Rd 20: Pre Game Mission Critical Powwow: Carlton vs GWS

[malo]

Our back 6 will need to keep their eyes peeled for Mr "I've been reported 11 times", loose cannon Cameron.

4 matches to finals......I'd have thought he'd be playing it pretty carefully.

[LP]

There must be some big worries around SpecialK, there seems a bit more to this than is being reported.

I won't be at all surprised to find he's going to have an extended break.

Big outs for GWS, either that or they are not taking us seriously, Taranto and Shiel are types the normally hurt us. Not surprised they are being kept away from Cripps a few weeks out from finals, lots of reports of players being very sore the week after they play against the big lug. The press go on about the toll on his body, but they forget he inflicts some pain on opponents as well!

[Thryleon]

There must be some big worries around SpecialK, there seems a bit more to this than is being reported.

I won't be at all surprised to find he's going to have an extended break.

Big outs for GWS, either that or they are not taking us seriously, Taranto and Shiel are types the normally hurt us. Not surprised they are being kept away from Cripps a few weeks out from finals, lots of reports of players being very sore the week after they play against the big lug. The press go on about the toll on his body, but they forget he inflicts some pain on opponents as well!

That could be the case, or we could simply be stating that its not worthwhile pushing Kreuzer to play in a year where we are gong to finish bottom or second last with the only part of that remaining to be whether or not Lobbe can continue rucking for the year.

We are pretty much out of alternatives.

[flyboy77]

Blues by 8.

[blue4life]

Of those named on the bench you'd think that Lobbe, Silvagni and Byrne are certain to play which makes for one possible change.
Kerridge or Graham for Polson would be my best guess but we might go in unchanged.
They have some very handy outs and we go well against them, a win would surprise but not shock.

[Jofo]

Of those named on the bench you'd think that Lobbe, Silvagni and Byrne are certain to play which makes for one possible change.
Kerridge or Graham for Polson would be my best guess but we might go in unchanged.
They have some very handy outs and we go well against them, a win would surprise but not shock.

I don't know that we go so well against them apart from our 1 point win last year. Prior to that, we lost 3 games by around 10 goals each time.

[laj]

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Rd20 Final Sunday Teams
Carlton v GWS Giants
J Weitering withdrawn (injured). Byrne into named on-field 18.
Interchange – Silvagni, Polson, Lobbe, O’Shea.
Emergencies – Graham, Kerr, Kerridge, Casboult.
O'Shea in for Weitering.

[blue4life]

I don't know that we go so well against them apart from our 1 point win last year. Prior to that, we lost 3 games by around 10 goals each time.

It's probably just wishful thinking on my part, and now it's O'Shea in for Weitering so my confidence has been dampened a bit.

[DJC]

There must be some big worries around SpecialK, there seems a bit more to this than is being reported.

I won't be at all surprised to find he's going to have an extended break.

Big outs for GWS, either that or they are not taking us seriously, Taranto and Shiel are types the normally hurt us. Not surprised they are being kept away from Cripps a few weeks out from finals, lots of reports of players being very sore the week after they play against the big lug. The press go on about the toll on his body, but they forget he inflicts some pain on opponents as well!

Kreuzer seemed to be training normally and well in the footage on the club website,

[laj]

It's probably just wishful thinking on my part, and now it's O'Shea in for Weitering so my confidence has been dampened a bit.

I'd have preferred to give Schumacher a go. Rowe and Marchbank can play the 2 key defensive posts. Just see no point picking O'Shea.