2017 Rnd 1: Carlton vs Richmond - Pre-Game

[townsendcalling]

Just heard Choco Williams on SEN and he says that in the Richmond inner sanctum, they work themselves up into a frenzy this week with heaps of 'what if they do this' 'I hope this doesn't happen' etc throwing doubt into their own minds.  He says it's laughable......but it's there!!!  Good for us!

[Professer E]

I reckon this game is 50/50... Seriously, this mob are kidding themselves if they reckon they're better than us.  After Dusty blows up at half time Cripps will take over.

I'm not a betting man but if the line stays at 40 .5 points I'm getting on.

[cookie2]

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I'd say we are in with a serious show if we turn up to play.

[ElwoodBlues1]

I reckon this game is 50/50... Seriously, this mob are kidding themselves if they reckon they're better than us.  After Dusty blows up at half time Cripps will take over.

I'm not a betting man but if the line stays at 40 .5 points I'm getting on.

Martin will play forward IMO because they know we have no one to play on him...Im less bullish on Kruezer than others...I thought Sandilands won the ruck easily but our man was more value around the ground.
Cripps needs to be BOG and lead us to victory....50/50 game...the Tigers have their stars but tail off badly IMO and have their fair share of spuds too...
I see Rance as the major stumbling block...intercept marking specialists love us because we bomb the ball most times and never hit up many targets, need to to change that vs the Tigers and keep Rance out of the
game and keep the ball in our forward 50 more.
Tigers will start favourites but they are ordinary IMO and we have a chance...

[cookie2]

Martin will play forward IMO because they know we have no one to play on him...Im less bullish on Kruezer than others...I thought Sandilands won the ruck easily but our man was more value around the ground.
Cripps needs to be BOG and lead us to victory....50/50 game...the Tigers have their stars but tail off badly IMO and have their fair share of spuds too...
I see Rance as the major stumbling block...intercept marking specialists love us because we bomb the ball most times and never hit up many targets, need to to change that vs the Tigers and keep Rance out of the
game and keep the ball in our forward 50 more.
Tigers will start favourites but they are ordinary IMO and we have a chance...

Agree, we need to be fierce in our F50 and try to create some ground level opportunities, ESP if Pickett​ plays.

[flyboy77]

perhaps White on Rance as a defensive forward?

[cookie2]

Apparently SPS is being actively considered for selection!

[DJC]

Just heard Choco Williams on SEN and he says that in the Richmond inner sanctum, they work themselves up into a frenzy this week with heaps of 'what if they do this' 'I hope this doesn't happen' etc throwing doubt into their own minds.  He says it's laughable......but it's there!!!  Good for us!

Choco with a grudge against Richmond? Never!

He is sticking the boots in at every opportunity 

[RiverRat]

perhaps White on Rance as a defensive forward?

I'd like to see that.

[crazyjoedevolamk11]

I spotted Kreuzer at the local woolworths twice in the last month.  He had a trolley full of fruit and vegetables on both occasions, and was walking around with shorts a t-shirt, and thongs on.  He looked like he had been working fairly hard by the callouses on his feet over this pre season which combined with his Freo game form(in which I thought he had a particularly good match against Sandilands considering hes unlikely to beat him) speaks for where he is at and that is in rip snorting condition.

I think he will do really well this season, and as much as we consider him a "lone hand" he has adequate support from Rowe, and Casboult.  We might still have the upper hand in this ruck contest after all provided he stays relatively fit and injury free (no one is ever 100%).

The major positives from my perspective is that he had no obvious bracing on which means not only is he getting through matches fairly unscathed the recovery he is doing is allowing him to move around freely.

STALKER