Pre Game Perambulations: AFL 2020 R11 Carlton vs West Coast

[Mantis]

I love reading all the faith in the players, and potential match ups. Chances to win are always there. Wake up guys and don’t be surprised once we clearly get spanked by 10 goals plus. Let’s hope it doesn’t happen, but most of us suspect it will. Some of us. O.K it’s me and only me. Just being realistic and pessimistic at the same time. One thing is certain. We can’t play the Eagles back into some form. They already have that. Let’s just hope it’s less than 5 goals. That isn’t asking or expecting too much. Surely.

[Gointocarlton]

I love reading all the faith in the players, and potential match ups. Chances to win are always there. Wake up guys and don’t be surprised once we clearly get spanked by 10 goals plus. Let’s hope it doesn’t happen, but most of us suspect it will. Some of us. O.K it’s me and only me. Just being realistic and pessimistic at the same time. One thing is certain. We can’t play the Eagles back into some form. They already have that. Let’s just hope it’s less than 5 goals. That isn’t asking or expecting too much. Surely.

At their best, Carlton can beat anyone, anytime, anywhere irrespective of their form, plain and simple. Can we deliver such performance v the Weagles, we shall see. Depends which Carlton turns up.

[capcom]

As much as I'd enjoy a win, we (IMO) don't have a hope in hell.  And I hate being a misery guts, believe me.  Shakeout time to decide what we really want from the season.

[Baggers]

Shakeout time to decide what we really want from the season.

Agree. Maybe there are some within the club who still reckon we're a finals chance and hence want to put our 'most experienced' group on the paddock. But not moi. Time to blood a couple of newbies... over the next few weeks let's give TDK, Honey & Philp a crack, and get Fisher, Marchbank and SOJ back into the side asap. And once Stocker returns from Melb get him up and about and also a crack at senior footy before the season ends.

The first two to be rested this week should be Moore (well, deported more than rested) and Murphy.

[laj]

As much as I'd enjoy a win, we (IMO) don't have a hope in hell.  And I hate being a misery guts, believe me.  Shakeout time to decide what we really want from the season.

Easy right now. Want finals and it stays that way until we can't.  We only had that one bad game. Could've been many reasons for that. All sides have them.

If you can win at Geelong you can win anywhere. Two of the best sides in the comp know exactly how we can play.  I'm not tipping us given it's in Perth, too close in the tipping comp to do that, lol, but a win certainly would not surprise. West Coast will be very worried about playing us, make no mistake. They come out not filly switched on they lose. In 20 games we have been very highly competitive in all but 2. Inconsistencies during games, 13 30 point swings in 20 games, have cost us a few wins, which could've had us 13-7 rather than 10-10 from when Teague started. That's the one step to get right that will shoot us right up the ladder. Then we look anyone on the eye and match them.

[laj]

Agree. Maybe there are some within the club who still reckon we're a finals chance and hence want to put our 'most experienced' group on the paddock. But not moi. Time to blood a couple of newbies... over the next few weeks let's give TDK, Honey & Philp a crack, and get Fisher, Marchbank and SOJ back into the side asap. And once Stocker returns from Melb get him up and about and also a crack at senior footy before the season ends.

The first two to be rested this week should be Moore (well, deported more than rested) and Murphy.

When you're one game out of the 8 with a better percentage of course you chase finals. Why the hell would you give that up. Anything else is a losers mentality, which can happen when you lose for most of 20 years. While it's there you chase it hard otherwise it's just purely giving up. We don't expect our side to give up, supporters need to follow suit.

[capcom]

You're keeping the faith Jim.  This is a "nothing" season so "anything" is worth a go. ;D 

[Gointocarlton]

Easy right now. Want finals and it stays that way until we can't.  We only had that one bad game. Could've been many reasons for that. All sides have them.

If you can win at Geelong you can win anywhere. Two of the best sides in the comp know exactly how we can play.  I'm not tipping us given it's in Perth, too close in the tipping comp to do that, lol, but a win certainly would not surprise. West Coast will be very worried about playing us, make no mistake. They come out not filly switched on they lose. In 20 games we have been very highly competitive in all but 2. Inconsistencies during games, 13 30 point swings in 20 games, have cost us a few wins, which could've had us 13-7 rather than 10-10 from when Teague started. That's the one step to get right that will shoot us right up the ladder. Then we look anyone on the eye and match them.

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[Lods]

I'm actually torn...At our best  we are a chance to beat anyone.
But we're up and down like a yo-yo.
And the prophet in me says we aren't consistent enough to make a good fist of it this year.

I'd still go with the play our winningest side until finals chances disappear completely.
The experience of finals football is a valuable one in any team's development.

But the minute we're no longer a chance start the experiments.

[laj]

I'm actually torn...At our best  we are a chance to beat anyone.
But we're up and down like a yo-yo.
And the prophet in me says we aren't consistent enough to make a good fist of it this year.

I'd still go with the play our winningest side until finals chances disappear completely.
The experience of finals football is a valuable one in any team's development.

But the minute we're no longer a chance start the experiments.

That's the stage we're at. Inconsistent, and that's during games, and cost us wins. Sort that and we start to really make it.