AFL Rd 9 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs GWS

[LP]

Yes, there is no perfect solution for combating a Greene type, sometimes you just have to accept the best you can do is limit their influence by reducing their opportunities but you know at some stage they'll have an impact.

[Thryleon]

GWS seem to find a way to beat us.  Greene is one problem.  Thankfully Finlayson isn't there to kick his customary three or four goals.

Whitfield is usually the one who kills us with his run, big test for o brien this week.

[ElwoodBlues1]

GWS don't like it hard, it's common knowledge they wilt when it gets tough and they want to play a soft brand and why players like Greene, Ward and Davis are the ones that have to be the spine of their team and lead the way.
I'd be hitting the likes of Kelly, Cogs, Whitfield hard and showing them it's going to be 4 quarters of tough football.

[cookie2]

GWS don't like it hard, it's common knowledge they wilt when it gets tough and they want to play a soft brand and why players like Greene, Ward and Davis are the ones that have to be the spine of their team and lead the way.
I'd be hitting the likes of Kelly, Cogs, Whitfield hard and showing them it's going to be 4 quarters of tough football.

I'm sure we'll serve it up to them EB. ?

[Mav]

When he was on SEN with Andy Maher and Andrew Gaze, Josh Jenkins (ex-Crow) climbed on the Blues bandwagon and started driving it. He pointed out that we have either the best or second-best midfield (Demons being the other) and key forward pair (Jez & Hawkins being the other). He also thought we'd have difficulty after Liam Jones' self-immolation but says he's now convinced Lewis Young is a worthy replacement. He said Young must be getting some pretty good support from coaches and fellow players as he's now showing some flair with intercept marking and running with the ball and he frees up Weitering who's either the best man-on-man tall defender or 2nd to May. He said he loves what Owies and Durdin are doing and now others like Saad, Williams and Fisher can concentrate on being role players. While the other 2 were more restrained, JJ queried how many of the next 3 they'd expect Carlton to win and led with his jaw by saying he expects Carlton to win all 3.

[Tragic]

The boys love playing to their home crowd. We haven't won away. Something they need to work on. A win this week would be very nice, even nicer than if we beat them in Melbourne.

[kruddler]

The boys love playing to their home crowd. We haven't won away. Something they need to work on. A win this week would be very nice, even nicer than if we beat them in Melbourne.

We haven't won away......while it is correct, its overstating things. We've only played 2 away,
1st against Gold Coast, where Pittonet didn't play, and we lost Cripps early. - Hitouts 52-19
2nd against Freo, who are up there with the best this year, we lost Pittonet early, and didn't have Silvagni as backup. - Hitouts 50-18

Now we seem to have adjusted to life after Pittonet and have adequate backups (not setterfield!) we are in much better shape.

[madbluboy]

Witts and Darcy monstered TDK. Goldstein is fine ruckman but he's not the most physical which allowed TDK to do his thing.

[Blue Moon]

The problem with playing GWS is that you don't know which GWS is going to turn up. They have beaten Gold Coast and Adelaide but lost to everybody else. We really should beat them with our mid-field and key forwards but they do have dangerous players. They have never really played with sustained heart but they do get on rolls where everybody contributes and then their collective natural ability overpowers opposition. We really should win this one but I have been watching Carlton over the past fifteen twenty years and I don't trust them yet. If we paly sustained football we will win but the question is whether we will play sustained football.

[Blue Moon]

Witts and Darcy monstered TDK. Goldstein is fine ruckman but he's not the most physical which allowed TDK to do his thing.

TDK was in the coaches votes against Darcy