AFL Rd 17 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast

[Gointocarlton]

According to CFC website

Available for selection:-
Jacob Weitering (AC joint), Sam Durdin (knee), Matt Owies (calf), Lachie Fogarty (back), Ed Curnow (calf)

[Gointocarlton]

So if it were up to me

In Weiters Owies Stocker (sub)
Out Newnes Honey (Setterfield)

[Slowhand]

WOW  -  ONLY 9 ON THE INJURY LIST

Got a long way to go  :'(  :'(

[shawny]

No J McGovern and their tall defenders vs the Tigers were Barrass, Bazzo and Rotham........if the ball gets down our end often enough it will be carnage. Barrass is a decent enough player but is only 194cm and would probably have to take Harry, Rotham is 193cm and Bazzo is 195cm but is a thin kid playing his second game.
Harry has 10cm and 10kg on Barrass.......
Should be a smacking imho providing we win enough ball from the middle, Kelly had 40 vs the tigers so he should get George for company imo. Nitwit might cause us some problems in the ruck as well as JK and Darling if they get good supply but apart from that I dont see too many winners for WC.

Height is overvalued imo when considering how effective a forward will be on a given day.

How the ball is moved to the forward is far more important then height difference. Us fans think if you have a decent height advantage it’s a massive bonus but it’s rarely plays out that way.

Last weeks game is an example of how in the last quarter Harry had a massive height advantage and I don’t remember one occasion where we were able to kick it to his advantage.

Having the advantage is one thing but being able to exploit it is not as easy as it appears on paper. Otherwise every ruckman would be a great resting forward yet they rarely kick more then the odd goal.

[shawny]

Is Josh Kennedy even a certain starter? I like a multi and he’s name is not on the list of goal kickers - I’m hoping that means he is still out.

[Gointocarlton]

Is Josh Kennedy even a certain starter? I like a multi and he’s name is not on the list of goal kickers - I’m hoping that means he is still out.

Is not on the AFL injury list

[LoveNavy]

If you go by ladder position we should win. However, we know WC have been ravaged this year and they are proud club on their home deck who are "better" than their ladder position suggests. Ill take a 1 pt win if we can get one.

WC v Tigers
This time around they played with 10 changes from previous meeting ?

[LoveNavy]

Is Josh Kennedy even a certain starter? I like a multi and he’s name is not on the list of goal kickers - I’m hoping that means he is still out.

Simpson reporting he's very likely to play.

[Baggers]

It's not the Weagles tall forwards I'm as concerned about as their small forwards.

[LP]

It's not the Weagles tall forwards I'm as concerned about as their small forwards.

Under the current rules I think it's all about the midfield, even relatively mediocre forwards are scoring goals this season when a team gets enough clean clearances.

If we can't stop the Wet Toast midfield we will have a problem, we either have to dominate the clearances or slow down the Wet Toast run and spread. If we can get enough clearances and kick straight the weakened Wet Toast D50 should be to our advantage.

Bit worried about Charlie's goal kicking, he is developing some real goal kicking ticks, the big swerve is getting bigger and bigger and he's got a case of the heebie jeebies whenever he is forced into a set shot, and there is no reason for it he just needs to go back and do the basics well. He needs to lock out the whoever or whatever that has got into his headspace.