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

[LP]

I'd like to see Saad rotate through the midfield, as a 2nd receiver / outside player. His pace, evasiveness and good kicking would be a real asset IMO. If I recall correctly, part of the attraction of coming to Carlton was the promise of more midfield time.

I feel Saad is best in a straight line, for a medium he turns like the Titanic!

[ElwoodBlues1]

I feel Saad is best in a straight line, for a medium he turns like the Titanic!

Only turns left, its amazing how many times lefties get away with players allowing them back on the left.
Saad is very light, I get Pauls suggestion about running him through the midfield as a receiver but IMO you dont fix what isnt broken and we are the masters of turning players who have mastered a position into hacks real quick in another position.
We need to recruit specialists and stop trying to cheat with other players, it never works...Dow and Obrien were meant to be providing pace, evasiveness and good kicking(Obrien).
Ramsay is a good kick, a leftie who is good in traffic...too light at the minute but he is a player I would have marked down for the future to supply that creative run and ball use, ditto with his mate Philp.

[Milhanna13]

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.

Every time I get in this warm and fuzzy place, my mind wanders to that night at sh!tihad where we were down by about 20 goals at half time to them......  was there with a few hawks supporters as well.....  not a good night

[Milhanna13]

The Age experts are all tipping a Carlton victory. Bob Murphy tipping that we'll win by 70 points. Pierik, Gleeson and McClure tipping a 1 point win.

Bob’s been sitting next to Andy for too long!!

[PaulP]

Every time I get in this warm and fuzzy place, my mind wanders to that night at crapihad where we were down by about 20 goals at half time to them......  was there with a few hawks supporters as well.....  not a good night

Then whatever you do don't think about R6 2019, when we led for 3 quarters, and lost by 5 points, and Harry McKay took a mark a second after the final siren. Grrr..........

[DJC]

Only turns left, its amazing how many times lefties get away with players allowing them back on the left.
Saad is very light, I get Pauls suggestion about running him through the midfield as a receiver but IMO you dont fix what isnt broken and we are the masters of turning players who have mastered a position into hacks real quick in another position.
We need to recruit specialists and stop trying to cheat with other players, it never works...Dow and Obrien were meant to be providing pace, evasiveness and good kicking(Obrien).
Ramsay is a good kick, a leftie who is good in traffic...too light at the minute but he is a player I would have marked down for the future to supply that creative run and ball use, ditto with his mate Philp.

I think that Saad is at his most damaging when he can run from half back and receive the ball when he has worked up to top speed.  I'm not sure that 180 degree changes of direction are his strength.

Saad went right in our last game and kicked 40m accurately with his right foot.  It's not a weapon like his left, but he could use his right side a bit more.

[Gointocarlton]

I think that Saad is at his most damaging when he can run from half back and receive the ball when he has worked up to top speed.  I'm not sure that 180 degree changes of direction are his strength.

Saad went right in our last game and kicked 40m accurately with his right foot.  It's not a weapon like his left, but he could use his right side a bit more.

Saad is pretty hard to criticise at the minute IMO, he has hit the ground running. His prized recruit mate on the other hand deserves everything he is copping, I'm extremely underwhelmed at this stage.

[PaulP]

I feel Saad is best in a straight line, for a medium he turns like the Titanic!

Maybe that's true, but I'd like to see it tried, and this IMO is the perfect game to do it. He would be a point of difference in our midfield, and would be way too quick for the Hawks mids.

[Thryleon]

Congratulations Lachie plowman.  100 games.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Maybe that's true, but I'd like to see it tried, and this IMO is the perfect game to do it. He would be a point of difference in our midfield, and would be way too quick for the Hawks mids.

I think if we have to rely on Saad wallpapering some cracks in our midfield vs a very average Hawthorn team then we have some real problems.