AFL Rd 5 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

[Gointocarlton]

Williams out for 2 weeks which is more likely 4-5 weeks.

Injuries are growing again so great to keep banking the points.

Vossy said he was fine in his presser.

[DJC]

Sorry, what happened to Williams?

Zac had his legs taken out after he kicked to Charlie for a goal.  He was iced after the game but thought he was OK.  That wasn’t the case when he’d cooled down.

[LoveNavy]

Zac has his legs taken out after he kicked to Charlie for a goal.  He was iced after the game but thought he was OK.  That wasn’t the case when he’d cooled down.

Great that we've banked wins so far.
2 more added to the sick bay. Can't take a trick ?

[RiverRat]

Cincotta had a good game in the middle in the 2's and might come in for Elijah....or as sub.

IMO Cincotta deserves selection ahead of Binns

[DJC]

One change, Sam Walsh in for Lachie Fogarty.

Sad for Fog, but I’m not complaining!

[crashlander]

This week's line-up:
Backs:  Brodie Kemp  Jacob Weitering  Nic Newman
Half-backs:  Adam Saad  Mitch McGovern  Adam Saad
Centreline:  Ollie Hollands  Patrick Cripps  Blake Acres
Half-forwards:  Elijah Hollands  Harry McKay  Matthew Kennedy
Forwards:  Orazio Fantasia  Charlie Curnow  Matthew Owies
Followers:  Tom De Koning  Adam Cerra  George Hewett
Interchange:  Jordan Boyd  Jack Carroll  Matthew Cottrell  Corey Durdin  Sam Walsh

Emergencies:  Jaxon Binns  Lachlan Cowan  Marc Pittonet

I would have played Pittonet: he has a good record against O'Brien; TdK doesn't.
Ollie Hollands is pretty lucky. He hasn't been playing that well, even though he has contributed. Last week Sharpe killed him.
Fantasia is also more than a little lucky. He did OK as sub, but otherwise hasn't done much. Corey Durdin as well, but he had 8 tackles last week.
Walsh on the bench: is hat trying to tell us that he'll be a late out?

No Cincotta as sub? Amazing! He was much better than both Binns and Cowan against North.

[northernblue]

This week's line-up:
Backs:  Brodie Kemp  Jacob Weitering  Nic Newman
Half-backs:  Adam Saad  Mitch McGovern  Adam Saad
Centreline:  Ollie Hollands  Patrick Cripps  Blake Acres
Half-forwards:  Elijah Hollands  Harry McKay  Matthew Kennedy
Forwards:  Orazio Fantasia  Charlie Curnow  Matthew Owies
Followers:  Tom De Koning  Adam Cerra  George Hewett
Interchange:  Jordan Boyd  Jack Carroll  Matthew Cottrell  Corey Durdin  Sam Walsh

Emergencies:  Jaxon Binns  Lachlan Cowan  Marc Pittonet

I would have played Pittonet: he has a good record against O'Brien; TdK doesn't.
Ollie Hollands is pretty lucky. He hasn't been playing that well, even though he has contributed. Last week Sharpe killed him.
Fantasia is also more than a little lucky. He did OK as sub, but otherwise hasn't done much. Corey Durdin as well, but he had 8 tackles last week.
Walsh on the bench: is hat trying to tell us that he'll be a late out?

No Cincotta as sub? Amazing! He was much better than both Binns and Cowan against North.

If only we had 2 Adam Saad’s…
?

[LoveNavy]

If only we had 2 Adam Saad’s…
?

So is the listed 'Adam Saad V.2' actually Zac Williams?

[DJC]

If anyone is lucky to keep their spot, it’s Elijah Hollands rather than Ollie.  He seemed well off the pace before his injury but he still would have been stiff to be dropped.

The VFL team having a bye didn’t help our fringe players to press their claims and it would be their work at training that would catch the MC’s eyes.  Perhaps Binns, Cowan and Pitto were the standouts.

There are a couple of problems with bringing Pitto back.  De Koning is playing his best footy and, at worst, is breaking even with opposition rucks.  Dropping his time in the ruck from >80% to <50% will reduce his effectiveness, both in the ruck and around the ground.  Pitto might do well in the ruck but he doesn’t contribute much around the ground.  The other issue is the structural change playing two rucks would require, particularly in the context of Pitto’s inability to have an impact in the forward line and take marks around the ground.

We haven’t named our best 23, but it must be close to 23 out of our best 28.

[LP]

I would have played Pittonet: he has a good record against O'Brien; TdK doesn't.
Ollie Hollands is pretty lucky. He hasn't been playing that well, even though he has contributed. Last week Sharpe killed him.
Fantasia is also more than a little lucky. He did OK as sub, but otherwise hasn't done much. Corey Durdin as well, but he had 8 tackles last week.
Walsh on the bench: is hat trying to tell us that he'll be a late out?

No Cincotta as sub? Amazing! He was much better than both Binns and Cowan against North.

It's a long season but we just had a bye, if not for that I would have also brought in Pitto as you suggest.

Corey Durdin did have a few tackles, but many barely impacted the opponents disposal.

That was Fantasia's best game so far, but still probably not a pass.

I wouldn't be surprised of a late change, but if Walsh is named I suspect he plays, perhaps another out though as I think a couple of others are lucky to retain spots.

Carroll might be a Monty for Sub, I'd start Walsh warm and want Carroll as the Sub just in case Walsh gets sore.

Last week despite bringing heaps of effort I thought Kennedy looked a bit out of place when he wasn't on the ball, maybe a bit of a reshuffle to come in the centre. I've noticed Kennedy, Hewett and Cerra seem to be waxing and waning a bit this season, Cerra can get away with it a bit because he has moments of silk, but I'm use to Kennedy and Hewett being 24x7 types.

We are looking more versatile this season, but I can't say we've clicked yet. I've mentioned it before, Voss / MC need to find a way to create a confidence boosting win, instead I feel we have a bit of a house of cards at the moment and we've been lucky so far. But I concede that can be good coaching, you can make your own luck.

Fogarty is a big loss.