AFL Rd 24 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

[Gointocarlton]

Once again the unpredictability of our line up and how to match up on it may cause the Saints a few headaches.
Lyon's style of play would rely on shutting down certain key movers, so expect Cripps to get some solid attention.
But we should have a lot of 'unknowns' across the field that may be harder to pin down.
Who's in, where do they play?

The Cripps Steele match up is a gimme with the Aints captain nearly always getting the better of ours. Cripps was the inspirational leader yesterday and we will need it again on this week so hopefully he can turn the tide on Steele.
With the unpredictability, do we throw Lemmey into the mix or go small again? Someone will need to come in for Durdin but it wont be like for like.

[Professer E]

Ross will have that mob fully wound up next Sunday, nothing would satisfy him more than killing off our year.

[Thryleon]

Don't forget, we are travelling back east and one day less break. Recovery will be key to this one for us.

Hopefully Geelong softened them up for us.  They have a few out too.

[LP]

Ross will have that mob fully wound up next Sunday, nothing would satisfy him more than killing off our year.

Historically Marshall has dominated Pitto, and Marshall is in good form, was among the BoG against the Cats and ripped Stanley a new one.

By comparison the Williams ruck duo were non-events, Bailey Williams got some taps but taps as always are mostly over-rated, and Bailey Williams had near zero other influence which left Pitto to dominate.

Marshall wins taps, gets around the field and puts in big on 2nd efforts, Pitto is going to need a bit more than superficial help this week.

[pew2]

different ball game against saints great ruckman and great fullback in Willkie ( he hits targets with ball in hand unlike weitering) but we need to bring pressure all over the ground FINALLY 21 tackles in our f50 can we do same against saints.

[townsendcalling]

Someone will need to come in for Durdin but it wont be like for like.

Dare I say the 'F' word.........  Fantasia.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Historically Marshall has dominated Pitto, and Marshall is in good form, was among the BoG against the Cats and ripped Stanley a new one.

By comparison the Williams ruck duo were non-events, Bailey Williams got some taps but taps as always are mostly over-rated, and Bailey Williams had near zero other influence which left Pitto to dominate.

Marshall wins taps, gets around the field and puts in big on 2nd efforts, Pitto is going to need a bit more than superficial help this week.

Williams is a undersized ruckman who is really a KP Forward by trade and has been forced to play ruck, Pitto was ok but a dominant game from Pitto is hardly anywhere near a dominant game from TDK who  would have had 50 hitouts and 30 posessions vs WC and that would be on one leg.
Chris Scott virtually conceded Geelong were going to get flogged in the ruck and Marshall would dominate but implied they had planned for it, turned out it wasnt much of a plan and I think we need to do same but with a better plan than Geelong which I think  we can implement with our better and deeper midfield group.
Wilkie will get his 10 intercept marks if we keep bombing it long to nothing and Id be more interested in Kemp playing on him and preventing that happening and the associated rebound that he creates. Dont expect Kemp to kick another four goals but preventing Wilkie dominating will go a long way towards winning the game.
We also need to tag Sinclair, it will be a travesty seeing him rack up another 30 disposals without much effort like he usually does..

[shawny]

Saints will be much harder opposition then WC imo.

And there pr1ck of a coach will love nothing else but to kick us out of the finals. Cripps will not get the freedom he had yesterday and really think we only have a chance if he plays another blinder 

I didnt think we would beat WC but was very pleased to be wrong and hope im wrong again as i cant see us winning this week either. 

But what do i know. Im lucking to get 4 winners on footy tipping most weeks. 

[Professer E]

The sniffers best players have to play well for them to win, can't let Steele have his way with Cripps as per usual; Marshall, Wilkie and Membrey normally have picnics against us as well.  Hill and the small forwards are pests as well.

Lyon won't underestimate us like Harley and Yeo etc

Only thing going for us is we are less predictable and a yard quicker than normal.

[PaulP]

Ross Lyon is going to do what any coach would do, which is to do everything in his power to get a win. You can't dog him for that. The Saints are a much tougher outfit than WC, and we'll get a good read on where we're at after this game.