Rd 11: Pre Game Patter: Carlton vs Brisbane

[crashlander]

I'm going to the game again! Sei danket Gott! I have suffered terribly, missing 2 games I would usually be at with bells on.
Brisbane: played well for 3 quarters before capitulating totally. But they beaten us larely and I don't like it. Robbo has been trying to stir up the hatred and his form has been good.

[crashlander]

Only problem I see is one we suffered from last week: do we have enough fit guys left to win?
We have had a couple of soooo gutsy wins this year, but, fair dinkum, we pay a price for them. I hope some of those guys can come up next week!

[LP]

True we have been paying dearly for those wins, but isn't that what the pinnacle of a sport is all about?

I also think Bolton's team selection really says something, the requirement to bring your A game in terms of effort is uncompromising. He doesn't punish errors, but he smashes a lack of effort!

[pinot]

We don't play too well on six day breaks.
Well Murphy and Sumner will have seven day breaks - but can see this one being a struggle.. the boys give so much effort that six day break doesn't seem to be enough against a team on an extra day break.

Maybe rotate some players next week.. Sumner, Murphy, Graham, Jaksch, Buckley hoping will play

[kruddler]

We don't play too well on six day breaks.
Well Murphy and Sumner will have seven day breaks - but can see this one being a struggle.. the boys give so much effort that six day break doesn't seem to be enough against a team on an extra day break.

Maybe rotate some players next week.. Sumner, Murphy, Graham, Jaksch, Buckley hoping will play

You can't drop anyone after that effort. If anyone misses it'll be because of injury, not 'rotations'.

[laj]

Gorringe may be stiff but I'm thinking Casboult will be ready to resume ruck duties. Jaksch maybe in this week to play key forward. As bad luck as it would be for Gorringe it would be a better balanced side.

Any other changes would be forced. Hopefully not.

[PaulP]

You can't drop anyone after that effort. If anyone misses it'll be because of injury, not 'rotations'.

I agree.

[LP]

Gorringe may be stiff but I'm thinking Casboult will be ready to resume ruck duties. Jaksch maybe in this week to play key forward. As bad luck as it would be for Gorringe it would be a better balanced side.

Any other changes would be forced. Hopefully not.

Laj go easy, your obsessed with Casboult rucking.

Why the feck would we play the AFL's current most feared contested mark in a position that puts a bruised tibia at even greater risk?

BTW, Gorringe's mobility looked pretty good today, while his attack at the ball wasn't as good the end result was better than Jones was able to offer. I hope Jones was watching for the next time he gets a crack! I like the current setup, it lets Kreuzer stay around the ball longer and takes some stoppage pressure off Cripps. Kreuzer 11 tackles, and Casboult busting packs, that is what we want to see.

[Gointocarlton]

Laj go easy, your obsessed with Casboult rucking.

Why the feck would we play the AFL's current most feared contested mark in a position that puts a bruised tibia at even greater risk?

BTW, Gorringe's mobility looked pretty good today, while his attack at the ball wasn't as good the end result was better than Jones was able to offer. I hope Jones was watching for the next time he gets a crack! I like the current setup, it lets Kreuzer stay around the ball longer and takes some stoppage pressure off Cripps. Kreuzer 11 tackles, and Casboult busting packs, that is what we want to see.

What he said. I was a massive critic of Gorringe last week, my mate at the footy today said "give the guy a go ffs". Perhaps he's right, perhaps his confidence will grow and he will be ok. Lets give him a decent crack to show us what he's got. The structure looked really good today. Even 2 blokes down, we beat a very much more fancied opponent (albeit who a get a free ride from the umps and home ground advantage at KP).

[LP]

We've seen from our perspective what a toxic environment does to players, way too often for my liking.

Gorringe has come out of what looks to be a pretty toxic environment, he may just need a little time to gain some confidence to set himself free. Today Casboult had 1AW and Everitt in form and Gorringe floating forward, it sets him free and makes our opposition second guess where the ball will go.

Gorringe moved OK, got to positions that forced Geelong to respect him even if he didn't get on the end of many. Maybe we lost out in the ruck, but the extra time SpecialK got to stay in there made up for it. As much as I liked Phillips form pre-hammy, I thought todays setup worked better against a Geelong side that lacked an experienced ruck option. For half a game they had to use Blicsavs as a tagger!

It may be that against say a Norp, Swans or Wet Toast well go with Kreuzer and Phillips combo to keep them honest. But today we could back SpecialK in and have Gorringe draw some forward heat.