Round #4 Carlton vs St. Kilda in NZ: Pre Game prognostications

[crashlander]

St. Kilda slid to an ignominious defeat while we came back hard at the Drug Cheats. Very interesting to see how we go next week.

[DontgoJuddy]

Fairly confident we will win this.

[PassIt2Carrots]

Mick has plenty of experience coaching on Anzac Day, if he can't get the boys up for this one we are in big trouble.

[Thryleon]

Not feeling confident about this game.  We turnover the ball too frequently currently and often do it in transition from defense to offence so that we become easy to score against on the turnover.

Yarran out, Gibbs possibly missing with a high bump, and it could spell trouble.

[Mantis]

St Kilda move the ball quickly and could run us out of legs in the second half of the game next week. They are not a great side by any measure. However they love to move the ball quickly. If we win it will probably be a very close game.

[cookie2]

We need to keep it close in the first half and hopefully the Saints will tire in the second half as they did on Friday. If we don't pay 'em attention they can score quickly.

[PassIt2Carrots]

Not feeling confident about this game.  We turnover the ball too frequently currently and often do it in transition from defense to offence so that we become easy to score against on the turnover.

Yarran out, Gibbs possibly missing with a high bump, and it could spell trouble.

Wow didn't think about that. We need to win this or risk being labeled the basketcase of the AFL.

[kruddler]

Bit of a 'danger game' for us this week.

Should win, but a couple of big outs via the tribunal.
Playing in a different country for the first time ever.
Playing on a new ground for the first time ever which brings with it its own challenges, different dimensions, different winds, different turf. Saints will have a distinct home ground advantage.

Could be getting a well rested Nick Riewoldt back as well.

[shawny]

Bit of a 'danger game' for us this week.

Should win, but a couple of big outs via the tribunal.
Playing in a different country for the first time ever.
Playing on a new ground for the first time ever which brings with it its own challenges, different dimensions, different winds, different turf. Saints will have a distinct home ground advantage.

Could be getting a well rested Nick Riewoldt back as well.

Bit of a danger game  ;D. That's funny.

Putting all the spin aside we lose again next week we are not a bottom 4 team but a bottom 2 team. End of story.

Enough of the excuses - 3 weeks ago the majority of us on here thought we would be a mid table team at worse.

Now we are finding reasons why we might lose to the clear favorite to win the spoon this year  :-\

Look what we have become.

[ElwoodBlues1]

St Kilda move the ball quickly and could run us out of legs in the second half of the game next week. They are not a great side by any measure. However they love to move the ball quickly. If we win it will probably be a very close game.

Agree....think the Saints best chance is their pace and quick movement and to catch us on the rebound, I expect us to win the clearances but its all about our ball use into the
forward line..I'll have a punt and say that Jones will kick 4-5  this week and we will win in a close one by about 10 points.
Prefer if Reiwoldt didnt play......but I think with the injection of our own youth in Whiley, Boekhorst, Graham and perhaps Buckley in line for a game coupled with the classy Cripps, promising Byrne
and some steady older players we can get over the line...