get a timeout call each quarter...

I was going with the and then I thought , *smile* wouldn’t surprise

I seriously hope more smarter and influential people then me start pushing to have SHocking removed from his role

 

[Bennnny]

The final free kick count was 25 to 15. Reamed yet again.

And yet we won.

 

[ToraToraTora]

Patrick Cripps? More like Fatprick Crapps.

Disappeared 2nd half. Our man cranked it up.

 

[The_General]

I turned to the bloke sitting next to me last night - both of us Tigers - and said:
You can tell both Carlton and the economy are improving - all the Carlton Ferals were able to afford a three game membership this year.

That aside, so great to watch a game again in person. My son was born in 2019, so there was no chance of getting to a game at all. Three years
is a long time to wait..

 

[French Tiger]

Did what we had to do. Martin Graham Lambert Prestia Bolton Jack probably in that order for best players.

 

[tommystigers]

Will be a few kids getting a run this year. If that pace continues without the ability to rotate their will be some injuries in red time. At one stage Dusty wasn’t happy to have to stay on the bench.

 

[Sintiger]

We kicked 9 goals to 1 in time-on.

"I knew we should've kept the shortened quarters!"

- Steve Hocking

yes, that's a result of their game style probably. I had a similar look and reckon we kicked about 12 goals after about the 15-17 minute mark of each quarter . They ran out of puff in each quarter
Of course that's been about the playing time for 125 years before 2020