NAB Challenge: Carlton vs. Sydney at Etihad

[crashlander]

Our last practice game is not next weekend, but the weekend after, on Friday night. Our only Friday game for 2016.
I hope we play a side that might be a bit closer to the team for Round 1. I don't like getting pumped by the Drug Cheats.

[maxm68]

Anything better than 4 goals will be an improvement.

[cookie2]

We definitely need to field our best possible team for this one IMO.

[Gointocarlton]

We definitely need to field our best possible team for this one IMO.

That was the comment that resonated most among the people I was with yesterday, "why play such a weak side today?".

[ElwoodBlues1]

We definitely need to field our best possible team for this one IMO.

I'd say the team will be more like what will rock up for Rnd1 vs the Tigers with our A grade midfield back in...think our main problem remains the forward line..

[Navy Maven]

There will be a massive change before the next game:

IN: Cripps, Murphy, Kreuzer, Gibbs, Kerridge, Walker, Wright.

OUT: Jones, Tutt, Dick, Cuningham, Silvagni, Phillips/Gorringe, Byrne.

[cookie2]

I'd say the team will be more like what will rock up for Rnd1 vs the Tigers with our A grade midfield back in...think our main problem remains the forward line..

Watching yesterday we don't seem to have any clue in the F50, with guys like our mate Jones running around like headless chooks, no real leads and the ball being bombed in long to a pack contesting for the ball - 9/10 times resulting in a turnover. Just not ever going to work, as the scoreboard reflected. The Bummers, on the other hand, had leading players and on occasions some nice entries and delivery. All of that, coupled with skill errors and turnovers all around the ground were what I took home from the afternoon.

Hopefully the inclusion of our senior players will fix the skill errors to an extent but where the hell are the answers to the F50 predicament??  ???

[Navy Maven]

That was the comment that resonated most among the people I was with yesterday, "why play such a weak side today?".

People need to look at the big picture. Does losing to Essenscum suck? Yes. Does Rd 2 of the NAB Challenge mean anything? No. Did our kids get a good run and do a few nice things? Certainly.

It was worth giving an extended run to our most inexperienced players, and this was a perfect opportunity to do it. We were playing a team of kids and rejects. It wasn't worth rushing back Murphy and Cripps. It's better to ease Kreuzer into Rd 1 after his injury issues. Kerridge is one who probably could have/should have played, but you'd think he's locked in his spot for Rd 1, so it was a good opportunity to see who else could step up to the plate. As a result of more experienced players being unabailable, Graham and  Tuohy really stepped up. Graham would have to be a certainty now to be in the best 22 come Rd 1.

[Gointocarlton]

People need to look at the big picture. Does losing to Essenscum suck? Yes. Does Rd 2 of the NAB Challenge mean anything? No. Did our kids get a good run and do a few nice things? Certainly.

It was worth giving an extended run to our most inexperienced players, and this was a perfect opportunity to do it. We were playing a team of kids and rejects. It wasn't worth rushing back Murphy and Cripps. It's better to ease Kreuzer into Rd 1 after his injury issues. Kerridge is one who probably could have/should have played, but you'd think he's locked in his spot for Rd 1, so it was a good opportunity to see who else could step up to the plate. As a result of more experienced players being unabailable, Graham and  Tuohy really stepped up. Graham would have to be a certainty now to be in the best 22 come Rd 1.

No argument from me Navy, I was merely stating what all the whingers were carrying on with yesterday, I felt like dead set punching them in the head! Some people just never learn.

[flyboy77]

Full strength CFC midfield - Cripps, Murph, Gibbs, Kerridge, Graham, Thomas, Wright, Whiley, Boekhurst (Simmo, Docherty)

That's a pretty decent list.