Round 8 Preview - Carlton v Geelong

[Belly]

Pizza and the couch mate!

Plus a glass of wine and a 120 + thrashing...
Sounds like a plan.  ;D

[kruddler]

So same as every other game this year.

Watson is same as Jones, doesn't work hard enough. But he needs a few weeks.

How bad our forward line has become...

Jones works a hell of a lot harder than Watson does.

Having said that thought, i turtle probably covers more ground than Watson does and they run at about the same pace.

[shadesy]

Jones works a hell of a lot harder than Watson does.

Having said that thought, i turtle probably covers more ground than Watson does and they run at about the same pace.

Wow, Watson must be a statue then

[Belly]

Will be typical Malthouse. We had 30 inside 50's yesterday and so we will drop the forwards.

And the entries were at under 9 Auskick standard.. 

We are simply ridiculous and it's sad that the cattle just don't care how they look !!

[laj]

If Mick is still coach Watson will be dropped, you can take it to the bank. Also if Mick is coach the Graham will be selected and start as sub. You can also take that one to the bank.

I think Henderson comes back this week anyway but, yes, despite the fact the ball doesn't come into the forward line in any manner at all, and when it does it terrible. But, yes you're right, if Hendo didn't come back Watson still would've got dropped anyway.

[kruddler]

Wow, Watson must be a statue then

With his looks like tarzan plays like jane attitude, a statue is about all he is good for.

[laj]

He probably should. They are basically the reason we couldn't get the ball into our forward line. Nobody was presenting up to the wing so we had no choice but to chip around the backline before becoming frustrated and kicking to a contest....which usually went to the advantage of the opposition such is our foot skills.

We spend a lot of our time with no-one in the forward 50 over the last couple of weeks. Playing 1000 blokes behind the ball and no one ahead means one has to chip. We've seen a few times blokes running down the wing, having to stop, kick backwards as there was no-one ahead to kick to.

[cookie2]

We spend a lot of our time with no-one in the forward 50 over the last couple of weeks. Playing 1000 blokes behind the ball and no one ahead means one has to chip. We've seen a few times blokes running down the wing, having to stop, kick backwards as there was no-one ahead to kick to.

Jim if our guys are playing like that to instruction isn't it a bit unfair to take the forwards to task?

[laj]

Jim if our guys are playing like that to instruction isn't it a bit unfair to take the forwards to task?

Certainly no-one is blaming the forwards. How could you?

[Blue Moon]

I think we need to make some major changes. first off I would take Gibbs, Judd and Murphy out of the midfield, I would play Gibbs down back and Murphy up forward. I also think we need another Key defender because Jacsck isn't up to the task. I would also use Kruezer as a key forward if fit, and I would play Yarran further up the ground as we lack pace thru the middle. Finally I would not play Carrazzo again as I think he is gone. This means I would go with the following
B.    Docherty Rowe White
H/B  Gibbs (Henderson/Jamison)* Touhy  *Only one
C    Yarran Curnow Everett
H/F  Tutt Kreuzer Bell
F.    Murphy Casboult Menzel
R.    Wood Cripps Graham
I/C  Simpson Buckley Whiley  Judd

All the rest, Walker, Thomas, Jacsk, Grant and the rest can play in the twos until they get form and passion.