2017 Rnd 1: Carlton vs Richmond - Pre-Game

[Jeffy38]

Possibly for Curnow...was injured and would have to be under a cloud. :-\

[Navy Maven]

Possibly for Curnow...was injured and would have to be under a cloud. :-\

Hope not, need Charlie running through the middle. Lamb, Daisy or White would be the preference.

[Jeffy38]

Agree. I thought Curnow was actually very good against the saints when he had some time in the middle.

[crashlander]

Backs: Lachie Plowman, Jacob Weitering, Kade Simpson
Half-backs: Dale Thomas, Sam Rowe, Caleb Marchbank
Centre: Sam Docherty, Bryce Gibbs, Jarrod Pickett
Half-forwards: Dennis Armfield, Levi Casboult, Matthew Wright
Forwards: Ed Curnow, Jack Silvagni, Simon White
Followers: Matthew Kreuzer, Patrick Cripps, Marc Murphy ©
Interchange: Jed Lamb, Charlie Curnow, Sam Petrevski-Seton, Billie Smedts

Emergencies: Harrison Macreadie, Rhys Palmer, Sam Kerridge

New: Petrevski-Seton, Marchbank, Pickett, Smedts

Over the years our selections have made me wonder if I am Jon Snow ("You know nothing, Jon Snow! or Tyrion Lannister ("I drink and I know things.") and this is no exception. It may be genius, but....
I wouldn't have played SPS. The kid has got a future, but he hasn't even played a whole VFL game yet.
I would probably have played Kerridge before Smedts: neither are great kicks, but Kerridge has been slightly better so far.
I wouldn't have played Daisy. His form has been adequate at best.
I probably wouldn't have named Lamb, although rumour has him being the change for tonight.

[DJC]

Over the years our selections have made me wonder if I am Jon Snow ("You know nothing, Jon Snow! or Tyrion Lannister ("I drink and I know things.") and this is no exception. It may be genius, but....
I wouldn't have played SPS. The kid has got a future, but he hasn't even played a whole VFL game yet.
I would probably have played Kerridge before Smedts: neither are great kicks, but Kerridge has been slightly better so far.
I wouldn't have played Daisy. His form has been adequate at best.
I probably wouldn't have named Lamb, although rumour has him being the change for tonight.

That's pretty close to my thinking.  However, I suspect that the club is better able to judge whether Sammo is ready to play.  I don't think that they would risk him if he's not.

[Raydan]

It is interesting to read where Carlton and Richmond were and think they are going.

Richmond finished with 8 wins and a percentage of 79.5 coming in at an unfamiliar 13th

Carlton finished with 7 wins and a percentage of 79.3 finishing 14th.

We will send out 3 (Macreadie possibly) first games and another 3 with less than 10 games experience. They have a first gamer in Butler but really a seasoned and experienced team with a few new faces, Prestia being the best. Nankervis who is being talked up, will be shown how to play first ruck by Kruezer.

We don't have an identity yet, whereas Richmond is trying to change theirs. Carlton have the chance to ruin their season in the first game by applying pressure, something that was lacking in the JLT series. If we stop the "Tiger running game" they will go back into their shells and kick backwards sideways and miss targets.

If we can get our run and link up play going, as well as first use by Cripps then we may have Hardwickes neck on a swivel.

[BluePhantom]

It is interesting to read where Carlton and Richmond were and think they are going.

Richmond finished with 8 wins and a percentage of 79.5 coming in at an unfamiliar 13th

Carlton finished with 7 wins and a percentage of 79.3 finishing 14th.

We will send out 3 (Macreadie possibly) first games and another 3 with less than 10 games experience. They have a first gamer in Butler but really a seasoned and experienced team with a few new faces, Prestia being the best. Nankervis who is being talked up, will be shown how to play first ruck by Kruezer.

We don't have an identity yet, whereas Richmond is trying to change theirs. Carlton have the chance to ruin their season in the first game by applying pressure, something that was lacking in the JLT series. If we stop the "Tiger running game" they will go back into their shells and kick backwards sideways and miss targets.

If we can get our run and link up play going, as well as first use by Cripps then we may have Hardwickes neck on a swivel.

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[Brettie]

Won't get within 10 goals.......just a horrible, horrible lineup.......will be the first of the weekly beltings we'll routinely be on the end of this year.....

[madbluboy]

Won't get within 10 goals.......just a horrible, horrible lineup.......will be the first of the weekly beltings we'll routinely be on the end of this year.....

Mark us down for the win.

[flyboy77]

My take is our better players - say top 6-8 guys - are considerably better than theirs....

It's these blokes that win games, the rest just fill in the spaces - or are made to look good by the others.

Carlton - Gibbs, Murph, Crippa, Special K, Weitering, Docherty (then Simmo, Marchbank)

Richmond - Dusty, Cotchin, Jack, then.....Rance, then.....Prestia/Caddy (both unproven next to our 3 listed guys).

I think we have more X factor than the Tiges too - Charlie Curnow, SPS and Smedts for example.

I think Charlie needs one breakout game then he'll be a gun in waiting.

Smedts - his best is exceptional, hopefully he'll get a decent run of games and get back to that level.