Dylan Buckley and Kade Simpson after the final siren. Picture: Michael Klein. Source: Michael Klein / News Corp Australia
CARLTON coach Mick Malthouse's emotions were a mix of admiration and puzzlement after the stunning final quarter comeback to overrun West Coast.
Malthouse described the three-point win where the Blues booted five unanswered goals in the last 10 minutes as one of the best wins he had experienced in his 30 years as an AFL coach.
And yet he couldn't explain the massive momentum shift from when the Eagles seemed in control with a 24-points lead midway through the last quarter at Etihad Stadium.
"I just thought it was a very gutsy win all up. We lost six players from last week, all injured, all can go through the middle. So you have to change everything up. And the boys accepted that,'' Malthouse said.
Dylan Buckley celebrates his last quarter goal with Kane Lucas. Picture: Michael Klein. Source: News Corp Australia
"It's easy to get caught up in the moment, but when I see where we were before the match, where we were during the match and how we ended up.
"It's a good growth game. It's whether we can actually now learn a lot from it and grow from it.
"I've always said there's only one siren that counts. The one that starts the game is pretty handy, but the one at the end is the best one if you're in front.
"It's how you get there. We're always process-driven and I thought when the occasion came when we had to do something that disrupted the opposition ... and we nearly gave it away a couple of times because we didn't use the ball well or in the right option late, but even that's a learning curve and we'll go through those scenarios with players who perhaps haven't been in those positions before.
"You learn a lot from those games, both good and bad. But, more importantly, you learn how to win.''
Marc Murphy of the Blues runs with the ball. Photo by Michael Dodge Source: Getty Images
"That's a good question. You'd love to be good enough to know where it comes from,'' Malthouse said.
"I guess, it could very well have been the way we were going. It could very well have been a five to six goal loss because it just looked like we just couldn't get it right.
"It's an easy message to give, but hard to interpret and hard then to execute. We just needed to pinch a steadier (goal) just to break their momentum and see whether we could actually then just maybe throw a bit of doubt into their side.
"I can't even remember who kicked the first goal (Jeff Garlett) and you change momentum when the scoreboard changes negatively against you in a game that had been seesawing and both sides were defending like there's no tomorrow that sometimes opens up the game.
"You might pinpoint a thing, but at the end of the day it really has to be gathered by a mass of people. One player is not going to change the course of that game. It has to be a collective.''
Already without injured midfielders Chris Judd, Ed Curnow and Tom Bell, the Blues lost David Ellard to a calf injury after Friday's training and Andrew Carrazzo was a late withdrawal before the game with back spasms.
Then rebounding defender Chris Yarran had to be subbed off 17 minutes into the third quarter with back and hamstring tightness.
"Given the players that were out and the players we readjusted in the game, we had to go back to bare basics and what suits the players, even though they had to play in different roles, but still be what we expect in regard to disposal and decision-making,'' Malthouse said.
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