Pre-Game Pressure: AFL 2019 Rd 6: Carlton vs Hawthorn in Launceston

[LP]

Ceglar and Nash are out for the Box Hill Hawks. Big Boy definitely in doubt.

They’ll play two rucks.

[flyboy77]

Forecast for the rest of Sunday

SummaryMax 19 Partly cloudy.Chance of any rain: 5% 

Launceston area

Partly cloudy. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon.

[capcom]

It's frustrating waiting for the game and even more so not knowing whether it will tell us a lot or nothing. 

The season hardly hinges on the outcome of one game but this one just might to some degree

All I want is a solid fight, win or lose

[Baggers]

It's frustrating waiting for the game and even more so not knowing whether it will tell us a lot or nothing. 

The season hardly hinges on the outcome of one game but this one just might

All I want is a solid fight

I think that's a pretty fair thought.

We win and we can all be just that little more confident that we're heading in the right direction. Genuine cause for measured optimism. We lose, then the fear is we're just the same as last year, the kings of honourable/brave loses, and questions surface. Was last week's strong effort real or another false dawn? We know we've got the team to win.

[flyboy77]

If McEvoy is out for them that's a huge loss for them....

They have a real lack of quality even if they are well drilled etc etc.

A very, very winnable game, hopefully without Charlie.

The Dogs won comfortably over the Dawks at the G.

UTAS ground is 175m x 145m.

The G is 171m x 146m. Very comparable.....

If Fish and SPS turn up today we'll win running away imo.

I also note they've retained Brand - tall (198cm) but very raw....albeit 25 yo.

They'd only retain him (after a poor outing last week) to play on Harry who should run rings around him....conceding considerable height, reach and athleticism.

Stratton and Sicily their other 'talls' down back - both only 190cm (eg SOJ and Guv size).

We must play Levi as a second ruck and his size up forward would certainly create mismatches....(I am presuming Chuck won't play)

[ElwoodBlues1]

If McEvoy is out for them that's a huge loss for them....

They have a real lack of quality even if they are well drilled etc etc.

A very, very winnable game, hopefully without Charlie.

The Dogs won comfortably over the Dawks at the G.

UTAS ground is 175m x 145m.

The G is 171m x 146m. Very comparable.....

If Fish and SPS turn up today we'll win running away imo.

I also note they've retained Brand - tall (198cm) but very raw....albeit 25 yo.

They'd only retain him (after a poor outing last week) to play on Harry who should run rings around him....conceding considerable height, reach and athleticism.

Stratton and Sicily their other 'talls' down back - both only 190cm (eg SOJ and Guv size).

We must play Levi as a second ruck and his size up forward would certainly create mismatches....(I am presuming Chuck won't play)

They have been playing Gunston down back for extra height and have included OBrien to play along with young Lewis down forward...
Danger with Hawks is Bruest, Poppy and Gunston if he plays down forward....we dont really have the right matchups for the first two and its been a ongoing problem.

[flyboy77]

They have been playing Gunston down back for extra height and have included OBrien to play along with young Lewis down forward...
Danger with Hawks is Bruest, Poppy and Gunston if he plays down forward....we dont really have the right matchups for the first two and its been a ongoing problem.

Win the midfield, the rest falls into place EB.

[townsendcalling]

Missing from the last time we played them and go done by 12 goals
Shaw
Polson
Pickett
Lobbe
Kennedy
Graham
Wright

In
Walsh
Kruezer
Newman
McGovern
Plowman
Gibbons
Thomas

[Baggers]

Charlie hasn't come up.

Cuningham in.

[bratblue]

Charlie hasn't come up.

Cuningham in.

You're too quick for me, I thought I'd be first with that.