Rd 10: Pre Game Premonitions: Carlton vs Geelong

[shadesy]

Mckay injury report said Casboult was 3 weeks away.. I questioned on twitter with no response, saying it was originally 6-8 so now to 3...

Surely they wont play!

[cookie2]

"Arise young Levi and Kreuz, pick up thy beds and walk!"

WTF?

[kruddler]

Mckay injury report said Casboult was 3 weeks away.. I questioned on twitter with no response, saying it was originally 6-8 so now to 3...

Surely they wont play!

Weitering was 1-2 weeks away and played.

However, i doubt either of these will play

[DJC]

“Kreuzer has improved after the surgery quicker than expected and he had a follow-up meeting with the surgeon today,” McKay said.

“The surgeon says structurally his knee is sound, so it will be a matter of whether he can get through training over the coming days before we can consider him for selection.

“In terms of Levi, his initial MRI scan revealed a small hairline fracture to the top of his tibia, but a more recent CT scan revealed it’s actually a depression in his tibia which is a lot less severe.

“It has improved an enormous amount over the last few days.

“He will still require a thorough test tomorrow before we can rule him in or out.”

It all sounds perfectly reasonable but I'd be very surprised if both play on Sunday.

[laj]

Interesting inclusions: Jaksch, Casboult and Kreuzer  :o

Backs 6. Kade Simpson 20. Lachie Plowman 15. Sam Docherty
Half-backs 42. Zach Tuohy 23. Jacob Weitering 39. Dale Thomas
Centreline 19. Liam Sumner 4. Bryce Gibbs 27. Dennis Armfield
Half-forwards 33. Andrejs Everitt 1. Andrew Walker 35. Ed Curnow
Forwards 46. Matthew Wright 43. Simon White 13. Jed Lamb
Followers 17. Sam Rowe 9. Patrick Cripps 3. Marc Murphy ©

Interchange (from): 11. Sam Kerridge 14. Liam Jones 37. Daniel Gorringe
38. Ciaran Byrne 18. Kristian Jaksch 41. Levi Casboult
8. Matthew Kreuzer

In: Kreuzer, Casboult, Jaksch

Given the circumstances someone might come out of the actual 18, which never happens for Sunday games bar injuries, if Kreuzer and Casboult are fit. You'd think, from the bench, Kerridge and Byrne will play, as would a fit Kreuzer and Casboult together with with Jones or Jaksch, the latter if I had the choice.

[cookie2]

The only likely change, if any, will be Jaksch for Gorringe IMO. The rest is probably just a smoke screen.

[laj]

The only likely change, if any, will be Jaksch for Gorringe IMO. The rest is probably just a smoke screen.

I'm not sure it's that big a game to be letting go smokescreens. Beside, if that's the only change, then we have no ruckman.

[kruddler]

Backs 6. Kade Simpson 20. Lachie Plowman 15. Sam Docherty
Half-backs 42. Zach Tuohy 23. Jacob Weitering 39. Dale Thomas
Centreline 19. Liam Sumner 4. Bryce Gibbs 27. Dennis Armfield
Half-forwards 33. Andrejs Everitt 1. Andrew Walker 35. Ed Curnow
Forwards 46. Matthew Wright 43. Simon White 13. Jed Lamb
Followers 17. Sam Rowe 9. Patrick Cripps 3. Marc Murphy ©

Interchange (from): 11. Sam Kerridge 14. Liam Jones 37. Daniel Gorringe
38. Ciaran Byrne 18. Kristian Jaksch 41. Levi Casboult
8. Matthew Kreuzer

In: Kreuzer, Casboult, Jaksch

Given the circumstances someone might come out of the actual 18, which never happens for Sunday games bar injuries, if Kreuzer and Casboult are fit. You'd think, from the bench, Kerridge and Byrne will play, as would a fit Kreuzer and Casboult together with with Jones or Jaksch, the latter if I had the choice.

Walker at CHF
White at FF
Rowe in the ruck

At least one of Gorringe, Kreuzer and Casboult will play so the above doesn't happen.
If it is only 1, then at least 1 of Jones/Jaksch is a certainty if not both.

If both Kreuzer and Casboult come up, we will probably lose at least 1 of Jones, Walker, Everitt from our side last week.

One thing for sure is...it will make Geelongs match committee work overtime in prepping for matchups this week.

[Baggers]

Jaksch for Jones?

[DJC]

The only likely change, if any, will be Jaksch for Gorringe IMO. The rest is probably just a smoke screen.

Jaksch in the ruck Cookie?  I don't think so.  Using Rowe as our only ruckman would be a recipe for disaster (should that be 'greater disaster').

Playing Jaksch gives us the ability to send Rowe back to defence.  Jaksch can also spell Rowe down back when Gorringe needs a spell.

Of the two 'wounded warriors', I suspect that Kreuzer is more likely to play.  If he does, Gorringe could miss out.