Carlton are in a place one great has been all his career as the season enters a fabulous final round with all but top spot up for grabs. | OPINION by Peter Ryan petryan agerealfooty
, they had enough experiences behind them to become angry rather than dispirited and righted the ship. With three flags to sooth the mood the reaction was more frustration than disgust.Saturday night’s devastating loss to MelbourneMatt Owies’ skill error late in the game, when his kick did not reach Adam Saad, was the sort of mistake teams make when they have more crying left to do before they can talk.
If they don’t, they will give Blues’ fans plenty to talk about over the kitchen table during summer while hopefully a Brian Cook-engendered calmness allows the club to assess exactly what it needs to do to get better. Carlton can cry about two minutes on Saturday night or embrace the challenge on Sunday in what Michael Voss has rightfully dubbed an elimination final.
Only two premiership points separates second and sixth spot on the ladder, with the Lions and Melbourne meeting at the Gabba, the Magpies playing Carlton, Sydney playing St Kilda and Fremantle facing the Giants in Canberra, the Michael Frederick smother that led to their draw with Richmond so important.Getty Images
Melbourne may not be firing on all cylinders, but they are playing better than they were a month ago and a win against the Lions would put them at least on equal billing with Geelong as flag favourites.
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