Pre game postulations: AFL 2020 Rd 7: Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[Professer E]

Jones can take Dixon.  It's their crafty small types and hard midfielders (Boak Wines PP) that will cause us problems. We have no match up for Gray,  he kicks goals against us for fun.

[laj]

I still dont rate Port as a top team....Tigers, GWS, WC and maybe Pies and Geelong are the top teams still and IMHO Port are racking up wins like Essendon courtesy of this weird season. Ken Hinkley is a nice bloke but no mastermind in the coaches box and I think a few people have gone early and over rated Port mainly on the basis they have a couple of slick young kids and a bearded monster in the goal square.

I'm not sure they're a true top team either but it's a weird season and they have some history on their side..........well sort of. Every leap year this century the side that has been on top after round 1 has gone on to win the flag...lol.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Ebert out suspended for one match..

[LP]

Ebert out suspended for one match..

Probably helps our cause, the Port little blokes usually have a day out against us, but I think control over Dixon and Westhoff is the key.

[laj]

2nd last game in Brisbane before we head to Perth with Hawthorn to join Geelong and Collingwood. So would be nice to roll Port and North before we go. So after North in round 8, Hawthorn round 9 we'll get the 2 WA clubs and Collingwood in what ever order.

[townsendcalling]

Whatever, don't play Cripps injured!

[ElwoodBlues1]

Probably helps our cause, the Port little blokes usually have a day out against us, but I think control over Dixon and Westhoff is the key.

Westhoff will play down back IMO as Port have no tall defenders unless they bring someone else in.....
reckon Rockliff will replace Ebert.

[crashlander]

Whatever, don't play Cripps injured!

I know the club has said that Cripps is OK, but he isn't. You can tell by the amount of strapping he has all over his body. I hope the club is thinking long term enough to let him recover.
I hate playing guys who are not right: it comes back to bite us on the posterior too often for my tastes.
But the club is well known for ignoring my opinion on this matter.

[flyboy77]

Westhoff will play down back IMO as Port have no tall defenders unless they bring someone else in.....
reckon Rockliff will replace Ebert.

Which is a win in itself (Westhoff down back).

[cookie2]

If Port have even a sniff of an injured Cripps their attack dogs such as SPP will be unleashed.