Carlton coach Michael Voss and several Fox Footy experts have lamented the Blues ’costly inefficiency in front of goal as they face the possibility of falling to seventh place at the end of the round.
After their best performance of 2022 last week against Fremantle, on Friday night the Blues dropped to St Kilda by 15 points at Marvel Stadium.
If Collingwood and Sydney win on Saturday, the Blues would lose contact with the top four and go down to sixth and possibly seventh, depending on the margin of Pies ’possible victory.
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Carlton won the possession count disputed by +27, made 28 scoring shots for the night compared to St Kilda’s 23 and pulled out 15 marks within the 50, the second highest return of 2022 to date.
Still, the Blues wasted so many opportunities, making 10.18 at night. Based on Sample data The “expected score” metric (which analyzes each shot on goal is analyzed based on the terrain that has been made and what pressure was under the player, and adds up the results), the blues should have won the game from Friday night almost. four goals.
The blues could fall to seventh place on the ladder. Image: Michael Willson Source: Getty Images
Speaking to reporters after the match, Voss said the game “really owed to efficiency”.
“Some part was to respect their pressure and the other our efficiency
“Clearly, when we had our chances, we couldn’t convert it
“There aren’t too many games in which you get 29 to 30 shots on goal and you go to 57 percent by scoring at the entrance and you lose the game. We managed to find a way to do it tonight
“We couldn’t correct it to give us a chance.”
Voss added that the Blues “abused” the ball, saying their team had to recognize when the heat of opposing players arrived.
Brownlow medalist Gerard Healy said the result, numerically, seemed like an anomaly.
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“In the last five years there wouldn’t be too many teams to pull off 15 marks within the top 50 and lose the game,” he told Fox Footy Live.
“For me, it just reflected that they were a little off.
“I thought the Saints hit them a little on the ground.
“The finishing work generally reflects that the polishing was not there, the sharpness.
“They weren’t good enough, they weren’t sharp enough to pinch them.”
Former Hawks shooter Ben Dixon added, “Fifteen marks within 50 – shot last 15. Leave your game out there.
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“You can’t come back from that in terms of winning a footy game.”
While Charlie Curnow (1.4) was the main culprit for the Blues, Dixon questioned his teammate and medalist Coleman Harry McKay’s preference for constantly throwing quick-shot attempts over throws.
McKay, seconds Data of the Championhas recorded the most deliberate snapshots of a recording from 2021 to 2022.
And with the Blues slowly in the final quarter, McKay opted for an instant shot instead of a drop-point, just to kick back. The Saints would throw the next two goals to mark the victory.
Harry McKay of the Blues. Image: Robert Cianflone Source: Getty Images
“I keep questioning this jump from 45m (from McKay),” Dixon said.
“Everything is based on the individual. Some guys can put it from 35 to 40. When you know you’re out or on your limit, catching a ball from so far away … Gerard always says one in 20 doesn’t come out never one in 10: you will hit one in 20..
“If you have enough daylight, it’s a simple throw. It gives you more opportunities.”