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Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - ElwoodBlues1 - 03-07-2023
(03-07-2023, 04:57 AM)kruddler link Wrote:You said it without realising it......STARTING ROLE.Fair enough, Im not a huge fan but no doubt he has some talent ,can kick a goal and maybe only playing a quarter or two can keep him on the park more often over the longer term.
IMO he is the ideal sub. Comes on late, gives us a spark that could turn a game. Doesn't need to run out the full game.
Make Martin the sub!
I did have Martin as my sub in the best 22 thread, more out of hope and lack of other players who could impact games quickly.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - DJC - 03-07-2023
(03-07-2023, 12:49 AM)Mav link Wrote:https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/03/06/blue-to-avoid-surgery-following-shoulder-injury-mcgovern-firming-for-round-1/
The VFL practice match against Sydney was cancelled. At best, McGovern would have played in a match sim with the VFL boys.
Whether he plays in round 1 will be down to his form at training ... same with Martin.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - Mav - 03-07-2023
No doubt, but what I didn’t know was that he missed the practice match against the Swans not due to injury but because he attended the birth of his child. Of course, that still leaves him short of match practice but we shouldn’t need to worry that we’re going to have another endless injury watch.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - Blue Moon - 03-07-2023
Carlton by ten goals.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - Gointocarlton - 03-07-2023
(03-07-2023, 07:57 AM)Blue Moon link Wrote:Carlton by ten goals.:o
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - DJC - 03-07-2023
(03-07-2023, 07:57 AM)Blue Moon link Wrote:Carlton by ten goals.
There’s no reason why not … and it would set us up for a great season ?
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - Gointocarlton - 03-07-2023
(03-07-2023, 10:18 AM)DJC link Wrote:There’s no reason why not … and it would set us up for a great season ?As nice as that would be, its not going to happen, they rarely get beaten by big margins. They have copped 4 10 goal losses since 2017, the last 2 were from Geelong. Defensively they are miserly so you can forget a 10 goal thumping.
I will be happy with just a W in rnd 1 to start the year.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - DJC - 03-07-2023
(03-07-2023, 11:00 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:As nice as that would be, its not going to happen, they rarely get beaten by big margins. They have copped 4 10 goal losses since 2017, the last 2 were from Geelong. Defensively they are miserly so you can forget a 10 goal thumping.
I will be happy with just a W in rnd 1 to start the year.
They’re going in with their weakest defence for quite a while, Lynch will miss, and their midfield is a work in progress.
I’ll be happy with a W, but a 5 goal margin is achievable and a 10 goal margin isn’t out of the question.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - shawny - 03-07-2023
(03-07-2023, 11:36 AM)DJC link Wrote:They’re going in with their weakest defence for quite a while, Lynch will miss, and their midfield is a work in progress.
I’ll be happy with a W, but a 5 goal margin is achievable and a 10 goal margin isn’t out of the question.
Didn’t Lynch play last weekend against melb? Reckon he will play and we will have our hands full with both dusty and Bolton also near the goals.
Getting ahead of ourself imo predicting anything more than a close hard fought win.
Blues by 10 points.
Re: AFL Rd 1 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond - Mav - 03-07-2023
Lynch had restricted time in the practice match given he has had a plantar fascia injury. Chances are he’ll be underdone.
Gibcus is out for sure and Tarrant was expected to be out until Rd 2 with a hip injury. Even if he manages to get up for Rd 1, chances are he won’t be cherry ripe. And he’s not exactly the best defender going around. If Grimes is also underdone after a hamstring injury and he’s in the twilight of his career, their tall defensive stocks are depleted.
Prestia and Short are both battling to get up for Rd 1.
We tend to obsess over our own injuries but we underestimate those that the opposition is facing.