OK, so one round to go and it seems there is an ever so slight hope that we can still make the finals.

Courtesy of the Dees beating the crows yesterday.

We currently sit 4th @ 3-3.
Crows+Dees are 2nd+3rd @4-2

We need to beat the lions
and
we need the crows to lose against colingwood
we need the dees to lose against freo.

Then it will be a 3-way tie on 4-3, which will come down to %.

We are already ahead of Dees, so we just need to focus on the crows.
We basically need a 10 goal difference between us to make up the %.
They lose by 1 point, we win by 10 goals
they lose by 5 goals, we win by 5 goals.
They lose by 10 goals, we win by a point.
etc

So...if Adelaide win, they are in.
If Adelaide lose, and melbourne win, melbourne are in.
If Adelaide lose and melbourne lose and carlton win....and (Adelaides losing margin + Carltons winning margin) > 10 goals, Carlton are in.

Clear as mud?

IF we do get through, we would be forced to go back to back games against the team we just beat to make the finals, Brisbane Lions, except the final would be at their ground (i believe).

In any event, lets just win and finish with a winning record for the year.

With our perceived lack of firepower up forward, who might be the first player to kick a bag of 5 in a game this year??

My choice: Weitering (left field!!)

Down 27-35 at 3/4 time.

The squad for the third JLT game has been named with three players to drop out before the game:

1  – Jack Silvagni
3 – Marc Murphy
4 – Bryce Gibbs
6 – Kade Simpson
8 – Matthew Kreuzer
9 – Patrick Cripps
10 – Harry McKay
11 – Sam Kerridge
13 – Jed Lamb
15 – Sam Docherty
16 – Billie Smedts
17 – Sam Rowe
20 – Lachie Plowman
22 – Caleb Marchbank
23 – Jacob Weitering
24 – Rhys Palmer
26 – Harrison Macreadie
27 – Dennis Armfield
28 – David Cuningham
29 – Cameron Polson
33 – Jarrod Pickett
35 – Edward Curnow
39 – Dale Thomas
41 – Levi Casboult
43 – Simon White
44 – Alex Silvagni
46 – Matthew Wright

Buckley and Charlie Curnow are unavailable because of injury and SPS will return through the NBs.

It seems that Harry McKay, Harrison Macreadie, Cameron Polson, Jarrod Pickett and Alex Silvagni are in contention for round 1 (Marchbank is a lock).  Liam Sumner is on the outer (did he have a full pre-season?) and we're persevering with Daisy  :

Something GIC said in the Casboult thread about us being a team of introverts has me thinking.

As much as anything else we seem to lack an authoritative on field presence (I'm not necessarily talking about captaincy) and I'm not sure we have any waiting in the wings with the young group we've recruited.

Someone in the Jonathan Brown style of player, not necessarily in stature or ability but in terms of presence with a bit of mongrel.
Size helps but they don't have to be giants.

Our blokes are a nice bunch of cuddly bears rather than grizzlies.

Do we have a grizzly in waiting and who is it?
Who, from another club that may be available soon, would fit that criteria?

We've had a number of new posters join us recently, so I just want to throw out an official welcome to everyone.

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Sorry, I've been a little busy. I haven't posted the teams yet.
I will be going to this game with my daughter and the guys practice game as well. I am looking forward to it indeed.

SATURDAY, MARCH 4
Carlton v Bulldogs, Ikon Park, 11.35am AEDT

CARLTON
B: L.Attard 14, A.Downie 30, R.Privitelli 9
HB: L.Brazzale 12, D.Hardiman 31, M.Keryk 4
C: L.Arnell 13
HF: S.Hosking 10, A.Brown 27, G.Pound 6
F: J.Kennedy 23, B.Moody 16, D.Vescio 3
Foll: K.Shierlaw 25, K.Loynes 2 N.Exon 15
I/C: B.Jakobsson 35, K.Gillespie-Jones 5, T.Lucas-Rodd 18, T.Nestor 20, I.Ayre 22, S.Audley 26
Emergencies: B.Davey 1, K.Darby 8

No change

It would be nice if Davey was fit for this one, but I wouldn't put my money on it.

WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: L.Bailey 13, L.Moorecroft 23, K.Lamb 27
HB: H.Wildes 17, B.Hunt 21, K.Ebb 12
C: E.Kearney 5
HF: N.Callinan 10, L.Spark 11, H.Scott 22
F: J.Lambert 7, T.Ernst 19, K.McLeod 6
Foll: A.O'Connor 4, E.Blackburn 2, B.Lochland 1
I/C: L.Birch 18, M.McDonald 15, A.Gogos 36, L.Williams 9, K.Tyndall 8, R.Timmins 20
Emergencies: E.Gamble 14, C.Clarkson 24

In: A.O'Connor, R.Timmins
Out: E.Gamble, C.Clarkson

I am hoping for the sort of effort and planning I saw in the first 2 weeks.

Squad Announced:

Carlton's 29-man squad:

7. Dylan Buckley, 9. Patrick Cripps, 10. Harry McKay, 11. Sam Kerridge, 12. Blaine Boekhorst, 13. Jed Lamb, 14. Liam Jones, 16. Billie Smedts, 17. Sam Rowe, 18. Kristian Jaksch, 19. Liam Sumner, 20. Lachie Plowman, 22. Caleb Marchbank, 23. Jacob Weitering, 24. Rhys Palmer, 25. Zac Fisher, 26. Harrison Macreadie, 27. Dennis Armfield, 28. David Cuningham, 29. Cameron Polson, 30. Charlie Curnow, 31. Tom Williamson, 32. Nick Graham, 33. Jarrod Pickett, 35. Ed Curnow, 39. Dale Thomas, 42. Kym LeBois. 43. Simon White, 48. Matthew Korcheck

Sorry if this question is dopey. I'm curious to know the differences between Administrators and Global Moderators, as we have both of these on the forums.

Thanks.

Finally, an ideology I can embrace.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/swedish-town...ul0b4.html