AFL Rd 11 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood

[Mav]

A bit of trivia:  why is Collingwood Coach Craig McCrae known as Fly?


A. He gave himself a bad undercut haircut when he was at Port and Choco Williams spotted him at training and called him Marty McFly. When he went up to the Lions, they dropped the Mc.

[Baggers]

Agree GTC, with such a strong midfield it's hard squeezing him in but I think he offers more long term than Newnes, Cottrell etc..

Problem for Dow is that he's an inside mid only... so who would you drop for him, Cripps or Kennedy? That's the challenge for Dow, to displace one of those two.

[Blue Moon]

I would think it would be Martin in for Carroll. I think he has been struggling a little bit over the past couple of weeks with the intensity of AFL football and he may be a bit knocked about. I think he is a long term prospect but he probably needs a bit of a break. I thought that Martin had recently been really trying to impact on the game a bit more than he has in the past before he got injured. He seems to have got the message that having a highlights reel is different from being an effective football. He would also give us a bit more marking up forward.
Collingwood's rucks aren't as good as when Grundy is available so DeKonning could be pretty effective in this game while our second ruck options may not be as outgunned and this could make our midfield a bit more effective. In the past the has been the midfield has been the key to Collingwood but this may not be as true now that FIGJAM isn't coaching. When they get on a roll they are frenetic but we should be able to dominate them. If we turn up to play as we have over the past two weeks then it should be a fairly comfortable win.

[DJC]

Agree GTC, with such a strong midfield it's hard squeezing him in but I think he offers more long term than Newnes, Cottrell etc..

Dow doesn’t provide the gut running and defensive efforts that Newnes, Cottrell and O’Brien do. 

Robert Walls was full of praise for Cottrell and his tank.  His defensive efforts towards the end of games have been outstanding. He must have great endurance and he’s using that to great effect when everyone else is flagging.

Newnes isn’t going to be around for much longer but neither will Dow unless he develops more strings to his bow.

[DJC]

It seems that Matt Kennedy will miss the game so Dow may get his opportunity after all. 

Big shoes to fill Paddy - give it your best shot!

[madbluboy]

Kennedy out, Dow in

[Baggers]

It seems that Matt Kennedy will miss the game so Dow may get his opportunity after all. 

Big shoes to fill Paddy - give it your best shot!

Opportunity is knocking, Paddy... step up to the plate, and, good luck.

[kruddler]

He must have great endurance and he’s using that to great effect when everyone else is flagging.

Cottrell is among the fittest blokes at the club.
I think his first time trial at the club he beat the Curnows (which was unheard of).
They showed a stat during the last game of distance covered. Walsh was #1 with something like 16.5km. Cottrell was #2 with 16.4km....next best was a couple of opposition players at least 1km behind.

Walsh is basically known as the best runner in the game, and cottrell is basically his equal.

So yeah.....good tank.

[pinot]

Prefer Trudegeon to Dow tbh - he is more like for like. I hope Paddy puts on a show but damn would like to see him lay a few tackles. Bit of a liability that boy

[kruddler]

Prefer Trudegeon to Dow tbh - he is more like for like. I hope Paddy puts on a show but damn would like to see him lay a few tackles. Bit of a liability that boy

Trudgeon is on the VFL list only.