AFL Elimination Final 1 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

[Lods]

Lets beat sydney first and worry about what comes next.

We'll know who we face if we win before the bounce which psychologically might make it harder but our equation is simple enough.

Win week 1 and we are back at the G in week 2.

After that, is irrelevant until the week of the match.

Yep
Glass half empty-some (me included)
Glass half full-others

Let's just worry about the glass in front of us first.

[Rick]

Dare to dream the dream

[laj]

Of course it's possible.
But
Four teams above us can afford a slip.
We can't.
The home town advantage and interstate travel comes into play.
It's very likely those top four sides have primed themselves to peak at this time so we'll be striking them at their best.
For us to win it all, it will take some effort.
It's nice to have faith and confidence...but it will take a supreme effort and lot of luck.

Yes, it's along way. I'll start to think flag if we get to the PF but that will likely be in Brisbane.

I reckon this is our 1978 before our 1979. There are some similarities

[pinot]

Yes, it's along way. I'll start to think flag if we get to the PF but that will likely be in Brisbane.

I reckon this is our 1978 before our 1979. There are some similarities

I'll be shocked if Melbourne don't dis assemble Collingwood
Then they will face a similar type team the following week
Brisbane at Brisbane is the biggest of all stumbling blocks.

[LP]

We assume given the season that any Brisbane games will be evening affairs, but I wouldn't want to bet on it as it's completely subject to the AFL's whim, they usually schedule both preliminaries on or before the Sat to give the GF teams the minimum 7 day break. But that means one will be daylight and the other night, although they did some weird twilight preliminary last season on the Saturday which I think went over like a lead balloon.

That means Brisbane on the Friday night for whoever has to front them.

I'll just be glad for now to get past the Swans, they are a hardened finals group and won't be at all easy.

[LP]

I'm getting old, blood pressure is a bit too high, heart is not as strong as it use to be, finals are a big deal and full of stress.

I might need to be like;

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[pew2]

need to bring pressure 65 plus tackles ,and please no more LONG BOMBS to charlie v 2 opponents need to be clever with our fwd entries and we should salute

[WASurfer]

We've shown our game can match it with the best....the win over the Pies with players missing showed that. From memory they were only missing Bobby Hill from their best team. This time we're likely to field our strongest possible team in maybe two years.

Would've been awhile since our selection committee have had such a tough job.

[laj]

I'll be shocked if Melbourne don't dis assemble Collingwood
Then they will face a similar type team the following week
Brisbane at Brisbane is the biggest of all stumbling blocks.

Yes, both Melbourne and Carlton have the game needed to stifle Collingwood game style. Melbourne have peaked nicely and are certainly my tip. The only game they lost was to us in the best war of attrition ever, 175 tackles combined, 88-87, where both sides applied brutal pressure, and no-one blinked. Not sure any other side would have stood up to that. Real finals stuff.

I'd tip us but we are 5th.

[DJC]

need to bring pressure 65 plus tackles ,and please no more LONG BOMBS to charlie v 2 opponents need to be clever with our fwd entries and we should salute

Why wouldn't you kick long bombs when you've got two of the best contested marking forwards in the game and very good crumbing forwards?

Our current mix of long and short kicks to leading players, chip kicks to players in space and long bombs to a contest is working well.  Don't change anything!