Pre game postulations: AFL 2021 Rd 10: Carlton vs Hawthorn

[DJC]

He was the sub v the Suns....then Rd 5 Teague plays him on a wing.....

Is that giving a 23yo a fair crack?

Probably a fairer crack than he deserves. 

Cuningham has been landed with the ‘Cameo’ label but young Matthew is far more deserving.

Kennedy was supposed to be the big bodied mid who would give Cripps a chop out.  Perhaps he will, but he’s going to have to show an exponential improvement.

[DJC]

And very telling IMO, no SPS. 

Yes, I think that’s solid evidence that the MC has NFI 

[Thryleon]

Probably a fairer crack than he deserves. 

Cuningham has been landed with the ‘Cameo’ label but young Matthew is far more deserving.

Kennedy was supposed to be the big bodied mid who would give Cripps a chop out.  Perhaps he will, but he’s going to have to show an exponential improvement.

Any chance we had of Kennedy coming on have been rendered a bit moot by the rules this season.  He is a bit one paced, which our midfield simply cant use more of.

We cant play Kennedy, Gibbons and Setterfield through the same midfield. 

[kruddler]

3.  We belt the living crap out of the hawks.  Make a statement that the Teague Train is finally getting going this season, with a statement performance from a few players led by captain Cripps.  As much as I would like this scenario, it seems unlikely.

With Clarkson in the box, it remains a danger game.  We need a win, and not just a win, a good win but we seem a bit fragile, and I just cant see it happening.

Can i tell you how Clarko will beat us? (if he beats us)

Put extra players behind the ball, get the intercept mark from our poor kicking inside 50 and rebound all the way to goals.
Tag Walsh, let Cripps go free.
Lockdown on Saad.
Smother our better users and let give our poor kickers time and space to help their game plan.

Bookmark it.

[kruddler]

Any chance we had of Kennedy coming on have been rendered a bit moot by the rules this season.  He is a bit one paced, which our midfield simply cant use more of.

We cant play Kennedy, Gibbons and Setterfield through the same midfield. 

Kennedy is a poor mans Jack Silvagni.

Play him as a hit-up forward.
Both CAN run through the midfield (remember Jack dominated Fyfe) but its not something that is likely to work too often.

[northernblue]

Kennedy is a poor mans Jack Silvagni.

Play him as a hit-up forward.
Both CAN run through the midfield (remember Jack dominated Fyfe) but its not something that is likely to work too often.

Could do worse than have them change and rotate through.

On Kennedy, anyone have an idea how many games he played as a mid for us ?

[Macca37]

Can i tell you how Clarko will beat us? (if he beats us)

Put extra players behind the ball, get the intercept mark from our poor kicking inside 50 and rebound all the way to goals.
Tag Walsh, let Cripps go free.
Lockdown on Saad.
Smother our better users and let give our poor kickers time and space to help their game plan.

Bookmark it.

I had a very pleasant meal tonight which included having a couple of cheeky reds.  My mind wandered into a warm, fuzzy place and I began thinking it possible we could beat the Hawks.

Then I read your contribution and reality came crashing down on me. 

It was as though a bandage had been ripped from an old wound and all the defeats at the hands of Hawthorn this century came flooding back into my mind.

My only escape is to open that bottle again.

[31Tommys_barber]

Kennedy is a poor mans Jack Silvagni.

Play him as a hit-up forward.
Both CAN run through the midfield (remember Jack dominated Fyfe) but its not something that is likely to work too often.

Kennedy might be a poor mans Silvagni but at least he kicks straight. I love Silvagni for his endeavours but his lazy kicking takes all the momentum out of our charges forward and seems to always lead to the opposition getting a goal straight afterwards and releasing any pressure we have built up. Very slack style that he hasn’t worked on one bit to polish. Blokes like him need goals from their few set shot opportunities not coach killing points

[DJC]

I try to understand the journey we're on, and as such I've haven't been too upset by our season thus far. It seems to be panning out about right for where we are at IMO - but I'd be pretty disappointed if we don't win this one. The Hawks are struggling at the moment, their ins are blokes I've never heard of, we play at the G etc. If this isn't winnable, I'm not sure what game is.

That's pretty fair Paul.  The only loss that I think is inexcusable is the Collingwood game.  They are a rabble and we should have exploited their on and off field woes for a comfortable victory. 

Hawthorn is probably fielding their weakest team in half a century and a loss to them could well cost Teague his job.  Hopefully, he's up for the challenge and will have the players fired up to exploit a once feared nemesis.

[DJC]

Could do worse than have them change and rotate through.

On Kennedy, anyone have an idea how many games he played as a mid for us ?

Kennedy has played 31 games for us and I think that two of those were as a lead up forward.