Preview 2024 Elimination Final Carlton vs Brisbane Saturday 7th September 7:30PM AEST @ The Gabba

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …

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Tom De Koning is one of half a dozen of Carlton inclusions for the elimination final.

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6 Changes :-

 

[Arr0w]

If Cerra plays, think he'll spend most of his time at HB, otherwise Cincotta will replace him or TDK in the starting line-up

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

Disappointing Charlie couldn't get up but love our ins this week, TDK and Big H are huge inclusions - we have a very strong side in! The attacks on Cez is embarrassing, wish our supporters would stop complaining for once and back the boys in!!

Bring it on!!!

 

[BluStreak]

Had 23 in 3 quarters in his last return game. Had 27 and kicked 2 in his return game in 2022

why did he only play 3 quarters in his return game?

 

[JJBagger]

why did he only play 3 quarters in his return game?

Tactical sub. Played the next week

 

[BluStreak]

Tactical sub. Played the next week

interesting that they subbed him out. Must have had major concerns about something happening. Why do you think so many posters on here are over the moon that A Russell is moving on.

 

[NewDarkNavyBlues]

If Cerra plays, think he'll spend most of his time at HB, otherwise Cincotta will replace him or TDK in the starting line-up

If Cerra plays at half back we will lose by 10 goals.

 

[DangerousD]

If this goes pair shaped it's fair and squarely on the player/s they can tell you if they are good to go or not.
Blaming the MC or coach for selecting the best team trying to win...couldn't do it...it's their job.

It’s the players fault if the coach picks half a dozen under done players? The players can feel fine, doesnt mean they are match fit though, I’m less worried about players getting re-injured than i am about players being off the pace and not being able to keep up as the game goes on.

Voss has dropped several fit players and gone for several players fresh off extended injury breaks, which has also happened quite a bit this season.

The MC picks the side, when it goes right or wrong, that’s on them imo.

Crossing my fingers

 

[BluStreak]

It is not an attack on Cerra it is a Question mark on the MC for choosing him when there is serious doubt over his fitness.

 

[DangerousD]

On Eric Hipwood?

Noooooo, we have TDK and Harry up forward, so id swing Kemp back at the expense of Young, to bring in another mid

 

[timbertron]

Anyone watching the qualifying final tonight can see what a step up finals pressure is. Not the game to play multiple 2nd and 3rd gamers if you can avoid it.

You can substitute the words 2nd and 3rd gamers with under done and injured.

Durdin is clearly hampered by his shoulder, Cerra underdone and injury prone, Doc is a complete unknown. One of these would be fine but all three is too much. Will be a miracle if they all get through and play at a high level.

 

[Meddy43]

Match committee got sucked in by names instead of form.

We all knew it would happen. I’m most shocked to see Cinc out. Thought he would be handy against one of their mids.

 

[Michael Jezz]

Fantasia has kicked more goals in finals than any of ours.

That is the problem, selecting on reputation rather than current body of work. His finals goals, would have been pre injuries

 

[Arr0w]

If Cerra plays at half back we will lose by 10 goals.

If we lose, it won't be because Cerra is at HB

 

[BigFrizz36]

Noooooo, we have TDK and Harry up forward, so id swing Kemp back at the expense of Young, to bring in another mid

Hipwood can be a bit of a gumby but at 202 cm (6.8 in the old) and fairly mobile I'm not sure that Kemp matches up on him that well.

 

[Michael Jezz]

If Cerra plays, think he'll spend most of his time at HB, otherwise Cincotta will replace him or TDK in the starting line-up

Cerra was crap at half back

 

[jpfalvo]

Can't have Cripps, Hewett, Kennedy and Lord in the one midfield? Thats as unbalanced as any midfield rotation we could have

Havent we had that the last 2 weeks?

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[Mondyboy]

Just relax peeps.

If we lose it won’t be because a two-gamer isn’t in the team. Or because Cez has dodgy hammies. Or because we’re playing two rucks. Or because Durdin can’t lift his arm.

It will be because we crapped all over a perfectly good season putting us in a position where we have to either play 19 year olds or roll the dice on three dodgy hamstrings, an ACL, a quad and a bung foot and lung. We never recovered from that GWS game.

I’ll be very relaxed because I have zero expectations.



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[Sweet Seventeen]

Havent we had that the last 2 weeks?

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Did we beat St Kilda?

 

[Doro]

Happy enough with the ins if they're all fit. The issue was always not playing the kids when they weren't fit until they broke. Heading up for this, hope we leave it all out there..

 

[DangerousD]

Hipwood can be a bit of a gumby but at 202 cm (6.8 in the old) and fairly mobile I'm not sure that Kemp matches up on him that well.

I dont really rate Hipwood, doesnt get much of the ball, doesnt kick many goals and goes missing regularly, i think another mid type player would better balance the side.

Im nervous about who Voss chooses as sub

 

[JJBagger]

Havent we had that the last 2 weeks?

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Kennedy has had 1 CBA combined in the last 2 weeks

 

[JJBagger]

interesting that they subbed him out. Must have had major concerns about something happening. Why do you think so many posters on here are over the moon that A Russell is moving on.

So if we go 40 points up tomorrw and 3QT, and sub Doc out, it'll be because we have major concerns about him getting hurt? Or is smart man management?

 

[windows1]

You stated that he hasn't played a decent game ALL year and I showed you stats showing that he had. That's the criteria that you chose, Oh goodness. I'm not a big fan of Champion Data rankings (did you see their abysmal All Australian team) and don't particularly know or care what a ranking of 13 means. If he has 20+ touches, 5 clearances and five tackles he'll have paid his way and contributed more than Lord would have been able to. If he breaks down then it's a gamble that has failed. That is, assuming that he actually plays.

LOl

Ok I will write precisely what I mean because I didn’t realise we were conducting a research paper.

Given Cerra has done his hamstring 5 times in roughly 13 months I would think he is like a ROUGHLY 2/3 chance of getting through the game. If he was the only player at risk then it would be more understandable. The cumulative probability of injuries given risks to MCG Saad Williams TDK Doc Fantasia Durdin makes the Cerra risk very difficult to fathom. Not if he was pre hamstring 2023. Walk him straight in. But he hasnt played anywhere near that ALL year. So his output at best given this years form is slightly better than Lord offensively and a lot worse than him defensively. So I don’t get it.

It’s a reasonable point to hold. In a general sense. For those who choose to not be pedantic and ridiculous.

No one but the usual “I am right” contrarians could argue it’s a strange ****ing decision.

 

[BigFrizz36]

I dont really rate Hipwood, doesnt get much of the ball, doesnt kick many goals and goes missing regularly, i think another mid type player would better balance the side.

Im nervous about who Voss chooses as sub

If Kemp plays on Hipwood then Fagan just plonks him in the square and we get a whole bunch of "why does Voss play Kemp on the wrong match up" commentary.

 

[HaydossJ]

Match committee got sucked in by names instead of form.

The same ‘form’ that couldn’t beat St Kilda?