2017 Rd 10: Pre Game Palaver: Carlton vs North Melbourne

[ElwoodBlues1]

Really worried about this game, norf full of Neanderthals that love beating us up.  Id be resting SOJ, weeters and impressing upon the crew to take zero crap from Higgans, Waite, Ziebell, Cunningham, Thompson et al.  Any jumper punches should get the Yaz response... Bang!

Ziebell "I'm just playing the ball when I smash a bloke high and late" needs to be dealt with, as all snipers should.

North are not that good but they do have a different look with Waite back in the team..Ben Brown has been marking everything and with Rowe out I reckon he is the bloke we need to watch.
They are good up forward but less impressive on the ball and down back IMO....Goldstein usually does well against us but I think Kruezer is in decent form and be competitive....
I'd like to see two bigger players in this week...maybe Jones and Jaksch or Jones and Philips.......
Tarrant took a lot of uncontested marks last time we played North and I'd want some more competition in the air down forward other than just Casboult....

[BluePhantom]

Freo seemed to have numbers back and we fell into the trap of bombing the footy...need to move the ball quicker, they were on top in the middle which didnt help.
They rebounded the footy better than us, Simpson was quiet IMO and we lacked run from half back...

I get the feeling EB that BB has implemented the short kicking game as another step in the journey.
Teach the boys how to kick accurately under pressure. Can't create that pressure at training.
It is a major change in the way our team plays so I feel it is an educational philosophy.
Just need to bring in McKay or Kerr for a lead up forward for the next phase of kick the ball accurately and fast coming out of defence and bring it in the forward line quickly to honour the leads.

At the moment we just need to hold our nerve when we have the ball looking at entering the F50.
Took a few years for Daniher to work out for the Scum >

[LP]

Norp could be MRP whacked and whacked severely!

If the MRP have any balls and take any notice of the media or AFL executive then Scott's whining will be for nought.

The knives are out condemning the Norp tactics, all Scott has succeeded in doing is putting them into focus.

[cookie2]

Cunnington hurt his knee and although he came back he may not pull up this week. He is their major ball winner.

[laj]

North are not that good but they do have a different look with Waite back in the team..Ben Brown has been marking everything and with Rowe out I reckon he is the bloke we need to watch.
They are good up forward but less impressive on the ball and down back IMO....Goldstein usually does well against us but I think Kruezer is in decent form and be competitive....
I'd like to see two bigger players in this week...maybe Jones and Jaksch or Jones and Philips.......
Tarrant took a lot of uncontested marks last time we played North and I'd want some more competition in the air down forward other than just Casboult....

With Rowe out probably for the year we could use Jones in two ways. One as a back up ruckman, and move Weitering back, or as a key defender. Both roles he's been outstanding in in the VFL. Wouldn't mind Jaskch or McKay in as well to go forward with Casboult. That will give us better competition in the air. Phillips doesn't give us anything other win a few taps and take Kreuzer, who's having a ripping year, unnecessarily off the ball for much longer periods.

[Gointocarlton]

Excuse my ignorance but isn't that an ACL?

How's that a 4-10 week injury?

Confirmed Season Over for Rowey.

[ElwoodBlues1]

With Rowe out probably for the year we could use Jones in two ways. One as a back up ruckman, and move Weitering back, or as a key defender. Both roles he's been outstanding in in the VFL. Wouldn't mind Jaskch or McKay in as well to go forward with Casboult. That will give us better competition in the air. Phillips doesn't give us anything other win a few taps and take Kreuzer, who's having a ripping year, unnecessaril off the ball for much longer periods.

Jaksch, Harry or Jones it doesnt matter, they just have to stop Tarrant , Thompson and the like taking easy uncontested marks especially when we blindly bomb the footy and Casboult is out of the contest...

re: Jones, dont want to see him on the last line of defence, prefer him at CHB where if he does something silly it wont cost as much....I know he has been in good form but senior AFL footy is different and you get less time to think....thinking being Jones major problem...
A. Silvagni and Plowman are more your last line defenders IMO...

[Baggers]

Fingers crossed that whatever leg injury Jones left the field with late on Sunday wasn't too bad as he's a monty to replace Rowe.

[Amers]

I'm heading down for this game, I'm really hoping there won't be a repeat of last years thrashing. A win would be a pleasant surprise !!

[crashlander]

We will miss Rowe. He has been very solid in the last 2 seasons.
However, his injury does give us the opportunity to try a few things:
[1] Weitering back into defence and another of our talls to go forward.
[2] Liam Jones to go back into defence.
[3] Kristian Jaksch to come in, where he can go forward or back.
[4] Harry Macreadie to come in and take a role in defence.
[5] Simon White to return.
[6] We could bring in a smaller defender, like Sheahan or Buckley, where the opposition does not have many taller forwards. For that matter, Ciaran Byrne will be back soon and won't take all of the 2nd half of the season to reclaim a spot.

We haven't had options like these for a long time, and although we are still taking baby steps, the mere fact that don't have an unfillable hole in our defence is great news.

North will probably take us on physically: they have done that the last few weeks and have yet to be seriously penalized by the tribunal.
But the things that I want to be able to do is to smother their ruckman: I rate Goldstein. Beat him and North are in trouble.