Preview 2022 Rd 4 Carlton vs Gold Coast Sunday 10th April 4.10PM @ Metricon Stadium

[katmanblue]

and how are you fitting those 3 into the backline? Dropping Plowman so we have no one to lockdown Rankine? Or dropping a ruckman?

Can't see the 3 of them ever playing in the same team

Young Omac Weitering
Doc Saad Williams Plow

As the seven defenders

 

[katmanblue]

Could work if Saad/Williams/Docherty/Newnes can cover their smaller faster forwards. I think the intercept role will be of more importance against sides like Geelong and Melbourne who have talll marking options and who like going pretty direct through the middle as often as possible..

Weitering would be elite in that role and could use his kicking as more of an offensive weapon if he isn't saddled with lockdown duties.

Also takes away the possibility of his opponent dragging him up the ground and out of his operating area.

 

[katmanblue]

It sure was.

Smashed by the Swans & Saints.

Lost both games back to back - Rnds 8 & 9?

TAB wasn't happy. Some of our boys were. Pretty sure.

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

Young Omac Weitering
Doc Saad Williams Plow

As the seven defenders

So you'd drop Newman?

 

[Accidental genius]

In: Saad, Martin
Out: Boyd, TDK or Pittonet

I say Saad is next man back

suggest we go with an addition runner in Martin and it’s either TDK or Pittnonet (if injured), Silvagni or Young can relief ruck - not likely but that’s what I prefer

Parks to be sub to provide some height down back if required

B: Plowman - Young - Newman
HB: Williams - Weitering - Docherty
C: Walsh - Cripps - Setterfield
HF: Silvagni - Curnow,C - Martin
F: Durdin- McKay - Owies

Foll: Pittonet, Cerra, Hewett

Int-b: Saad
Int-mid/f: Kennedy, LOB
Int-f: O’Brien

Sub: Parks

Int-f: Fish?

 

[JustaBattler]

Weitering would be elite in that role and could use his kicking as more of an offensive weapon if he isn't saddled with lockdown duties.

Also takes away the possibility of his opponent dragging him up the ground and out of his operating area.

100% - his kicking ability is wasted as is his marking ability as a pure stopper - would be great if Carlton could find someone as good as him to plug the FB position.

 

[Jimmyonesix]

Largely against many changes, the easy one is Saad for Boyd.

But I want Martin back in. Could we go Martin in for TDK, and OMac in for Plowman (his game was fine, but seems he is behind others at the moment).

Play the three talls in the backline but let Weiters off the chain as an interceptor? Then OMac can play 2nd ruck?

O Mac 2nd ruck -- young has 2nd ruck in final winning side, if going to rotate from the back half it would be young

 

[Jimmyonesix]

So, this is another game where the team have a chance to show us they are no longer the Carlton of old. We are going to go into this game as clear favourites....and the Carlton of the last 10-15 years would lose this game by 4 goals.

Lets see if the side have addressed the issue of the last few weeks with massive lapses in defensive pressure and structure that allowed Bulldogs/Hawks to get back into the game.

At the moment we are the carlton of old - as a kid I used to listen to the radio and we would be going ordinary then next you know we would bang on 8-10 goals and it was over -- we playing that rope to dope again - just we swapping the quarters around

 

[Jimmyonesix]

I don't know why Kemp is not being played at centre half back in the reserves as an option should we need him as he would have been very handy on Sunday particularly with his ability to run out of defence and create

This also amazes me he played his junior at back he trained all pre season in the back - we know gov Mac and injury prone .. he must do something the coaches really don't like down there - but he has a great leap and is good below his knees ..

 

[Jimmyonesix]

Straight swap for Ben McKay. NM need better players coming out of the middle and we desperately need another KPD

Imagine the McKay bros playing for the next 10 years at the Blues in opposite goal-squares every week. Delicious.

Are Nth really that desperate - McKay worth 2 Dows

 

[Jimmyonesix]

DeBoer did a number on Touk Miller.

Touk, say hello George!

Fiorini had 25 and he was their biggest disposal winner. He's an icing on the cake type, not a match turner.

Rowell only had it 18 times (he'd dreaming too much about wearing the navy blue).

GWS led by 30 before the end of Q1, and by 50 at the 12 minute mark of the last quarter.

They then went quiet and GC (Chol in particular with 3) kicked the last 4 goals to make it a 'respectable' 26 point margin.

It was a flogging.

He also had Ash switching -- I don't think hewitt would run with him all day as Touk runs guys into the ground - most probably a role - since he playing sweeper often he may move up on him at stoppage as to not let him out into open space if he get hot will knuckle down on him for a while like he did with Bont .

 

[HyphensBack]

Int-f: Fish?

Aaaah yep

 

[rp84]

Depends what the drainage is like at Metricon. MCG (and Princes Park) for example drain like it never rained.

Maybe with a shower. Not with 40mm after months of water logging.

Anyway, we'll see. Suspect we'll make the ruck decision on game day

 

[Bryce Bubbles]

Fisher surely out.

Needs to prove he has it when its hot. 20 or so against the softest team in the comp last week shouldn't be it

Want him to hit his straps but worth seeing motlop ext week

That handball won us the game

 

[Garters]

What mid are you dropping for Dow?


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You can always push Walsh/Cerra out to a wing and build Dow in as another midfield rotation.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

That handball won us the game

Pretty sure there was more than that which won us the game...

It was a clever play no doubt... but there were quite a few other plays where he cost us...

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Aside from your appraisal of Plowman, and where he fits in our back 7, you were dropping a back, and not replacing him.

Saad Weitering Kemp
Williams Young Docherty

I don’t really subscribe to having the 7 defenders, but good players that can play multiple positions certainly are extremely important and can help balance out positional changes if/when needed…

Seems like Newman is the preferred 7th defender in the best22 so far this year…
Stocker when fit again would be my preferred option in that role….
McGovern takes over from Kemp when fully fit again…

 

[Beyond Blue]

Yes and no.

Had 46 hit outs on the weekend....

But if Pitto doesn't get up, Young can play 2nd ruck behind TDK.

Mirkov would get monstered physically (both in terms of strength and fitness) in the seniors. He is at least 12 months away from being ready to play league football.

 

[Blueballs38]

Let's hope Casboult didn't get his hands on Weiterbot's cheat codes.

Weiterbot is gonna terminate Casboult. Love the big lug, glad he’s playing for GC

 

[norway blue]

Weiterbot is gonna terminate Casboult. Love the big lug, glad he’s playing for GC

He’s kicked 2 2 and 3. And down the lined. Also feeding forwards .


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[Benaly28]

You can always push Walsh/Cerra out to a wing and build Dow in as another midfield rotation.

So WHO do you drop?Setters?LOB?


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[KnobHead]

You can always push Walsh/Cerra out to a wing and build Dow in as another midfield rotation.

Don’t see the benefit.

If you push Walsh or Cerra to the wing it’s a different role, they’re much more impactful as midfielders.


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[Blueballs38]

After the Hawks game think we should only go in with one ruck, let JSOS handle th3 rest, bring in DOW for extra midfield rotations

 

[Blueballs38]

He’s kicked 2 2 and 3. And down the lined. Also feeding forwards .


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And good luck to him! Want him to succeed anywhere he goes. Just loved him! But against us wanna see him crash and burn.

 

[windows1]

Mirkov is waaaay off it. Needs time.

Mirkov is coming with a bullet. Will be our number one ruck next year and every chance that happens by finals.

Bookmark me.