Rd 2: Carlton vs Sydney Pre Game Postulations

[Bear]

Was Rowe that bad last week? I thought he did ok!

Sort of makes me think that we are going to pull a late change. And Murphy didn't train today.

PI2C's early morning post still has me spooked.

[DJC]

Final teams

Rowe and Buckley out!

Thomas and C.Curnow in!

Big call on Rowe getting dropped!

Interesting!  A tall defender and a small forward out and a midfielder/flanker and a tallish forward in.  I hope we can lock the ball in our forward 50 for a significant part of the game  :

The 18 named on the field convention worked again 

[ElwoodBlues1]

Indeed - leaves Jamison and Weitering to cover Buddy and Tippy. Unless Everitt is going to be moved back?

If Everitt gets moved back it will be a massacre....got no idea down back.

Bit thin down back without Rowe IMO, putting a lot of pressure on Weitering to take Buddy for a whole game......but we do like to murder our newbies...
In the old days the ruckman would drop back to help his defenders out but those days seem over...

[DJC]

Was Rowe that bad last week? I thought he did ok!

Sort of makes me think that we are going to pull a late change. And Murphy didn't train today.

PI2C's early morning post still has me spooked.

Isn't training tomorrow?

I thought Rowe was OK last week, perhaps it's a balance/structure decision but Sydney's tall forwards will really test our backs.

[cookie2]

The plan looks like we try to keep the ball away from Buddy. Lock it in our F50.

[Lods]

I've got a feeling two out of the three emergencies will play.

[Bear]

DJC, From the H-Sun "Panic Room":

TRACK WATCH

At Essendon, coach John Worsfold says to not read anything into the fact Brendon Goddard, Adam Cooney and Kyle Langford missed training this morning, saying it is part of their usual pre-game routine.

Carlton says the same about Marc Murphy, who was nowhere to be seen during the first 15 minutes the media were given access to Blues training at Ikon Park this morning, reports the AFL website.

Also an open training session tomorrow.

[Baggers]

I've got a feeling two out of the three emergencies will play.

I'll be at the game tomorrow so will keep an eye out for who 'hasn't' fronted up.

[townsendcalling]

I thought Rowe was OK last week, perhaps it's a balance/structure decision but Sydney's tall forwards will really test our backs.

It is so much about appropriate match ups these days.

[Robblues]

Could the heat is being turned up , leaving Rowe out might a message , no one is guaranteed a game, think he was stiff to miss personally. More worried re Jamo , seems really out of sorts. We will feel it if Buddy & Tippert get some early grabs on the forward line. The heat is on...