Kick the ball into our forward line for no result time after time after time.
I'm sorry, this team is poorly coached. Our skill level hasn't imorived over the last few years.

Our defence was poor, we over hand balled and our forwards can't hold marks. I am beginning to feel we are overestimating our abilities.

How many years will it take for them to realise that Bruce or Gilbert as second ruck doesn't work.

That wasn't a great effort by Hickey.

We seem to be a lot more switched on than last week.

Yes it was a practice match, but it did look like we still have the same issues we had last year. I think the commentators were right that it meant more for Carlton to win than us. Positives as observed, Paddy, Clark, Coffield, Dunstan in the 3rd quarter and maybe 1 or 2 others. Negatives: Inability...

Carlton clearly want this more than us. Olus as someone said we dininate play but don't score.

Hell we can't kick a goal again. Fumble fumble.

Fair dinkum, how the hell do they allow that.

Much better

Plus, why play the damn game at a ground with sub standard lighting when surely Etihad was available.

DJ Higgins wrote:Too many times we pushed ourj forwards up the ground and when we got the ball we had no targets in our 50. Back to long bombs in

That's part of this supposed game plan

Here's my problem. I am not seeing anything new. What I am seeing is the same old same old. The same failed game plan, that's if there actually is one because I can't see it. Why isn't Marshall playing? Surely that's a better idea than Gilbert in the 2nd ruck, or Bruce when tje season starts. There'...

Dysfunctional forward line. That last play typifies us, can't mark the ball in the forward 50, and the opposition sweeos it out and scores. We need a new game plan, actually we need a game plan because there doesn't appear to be one.

And again surely they have had all friggin' summer to come up with a better idea than Gilbert or Bruce 2nd ruck.

My God our players can be so dumb.

Our midfield is getting smashed.

Our defence is not working.

And that's what Paddy needs to do, well done.

Looking ordinary and about to be 5 goals down. Plus Gilbert in the ruck please. At leat Murphy missed.

I know it's only a practice match, but I think McCartin needs to show something tonight. Not only to the club but for his own confidence.

I am feeling the same, but here's one thing Richmond have that we don't. Richmond has Martin, the Dogs Bontempelli, I struggle to find someone on our list who can turn a game. Didn't even watch the AFLX.

Our major improvement this year was out defence as we never got monstered by any power forwards all season. Better defence led to a better percentage than last year despite 1 less win. Also better percentage was because we never got smashed by a hundred points, but Sydney still monsters us a bit. Ou...

Good stuff and well done to him for playing one game, let alone five. Apparently has a girlfriend of 2 1/2 years here and loves Australia, so I don't think he'd regret much of his time here. Yep, he can also have Australian citizenship, if he wants it, ahead of the some of the people this country r...

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