Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood

[Professer E]

Toovey is a dirty little sniper and another who needs to be dealt with if he tries any of his typical "heroics" eg running back with the flight of the ball crashing into somebody attempting to "spoil" or arriving high and late in yet another "spoiling" attempt.  Another who has gotten away with way to much over the years.

[crashlander]

Toovey is a dirty little sniper and another who needs to be dealt with if he tries any of his typical "heroics" eg running back with the flight of the ball crashing into somebody attempting to "spoil" or arriving high and late in yet another "spoiling" attempt.  Another who has gotten away with way to much over the years.

In some ways I wish we had a mongrel or 2: real mongrels get away with things that our players do not and have the skills now not to get caught. Consider Hodge: a class one thug. His 'reputation' of being a 'tough guy' allows him to get away with stuff that Robinson usually got suspended for. He goes to hurt his opponent, yet nothing is made of it. Had we a few of these guys, we could earn the rewards of having opposition champions in the medical rule instead of ours being in the medical rule.

[Professer E]

The hit Toovey handed out in round 1 was late, high and dangerous and he should have got 4 weeks IMO, it was very ugly and totally unnecessary.

I'd be telling our big forwards that if the sod tries that sh1t next week not to pull up.

Is the bloke who punched Murphy in the guts today going to be cited?

[PaulP]

Is Hendo the only sensible match up for Cloke ?

Cloke seems to be playing up the ground these days, out of goal kicking range, more as a HFF / wingman.

[Professer E]

Cloke playing further up the ground is a real worry, moreso than if he is onside 50.  I saw him take about 15 marks in a game relatively a few years ago against Hendo playing at CHF and he was so far BOG it wasn't funny.  Cloke is far better in that role and his field kicking is good- he controlled play in the front half of the ground that day.  The problem for the pies then becomes who becomes the target inside 50 if Cloke is playing higher?

None of Rowe or Jamison have to pace to go with the Pies' talls on a lead, and Jaksch lacks the mass.  Gault is another one we struggled with in the pre-season.

[cimm1979]

I think part of the reason Henderson is playing forward is that he's the only one with a clue. Forward lines need to operate as a team within a team and I don't reckon Jones and Levi etc have the nous to sort things out.

[PaulP]

Fair points Prof E.

From what I have seen this season, the Pies seem to be using Swan, Moore and Elliott as their fwd targets.

[Mantis]

I don't agree that Jamo can't go with Cloke. Jamo is not only a good choice, but he can really hurt Cloke at ground level. Jamo if the ball hits the deck has the ability to run off and give us a chance to go forward. Either this or Everitt.

Don't get to excited about this game though. If the Filth play like they did today, they could really punish us. They made the Scum look bad today.

[kruddler]

I would expect ex Brisbane player Jack Crisp to get Cripps

Crisp vs Cripps!

That will be a commentators worst nightmare.

[LP]

I reckon MM will give Cripps a run with role on Pendlebury!