2018 Rd 7: Pre Game Paranoia: Carlton vs Adelaide

[bratblue]

He didn't impress me last year but his 2 games this season have been more than a little promising for now and the future.

You would hate to see Phillips let go then become another sauce.

[flyboy77]

He seems slow by hand and by foot as well as above the shoulders so I am fervently hoping there is an explanation for his lack of apparent mobility - if not, I can't help wondering why we were keen to get him.

He's clearly playing on one leg....

[laj]

I don't really rate Phillips to be honest, he's a plodder as far as I'm concerned.
If Kreuzer is fit it would be crazy not to play him, it does the young blokes no good at all getting towelled up every week so we need to put as good a side as possible on the park and at least try and be competitive.

Phillips is a decent player to come on as a back up but that's all he is. Kreuzer is more the modern day ruckman. Rucks well then both mobile and hard at it around the ground picking up a good number of possessions. Phillips has done a good job but he's a back up means he's out when Kreuzer comes back. We're tall and slow as it is without picking two ruckmen.

[PaulP]

If Kreuzer is ready to go, I'd play them both with Phillips taking the centre bounce and Kreuzer as a midfielder and the pair sharing around the ground duties.

Like.

[blue4life]

He didn't impress me last year but his 2 games this season have been more than a little promising for now and the future.

I haven't seen anything to get excited about.

[laj]

I want to see our backline shrink this week. We were looking to play more offensively this year yet we pick a side that has no run whatsoever off half back. We wonder why multiple players compete in a marking contest in defence with no-one down, well, they are just about all tall back there, it's what they do naturally. Need to pick a side that's relates to the modern game. What run, pick a side to give us some.

I'd think about trying someone like Lamb there and see how he goes. Pity Cunningham got injured.

[laj]

If Kreuzer is ready to go, I'd play them both with Phillips taking the centre bounce and Kreuzer as a midfielder and the pair sharing around the ground duties.

Please not. Kreuzer is a ruckman and one that fits the modern game. We've seen previous weeks, especially last week, why do we want to get taller and slower. How much slower do we really want to get. We want speed in the midfield, not a ruckman there. We might like what Phillips has done but he's a back up. His possession count has only been 6 and 7 in his two weeks. Why play Phillips when you can ruck Kreuzer and play a proper midfielder.

I never value ruckman that much unless they are good around the ground and decent resting forward. Prefer that to tapouts by along way. Look at GWS v Brisbane last week. GWS rucked Patton and Tomlinson, lost the tapouts 47-4 but won the clearances 30-28. That value of tap ruckmen isn't that high these days. So i'll take a genuine midfielder rather than Phillips once Kreuzer is back.

[LoveNavy]

Kennedy aint right still. Moving super slow and turning circle of a Mack truck! Not sure what they do there. He should have come back via the VFL IMO.

We are too tall IMO also.

X2. Friday night he looked like he was out of puff and possibly in pain. That's an impression from the glimpses I got on tv.

Might need another rest then back via 2's

[flyboy77]

Tips for Bolts... friday night chats with the boys...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r-DDslhsqY

Maybe it's all too serious these days?

[flyboy77]

Surely, the boys need fun!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAtvNNlNVeE