Mark Robinson from his The Tackle article
Herald-Sun
April 14, 2014RICHMOND has forgotten how to play but Carlton is worse — the Blues can’t play, or for some reason, they won’t play.
The Tigers will escape the heavy blowtorch.
They shouldn’t. They are listless. They used to play like Thomas, with dash and dare, which prompted several opposition coaches to argue the Tigers were quickest ball-moving team in the competition.
Like Thomas and Carlton, they seem to be stagnant, and when you’re not moving and everyone else is moving around you, you look slow and tentative.
They also have personnel issues. The faith in Tyrone Vickery is admirable, but he looks like he’s not enjoying his footy, which is not the first time that has been said.
Dustin Martin had it 29 times against Collingwood but he went at just 48 per cent efficiency. He’s too sloppy for a player with such a supposed beautiful right foot, and a game-high seven clangers is not acceptable.
The tagging tactics of Brent Macaffer on Trent Cotchin created headlines, but who stood up when Cotchin was subdued?
The questions are plentiful, at both Richmond and Carlton.
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