AFL Rd 10 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

[kruddler]

Put them all on long term injury lists and replace them with mid season draft picks. At least we will know they are going to be 35-40 players on the list and give VFL abit of depth.

Doesn't work like that. Actually needs to be approved by the AFL, who would not.

[Gointocarlton]

And send Russell with them.

You cant make strawberry jam out of pig shit. Russell isn't the one keeping them on the list.

[madbluboy]

It's the same players who are injury prone, not the staff's fault.

[Lods]

These guys are a big problem to build and maintain team cohesion - club keeps talking about connection between the lines well we have starting 23players that don't play on decent pay packets. Need to move them on and bring players where the team can build cohesion between the lines. More Acres, E Hollands, Fogarty types...

Yep.
Unbelievable
How on earth are we supposed to develop a structure, understanding, and a team approach, with these changes and unavailability.

I suspect there are players in the side carrying injuries and playing on despite them.
But it's the 'leg' ones that cruel us.
You can play with one shoulder like Acres did at the end of last year...but calves, knees,hamstrings, toes, and you're off for a spell.
And it's these injuries our serial 'victims' seem to attract,

[Thryleon]

Are we going to hear about the length of the Carlton injury list like the Tigers?

[PaulP]

Are we going to hear about the length of the Carlton injury list like the Tigers?

Yes

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-202...5df8f946f8

The matches don’t get any easier for the Blues, now travelling to Sydney to play the top-of-the-ladder Swans. And, stop us if you’ve heard this one before Blues fans, they’ve got some injuries to worry about - a list now stretching to 14. Jack Martin is the latest, suffering another calf strain after just one game back. It will cost him at least a week but has been described as slight. Their absences also include Adam Cerra (hamstring), who’ll be reassessed in Round 13, and Matt Cottrell (stress reaction in foot), who will be reassessed after the club’s Round 14 bye. Marc Pittonet faces a fitness test after undergoing minor surgery on an injured finger. Zac Williams didn’t play last weekend due to a glute injury and is listed as a test. Jesse Motlop and Adam Saad (both hamstring)are another week away from returning, while Lachie Fogarty will miss another one to two games.

[shawny]

You cant make strawberry jam out of pig crap. Russell isn't the one keeping them on the list.

No but our injury list even without the usual suspects is still unacceptable as the bulk of them as soft tissue injuries.

Plus blokes breaking down the week they return like Cerra last week is fully on him.

[Gointocarlton]

No but our injury list even without the usual suspects is still unacceptable as the bulk of them as soft tissue injuries.

Plus blokes breaking down the week they return like Cerra last week is fully on him.

Lets agree to disagree.

[Mantis]

I wasn’t confident about our clash with Melbourne and expected us to lose. With what will be available in our list, I am even less confident that we will win this one against Sydney. Even though we beat both sides in the finals last season, and just got over the line last week against the Demons. I just hope they don’t belt us. I hope we don’t get more injuries to worry about fighting to stay in the game. I might pray to the footy gods.

[PaulP]

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/05/15/t...st-sydney/

I'm not really a believer in the supernatural, but if it works, I'll take it.