Rnd 1 Carlton vs Richmond - Pre-Game

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Might have missed a couple DJ....Townsend and Graham will be starters for sure given their finals form.......strong units the both of them, maybe Castagna too is another who might play
Weitering is very slow...Caddy aint quick but I think would have our bloke covered for pace, Marchbank on Martin is also a worry for pace, I'd almost think about Jones when he plays forward.
We dont matchup very well with the new Richmond forward group IMO our traditional defenders are not quick and I reckon  we need to win this game from the midfield and limit their forward entries, I just think if they get enough opportunities we wont be able to stop their small/mid forwards...
Kruezer, Cripps and crew have to dominate Nankervis , Cotchin etc.....you cant have players like Lambert getting 25 possies and sneaking down forward unmanned..
The other bloke who needs manning up is Houli.....he has run us ragged last few games and is a driving force off half back, Bolton needs to life his game tactics wise and react a bit quicker to players who are hurting us...
The other aspect of our game that needs changing vs the Tigers is bombing the ball to Rance and Astbury who just intercept mark too easy....frustrates me no end seeing those two take easy marks unopposed...

Personnel aside, I think that will indeed be the essence of this game EB. We need base our game first of all on shutting them down by tackling hard, winning contested ball and chasing hard when they have possession. In addition we must improve our disposal generally, move the ball into attack more quickly and avoid costly turnovers at all costs. In fact, pretty much what we've been asking for for a long time. Hopefully we have developed and found some more of the horses to enable us to do that now.