AFL 2023 Semi Final Carlton vs Melbourne at the MCG

[laj]

Apparently, and as I say, reliable until proven wrong, it was a lack of match fitness. I know what your thinking, well what about Kennedy?! I can only assume Kennedy without match fitness offers more than JSOS without match fitness. As a few mentioned earlier there was a concern about taking two in under those circumstances.

JSOS can fill in for McKay, Kennedy can't.

[pinot]

Final training session was today I think. I think maybe Kennedy got more hours under his belt on the training track and Vossy loves him.

[kruddler]

JSOS can fill in for McKay, Kennedy can't.

Kennedy could play FF at a pinch.
He could play in the middle and allow Cripps to play more forward.

If Jack doesn't play, he's literally our next best option....which is a worry.

[laj]

Kennedy could play FF at a pinch.
He could play in the middle and allow Cripps to play more forward.

If Jack doesn't play, he's literally our next best option....which is a worry.

TDK was very busily practicing his forward craft at training, (Ch7 News). That what we went with last time against Melbourne. Only difference though from the last Melbourne game is Martin. Kennedy, even Kemp forward in that role?

[laj]

Apparently, and as I say, reliable until proven wrong, it was a lack of match fitness. I know what your thinking, well what about Kennedy?! I can only assume Kennedy without match fitness offers more than JSOS without match fitness. As a few mentioned earlier there was a concern about taking two in under those circumstances.

Seems your mail is good.

[DJC]

Signing Young Until 2026 seems like one they might like to take back.
The lad's confidence seemed shot.
You would like to think that there is some support for him to help him get back on track...otherwise it's a wasted space on our list.

After starting the season well, Lewis seemed to become a casualty of the tweaked gameplan and more positive ball movement.

His work in the VFL was generally pretty good and it was obvious that he was an AFL listed player.

His recall to the AFL as a last man standing ruckman didn’t go well but I don’t think that we should write him off on that basis.

I think that he must be in the mix for Friday night but at fairly long odds.  There’s no way that he could play as a key forward - as that brief experiment showed.  If he comes into the 22, it will be as a defender and Kemp or McGovern will go forward.  I really can’t see that happening.

If Jack Silvagni isn’t fully fit, I suspect that we’ll go with a smaller forward line.

Young will have a pre-season to learn how to fit in to the tweaked gameplan.

[laj]

The omens....

1944 Carlton lose last game of the season by 1 point
to miss finals. Bulldogs make finals as a result
o 2022✔
1945 League increase number of rounds for the
season
o 2023
o Carlton two games outside the finals halfway
through the season
o 2023
o Carlton wins last 9 out of 10 games to make
finals, several by less than a goal
o 2023
o Carlton wins first final despite other team
having more scoring shots
© 2023 ✔
• 1945 Premiership
O NEXT ??

[tonyo]

The omens....

1944 Carlton lose last game of the season by 1 point
to miss finals. Bulldogs make finals as a result
o 2022✔
1945 League increase number of rounds for the
season
o 2023
o Carlton two games outside the finals halfway
through the season
o 2023
o Carlton wins last 9 out of 10 games to make
finals, several by less than a goal
o 2023
o Carlton wins first final despite other team
having more scoring shots
© 2023 ✔
• 1945 Premiership
O NEXT ??

Love the optimism, Laj, but the bow is pretty long...!   

Given what happened in the 1945 Grand Final, does that mean we have to flatten half of the opposition on the day?

[laj]

 
Love the optimism, Laj, but the bow is pretty long...! 

Given what happened in the 1945 Grand Final, does that mean we have to flatten half of the opposition on the day?

Might be ok given the opposition might be the Pies...haha.

[kruddler]

The omens....

1944 Carlton lose last game of the season by 1 point
to miss finals. Bulldogs make finals as a result
o 2022✔
1945 League increase number of rounds for the
season
o 2023
o Carlton two games outside the finals halfway
through the season
o 2023
o Carlton wins last 9 out of 10 games to make
finals, several by less than a goal
o 2023
o Carlton wins first final despite other team
having more scoring shots
© 2023 ✔
• 1945 Premiership
O NEXT ??

Don't forget the stat they trotted out at the start of our run this year.

There have only ever been 3 teams in the history of the VFL/AFL that have won 5 or more games in a row by 50 points or more.
Cats twice - and won the flag in both those years
Us in 2023 - ..... ?