Carlton veteran Sam Docherty concedes the enjoying group should settle for blame for fierce criticism directed on the membership over a horror run of losses that has despatched the Blues’ AFL season into freefall.
Michael Voss’s males have been aggressive in opposition to Melbourne on Friday night time and twice obtained inside two kicks throughout the remaining time period.
But they posted their lowest rating of the season in an 8.13 (61) to six.8 (44) defeat; their seventh within the final eight rounds.
The fifth consecutive loss will carry extra warmth on second-year coach Voss, who was anticipated to steer Carlton to a long-awaited finals berth this season.
They at the moment are in peril of being successfully out of competition at their mid-season bye, with video games in opposition to Essendon and Gold Coast on the MCG over the following fortnight.
“Us as players need to take the brunt of it,” Docherty stated.
“We’re the ones out on the field, we do all the work during the week as a group to get us ready to play in these big games and it’s on us to go out there and execute the plan and execute skills.”
The Blues’ on-field shortcomings have come amid off-field drama.
Board member Craig Mathieson stop this week after a heated argument with membership president Luke Sayers following the defeat to Sydney in spherical 11.
Captain Patrick Cripps hit out at an incorrect media report that he stayed away from the crew resort round that sport, whereas key ahead Harry McKay’s wayward goal-kicking has been below an intense highlight.
“There’s obviously a lot of narrative around the four walls but we tend to speak about the stuff that’s important to us,” Docherty stated.
“I’ll let (media) talk about the external narrative and everything that’s going on outside of us.
“We’ve obtained a fairly robust give attention to enjoying higher footy in the mean time and I feel that is fairly apparent.”
Despite the distractions and run of poor results, Docherty believes the Blues are on the same page and can still turn their fortunes around to salvage the season.
“As gamers we’re fairly clear on the footy aspect that we wish to be, and the system that we’re operating,” Docherty stated.
“We’re all on board with that. It’s been a collaborative course of throughout the entire time that Vossy’s been on the membership.
“It’s a matter of executing exactly what it is. We also play a pretty hard game against some pretty good footy sides and Melbourne was one of those tonight.”
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