AFL Rd 4 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

[WASurfer]

Hope we stick with the 2 ruckman policy again. Should give us some dominance against Goldstein and whoever is their backup. We have enough quality down back with Weitering, Young, McGovern, Saad etc....and up forward we should present them with plenty of problems with them missing Mckay and Logue. Get enough ball in the middle and our forwards SHOULD dine out.

Zuurhaar is dangerous so not sure who the match up is there....maybe Cowan? Zuurhaar is very good in the air and plays much taller than he is. And Larkey has done a job on us in the past too.

I'd like to see Ed go to one of LDU or Simpkin. Simpkin likes to think he's tougher than he is....put Ed in his backpocket like he used to do against Selwood.

[LoveNavy]

Kennedy out again?
Let's hope our other mids are on from the get go. We don't want our defenders flogged out again.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Hope we stick with the 2 ruckman policy again. Should give us some dominance against Goldstein and whoever is their backup. We have enough quality down back with Weitering, Young, McGovern, Saad etc....and up forward we should present them with plenty of problems with them missing Mckay and Logue. Get enough ball in the middle and our forwards SHOULD dine out.

Zuurhaar is dangerous so not sure who the match up is there....maybe Cowan? Zuurhaar is very good in the air and plays much taller than he is. And Larkey has done a job on us in the past too.

I'd like to see Ed go to one of LDU or Simpkin. Simpkin likes to think he's tougher than he is....put Ed in his backpocket like he used to do against Selwood.

LDU has been their prime mover so Id respect that and put ED on him....Hewett I think is more suited to Cunnington.
Simpkin will depend where he plays, no match fitness might mean he doesnt play majority on ball and might spend more time forward or out on a wing.
Prefer the experienced and in form Newman on Zurhaar....Cowan is a good brave kid who will be a fine player but Zurhaar is a mean hombre who tests a few boundaries in terms of how he plays and I think Newman has the know how to deal with that better.
Wouldnt want to see Cowan cleaned up by Zurhaar who likes to think he is a poor mans Byron Pickett and I just keep thinking back to Liam Jones who got cleaned up on the boundary in one game by CZ and he took a while to get over it..
Nth will be looking to make a statement physically after their piss poor performance last week and unlike the friendly GWS style of play we experienced last week I think this will be a more heavily contested game given Nth lack a bit of class.

[madbluboy]

Cincotta and Saad/Docherty could rotate between half back and wing.

[Baggers]

I fully expect Clarko to do his homework on us. This is, thus far, not the same Kangabies as last year.

He'll probably look for a way to close down Saady realizing that he launches the bulk of offensive moves from D50.

Then he'll likely come up with ways to limit our midfield supply to our forwards, he'd know that if we get too much supply his defense won't be able to hold our two talls in particular.

Clod Cornes wrote a rather concerning article on us today. Of concern was our key indicators this year compared to last year... we're well down. Of course using those indicators as his central argument, he then went to town on concluding we're not nearly as good as being undefeated would suggest.

[Gointocarlton]

I fully expect Clarko to do his homework on us. This is, thus far, not the same Kangabies as last year.

He'll probably look for a way to close down Saady realizing that he launches the bulk of offensive moves from D50.

Then he'll likely come up with ways to limit our midfield supply to our forwards, he'd know that if we get too much supply his defense won't be able to hold our two talls in particular.

Clod Cornes wrote a rather concerning article on us today. Of concern was our key indicators this year compared to last year... we're well down. Of course using those indicators as his central argument, he then went to town on concluding we're not nearly as good as being undefeated would suggest.

Voss has allegedly been heard saying to people close to him we are playing very poorly but its pleasing we are still winning. Out list is talented no doubt but our start to the year is well off what it was last year. Hopefully that means the end is better. Having said that, beware a well coached Norf, they have troubled us many times with worse coaches at the helm and players available. With a W/L of 99/60, here's hoping we can raise the bat and notch up the ton, a loss will be very hard to stomach  and I suspect would result in the knives starting to be sharpened.

[ElwoodBlues1]

I fully expect Clarko to do his homework on us. This is, thus far, not the same Kangabies as last year.

He'll probably look for a way to close down Saady realizing that he launches the bulk of offensive moves from D50.

Then he'll likely come up with ways to limit our midfield supply to our forwards, he'd know that if we get too much supply his defense won't be able to hold our two talls in particular.

Clod Cornes wrote a rather concerning article on us today. Of concern was our key indicators this year compared to last year... we're well down. Of course using those indicators as his central argument, he then went to town on concluding we're not nearly as good as being undefeated would suggest.

Matthew Lloyd on FC also showed we dont put teams away with stats on our last 5-6 games and said we need a 60 point win vs Nth to show we can bury teams. Jimmy Bartel mumbled something about us getting timid and trying to hold on when we are in front rather than continuing to attack and crush teams.

[DJC]

Clod Cornes wrote a rather concerning article on us today. Of concern was our key indicators this year compared to last year... we're well down. Of course using those indicators as his central argument, he then went to town on concluding we're not nearly as good as being undefeated would suggest.

I only listen to one Chad … the Sheikh of Scrubby Creek ?

It’s pretty obvious that we aren’t playing our best footy, but we’re winning (or not losing) close games and we weren’t able to manage that last season.  I think we have got a lot more out of the first three rounds than we would have from handing out shellackings to easybeats.

[madbluboy]

10 points out of 3 games with plenty of upside suits me.

[Gointocarlton]

Honey in? FMD thats taking the piss