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Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - Thryleon - 04-19-2017
(04-19-2017, 07:38 AM)Peter Brady link Wrote:Cripps and Weitering both need a rest.
Weitering has spent a fair bit of time on the sidelines this season due to knocks in games.
We don't know for sure because we're not him, but at times last week his body language suggested he'd just about had enough of the constant battering.
He looks like a player not enjoying his football. His confidence appears to be down and where last season he'd approach the ball with a surety and back himself this year he appears to be tentative.
Give him a week or two off and he may show the benefits of that in the second half of the season.
On balance I'm not sure the forward experiment is giving us the benefit we lose by having him not playing down back. Are we that much better with him as our key forward target?
Difficult question to answer, but you could argue that if Weitering went back, the one out would be Macreadie, and then we would be looking for a key forward instead.
So, on current form, we are ahead, because Weitering is doing a fairly decent job forward, and the alternatives to him there would be Jones, Jaksch, or even Rowe. We saw what happened against GC when Rowe went forward.
Macreadie has been an absolute steal at this point and is playing some really good footy for us for a newbie. I dont know how he hasnt gotten a few more plaudits from the commentators for it.
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - BluePhantom - 04-19-2017
(04-19-2017, 07:44 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:Difficult question to answer, but you could argue that if Weitering went back, the one out would be Macreadie, and then we would be looking for a key forward instead.
So, on current form, we are ahead, because Weitering is doing a fairly decent job forward, and the alternatives to him there would be Jones, Jaksch, or even Rowe. We saw what happened against GC when Rowe went forward.
Macreadie has been an absolute steal at this point and is playing some really good footy for us for a newbie. I dont know how he hasnt gotten a few more plaudits from the commentators for it.
Because he plays for Carlton! :o :
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - cimm1979 - 04-19-2017
(04-19-2017, 05:57 AM)bigblue link Wrote:Hearing Polson a definite in this week BUT
Crippa Kruez and Weiters struggling to be fit for this week.
If you're going to use people's material at least acknowledge the source.
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - jeza - 04-19-2017
Macreadie and Williamson both look like excellent late picks - maybe add Polson to that list this week. Really like the look of our recruiting of late.
I wonder if our ex-GWS gambling recruiter contributed to our drafting this year (off the books) whilst suspended. He would have known he's walking into the Carlton job this year so it seems likely. And as long as he does it informally and is not paid for it I can't imagine it being a problem. He'd have known a lot about Macreadie who joined the GWS academy post SOS.
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - townsendcalling - 04-19-2017
Given that we are in a development year and not being defined by wins and losses, our youngsters will have their workloads carefully monitored.
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - Wallsy - 04-19-2017
(04-19-2017, 08:40 AM)cimm1979 link Wrote:If you're going to use people's material at least acknowledge the source.
He doesn't have to
It's an internet fan footy forum FFS
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - cimm1979 - 04-19-2017
(04-19-2017, 12:14 PM)Wallsy link Wrote:He doesn't have to
It's an internet fan footy forum FFS
Whatever.
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - bigblue - 04-19-2017
(04-19-2017, 08:40 AM)cimm1979 link Wrote:If you're going to use people's material at least acknowledge the source.
Some bloke at work :o
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - laj - 04-20-2017
Looks like Polson and Phillips in for Kreuzer and Thomas, who are both sore.
https://twitter.com/MaccaHeraldSun?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://www.zerohanger.com/just-bolton-rules-two-key-blues-power-clash-11499/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=AFL+Trade+Rumours
Re: 2017 Round 5 : Pre Game thread - Port Adelaide V Carlton - hotspur - 04-20-2017
(04-20-2017, 01:25 AM)laj link Wrote:Looks like Polson and Phillips in for Kreuzer and Thomas, who are both sore.All the Thomas haters have got their wish. Congratulations to Polson wonderful news ,give it your best shot . Kreuzer is out unfortunately ,Phillips back in ,I am sure he will be adequate as a ruckman but is he fit enough .I suppose we have no choice as Gorringe also injured.
https://twitter.com/MaccaHeraldSun?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://www.zerohanger.com/just-bolton-rules-two-key-blues-power-clash-11499/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=AFL+Trade+Rumours