Cam Luke
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It was like watching old school footy from the 80s and 90s.
And once they went one-on-one in defence for five minutes, they just shut the game down.
Carlton had no flow in their game whatsoever.
And then the Saints scored a couple going back the other way.
And then that was it.
Floodgates opened.
There was no response from the leaders.
I mean, Cripps had a...
Had an average day.
Walsh didn't kick the ball particularly well.
Wiedering was clearly hampered with an injury.
Mackay had no impact in it.
Pittonette and Reid were monstered by TDK and Marshall.
The way that their back six defend at the moment is just horrid.
When things aren't going well, you've got to tighten up.
in your back six.
So teams want to press.
Yep, you want to get the ball in your forward half.
Then you can press up and you can be a bit more aggressive with your starting positions.
But Carlton players and Carlton defenders were 15 to 20 metres ahead of their forwards, trying to read that play.