2018 Rd 15: Pre Game Pressure: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[crashlander]

I do not like Port. They will be a raging favourite, but I will be HAPPY if we can spoil their party.

[Robblues]

I do not like Port. They will be a raging favourite, but I will be HAPPY if we can spoil their party.

I would be happy if we can spoil any ones party ATM

[kruddler]

My early prediction.

Out:
Kreuzer (ankle), Plowman (knee), OShea ($h!t), Thomas (Suspension)

In:
Phillips, Lang, McKay, Pickett

Injured: Not available for selection...(i believe)
Docherty, Williamson, A. Silvagni (season)
Kreuzer, Casboult, Plowman (AFL vs Collingwood)
LeBois, Schumacher, DeKoning (VFL vs Collingwood)
Murphy, Marchbank, Kerridge, Kerr, Byrne, Cuningham, Macreadie, Glass-McCasker
FYI, thats 18 injured players.


Fit but not picked...
OShea
Graham
Lobbe
Shaw
McDaid

Thats our entire list.

Basically pick 5 players who you don't want in the side. Everyone else plays.

[ElwoodBlues1]

My early prediction.

Out:
Kreuzer (ankle), Plowman (knee), OShea ($h!t), Thomas (Suspension)

In:
Phillips, Lang, McKay, Pickett

Injured: Not available for selection...(i believe)
Docherty, Williamson, A. Silvagni (season)
Kreuzer, Casboult, Plowman (AFL vs Collingwood)
LeBois, Schumacher, DeKoning (VFL vs Collingwood)
Murphy, Marchbank, Kerridge, Kerr, Byrne, Cuningham, Macreadie, Glass-McCasker
FYI, thats 18 injured players.


Fit but not picked...
OShea
Graham
Lobbe
Shaw
McDaid

Thats our entire list.

Basically pick 5 players who you don't want in the side. Everyone else plays.

Fair comments and like the ins...dont expect to win but reckon we can be competitive....Port have a good midfield and plenty of firepower down forward but their defense is iffy IMO and
Charlie, Harry and Pickett might cause them some headaches.....Gray will probably kick his usual 5 goals and the smash bros will be hard yakka in the middle but Port are either great or pathetic and maybe we can catch them in the latter mode...I hope...

[cookie2]

Keep going this way and we'll soon be struggling to field a fit 22, irrespective of ability/form!  :o

[Bear]

Pickett may need another week in the 2's, just given the amount of footy he has missed.

So maybe we have to play Graham.

Simpson's 300th...

[crashlander]

Pickett may need another week in the 2's, just given the amount of footy he has missed.

So maybe we have to play Graham.

Simpson's 300th...

Pickett kicked a couple of the 2's, but he cramped up badly in the last quarter and struggled to move. (It didn't stop him accelerating and making a great tackle in the last few moments, but you could see that he was having real trouble.) I'd give him another week: he was much improved.

[shawny]

Don't be surprised to see Murphy come up.

Best mates with Simmo- will want to play in this one.

And knowing our clubs history with picking guys not 100% ready they are unlikely to have the final say.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Pickett kicked a couple of the 2's, but he cramped up badly in the last quarter and struggled to move. (It didn't stop him accelerating and making a great tackle in the last few moments, but you could see that he was having real trouble.) I'd give him another week: he was much improved.

Fair point on Pickett, given Ports form we are probably looking down the barrel so I'd rather have Pickett up and running for games we have some chance of winning.....

[Thryleon]

Pickett kicked a couple of the 2's, but he cramped up badly in the last quarter and struggled to move. (It didn't stop him accelerating and making a great tackle in the last few moments, but you could see that he was having real trouble.) I'd give him another week: he was much improved.

Not a great sign for a bloke who was out injured with a thumb injury.

I would have thought he would have been cherry ripe to come back at least from a physical conditioning perspective.

All evidence points to our strength and conditioning team lacking something and might need a bit of a review.