AFL Rd 12 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[crashlander]

Another Thursday night game, but this one is in Adelaide.   
I'm not even sure I can get home in time for the first bounce. 

[BluePhantom]

Going to be wet and blowy.
Not sure if that helps us or the PAP smears?

[pertz]

Going to be wet and blowy.
Not sure if that helps us or the PAP smears?

Helps us IMO. They are quicker than us (most sides are!). We don't want a shoot out, we want a war of attrition. Better if it's wet.

[WASurfer]

I think they're without Dixon, Rioli and possibly Rozee?

If it's wet, our bigger bodied mids might have an advantage....will definitely need the likes of Williams, Owies, Fogarty and Fantasia (or Motlop) at the feet of Charlie and Harry.

[WASurfer]

My bad....sounds like Dixon was rested against North and will be available. But if it is wet, hard to see them going with Dixon, Finlayson, Marshall, Georgiades and Soldo?

[Mantis]

To beat Port over there is a reasonable effort. Can be done. Pressure will be the barometer. Still not confident we will get the chocolates. They will know we are coming and won’t be complacent. We better hit them hard early.

[Gointocarlton]

I think they are beatable and as I keep saying our best is good enough vs anyone, anywhere. As Mantis said, pressure and contested footy is our go and when we bring it, we are hard to play against. I feel like most of the Port players don't like it tough and hard. I'd give Cincotta the job on Butters first up. Fantasia should be able to supplement Vossy's intel on this mob. I sound like a broken record but games like this against a contender on their dung heap can send a message (one way or the other). Which message will we send?

[LP]

So are we happy to ruck BigH against Soldo or Dixon, they are nice boys, calm and fair, not angry emotional types, they won't target BigH's PCL or ribs if we get on top, ................ will they?

[Professer E]

Nup, ruck Pittonet and give'em some treatment back the other way
Tired of us getting worked over by crap trucks. Never miss an opportunity to push back on these arrogant bogans.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Rozee out along with Rioli will help us, pity Dixon looks like returning but Im confident we can cover most of their good players with our own and I think Charlie will have a big game on Zerk Thatcher and Harry will be to good for Esava.
Lose to Port and its going to be a tough couple of weeks with some harder games to come, Port are way over-rated imho and without long time nemesis Robbie Gray to bail them out with the last kick of the day stuff it will be the Blues by around 17 points.