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CibbuanoRatten dismayed by Hawthorn tactics
August 31st 2008 03:10
CARLTON coach Brett Ratten has expressed his displeasure at the tactics employed by Hawthorn counterpart Alastair Clarkson to prevent Brendan Fevola kicking his 100th goal in the Blues' 78-point loss at Telstra Dome on Saturday night.
Lance Franklin kicked his 100th goal in the first quarter but Fevola fell agonisingly short of joining of joining him in three figures after kicking seven goals to finish on 99 for the season
Asked if he would have done the same if the roles were reversed, Ratten said:"I won't answer that."
When pressed on the issue, Ratten said: "I suppose we could have maybe done that at the start [to Franklin], but I suppose that's the way he's seen it,"
"They were only 70 points up."
Ratten also said he would have loved to have seen history created on Saturday night.
"If he would have kicked it, this game would have been replayed regardless of the score between the two teams," said Ratten.
"I don't think you'll ever see two full-forwards kick 100 goals on the same day in the same round. It would have just been fantastic fairytale, romance."
"You would have looked in 100 years time and said 'they have done it and they did do it in the same round'."
"For the AFL to get the two teams to play off, in the last round and kick the 100 goals, the stars are aligned. It nearly happened, it's just a shame it didn't."
Despite being at times frustrated with his side's unhealthy reliance on Fevola, Ratten said he had no problems instructing his players to do everything in their power to help get the spearhead over the line in the last quarter.
"I think there's a bit of romance. He's played a lot of footy for Carlton and he's won games off his own back," Ratten said.
"If we could go out of our way to maybe see if we could get him there, for one quarter, I think that's fair enough. And we were that close."
Meanwhile, a Telstra Dome official said on Saturday night that nobody had been handed the mandatory $6,000 fine for the pitch invasion.
Lance Franklin kicked his 100th goal in the first quarter but Fevola fell agonisingly short of joining of joining him in three figures after kicking seven goals to finish on 99 for the season
Asked if he would have done the same if the roles were reversed, Ratten said:"I won't answer that."
When pressed on the issue, Ratten said: "I suppose we could have maybe done that at the start [to Franklin], but I suppose that's the way he's seen it,"
"They were only 70 points up."
Ratten also said he would have loved to have seen history created on Saturday night.
"If he would have kicked it, this game would have been replayed regardless of the score between the two teams," said Ratten.
"I don't think you'll ever see two full-forwards kick 100 goals on the same day in the same round. It would have just been fantastic fairytale, romance."
"You would have looked in 100 years time and said 'they have done it and they did do it in the same round'."
"For the AFL to get the two teams to play off, in the last round and kick the 100 goals, the stars are aligned. It nearly happened, it's just a shame it didn't."
Despite being at times frustrated with his side's unhealthy reliance on Fevola, Ratten said he had no problems instructing his players to do everything in their power to help get the spearhead over the line in the last quarter.
"I think there's a bit of romance. He's played a lot of footy for Carlton and he's won games off his own back," Ratten said.
"If we could go out of our way to maybe see if we could get him there, for one quarter, I think that's fair enough. And we were that close."
Meanwhile, a Telstra Dome official said on Saturday night that nobody had been handed the mandatory $6,000 fine for the pitch invasion.
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