Pre-Game Pressure: AFL 2019 Rd 11: Carlton vs the Drug Cheats

[laj]

Essendon v Carlton at the MCG, 3.20pm AEST

ESSENDON

In: D.Clarke, M.Baguley, J.Ridley, Z.Clarke, M.Brown, I.Mosquito
Out: J.Stringer (hamstring), D.Shiel (hamstring)
New: Irving Mosquito (Gippsland U18)

CARLTON

In: J.Garlett, P.Kerr, A.Schumacher, C.Polson, A.Fasolo, D.Lang, W.Setterfield
Out: K.Simpson (managed), D.Thomas (club suspension), M.McGovern (ankle)
New: Angus Schumacher (Bendigo U18)

Interchange from:  Schumacher, Polson, Kerr, Lang, Fasolo, Dow, Garlett, Setterfield.

Predicted interchange: Kerr, Setterfield, Lang, Dow

Just beat me...lol.

[Barbs]

How/why is Simpson being managed?

He only just came back from 2 weeks out and we’re already missing Thomas from our half back line.

[crashlander]

CARLTON
B: Caleb Marchbank, Levi Casboult, Liam Stocker
HB: Lachie Plowman, Jacob Weitering, Nic Newman
C: Michael Gibbons, Patrick Cripps, David Cuningham
HF: Jack Silvagni, Harry McKay, Sam Walsh
F: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Charlie Curnow, Zac Fisher
R: Matthew Kreuzer, Matthew Kennedy, Ed Curnow
Int: Jarrod Garlett, Patrick Kerr, Angus Schumacher, Cameron Polson, Alex Fasolo, Darcy Lang, Paddy Dow, Will Setterfield (Four to be omitted)

IN: Jarrod Garlett, Patrick Kerr, Angus Schumacher, Cameron Polson, Alex Fasolo, Darcy Lang, Will Setterfield

OUT: Kade Simpson (Managed), Dale Thomas (Omitted), Mitch McGovern (Injured)

NEW: Angus Schumacher

Given how the Northern Blues played last week, I would not play Garlett (his form is very ordinary), I'd be struggling to consider Polson (at least he was trying) and I would give Setters more time in the VFL.
However, I have a poor record of picking our interchange players.

ESSENDON
B: Aaron Francis, Cale Hooker, Michael Hurley
HB: Conor McKenna, Patrick Ambrose, Adam Saad
C: Mason Redman, Zach Merrett, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
HF: David Zaharakis, Jayden Laverde, Josh Begley
F: Darcy Parish, Shaun McKernan, Andrew McGrath
R: Tom Bellchambers, Kyle Langford, Dyson Heppell
Int: Ben McNiece, Matt Guelfi, Dylan Clarke, Mark Baguley, Jordan Ridley, Zac Clarke, Mitch Brown, Irving Mosquito (Four to be omitted)

IN: Dylan Clarke, Mark Baguley, Jordan Ridley, Zac Clarke, Mitch Brown, Irving Mosquito

OUT: Jake Stringer (Injured), Dylan Shiel (Injured)

NEW: Irving Mosquito

[WASurfer]

Got a sneaking suspicion they might punt on Garlett this week.....hopefully not though!

[kruddler]

IN: Jarrod Garlett, Patrick Kerr, Angus Schumacher, Cameron Polson, Alex Fasolo, Darcy Lang, Will Setterfield

OUT: Kade Simpson (Managed), Dale Thomas (Omitted), Mitch McGovern (Injured)

NEW: Angus Schumacher

Given how the Northern Blues played last week, I would not play Garlett (his form is very ordinary), I'd be struggling to consider Polson (at least he was trying) and I would give Setters more time in the VFL.
However, I have a poor record of picking our interchange players.

Given we just lost 3 battle hardened players, something we are very light on for. You'd think we'd bring in some equivalent.

Lang has gotta get a game sooner or later, now is the time.
Kerr should get a game to reward form.
Setterfield provides a bigger body that we need as well.

I'd also give Garlett a crack because he seemed to be mastering the defensive spoil based on what i saw on him on the weekend. He is more defensive minded nowadays and we could use his pace.

Personally i'd drop Casboult for team balance......but i don't think our MC believe in team balance.

[madbluboy]

How/why is Simpson being managed?

He only just came back from 2 weeks out and we’re already missing Thomas from our half back line.

Managed = dropped. He had a shocker last week.

[Lods]

Managed = dropped. He had a shocker last week.

Surely after a couple of weeks out you' would cut him some slack for a poor game on return.
Especially with Thomas out of the side.
"Managed' just doesn't make any sense...


(Edit: ......to me! But I'm buggered if a lot of what's going on makes any sense to me.)

[Gointocarlton]

Surely after a couple of weeks out you' would cut him some slack for a poor game on return.
Especially with Thomas out of the side.
"Managed' just doesn't make any sense.

We will win so easily, we can afford to rest him :

[shawny]

Sad that we are still relying on a bloke that is what 35/36 but his body now is finally showing its age.

What a warrior he has been and bloody sad last week as the poor bloke looked a beaten man even early in the game......I could see it on his face.

Reckon he knows his dream of playing in a successful team has now passed him by.

[LoveNavy]

Sad that we are still relying on a bloke that is what 35/36 but his body now is finally showing its age.

What a warrior he has been and bloody sad last week as the poor bloke looked a beaten man even early in the game......I could see it on his face.

Reckon he knows his dream of playing in a successful team has now passed him by.

Sadder still. He's played in one of the most unsuccessful teams.
I don't think I'd be keen to pull on the guernsey just games away from the worst personal record imaginable ????
I really feel for Simmo. He's been a champion of our club in it's darkest times.