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

[flyboy77]

Agree, but we play him like that. The sooner he plays on-ball, resting up forward, the better.

Too right.

[Navy Maven]

If Charlie and Mitch are fit, Casboult has to come out. Want to see Silvagni and Kennedy for any of Polson, Gibbons or LOB too.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Reckon one of Charlie and McGovern wont play and Casboult will keep his place......we want fit players up there in the heat too.
They might include Brodie to help Bowes and Holman rotate on Cripps..
Polson to play on Harbrow...

[jeza]

Why would we name a draftee who was deemed not up to a JLT game nor has played a VFL game? Is our depth seriously so poor or is this some kind of inducement for the kid?

He's been one of the emergencies the past few weeks - I guess this week is no different.

I really hope they don't take him to GC and cost him a game this weekend.

[Thryleon]

Why would we name a draftee who was deemed not up to a JLT game nor has played a VFL game? Is our depth seriously so poor or is this some kind of inducement for the kid?

He was the travelling emergency to Port Adelaide too.

Maybe its about teaching the youngsters how to travel interstate for games so when they do get the nod, they are a little more acclimatised to travelling?

I know its been such a long time that we have seen such forward planning from our football club that I too struggle to accept this novel idea.

[shawny]

Reckon one of Charlie and McGovern wont play and Casboult will keep his place......we want fit players up there in the heat too.
They might include Brodie to help Bowes and Holman rotate on Cripps..
Polson to play on Harbrow...

Play or did you mean run around in circles behind him.....get 4-7 touches.....stuff up 60% of them.

WTF are continuing to preserve with guys that show SFA.

Surely he cant be selected again after another typical Polson game last week.

[Navy Maven]

Play or did you mean run around in circles behind him.....get 4-7 touches.....stuff up 60% of them.

WTF are continuing to preserve with guys that show SFA.

Surely he cant be selected again after another typical Polson game last week.

Weller an out for the Suns is good for us. If we can rove the Witts hitouts, we should win the middle.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Play or did you mean run around in circles behind him.....get 4-7 touches.....stuff up 60% of them.

WTF are continuing to preserve with guys that show SFA.

Surely he cant be selected again after another typical Polson game last week.

No fan of Polson as you know but he is a coaches fav and will probably get a game ahead of Gibbons who isnt a defensive player.....
Harbrow is a player we need to shut down and ideally suited to Polson size wise...if there was ever a player and a game made for Polson its this one.
If he fails to make an impact this week Id see him in the NB's for a while especially with players like Williamson, Lang etc on the comeback trail...

[ElwoodBlues1]

Weller an out for the Suns is good for us. If we can rove the Witts hitouts, we should win the middle.

Wouldnt underestimate the GC kids in the middle...Bowes has fixed up Fyfe and Bontempelli in recent weeks and they are probably going to have us for leg speed.
We need to be well up at halftime IMO as they should enjoy the heat more more than us the further the game goes.
Saying all that I expect a 5 goal win or better given they dont have Lynch, May, Hall and are also coached by a newbie in Dew who Bolton should have covered in the box
given he is more experienced.

[townsendcalling]

Curnow for Poulson only change.  McGovern must not be playing otherwise we are far too top heavy.  Of course there is nothing to say that both Charlie and Gov don’t come up. Interesting to know who was on the plane up......