Carlton vs. Collingwood - Round 6
Collingwood 4.2 | 11.6 | 17.8 | 24.11 (155)
defeated
Carlton 3.2 | 7.2 | 13.5 | 16.6 (102)
Sometimes, it feels more like watching a yo-yo than anything else. From strength to weakness and back again, the success of those boys is a hard thing to guess at.
I know not all of you, but most of you hate Collingwood more than any other team out there, and I'm sure are just as gutted about losing to our traditional rival (in rivalry round no less) as I am. I was going to post an article instead, but I can't stand reading people raving about how amazing Collingwood are, so I'm going to pass.
A 9 goal defeat, yet we had 53 more possessions. The over-use of handballs was frustrating, but even more frustrating than that was Carlton's lack of control. How many times did we get the loose ball, only for it to slip out of our hands, accidentally dropped or thrown away? Spent before it was earnt. We incessantly turned it over, or handballed to a player under pressure and we were made to pay.
On the plus side, it was the first time an opposition has scored 100+ points against Collingwood this year. However, they arguably haven't faced many good teams yet. But one of the big pluses, Setanta kicked a career-high of 5 goals (an a record for Irish players).
How many people felt it was about time? Has anyone else been frustrated with him lately?
I dunno if it's just me, but I was starting to get frustrated with his lack of clean disposal and seeming inability to actually do anything right with the footy. Yesterday, he showed a glimpse of the promise we keep getting glimpses of. If he can keep it up he will be a valuable asset. But if he keeps slipping back into the headstrong Setanta that doesn't listen to his senior players and can't control the footy then he will be more of a hindrance than a help.
As an advertisement for AFL, yesterday's free-flowing game was one of the greatest. As a Carlton supporter, however, it was just painful.
defeated
Carlton 3.2 | 7.2 | 13.5 | 16.6 (102)
Sometimes, it feels more like watching a yo-yo than anything else. From strength to weakness and back again, the success of those boys is a hard thing to guess at.
I know not all of you, but most of you hate Collingwood more than any other team out there, and I'm sure are just as gutted about losing to our traditional rival (in rivalry round no less) as I am. I was going to post an article instead, but I can't stand reading people raving about how amazing Collingwood are, so I'm going to pass.
A 9 goal defeat, yet we had 53 more possessions. The over-use of handballs was frustrating, but even more frustrating than that was Carlton's lack of control. How many times did we get the loose ball, only for it to slip out of our hands, accidentally dropped or thrown away? Spent before it was earnt. We incessantly turned it over, or handballed to a player under pressure and we were made to pay.
On the plus side, it was the first time an opposition has scored 100+ points against Collingwood this year. However, they arguably haven't faced many good teams yet. But one of the big pluses, Setanta kicked a career-high of 5 goals (an a record for Irish players).
How many people felt it was about time? Has anyone else been frustrated with him lately?
I dunno if it's just me, but I was starting to get frustrated with his lack of clean disposal and seeming inability to actually do anything right with the footy. Yesterday, he showed a glimpse of the promise we keep getting glimpses of. If he can keep it up he will be a valuable asset. But if he keeps slipping back into the headstrong Setanta that doesn't listen to his senior players and can't control the footy then he will be more of a hindrance than a help.
As an advertisement for AFL, yesterday's free-flowing game was one of the greatest. As a Carlton supporter, however, it was just painful.