Rd 16: Pre Game Premonitions: Carlton vs Adelaide

[Robblues]

Yes it's a large hill to climb. Hopefully separate some who want to play or just go for the ride, there will be no where to hide.

[Lods]

It's really "experiment time" now.
Give those players who are "for the chop" a couple of games,
Get some more games into the young players (the ones that are fit :)
Try players in other roles
Maybe give Weitering, Cripps (I reckon he's carrying an injury that probably wont get better this season) and a couple of others a week off
....and move up a few places in the draft order as a result

[ElwoodBlues1]

Gowers(promoted) and in for Byrne....we looked soft and weak vs hackers like Greenwood and I want some bigger bodies helping Gibbs and Murphy when he returns....Cripps is being tagged and exploited on the outside and Bolton needs to change things up in the middle..

Jones in for Walker or Everitt and maybe Boekhorst in for some pace and run now we have Byrne out injured....

[DJC]

Gowers(promoted) and in for Byrne....we looked soft and weak vs hackers like Greenwood and I want some bigger bodies helping Gibbs and Murphy when he returns....Cripps is being tagged and exploited on the outside and Bolton needs to change things up in the middle..

Jones in for Walker or Everitt and maybe Boekhorst in for some pace and run now we have Byrne out injured....

Sounds reasonable to me but I'd keep Walker but not ask him to play as a KPF.

I have been an Everitt supporter but, after watching him stand in the one spot for a good 60 seconds while the play went on 30-40 metres away, I'm inclined to give him a spell in the NBs.

Whiley might be worth another run too.

[Thryleon]

It's really "experiment time" now.
Give those players who are "for the chop" a couple of games,
Get some more games into the young players (the ones that are fit :)
Try players in other roles
Maybe give Weitering, Cripps (I reckon he's carrying an injury that probably wont get better this season) and a couple of others a week off
....and move up a few places in the draft order as a result

I've got a different mentality.

Don't give anyone anything.

There is only a couple of months left in the season.

If these guys can't force their way into contention we cut out ties and move on.

You either want it or you kind of want it.

The former types are the ones we want.  The latter are not necessarily worth persevering with.

[Baggers]

I've got a different mentality.

Don't give anyone anything.

There is only a couple of months left in the season.

If these guys can't force their way into contention we cut out ties and move on.

You either want it or you kind of want it.

The former types are the ones we want.  The latter are not necessarily worth persevering with.

With you 100% here, 3 Leos. Though I understood the LODS logic, we only want blokes who deserve a senior spot. We want to continue building a culture of reward for excellence/attitude/intensity etc. No easy promotions. I don't give a rusty f*ck where we finish on the ladder, only that we continue to concentrate and focus on building a sustainable culture of high achievement.

[DJC]

I've got a different mentality.

Don't give anyone anything.

There is only a couple of months left in the season.

If these guys can't force their way into contention we cut out ties and move on.

You either want it or you kind of want it.

The former types are the ones we want.  The latter are not necessarily worth persevering with.

I tend to agree Thry. 

We've got a few blokes who are performing well in the NBs and it would be good to see them force their way into the 22.  If it was up to me, Billy Gowers would be replacing Byrne.

[LP]

With you 100% here, 3 Leos. Though I understood the LODS logic, we only want blokes who deserve a senior spot. We want to continue building a culture of reward for excellence/attitude/intensity etc. No easy promotions. I don't give a rusty f*ck where we finish on the ladder, only that we continue to concentrate and focus on building a sustainable culture of high achievement.

During the short MM reign we've seen the damage to club culture that happens when blokes get a run when they don't deserve it.

No more, if you can't push your way into our broken down 1s then I'm afraid it's,

Hasta La Vista babe!

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[kruddler]

200 games and Walker still doesn't have a position.

Currently without Armfield, Murphy and Boekhorst to choose from we lack run. Why not play Walker through the midfield?! Has the body and the endurance. Might teach him to play accountable football and stop trying to be a kangaroo!

[PaulP]

200 games and Walker still doesn't have a position.

Currently without Armfield, Murphy and Boekhorst to choose from we lack run. Why not play Walker through the midfield?! Has the body and the endurance. Might teach him to play accountable football and stop trying to be a kangaroo!

It's a good idea, I like it.