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(09-11-2023, 04:43 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Just on Marchbank, Weiters said he has one of the highest footy IQs around and he loves playing with him.
Definitely seems to have a lot of love around the club. Seen him talk to the fans and give them his time and he seems a likable bloke but havent had much faith in him playing wise
after seeing him plod around in a few twos games but he hasnt looked too bad in the seniors so credit where its due and he should hold his spot this week. Having a settled backline has probably helped him with players like Kemp and McGovern taking some of the more difficult matchups and its all seems to be working so I wouldnt be messing with the setup too much.
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(09-11-2023, 04:45 AM)rocky link Wrote:Got a ticket after some very nervous minutes getting knock-back after knock-back from ticketek. Ended up getting a standing room ticket which is fine because, well, I like to stand. There was a bloke on SEN just a few minutes ago who is a GOLD club support Carlton member and he couldn't get a ticket either this week or last week! This will be my last year as an AFL member. Sick of their crape treatment. My son has a provisional MCC so I plan to piggy-back off that from next year on.
Anyway, weather is looking great for Friday night so bring it on.
Go baggers!
Yeah I got standing in the AFL members. I like the membership but surely club support of competing teams get priority?
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2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
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Really hope we take the game on this week - we got stage-fright last week and it almost cost us.
The way I see it, this week is a bit of a free hit - Melbourne has a lot more to lose than us, their list is headed south rather than north, and if they get knocked out in straight sets for a second year, the party may be over for a while. We should go out and have a real crack without the fear of what happens next.
We have to get the ball in extra fast this week to overcome the May-Lever stonewall and create some ground-level chaos.
Out : McKay, Martin
In : Motlop, Silvagni (Kennedy as a swing if JSOS is not right), Fisher Sub.
This is now the longest premiership drought in the history of the Carlton Football Club - more evidence of climate change?
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It's not certain at all that Martin will be an out yet, the Tribunal have a history of completely overturning ridiculous penalties.
I think Christian gave him two weeks expecting him to appeal and still get a week, it was amateur hour and just further evidence Christian needs to get the bullet. If the first thing he did was to ban himself that would have been the the right penalty from the start.
But two weeks can be viewed by the tribunal as excessive, and that then calls the whole MRO judgement into question, historically the tribunal hates it's time being wasted from either side of the debate.
Do not be surprised Martin walks away with a fine and Christian ends up on shaky ground, I think the writing is on the wall after the new CEO stepped in!
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Love the confidence LP but not sure Martin could get off that one.....it looked pretty ordinary and while Blakey returned to the field, it's gotta be one week IMO. It was pretty clumsy.
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(09-11-2023, 05:38 AM)WASurfer date Wrote:Love the confidence LP but not sure Martin could get off that one..... Wouldn't call myself confident, but it won't be a surprise if it happens. It's not like it hasn't happened before.
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(09-11-2023, 05:05 AM)LP link Wrote:It's not certain at all that Martin will be an out yet, the Tribunal have a history of completely overturning ridiculous penalties.
I think Christian gave him two weeks expecting him to appeal and still get a week, it was amateur hour and just further evidence Christian needs to get the bullet. If the first thing he did was to ban himself that would have been the the right penalty from the start.
But two weeks can be viewed by the tribunal as excessive, and that then calls the whole MRO judgement into question, historically the tribunal hates it's time being wasted from either side of the debate.
Do not be surprised Martin walks away with a fine and Christian ends up on shaky ground, I think the writing is on the wall after the new CEO stepped in! He struck Blakey with a full on fist in the jaw, one week is lenient imo, not sure what got into Martin as that type of act isnt part of his game. Maybe Blakey said or did something to him prior that got him incensed enough to go the cheap shot but it was a bad look and very undisciplined which is a shame given he is playing the best football of his career with the club.
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(09-11-2023, 05:44 AM)LP link Wrote:Wouldn't call myself confident, but it won't be a surprise if it happens. It's not like it hasn't happened before. In order to get off, you need a legitimate reason.
In the past there has been one.
For this hit? Can't see one.
Whats his defence? His head looked like a football and he tried to knock it forward??
Put up a side by side of his head next to a football??
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I reckon he could argue he was trying to put a fist in to punch the football.
Whether or not that is successful is a different story. It didnt get a free kick on the night, which is usually trouble for the person appealing. For some strange reason, if you hit a bloke high, the umpire sites it on the day and you get a free kick against, it usually draws a discount at the MRO and this is the opposite where play continued.
Pretty weird that they take into account the on field happenings.
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