Pre-Game Possibilities: AFL Rd 4: Carlton vs Gold Coast

[crashlander]

Next Sunday we play on the Gold Coast next Sunday against a team that has done better than expected so far. They have won a game and we haven't, no matter how close we've got.
We have travelled poorly in recent years.

[shawny]

Lose this and might as well shut up shop.....we will be wooden spooner again.

No more BS excuses like 'if we only kicked straight' or if 'umpires liked us' - Just have to win this.

End of story.

[Jack Burton]

We have travelled poorly in recent years.

To be fair Crash we've played poorly in Melbourne too...

[ElwoodBlues1]

If we are any hope for the future we should win this easily IMO, they fluked a win but have lost several of their best bogey players for us since we last played them and have a novice coach with less miles on the clock than Bolton.
Only real problem is Witts who is another ruckman who likes to dine out on us but there is no Lynch and no May and we should win easily IMO by 5 goals or more.....

[Mantis]

If we are any hope for the future we should win this easily IMO, they fluked a win but have lost several of their best bogey players for us since we last played them and have a novice coach with less miles on the clock than Bolton.
Only real problem is Witts who is another ruckman who likes to dine out on us but there is no Lynch and no May and we should win easily IMO by 5 goals or more.....

Glad to see you are confident El. What does it say about us if we lose?

[RiverRat]

We have travelled poorly in recent years.

To be fair Crash we've played poorly in Melbourne too...

Truer words were never posted.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Glad to see you are confident El. What does it say about us if we lose?

Mants....we should have won vs the Swans and probably Port as well....there is something holding us back. Brisbane have a similar list with a similar novice coach, yet are progressing at a rate of knots while we are floundering.
If we lose its probably time to conduct a review of the whole operation, not sack the coach but look at everything we are doing, similar to what Geelong did with Mark Thompson.
If we fall in by a few points or GC beat us by a few points it probably doesnt change much IMO.....we need to win by 5 goals min, kick 100 points and move to the next step in the journey.....

[Mantis]

I fully agree with you Elwood. We need a review after round 7 no matter what. We probably only have 2 games we might beat at that point in time. To examine everything by then would just be diligence by the club as a whole. It couldn’t hurt. Supporters shouldn’t expect any less. To fine tune 5 or 6 aspects of preparation, player game day selections, game day coaching changes on the ground, leaders stepping up, taking risks, better pressure acts and one per enters could make us a quality side. At the moment it looks as though opponents don’t need to fear us. Just be patient as they will get over the line in the final quarter eventually. Melbourne had this problem for some time. Mind you this is not a great season for them to begin with.

[laj]

We must win this, no ifs or buts. Lose and Bolton can roll himself out the door.

We have won at Metricon the last 2 years. one of our 2 wins last year.

[crashlander]

We must win this, no ifs or buts. Lose and Bolton can roll himself out the door.

We have won at Metricon the last 2 years. one of our 2 wins last year.

It isn't impossible. We can do it. We are better than we were last year, but we need to stop their game as well as play ours.