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Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood - DJC - 05-02-2024
I thought that Fantasia could be handy injury cover when we signed him. The injuries to Martin and Motlop created an opportunity for him and he’s made the most of it.
Fantasia is a smart footballer who provides leadership, forward pressure and demands a decent opposition defender. He has missed one game through illness so the MC must be happy with what he’s delivering. I can’t see that changing at least until Motlop and Martin are back.
Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood - shawny - 05-03-2024
Media are making this one sound like we will win comfortably. Degoey is a big loss no doubt but we still have troops out in the back half and need to pay very careful
attention to Elliott Hill and co. They still have majority of their flag team in and imo this is a 50/50 game and Voss talking tough in the presser and at selection wont count for anything once the ball is bounced.
Reckon they will be loving the underdog tag in this.
Has all the hall marks of a upset and we cannot afford a slow start against this mob.
Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood - WASurfer - 05-03-2024
They have some firepower up forward with small/medium forwards when they move the ball quickly.....Hill, Schultz, Elliot, McCreary and Hoskin-Elliot etc. We should win it in the middle but need to rely more than just bombing it into Harry and Charlie and hoping they can mark it.
Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood - PaulP - 05-03-2024
I agree Shawny. No doubt we’ve come a long way since the bad old days, but I hope the players and coaches don’t drink the Kool-Aid.
Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood - BluePhantom - 05-03-2024
I don't get the favorites tag as we have SOOOO many injuries, they get a couple and it's panic stations.
We are still a work in progress, being the reigning Premiers with a couple of injuries should still make them the favorites.
Hopeful for a win but more to the point NO MORE injuries!
Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood - PaulP - 05-03-2024
Yes agree BluePhantom. We need a few of our good players back and playing most of the season if we are to string together enough wins for a top 4/8 finish.
Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood - Thryleon - 05-03-2024
Schulz in particular reserves his best for us. 3 goals a game I reckon he would regularly score when he was at Freo.
Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood - DJC - 05-03-2024
(05-03-2024, 01:15 AM)shawny link Wrote:Media are making this one sound like we will win comfortably. Degoey is a big loss no doubt but we still have troops out in the back half and need to pay very careful
attention to Elliott Hill and co. They still have majority of their flag team in and imo this is a 50/50 game and Voss talking tough in the presser and at selection wont count for anything once the ball is bounced.
Reckon they will be loving the underdog tag in this.
Has all the hall marks of a upset and we cannot afford a slow start against this mob.
The footy media is suffering from a bout of puppy love after hearing Vossy's post game response to our Geelong loss. However, Vossy has since made it clear that he changed his assessment of the Geelong game within 48 hours.
We're playing some brilliant footy but only in bursts - perhaps it's not possible to maintain that intensity for a whole game. We could blow Collingwood away with a quarter of our best footy, or we could let them back into the game with some mediocre footy. They're not travelling well and De Goey out is a big loss for them. However, anything less than a four quarter effort from us will simply play them back into form.
According to Matty Kennedy, our players are hurting after the Geelong loss and know what's required to beat Collingwood. Let's hope they are switched on and get the job done.
Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood - Gointocarlton - 05-03-2024
Elliott and Mihocek normally dine out us and Sidebottom runs around by himself racking it up. If I see that Ill spew up.
Re: AFL Rd 8- Pre Game Carlton v Collingwood - Gointocarlton - 05-03-2024
(05-03-2024, 05:00 AM)DJC link Wrote:The footy media is suffering from a bout of puppy love after hearing Vossy's post game response to our Geelong loss. However, Vossy has since made it clear that he changed his assessment of the Geelong game within 48 hours.Our blokes ate pressure for breakfast last year (second half), we are struggling to cope this year.
We're playing some brilliant footy but only in bursts - perhaps it's not possible to maintain that intensity for a whole game. We could blow Collingwood away with a quarter of our best footy, or we could let them back into the game with some mediocre footy. They're not travelling well and De Goey out is a big loss for them. However, anything less than a four quarter effort from us will simply play them back into form.
According to Matty Kennedy, our players are hurting after the Geelong loss and know what's required to beat Collingwood. Let's hope they are switched on and get the job done.