Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood

[PaulP]

Friday 1st May, 19:50. MCG.

Well, we all know the record associated with this game.

Let's go lads.

[PaulP]

Anybody watching the Anzac Day clash ?

Dour struggle. Cloke being played outside F50, and Buckley persisting with a mostly small forward line - mainly Swan and Elliott.

[Thryleon]

I've seen some of it, I reckon if Collingwood fight like this against us we are In for a hard night at the G.

[madbluboy]

We scrap alright. Only have lost the contested ball once this year to the eagles. Teams kill us on the rebound.

[crashlander]

We scrap all right. Only have lost the contested ball once this year to the eagles. Teams kill us on the rebound.

Alas. I guess the poor condition don't hurt us as we miss the target even when things are at their best.

[ItsOurTime]

Anybody watching the Anzac Day clash ?

Dour struggle. Cloke being played outside F50, and Buckley persisting with a mostly small forward line - mainly Swan and Elliott.

We've traditionally been pantsed by small forwards. Hopefully a slog in the wet has them slightly off their game. Rowe will need to pull his finger out, no need to do our usual trick of playing struggling opposition players into form.

[PaulP]

Any chance that Murph, judd and Cripps will all play next week ? Who does Collingwood use as taggers ? Their main guy Macaffer is out with a knee injury.

[cookie2]

If today's Pies game is any indication, they will put a lot more pressure on us than the Saints did. It'll be a good test and we will have to put in for 4Q.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Any chance that Murph, judd and Cripps will all play next week ? Who does Collingwood use as taggers ? Their main guy Macaffer is out with a knee injury.

Adams will probably tag Murphy.....Robbo belted him last season and got 2 weeks from memory ..thinks he is a  tough guy does Adams and needs a good hip and shoulder early to show him who is boss.
I would expect ex Brisbane player Jack Crisp to get Cripps....Crisp is 190cm and built along the lines of Cripps....think our man is better but Crisp can kick the odd goal
and Cripps will need to man him up  when we dont have the footy...

Collingwood may let Judd go head to head with Pendlebury or maybe use someone like Toovey on him....the plan with all teams on Judd now appears to be to punish Judd
for his lack of defensive running and play a ball winning offensive player on him when possible, I wouldnt be allowing Pendlebury to run loose under any circumstance...
A player like Seedsman might be used on Judd or Gibbs to punish them for not running back...the Collingwood player likes to break into the open and run with the ball and can kick a goal as he showed today. Plenty for Mick to think about.....Whiley might be a good inclusion, you cant play shorter players on Pendlebury.

[PaulP]

Adams will probably tag Murphy.....Robbo belted him last season and got 2 weeks from memory ..thinks he is a  tough guy does Adams and needs a good hip and shoulder early to show him who is boss.
I would expect ex Brisbane player Jack Crisp to get Cripps....Crisp is 190cm and built along the lines of Cripps....think our man is better but Crisp can kick the odd goal
and Cripps will need to man him up  when we dont have the footy...

Collingwood may let Judd go head to head with Pendlebury or maybe use someone like Toovey on him....

Interesting thoughts - thanks Elwood.