AFL Rd 19 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast at marvel

[crashlander]

Weagles have improved of late. Do we do a Port and rest players? I hope not.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Weagles have improved of late. Do we do a Port and rest players? I hope not.

Could rest half the team and still win by plenty....

[DJC]

Weagles have improved of late. Do we do a Port and rest players? I hope not.

Taking any team lightly, including Wet Toast, is very likely to end in tears.

It might be a good opportunity to give Binns a taste of AFL footy but I wouldn't like to see too many "managed" outs.

[Thryleon]

We are a team that needs continuity and that means games played together.  Not chop and change and tinker.

[Gointocarlton]

I hope the players aren't like supporters and are focussing solely on PA and not WC yet.

[crashlander]

I hope the players aren't like supporters and are focussing solely on PA and not WC yet.

Considering the result, I think we were concentrating on the right game.

[madbluboy]

I'm looking to Collingwood.

[crashlander]

I'm looking to Collingwood.

I'm not looking that far ahead. I love how we're playing, but I won't look ahead more than a week: too much can happen, too quickly, especially if we get more injuries. God knows we get injuries.

[Gointocarlton]

I'm not looking that far ahead. I love how we're playing, but I won't look ahead more than a week: too much can happen, too quickly, especially if we get more injuries. God knows we get injuries.

Just need another solid win against a club that is on its knees. Like last year, % may play an important part in shaping the ladder, its imperative we are on the right side of the ledger.

[Lods]

Danger game

And this one may be more of a mental challenge than a physical one.
Dropping players would send a message we don't rate them (even if we don't)
You don't want to fire them up.
Because if they come hard at us that will make the game a tougher contest than it might otherwise be if they think were treating them with respect and caution.

How to keep things 'honest' when the spectre of the Collingwood challenge looms would probably be in the thoughts of some, even most, players.

We should win easy, but we're all probably well aware now of the dangers of going into a game with a relaxed mindset, as hard as it might be with the Eagles record this season.