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(09-03-2020, 05:36 AM)ElwoodBlues1 date Wrote:LP...lets get real McGovern isnt in the same parish as Darling as a footballer IMHO who has been AA, leading goalkicker for WC x3 and averages 2 goals a game..... I was referring to the beat up that is 2020 so far, and the 2020 numbers do not back the recently published opinions up!
Jack Darling 2020 - https://www.finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.a...D=2020#ind
So I don't really know for sure but it seems like it's more than enough justification for me to question why the hate.
I think some of the creeps in the social and media pages have got onto McGovern as a whipping boy with Carlton fans because many just didn't want him in the first place, and so the creeps are feeding the ongoing rage! If our club follows the fan rage the same creeps will all line up to sign McGovern up for their own club, with Carlton paying a portion of the wage for their generous offer to offload the spud of course! 
2020 per game McGovern averages more goals a game than Martin, and a large chunk of Martin's came in Rnd 1!
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(09-03-2020, 05:17 AM)Tragic link Wrote:It was either TDK or Cas out. Pitto to be number one ruck, and one of the other to be backup ruck and fwd. Cas doesn't do much as pure fwd, and TDK not yet better than Cas. TDK is almost there - almost taking important marks, almost getting free's for arm chops (that was a disgraceful miss by the umps at the end of Q1 or 2 v pies). As a pure forward I have Gov ahead of TDK & Cas.
I still reckon the Guv will come good for us. But admit what he's given thus far leaves a lot to be desired taking into account time in the fat farm.
50 goal a year forward if he can stay on the park.
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Sydney currently leading Melbourne.....if Swans get up, then it makes the GWS game another very important one. We could join Melbourne on 28 points, and leapfrog GWS, Essendon and the Bulldogs and be out of the 8 on %.....nothing like a bit of pressure.
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(09-03-2020, 07:28 AM)WASurfer link Wrote:Sydney currently leading Melbourne.....if Swans get up, then it makes the GWS game another very important one. We could join Melbourne on 28 points, and leapfrog GWS, Essendon and the Bulldogs and be out of the 8 on %.....nothing like a bit of pressure.
I think we'll win because no one expects us to.....
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(09-03-2020, 06:33 AM)LP link Wrote:I was referring to the beat up that is 2020 so far, and the 2020 numbers do not back the recently published opinions up!
Jack Darling 2020 - https://www.finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.a...D=2020#ind
So I don't really know for sure but it seems like it's more than enough justification for me to question why the hate.
I think some of the creeps in the social and media pages have got onto McGovern as a whipping boy with Carlton fans because many just didn't want him in the first place, and so the creeps are feeding the ongoing rage! If our club follows the fan rage the same creeps will all line up to sign McGovern up for their own club, with Carlton paying a portion of the wage for their generous offer to offload the spud of course!
2020 per game McGovern averages more goals a game than Martin, and a large chunk of Martin's came in Rnd 1! Martin plays midfield too so he isnt permanently stationed down forward so I would expect McGovern to kick more goals...the latter has a problem with our delivery which probably doesnt suit his style. We tend to bomb the ball long to a pack which suits Casboult and Harry but McGovern prefers the ball on the lead or a one on one where he has the sit type arrangement.
He played at the Crows when they were very much a factory up forward with Walker, Jenkins, Eddie and Lynch all kicking bags and helping each other out and with us there is less cohesion and you are on your own a bit more trying to get a kick.
Our midfield doesnt have the Pendlebury, Whitfield, Shuey, Kelly, Martin etc Rolls Royce delivery service and McGovern will need to be Fev like and exert himself a bit more to get a kick....his one plus is being a good kick/converter.
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(09-03-2020, 07:43 AM)flyboy77 link Wrote:I think we'll win because no one expects us to.....
Like the easy 40 plus point win you predicated against the pies. Love your positively but sometimes you need to take the blue glasses off mate.
Polson, Cottrell and Dow will be lucky to get 20 touches between them. No confidence when we select these sorts of players who have nil impact.
Hard enough to win against the better teams when we have our best players on the park let alone with the squad we have this week.
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Shawny....reckon this'll be one of THOSE games where 5-10 minutes into the first quarter you just know which of our teams has shown up. If it's terrible disposal skills, turnovers and the opposition just waltzing up the middle then it's over to the News!
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(09-03-2020, 08:33 AM)WASurfer link Wrote:Shawny....reckon this'll be one of THOSE games where 5-10 minutes into the first quarter you just know which of our teams has shown up. If it's terrible disposal skills, turnovers and the opposition just waltzing up the middle then it's over to the News! Yep, I reckon you'll see in 5-10 min if it good or bad Carlton. Having said that, we looked alright for the first half last week only to go back to the hotel for the second half.
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Not gonna predict it, but it'll be a slog
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Imagine if we could harness that first 15 or so minutes from that game against the Hawks over here in the hub....not sure I've seen us play like that in a few years. But same thing, put the cue in the rack after that burst and were steamrolled.
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