AFL Rd 20 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[crashlander]

A short break and a hard opponent on a Friday night. 19:40 at Marvel.

[spf]

Port Adelaide.

[tex]

Maybe Martin in for Cottrell if he’s injured?
McG for Durdin

Still worried about Ollie…his disposal isn’t great.
Jack Carroll did alright today, but unsure how he’d go against bigger bodies PA mids

Boyd and Kemp also chances

[ElwoodBlues1]

Maybe Martin in for Cottrell if he’s injured?
McG for Durdin

Still worried about Ollie…his disposal isn’t great.
Jack Carroll did alright today, but unsure how he’d go against bigger bodies PA mids

Boyd and Kemp also chances

Thought Ollie was ok today and gave effort unlike many of his teammates.
His disposal and decision making needs work but he was a contributor today.
Carroll...second efforts are poor, spectates too much  if he can't get the ball...

[tex]

Just can’t emphasise how important this game is - to both sides!

If we win, we’d be pretty good odds to finish top 2.
If we lose, can’t see us in top 2, and top 4 at risk.
DO NOT want to play Syd or Lions at their home grounds.

On the other hand, if PA lose, can’t see them making finals.

HUGE stakes.

[crashlander]

Port Adelaide.

Thanks you. That was a typo of extraordinary worth.

[Gointocarlton]

Thought Ollie was ok today and gave effort unlike many of his teammates.
His disposal and decision making needs work but he was a contributor today.
Carroll...second efforts are poor, spectates too much  if he can't get the ball...

Carroll gets knocked/bumped off the footy easily. Ollie competes hard from go to whoa, happy to give a second year who is a goer more time even though he makes mistakes from time to time. His upside is very good.

[LP]

Carroll gets knocked/bumped off the footy easily. Ollie competes hard from go to whoa, happy to give a second year who is a goer more time even though he makes mistakes from time to time. His upside is very good.

They are 21 and 20 respectively, they are just beginners and yet they exhibit above average capability, they both have AFL type traits.

Carroll was calm and cool in traffic yesterday, that's a rare trait, sure he got pegged but given how often Cripps, Walsh, Hewett and Cerra get pegged in space it would be a bit hypocritical to be roasting Carroll or Ollie for the same.

[madbluboy]

I think TDK and Walsh will be out. Both are sore and the game is in 4 days time.

[LP]

I think TDK and Walsh will be out. Both are sore and the game is in 4 days time.

They've both been playing sore for several weeks, Walsh is a freak but it may be the club has to force him to act in his best long term interest.

It looks like Port have been hit with a few injuries also, it's hard to get a read on the result.

As much as I find some of Chris Scott's complaining behaviour distasteful, he's the trend setter at managing key players to be fresh in Sept, at the moment we are doing the exact opposite. Of course I accept that all club's can't do much if a list has too many injuries.