Pre-Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 3: Carlton vs Sydney

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Murphy out of the midfield and into F50.

Not sure he'll play this week, that hit might have taken a bit more out of him than first indicated.

Ruck Jones as relief for Phillips.  Weiters to slide onto Buddy if required.  Defence is a team effort anyways.

Just don't get why our AFL side hasn't tried this, Fraser was a decent ruck and he rucked Jones in the VFL with great effect. Jones 2nd efforts were extraordinary, almost Kreuzer like and something completely absent from the games of McKay and Levi.

Put the acid on Garlett - just pick up the pill and stop being scared or F off.

Not much more to be said, you have to accept some physical pain at AFL level, either in handing it out or taking it, if you don't you'll be a liability. BB even openly admits this when he states get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Swans don't play tall but they play physical.  I think another utility-type option such as JSOS might give us more flexibility against the Swannies' fleet of mid sized, hard bodied players, as opposed to a taller, less mobile type.

They'll do their best to beat up on Cripps, Fisher and Setterfield. I thought after Port got done with him Fisher looked a little timid late in the game last weekend. Things won't be easier against the Swans unless we can get him into free space. Swans aren't fast so the answer may be to get Ed in their and make it a contest.

It's a pity Dow isn't a better ball user, it leaves him best used inside but he is a bit small and light still. If Dow was a better ball user we could use his pace outside in trio with Fisher and Walsh.

On Weiters, I'd let Buddy drag him up the field, he can hang back so we can then use Weiters as the avenue to goal because he's our best ball user by some margin. We want it in his hands heading inside F50. Let Buddy get all the footy he wants but up on the half back flank.