(03-24-2021, 06:04 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Agree, Liddle and crew wont sit back and cop the blame for a average season and missing finals, they will be looking for a scape goat real quick and the bloke with the L Plates on wont be coaching next season if that happens.
Going to be a few name coaches on the market for jobs and I dont envy Teagues position, the hype from the media preseason was strong but only one journo picked us as a finals team after all the positive spin.
Even the pro Carlton journos like Riley Beveridge from AFL.com didnt have us making it, you feel too there is that one big injury around the corner as well threatening to derail us.
Its unfair on Teague but thats the job and how we roll at Carlton....

(03-24-2021, 05:19 AM)WASurfer link Wrote:I'm with GTC.....SPS goes out. I'd drop him, LOB and Silvagni out injured. Initially I had McDonald in my starting 22 but if it's wet over there as it's forecast, then maybe he misses out...but only for that reason as he deserves a spot on the back of last week. Then in would come Williams, Martin and Kennedy instead of McDonald.

Betts is thereabouts but Fogarty was okay last week and with Gibbons, Fisher and also Murphy, the smaller forward role looks too congested.

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(03-24-2021, 06:04 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Agree, Liddle and crew wont sit back and cop the blame for a average season and missing finals, they will be looking for a scape goat real quick and the bloke with the L Plates on wont be coaching next season if that happens.
Going to be a few name coaches on the market for jobs and I dont envy Teagues position, the hype from the media preseason was strong but only one journo picked us as a finals team after all the positive spin.
Even the pro Carlton journos like Riley Beveridge from AFL.com didnt have us making it, you feel too there is that one big injury around the corner as well threatening to derail us.
Its unfair on Teague but thats the job and how we roll at Carlton....

(03-24-2021, 06:30 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:I have seen nothing in the preseason or round one that suggests we will be anything more than a middle of ladder team like last year. Of course a string of wins can change all that quickly, but a loss to the Filth tomorrow night (who everyone reckons are on the nose) will not be a good look for Teaguey.

(03-24-2021, 06:32 AM)laj link Wrote:Middle of the ladder is 8th or 9th, which is often 12 wins. I'll take that.

(03-24-2021, 06:36 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:I think 8th will save Teague even with 10-11 wins, no finals and I wouldnt be confident of him keeping the job especially if they had Clarko lined up early. Agree with GTC that Ross Lyon is always just lurking too.....see Pagan and Malthouse though for reasons why and likely end result if we went with Lyon.