Preview 2025 Rd 3 Carlton vs Western Bulldogs Friday 28th March 7:40PM AEDT @ Marvel Stadium

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …

AFL team news: Blues recall two

The Blues have made two changes for the Round 3 clash with the Western Bulldogs.

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[4flagsin5yrs]

More likely lead by Richards

yes, I would agree.

But I'd still take Crippa.

 

[Doggy]

yes, I would agree.

But I'd still take Crippa.

He couldn't catch Richards

 

[passmark]

I’m so confident of a win I may even watch it.

 

[Crippa#9]

He shouldn't even have been playing last week and you want to chuck him on the ball?
He needs to get match fit before even considering something like that. As much as we all love Charlie, I don't think he works hard enough to play on ball.

I love Charles but geez he needs to lead at the footy. It is sooo easy for an oppo coach to defend against forwards that just point to the area they want the ball kicked.

(unless your Sam Darcy with Go-go gadget arms)

 

[JimmyRabbit49]

I love Charles but geez he needs to lead at the footy. It is sooo easy for an oppo coach to defend against forwards that just point to the area they want the ball kicked.

Especially when our players kick it anywhere but

 

[Blue since 72]

Out: Campo, Young
In: Boyd, Lord, Harry

Gov Weiters Ollie
Boyd Haynes Saad
Walshy Crippa Acres
Cotts Harry Zac
Mots Charlie Kemp

TDK George Cez

Lord Cow Fog JSOS

Sub: Doc

 

[carlton_99]

Our injury list tends to not mean much

Same but for different reasons. Ours normally means they'll be back based on what's listed multipled by a 2.5 Carlton factor

 

[JimmyRabbit49]

Out: Campo, Young
In: Boyd, Lord

Gov Weiters Ollie
Boyd Haynes Saad
Walshy Crippa Acres
Cotts Harry Zac
Mots Charlie Kemp

TDK George Cez

Lord Cow Fog JSOS

Sub: Doc

You need to add Harry to your Ins

 

[bigm386]

I'd play Boyd and Will White.

Young probably makes way for McKay.

I'd drop Haynes or McGovern for Will White.

Kemp probably for Boyd.

Put Silvagni forward.

 

[LanceRomance]

I’m so confident of a win I may even watch it.

You watching an old replay instead?

 

[Arr0w]

Much better signs last week, don't think we are far off from an acceptable baseline of effort and commitment

Forwards need to work a little harder, coming at the ball carrier, bringing ball to ground if they can't mark it and smalls working to the fall of the ball

Ball movement also a tad better, but still too manufactured, we need to shift it off the line a little more and an extra touch or 2

 

[ctwenty1]

Much better signs last week, don't think we are far off from an acceptable baseline of effort and commitment

Forwards need to work a little harder, coming at the ball carrier, bringing ball to ground if they can't mark it and smalls working to the fall of the ball

Ball movement also a tad better, but still too manufactured, we need to shift it off the line a little more and an extra touch or 2

We wont drop a game for the rest of the season, until we do

Thats my prediction

 

[Benaly28]

Imagine if we played Walsh on a wing……………

 

[sweethoney]

Imagine if we played Walsh on a wing……………

Exactly what matty Lloyd said on the afl app today

 

[JustOneTime]

For me, the guys tried as hard as they could against the Hawks. I think this starts the attrition game for our players as they will go hard again and for the next few weeks to try their best to recover the 'ladder' situation. The hidden cost of this is the sheer effort a few key players will put in will end them by round 14/15 if not attrition injuries.

I think the disposal and kicking issues are 'linked' to Vossy's stoppage game. I personally think 90% one of our players would have a higher efficiency rate under Hawks transition game. Note; having said that, they wouldn't be as good as some peers over at the Hawks who have been hand picked with this skill in mind.

For me, i'll be watching Curnow and Walsh. I'm worried about both because if they don't show up or are injury-compromised our rebuild is close to dead based on lack of quality players. Right now we have Weitering, Cripps and TDK carrying us which is just too much. Saad, Acres, Harry, Curnow and walsh are required because our transition plan makes our bottom 6 look awful...

Hawks transition game makes their bottom 6 look very useful. This has flow on effects comes trade periods. We never get anything for our players. Soon the Hawks if they offload a player will get a decent return.

A transition style that works efficiently has so many side advantages...

 

[Blue Reaper]

I love Charles but geez he needs to lead at the footy. It is sooo easy for an oppo coach to defend against forwards that just point to the area they want the ball kicked.

(unless your Sam Darcy with Go-go gadget arms)

Lead at the footy and otherwise roam the forward 70m of the ground. To the goal square and back and at different angles. That should be Charlie’s MO.

 

[jooce8891]

You watching an old replay instead?

sps and cripps masterclass

 

[myblueroan]

Much better signs last week, don't think we are far off from an acceptable baseline of effort and commitment

Forwards need to work a little harder, coming at the ball carrier, bringing ball to ground if they can't mark it and smalls working to the fall of the ball

Ball movement also a tad better, but still too manufactured, we need to shift it off the line a little more and an extra touch or 2

Only one extra handball away? ( d.king's take on First Crack)

 

[Red_man2008]

Only one extra handball away? ( d.king's take on First Crack)

Hes not wrong. He showed about 5-6 examples of Carlton players running the ball only to pick from 70-80m out when they had the inboard handball. I guarantee Collingwood hawthorn and GWS would have used the extra out through the middle EVERY TIME.

 

[myblueroan]

Hes not wrong. He showed about 5-6 examples of Carlton players running the ball only to pick from 70-80m out when they had the inboard handball. I guarantee Collingwood hawthorn and GWS would have used the extra out through the middle EVERY TIME.

It was good.

 

[kingkingston]

Pretty confident. I think we will put in a four quarter effort

 

[kingkingston]

I'm doubling down Vossy!

Out: Young, Docherty, Lord, Haynes, Cowan
In: White, Carroll, Boyd, Moir, McKay

Boyd Weitering O Hollands
McGovern Silvagni Saad
L Camporeale Cripps Acres
Fogarty Curnow Motlop
Kemp McKay White
De Koning Hewett Cerra

Walsh Carroll Cottrell Williams

Sub: Moir

Fogarty and Acres can think themselves lucky. L Campo struggled this week but always tries. Cowan is a good player, but not in a slow back half. He had a stinker.

White is quick. We get burned by speed every week. Then we play a tall side in the wet.

Cowan doesn't get dropped. One bad game and he is out apparently

 

[Crippa#9]

Lead at the footy and otherwise roam the forward 70m of the ground. To the goal square and back and at different angles. That should be Charlie’s MO.

100%. Don’t understand why Aaron Hamill (who was assistant coach at St Kilda) doesn’t show Charlie the repeat leads a guy like Nick Riewoldt did to have an impact.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

100%. Don’t understand why Aaron Hamill (who was assistant coach at St Kilda) doesn’t show Charlie the repeat leads a guy like Nick Riewoldt did to have an impact.

That'd be because he's the back line coach

 

[JustOneTime]

That'd be because he's the back line coach

Not too mention, he is too busy trying to escape the matrix wondering why there is never anyone in defence or why Carlton defender's get outnumbered in our opponents fwd line when it comes to turnover goals.

Hamill is permanently stuck in the twilight zone!