Rd 22: Pre Game asking for a PP: Carlton vs Melbourne

[crashlander]

Early game on Sunday against a team which is actually playing quite well. God knows we aren't. The end of the season cannot come quickly enough.

[Gointocarlton]

Can we request that AFL invoke the mercy rule and relieve us of our obligation to front up for the next two weeks?

[LoveNavy]

Us v st K, and first half v Lions was excruciating to watch. No doubt about that at all. Seriously if we can't bring that last half performance for the remaining couple of games, I'm going to have to watch with my eyes closed and the volume off.

[crashlander]

Melbourne are looking for a final 8 spot, silly as that sounds. They should kill us on our present form. The long term weather looks wet as well, which we have not thrived in.
Cripps and Weitering should be rested. They are injured and both not close to 100% fit. But will we rest them? Probably not.
Not sure those conditions are made for Cuningham or Boekhorst at this point, but who knows?

This time last year we rose spectacularly to beat Melbourne. Everitt and Walker both did well that day, while Kreuzer thrashed Gawn. Can't see any of those things happen this time around.

[laj]

Drop a bloody ruckman!

[cookie2]

The Dees are a lot better than a year ago and we are struggling - I'm not feeling good about this game but I'll probably go along anyway.  :-\

[Professer E]

Its the last round I'm scared of.

[DJC]

Drop a bloody ruckman!

It will take both of ours to come close to breaking even with Gawn . . . and who would you bring in?

Phillips had a dirty day but I think that he would give more than most of the blokes in the NBs, with the possible exception of Billy Gowers.

I would send Cuningham back to the NBs, promote Gowers and play Tuohy up the ground.

[Gointocarlton]

The Dees are a lot better than a year ago and we are struggling - I'm not feeling good about this game but I'll probably go along anyway.  :-\

We struggled for the first 6 of the last 8 qtrs, prior to that we did ok agains WC, Syd and Haw. If we can start properly against Melb, we will give them a a good run. If we start like we did against StK and Bris, we will lose again. The first two qtrs against Bris were as bad if not not worse than anything we dished up in 2014 and 2015. Totally unacceptable and BB will make this crystal clear in the reviews. Having said that, I hope he sticks with Cunningham, let him play out the year, he did some nice things, he can only benefit from the next two games in the ones.

[laj]

Could have it's interest. Melbourne have come on but gee they have bad one's too and drop ordinary games. Up to today they were the only side that lost to Essendon, which only Melbourne (or maybe us) can do.

Melbourne would've had alot to answer for if they ended up being the only side to lose to Essendon....lol. Doesn't matter now after today.