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Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - DJC - 03-15-2023
Who would you play in preference to Ed? Paddy Dow didn’t exactly cover himself in glory.
Ed was far from his best but he still featured in some good passages of play.
Vossy intimated that he has contingencies in place should it become necessary to contain Dusty or other Tigers. Perhaps Ed may be in line for a run with role.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - pinot - 03-15-2023
(03-15-2023, 09:05 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:Agree, but the Curnow Snr selection is a little baffling. Owies would want to do a whole lot more than the PS games and the way he finished of his year in 2022
Curnows usually take few games to get going.- Ed has had a full pre season his touch will return will need his beasty discipline running.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - 31Tommys_barber - 03-15-2023
Don’t know if we have an improved team from last year or not, two kids and Ed Curnow in the side for the first game tells me not. Love Ed but if we are still giving him a game at this stage of his career we aren’t as deep as we think we are. Same with the kids, one maybe but two? If they were top two in the draft I could see it but they just aren’t physically strong enough yet to play big matches.
Hope I’m wrong
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - DJC - 03-15-2023
(03-15-2023, 10:57 AM)31Tommys_barber link Wrote:Don’t know if we have an improved team from last year or not, two kids and Ed Curnow in the side for the first game tells me not. Love Ed but if we are still giving him a game at this stage of his career we aren’t as deep as we think we are. Same with the kids, one maybe but two? If they were top two in the draft I could see it but they just aren’t physically strong enough yet to play big matches.
Hope I’m wrong
I’m pretty sure that you’re wrong.
Lachie and Ollie have shown that they’re ready for footy at AFL level. Ollie’s running is elite and his tank is good enough to enable him to win or halve contests after sprinting the length of the ground. Lachie is hard at it and his second and third efforts are not what you’d expect from a draftee. Dermott Brereton was full of praise for the young man and he’s not easily impressed.
As for Ed, he’s shown enough to make it very difficult for whoever he matches up against.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - shawny - 03-15-2023
(03-15-2023, 09:36 AM)kruddler link Wrote:I reckon Ed is our 7th defender. Reckon Plowman would be a good sub option to bring in should we struggle to hold them down.We are wanting to go deep in sept and players like lachie plowman can only be used in the case of mass injuries to defenders when we have no other options. If he is used while we are relatively healthy we will still be a bottom side. Players like plowman have had more then their chances and we need to move past him to improve rapidly imo which is what I’m expecting 2023 to bring.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - Gointocarlton - 03-15-2023
(03-15-2023, 10:57 AM)31Tommys_barber link Wrote:Don’t know if we have an improved team from last year or not, two kids and Ed Curnow in the side for the first game tells me not. Love Ed but if we are still giving him a game at this stage of his career we aren’t as deep as we think we are. Same with the kids, one maybe but two? If they were top two in the draft I could see it but they just aren’t physically strong enough yet to play big matches.I look at the side and asked myself the same thing, is it better than last years.
Hope I’m wrong
Assuming Pitto plays as the sub
Out
Will Setterfield
Oscar McDonald
Corey Durdin
Lochie O'Brien
Zachary Williams
Tom Williamson
In
Hollands
Cowin
Acres
Young
Ed Curnow
Motlop
Eds questionable form aside, I think its a stronger side.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - Gointocarlton - 03-15-2023
(03-15-2023, 11:21 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:I look at the side and asked myself the same thing, is it better than last years.Their ins and outs from rnd 1 last year
Assuming Pitto plays as the sub
Out
Will Setterfield
Oscar McDonald
Corey Durdin
Lochie O'Brien
Zachary Williams
Tom Williamson
In
Hollands
Cowin
Acres
Young
Ed Curnow
Motlop
Eds questionable form aside, I think its a stronger side.
Lets assume their sub is Ross
Out
Jake Aarts
Shane Edwards
Robbie Tarrant
Jason Castagna
Ivan Soldo
Hugo Ralphsmith
Josh Gibcus
In
Vlaustuin
McKintosh
M Rioli
Miller
Hopper
Taranto
Mansell
Is their side stronger than last years? I think it is.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - Thryleon - 03-15-2023
Stronger on paper but a lot of these guys playing together for the first time.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - LoveNavy - 03-15-2023
Re: Ed
Joel Selwood on The Front Bar.
Sam asks which players are hardest to play against.
Answer: Ed Curnow
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - DJC - 03-15-2023
(03-15-2023, 01:44 PM)LoveNavy link Wrote:Re: Ed
Joel Selwood on The Front Bar.
Sam asks which players are hardest to play against.
Answer: Ed Curnow
Yes, I think that supporters focus too much on how often Ed gets the pill rather than on how little his opponents do.
His endurance and ability to make life difficult for his opponent means that there'll be a spot for him if the opposition has a player that needs attention. Of course, we don't see how well players perform at training and, as match sims make up a lot of modern training sessions, Ed could well be in great form.