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They wont drop Cripps mate Fisher and Martin will get another chance.....comparing last nights game to ours the leg speed difference was major. Both Richmond and us are very slow in comparison and while our game was messy and scrum like I think we need to add more leg speed so we can compete with Geelong on the outside.
re: Acres....first game, new club, new game plan, need to be patient and show some faith......going to be tested this game with Smith, Holmes and Touhy who are all dangerous goalkickers.
Id be adding Durdin if fit along with Dow and Pittonet....Id be giving Dow a job to close down a player like Holmes who has express pace and is a bit under rated in terms of what he does for Geelong imo.
Id keep Hollands and Cowan in the team but be selective who we play them on.....Weitering on Hawkins which means Young will probably have to take Cameron, and Saad on Stengle.
I'm hoping Charlie gets Ratugolea because I think he can dine out this game and kick a bag. The Geelong player takes a good mark and is a strong unit but his brain isnt wired to be a defender imo and he made some poor errors vs Collingwood that cost goals.
Blues to hang on by 7 points with Geelong coming home like a train but this time we close the game out just....
Charlie 6 goals and Harry 4........Hawkins gets spanked by Weitering who is BOG, Doc 30 possessions....
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Got spanked in the clearances mainly because Nankervis and Taranto laid almost 20 tackles between them.
Richmond was tough a game - have to be completely brutal in the clearances and lift our tackling game.
I have zero faith in our ground ball players forward of centre despite the odd good game here and there.
This part of the grounds needs an overhaul.
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(03-18-2023, 02:23 AM)DJC link Wrote:I take it that you'd like Kemp to be considered G2C ;D
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(03-18-2023, 02:23 AM)DJC link Wrote:I take it that you'd like Kemp to be considered G2C ;D
I can't really see him displacing any of our defenders from Round 1 but I think that he'd make an ideal sub.
Dow has to be a chance after his VFL performance but who would he replace? Martin and Fisher were ordinary but our forwards didn't get many opportunities with Richmond locking the ball in their front half. Rather than dropping a forward, perhaps we need to add some grunt to our link up players.
Of Martin, Owies and FIsher (all very poor Thu night), I'd retain Fisher for his ability to go into the center square at times, no other reason. Dow should be rewarded, Kemp has size, speed and strength to play anywhere on the ground.
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(03-18-2023, 02:19 AM)pinot date Wrote:A game of good defence was our game
A game of crap defence was last night game.
Last night, the delivery into the forward lines was supreme. Carlton and especially Richmond squandered lots of chances with crap ball use.
This is now the longest premiership drought in the history of the Carlton Football Club - more evidence of climate change?
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(03-18-2023, 05:37 AM)tonyo link Wrote:Last night, the delivery into the forward lines was supreme. Carlton and especially Richmond squandered lots of chances with crap ball use.
I tend to think we squander more easy shot than entries though. The accuracy last night was insane.
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Kemp probably a better sub option than Dow.....if Dow comes in, he should be in the 22, not the sub. Kemp has a bit more flexibility. Not sure what his pre-season form is like but he's the type of player who will fit the sub mould.
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(03-18-2023, 09:47 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Accuracy and skills...disposal skills of both teams were the best I have seen for seasons....
Yep, but that's what you get with little defensive pressure. Our game was all defensive pressure/locking the ball in. Must say the Pussycats v Dagpies game was great to watch. Very entertaining with all those goals.
The only time our defensive pressure waned cost us 3 unanswered Tigger goals... which cost us the game.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17
