2018 Rd 10: Pre Game Irritation: Carlton vs Geelong

[ElwoodBlues1]

how does O'Shea keep getting a game?

Seems our defence will be tall again.

Agree on OShea, while he stuffs up with the ball is he stopping his man? or maybe just a coaches favourite?, I know the players love him and he trains very hard maybe thats why he survives.....with Mullett out I reckon OShea must be next in line for the chop....

[crashlander]

Backs 6. Kade Simpson 23. Jacob Weitering 20. Lachie Plowman
Half-backs 39. Dale Thomas 17. Sam Rowe 28. David Cuningham
Centreline 4. Lochie O'Brien 35. Ed Curnow 16. Darcy Lang
Half-forwards 13. Jed Lamb 30. Charlie Curnow 25. Zac Fisher
Forwards 2. Paddy Dow 10. Harry McKay 46. Matthew Wright
Followers 8. Matthew Kreuzer 9. Patrick Cripps 5. Sam Petrevski-Seton
Interchange 14. Liam Jones 24. Cameron O'Shea 11. Sam Kerridge
36. Pat Kerr
Emergencies 18. Aaron Mullett 32. Nick Graham 34. Andrew Phillips
29. Cameron Polson
In: E. Curnow, C. Curnow, Weitering, Cuningham

Out: Murphy (foot), Graham (omitted), Mullett (omitted), Garlett (omitted)

Milestone: Lachie Plowman (50th game for Carlton)

4 out of 5 ain't bad!!!!

How did Nick Graham get dropped after his game last week? I don't understand that one.

The muck-up with Murphy is really irritating. From my own experiences doing what he did was a waste of time. He needed an op: get it over and done with instead of wasting to those weeks for nothing. Now he will be out for longer.

Not including another ruckman is nothing but insane. For the last two weeks Kreuzer has been obliterated in the taps. His own will and ability to get the ball got him (and the team) over the line against Essendon (and Essendon's very ordinary midfield). Last week we had no other option to control Gawn, who killed us. Did we learn from it? Not a bit!
If Casboult was there, he could do some ruckwork. But he isn't there and H is not ready for it.
Geelong's rucks have been ordinary, but we are setting ourselves up for disaster.

Maybe it is a good thing that I couldn't get a ticket and that it isn't on TV.

GEELONG CATS
B Tom Stewart, Harry Taylor, Jack Henry
HB Zach Tuohy, Jake Kolodjashnij, Jed Bews
C Mark Blicavs, Joel Selwood, Jordan Cunico
HF Jordan Murdoch, Esava Ratugolea, Gary Ablett
F Cory Gregson, Tom Hawkins, Stewart Crameri
FOL Rhys Stanley, Patrick Dangerfield, Tim Kelly
I/C Mitch Duncan, Jamaine Jones, Sam Menegola, Brandan Parfitt
EMG Ryan Abbott, Aaron Black, George Horlin-Smith, Jackson Thurlow

[kruddler]

In

    Esava Ratugolea, Rhys Stanley, Jamaine Jones, Brandan Parfitt

Out

    James Parsons (Omitted), Zac Smith (Omitted), George Horlin-Smith (Omitted), Jackson Thurlow (Omitted)

Does that seem like they are taking us lightly? Or simply an overreaction to the bombers loss??

I'm happy with those changes.

[Lods]

Except Cunningham isn’t a defender ....

Not if we play man on man... but if we dont.
He'll be there to generate attack out of defence.

Half our interchange bench might change your opinion.

Just throwing it out there, Jones to be used as 2nd ruck.

I hope...and have been advocating to see Jones in the ruck.
It's where he alternates that will be interesting.

Will be when Jones and O'Shea go back there.

It will be if Jones plays back.
The fact that he's been named on the interchange means one of three things.

-It's a smokey and he'll start in defence.
-He'll ruck and follow for a fair bit of the game...give him a roving commision
-It's a message too him that he needs to tighten up or he'll be playing VFL

[stevie-poo]

How does Cam O'Shit keep getting a game!?!?

[Dominator_7]

How does Cam O'crap keep getting a game!?!?

He is obviously to Bolts what Marcus Davies and Aaron Joseph were to Ratts.
Coaches pet.

[RiverRat]

How did Nick Graham get dropped after his game last week? I don't understand that one.

Incomprehensible - one of the few who really put in last week - Graham got votes from all but one who bothered to post votes for the Jim Park medal in the pathetic team performance against Melbourne.

[Robblues]

Not been a huge Graham fan, but think he was hard done by here , maybe really showing where sits in the pecking order. Not many times a player has 28 touches and is dumped, especially when another mid as in Murphy is out injured as well? Either play him or more him on

[PaulP]

In

    Esava Ratugolea, Rhys Stanley, Jamaine Jones, Brandan Parfitt

Out

    James Parsons (Omitted), Zac Smith (Omitted), George Horlin-Smith (Omitted), Jackson Thurlow (Omitted)

Does that seem like they are taking us lightly? Or simply an overreaction to the bombers loss??

I'm happy with those changes.

They could have omitted the Father, Son and Holy Ghost and still win, but maybe that looks a little obvious.

[LP]

Incomprehensible - one of the few who really put in last week - Graham got votes from all but one who bothered to post votes for the Jim Park medal in the pathetic team performance against Melbourne.

Well he must either be injured, was unaccountable or failed to follow team rules.

We've seen this and wonder why it keeps happening for a long time, several coaches worth of the same result for Graham, there has to be a reason for it!

I think to get the answer we may need to start watching his direct opponents more!

PS: His DE% was only 57%, that might be the real cause, something I had forgotten about his game! I recall him missing targets last season by 15m when he was only kicking from 30m under no pressure!