Rd 20: Pre Game Anticipation: Carlton vs St Kilda

[crashlander]

Looks as though Murphy will not be available this week. Maybe next week.

Walker will come in. Who goes out?

[blue4life]

I'm not keen on trading in second stringers no matter how cheap they are, we've tried it over the last few seasons and haven't landed anyone who stands out as a Premiership player.
Kerridge, Boekhorst and Wright go OK but aren't class players by any stretch, Whiley and Tutt are VFL players, Graham was pick 54 so nothing wasted really.
As hard as it seems our only realistic road to success lies at the draft, we got Cripps at 13 so it's not impossible to get hold of another two high quality kids over the next two or three years.
Pick 4 or 5 this season should give us a good one.
The only other option is a Dangerfield like deal but they come at a big cost and it wouldn't be easy convincing someone like him to come to Carlton.

[crashlander]

How did this become a trading thread?
Never mind: it is Thursday afternoon and the teams will come out in the next 90 minutes or so.
[1] I would give Weitering a rest. He was injured last week. I am not sure it is worth running him into the ground.
[2] Murphy is unlikely to play until next week. That means out mids have to play like they did last week. Not impossible.
[3] Our rucks need to be MUCH better than last time. Last time a hack and a 1st gamer shamed our rucks and gave St Kilda the midfield dominance they needed to win the game. We cannot afford that again.
[4] Walker is coming in for the last game. Who goes out for him?
[5] Casboult has been ordinary of late and not having much of an impact. If we bring in Jones or Jaksch to help out, as both have been reasonable lately, who goes out?
[6] Small forward role: do we play Jack there? he is about the only guy we have who actually reads the pack and can kick a crumbing goal, even though he is primarily a marking forward. Do we bring Lamb back in? Personally I wouldn't do it. Not until he plays a 4 quarter game or 2 at VFL level.

[laj]

Walker, Thomas, Whiley into 25.

Interchange from: 23. Jacob Weitering 39. Dale Thomas 1. Andrew Walker 32. Nick Graham 19. Liam Sumner 24. Mark Whiley 33. Andrejs Everitt

Two rucks and just one key forward again. Our usual match losing, non-scoring structure. Zero from 10 with that one. Tough gig for Casboult those circumstances.

[Baggers]

Walker, Thomas, Whiley into 25.

Interchange from: 23. Jacob Weitering 39. Dale Thomas 1. Andrew Walker 32. Nick Graham 19. Liam Sumner 24. Mark Whiley 33. Andrejs Everitt

Two rucks and just one key forward again. Our usual match losing, non-scoring structure. Zero from 10 with that one. Tough gig for Casboult those circumstances.

Who knows, maybe Weits will get a full game up forward.

[crashlander]

Carlton

B: Simon White, Lachie Plowman, Sam Rowe.
HB: Zach Tuohy, Sam Docherty, Kade Simpson.
C: Blaine Boekhorst, Patrick Cripps, Ed Curnow.
HF: Dennis Armfield, Matthew Kreuzer, Matthew Wright.
F: Dylan Buckley, Levi Casboult, Jack Silvagni.
Foll: Andrew Phillips, Bryce Gibbs, Sam Kerridge.
Int: Jacob Weitering, Dale Thomas, Andrew Walker, Nick Graham, Liam Sumner, Mark Whiley, Andrejs Everitt.


In: Dale Thomas, Andrew Walker, Mark Whiley

Walker will play if he can play at all.
Weitering was injured last week, and not for the first time, and was not mentioned during the week. How he is really going is anyone's guess.
I would have started Thomas off in the VFL: he has had an extended break. Finding form in the VFL is not a sin.
I would like to see another large forward out there to take marks, but that is not to be.

St Kilda

B: Dylan Roberton, Sean Dempster, Jarryn Geary.
HB: Jack Newnes, Sam Gilbert, Leigh Montagna.
C: Shane Savage, Sebastian Ross, Blake Acres.
HF: Maverick Weller, Nick Riewoldt, Jack Billings.
F: Tim Membrey, Josh Bruce, Nathan Wright.
Foll: Tom Hickey, Luke Dunstan, Jack Steven.
Int: David Armitage, Jade Gresham, Sam Fisher, Daniel McKenzie, Cameron Shenton, Darren Minchington, Jason Holmes.

In: Sam Fisher, Cameron Shenton, Jason Holmes

St Kilda will be confident after flogging us last time with most of their talls unavailable. Especially as their ruck division dominated and Jack Steven was allowed to run around freely. If we repeat that blunder, we are toast. Interesting to see who lines up on Riewoldt too.

[mina1]

How about introducing some pace into team Whiley/ Thomas ? Tex is excused. What about introducing a youngster the swans have had 6 debutants this yr.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Be nice if we could man Steven up and have players in front of him so he cant run onto taps from Hickey and run out of the centre with no one in front of him....
Simon White could be a good player to man Membrey up with this time....

[crazyjoedevolamk11]

How about introducing some pace into team Whiley/ Thomas ? Tex is excused. What about introducing a youngster the swans have had 6 debutants this yr.

Where's the pace in the 2's Mina? Tutt???

[Pratty]

Gee, the writing is surely on the wall for Liam Jones. Gotta be gawn even with one year remaining on his contract??