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Tony Braxton-Hicks said:
The Blues are close. They just need to top up around the fringes.

Who are the modern equivalents of Adam Houlihan, Paul Hudson and Craig Biddiscombe?
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Seeing that Blues Bloke is a good bloke, how about we offer up Aarts, Martyn and RCD. We could even add 3 time premiership player George, in return for Cripps :)
 
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BluesBloke said:
Curnow's past two weeks have proven seriously costly. Not putting it on one bloke but his unreliability in the past two weeks when he needed to stand up most frankly cost his club. He shouldn't be absolved of any of his part in the demise, Coleman medal or not.

There was one passage yesterday where he should have gone back and kicked the goal. Instead he rushes with a snap, ball lands straight down the throat of a Collingwood opponent in the goal square. Said then something like that could cost a match. Looking at it through individual moments, it did.
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With the one in particular, it wasn't even the miss that was costly, but as everyone knows, in a close game that you are ahead, take the 30 seconds and allow your defence to set up properly.

This is almost even more important when you consider you were playing Collingwood, who particularly late in games, just run and gun. You have to ensure your defence is setup right and by playing on when he did, he made it more difficult to break. I'm not sure if they scored straight from that, but the territory gain would likely have hurt Carlton.

The Blues did a lot right, and the pattern of the game went the way games should go against Collingwood, as I don't think they are that great particularly when playing a team with 2 good talls (which is why I wanted to play them). Curnow and Mckay had 12 shot on goal between them. I'm sure many like me, would if told that, have expected Carlton to win, but they kicked 4.8. A lot of fans anger will be directed at Durdin due to the last kick inside 50 being closest to memory, but when your tall gun forwards kick 4.8 in a 1 point loss, IMO thats where the loss occurred.
 
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DavidSSS said:
Clear under-achievement by Carlton this year and will set them back.

But contenders next year? Yeah, can't see it. 2022 should have been a year of building and making finals for Carlton. They missed out but that should burn and they should make finals next year. If the powers that be at Carlton are sensible they will be looking for holes in the list, looking to make finals and hopefully win a final next year and then contend in a couple of years.

That said, the 7 article was just spouting whatever they thought would get them clicks on their site, they just want to attract views with footy stories and hype the interest in their AFL coverage.

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It pains me to say this but Carlton's best 22 doesn't have many weaknesses. Solid forward line. solid midfield. solid backline.

Whether they have the depth is another story altogether. going by 2022, you would have to say no. And their salary cap would have to be bursting at capacity… in fact, if they’re not careful. they might be forced into a Collingwood-style salary cap dump.

BluesBloke said:
I remember matches early on in the season against Hawthorn and Port Adelaide - Blues opened up big leads in those, and only won by less than a kick - Hawks was a point, Port I think was four points.

Miss out on the finals by .6 per cent.

I remember saying that day that blowing those big leads could later prove costly, well, guess what? Seems it wasn't just the matches they lost that cost the club, in some instances.
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And we blew a 20 point last quarter lead against Carlton in R1.
 
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T-Shirt Tommy said:
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Collingwood hold Andy Maher's "heart in their hands"

Gerard Whateley calls the thrilling Collingwood-Carlton finish and Andy Maher can't believe it.
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Just a thing of beauty.
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Interesting. Few cold shoulders there. Was that Cornhead sitting behind? Mince is a Dallas Cowboys fan....geez. I can feel for Maher as all of us Tiger fans can. If that was us losing Mince would've been smiling and jumping around for joy.
 
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T-Shirt Tommy said:
content.jwplatform.com

Collingwood hold Andy Maher's "heart in their hands"

Gerard Whateley calls the thrilling Collingwood-Carlton finish and Andy Maher can't believe it.
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Just a thing of beauty.
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Maher is absolutely devastated.
Kane Cornes didn't want Collingwood to win either.
Joey Montanga has been on this 10 week odyssey always tipping against Collingwood only to cop it in the last qtr.
Belief can change the fortunes of clubs, I reckon after the beat Carlton the 1st time this year that's when McCrae instilled in them, 'we are good enough to beat anyone'
I still reckon this will end with a massive slapping.
 
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TigerForce said:
Interesting. Few cold shoulders there. Was that Cornhead sitting behind? Mince is a Dallas Cowboys fan....geez. I can feel for Maher as all of us Tiger fans can. If that was us losing Mince would've been smiling and jumping around for joy.
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Feel sorry for Maher? Speak for yourself, he can gagf for all I care

That was hilarious
 
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Ridley said:
Oh wow that is hilarious. I had tears in my eyes watching it :rotfl1 :rotfl1

I almost felt sorry for Andy Maher. I said almost!! :mhihi:mhihi
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Just remember how Maher crows when the Blues are up and about and that’ll dismiss even almost feeling sorry for him. Would have been nice to see a good old fashioned dummy spit from him, though.
 
CarnTheTiges said:
Just remember how Maher crows when the Blues are up and about and that’ll dismiss even almost feeling sorry for him. Would have been nice to see a good old fashioned dummy spit from him, though.
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He should take the week off 'the front Bar'
Molloy will rip him apart
 
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