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AFL Rd 18 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide - Gointocarlton - 07-10-2023
Righto, 3 wins in a row, now we play a big dog. To contend you have to beat contenders, so can we?
What I know for certain is we must:
- Be the hunter again
- Pressure on the oppo ball carrier has to be even higher this week
Re: AFL Rd 18 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide - ElwoodBlues1 - 07-10-2023
(07-10-2023, 12:37 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:Righto, 3 wins in a row, now we play a big dog. To contend you have to beat contenders, so can we?We can win this game...if it was in Adelaide I wouldn't give us much of a chance but away from home I don't see them as good and they are a bit banged up. 13 wins in a row is a long haul and they are due to lose...
What I know for certain is we must:
- Be the hunter again
- Pressure on the oppo ball carrier has to be even higher this week
Their backline isn't big and Jonas will be playing his first game for a while. Obviously they have a strong onball unit and Charlie Dixon usually makes his presence felt and they have Finlayson and Marshall as tall marking targets also so it's going to be won and lost in the midfield given both defenses I think will be stretched...
Re: AFL Rd 18 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide - Gointocarlton - 07-10-2023
(07-10-2023, 01:48 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:We can win this game...if it was in Adelaide I wouldn't give us much of a chance but away from home I don't see them as good and they are a bit banged up. 13 wins in a row is a long haul and they are due to lose...They are banged up indeed and if we can't get em this week we never will. They have no rucks which seems to suit us these days, Dixon and Finlayson can barely walk. As you say their midfield is one of the best in the business but if ours continues with their recent excellent form, we can match them there. It will be a hard assignment for us as I am not as negative towards them in regards to the their form away from home. You don't win 13 in row if you are no good, how banged up they are will be the determining factor at the end of the day.
Their backline isn't big and Jonas will be playing his first game for a while. Obviously they have a strong onball unit and Charlie Dixon usually makes his presence felt and they have Finlayson and Marshall as tall marking targets also so it's going to be won and lost in the midfield given both defenses I think will be stretched...
Re: AFL Rd 18 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide - tonyo - 07-10-2023
I think Port are due for a loss. They stumbled over the line against the Bombers, and their first half against the Suns was pedestrian at best.
They also have Collingwood the week after us, so given the importance of that game, they may be looking to 'manage' one or two of the walking wounded.
I would be happy if we were the beneficiaries of them having their mind off this week's game.
Re: AFL Rd 18 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide - kruddler - 07-10-2023
Ah, the life of a Carlton supporter.
3 week ago we were sacking half our list and the coach wasn't too far away either.
Now we are expecting to win against a team who hasn't lost in over 3 months.
Ya gotta laugh.
Re: AFL Rd 18 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide - tonyo - 07-10-2023
(07-10-2023, 10:29 PM)kruddler date Wrote:Ah, the life of a Carlton supporter.To quote several pundits, '3 weeks is a lifetime in footy!'
3 week ago we were sacking half our list and the coach wasn't too far away either.
Now we are expecting to win against a team who hasn't lost in over 3 months.
Ya gotta laugh.
I'd love to know what they talked about when they had the BBQ at Ed Curnow's place after the Essendon debacle.
Re: AFL Rd 18 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide - PaulP - 07-10-2023
Hopefully the good form of the last 3 games carries over to this game, and we fight hard and pressure and make Port earn every possession, goal etc. We’re not at the level to beat a form team like Port IMO, but if we give them a major fright and run them ragged for 4 quarters, the realistic part of me says that’s probably the best we can expect. Port by 3 points.
Re: AFL Rd 18 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide - PaulP - 07-10-2023
Oh, and please kick straight. None of this 2.15 nonsense.
Re: AFL Rd 18 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide - cookie2 - 07-10-2023
(07-10-2023, 10:52 PM)PaulP link Wrote:Oh, and please kick straight. None of this 2.15 nonsense.
IMO that will be the key to beating them. Our defence has been playing very well but we will need to look out for Dixon and Findlayson.
Re: AFL Rd 18 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide - Baggers - 07-10-2023
(07-10-2023, 12:37 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:Righto, 3 wins in a row, now we play a big dog. To contend you have to beat contenders, so can we?
What I know for certain is we must:
- Be the hunter again
- Pressure on the oppo ball carrier has to be even higher this week
Yep.
I have absolutely no doubt that IF we bring, for 120 minutes, our (strongly evolving) hunter intensity, we'll beat anyone...