Preview 2024 Rd 18 Carlton vs Bevo's Bullies Saturday 13th July 4:35PM AEST @ Marvel Stadium - #CRIPPS200

[Aphrodite]

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[WalshistheGOAT]

Interesting. Do you think his fitness is going to improve enough to be part of the finals team? Would hope so but maybe not.

He still has 5-6 weeks so I'd think so. For an already slowish player though it looks like he's bulked up even further which is a concern.

Just have to look at Darcy Jones today to see how important acceleration and nimbleness is for a small forward

 

[Opium]

Motlop kicked 4 today but not sure if his fitness is up to standard right now. Looks like an absolute meatball and gassed out a few times on repeat efforts.

This was my observation too. Looks out of shape.

 

[Opium]

This suddenly becomes a huge game for our premiership aspirations. Good sides can have a bad one, but they don’t have two in a row.

The concern is the way we let the opposition score so heavily in such a short period. Premiership sides don't have lapses like we had against GWS.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

The concern is the way we let the opposition score so heavily in such a short period. Premiership sides don't have lapses like we had against GWS.

Disagree, nearly every premiership side has a blip or two along the way. My concern is with us once again being exposed on the outside for leg speed. When team's can get it in space against us we get sliced up big time.

 

[Opium]

Solid call for changes imo, but think TDK vs English should be easy enough without needing Pitto, unless TDK comes up sore.

Pitto makes us even slower.

 

[Thrawn]

Pitto makes us even slower.

What makes us slower is how we move the ball. You can be as fast as you want, but if your ball skills are shit, you're always going to look slow.

 

[Jimmae]

OUT: Cottrell, Fantasia, O.Hollands
IN: Owies, Motlop, Hewett

SUB: O.Hollands

Martin and Cottrell to prove fitness and form in the VFL. Cuningham can sub if Ollie needs a proper rest.

Walsh to the wing if required to shake a tag.

 

[kreuze_missile]

but that means one of Kennedy or Cerra has to go out. Kennedy does not deserved to be dropped, and Cerra is too classy not to at least play. He can be sub and comes in if our midfield struggles.

Cerra should go to the wing. He looked lost at clearance.

Ollie Hollands gets a spell.

 

[lukep_86]

Cripps’s 200th

If this alone isn't enough to get the boys up and about nothing will.

 

[HBF]

Take a deep breath, we won't be making 5-6 changes

Exactly.
The competition is so even we were never going to get to September without dropping a game.

 

[sweethoney]

To be honest I'd rather Cinc go to Richards. Cripps can match it with the Bont, I doubt the others will have the wheels to stick with Richards.

I’d send cinc to Treloar

 

[kreuze_missile]

I’d send cinc to Treloar

Fwd tag Bailey Dale.

Treloar ain’t going to hurt us.

 

[Zlatan]

I feel Charlie is carrying a knee/ankle issue at the moment. Can run and jump in a straight line but then cannot change direction or follow up, and seems to lack that explosion he’s known for.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Doesn’t if you win the clearances and have the ball

Correct, just really dumb football in the 2nd quarter where we refused to slow it down and have a few minutes of possession. Let them back in and gave them confidence


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[The Blue Weirdo]

One day the 'decision making=speed' fanatics will come to accept that leg speed is a very real factor in the modern game. Doesn't mean we can't win the thing but having a few more fleet of foot types would go a long way for this list.

No doubt Voss predicted this scenario and why George was dropped, despite playing well this year.
Need to continue with pace and quick ball movement to contend this year.

I'd like to see Charlie roam the ground more often when he's clearly being mauled in the goal square.

 

[jpfalvo]

If he hasn’t been dropped by now it isn’t happening.

I’d give his role to Cerra who looked completely lost at clearances.

Hewett goes back into the middle where he belongs.

Can add Fantasia to this. He won't be dropped either. Coach favourite

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[Sweet Seventeen]

Maybe Ollie Lord plays his first game this week. Loved his game in the magoos.

Cuners adds speed and class, think he plays this week.

Lord as sub, maybe.

 

[Juice030103]

Very confident

Crippa 200th, combined with wake up call that probably in hindsight came at a perfect time, response will be strong

 

[Arr0w]

Maybe Ollie Lord plays his first game this week. Loved his game in the magoos.

Cuners adds speed and class, think he plays this week.

Lord as sub, maybe.

We have Cripps, Walsh, Cerra, Hewett (who didn't play), Kennedy and a rotating Elijah, who gets dropped for Lord

 

[Lukeblueboy]

I’d send cots back to the twos and let him get some run and touch back. I think fantasia has done a really solid job in that roll over the past few weeks and there shouldn’t be any reason to be rushing cots back into the side. IMO

Think it’s time for mots to come in and possibly Cuners. But again, don’t need to play around to much with the side imo

 

[Accidental genius]

I havent seen lord play yet - but it would be good to get a bit of zip into our team

gws had a few tiny blokes (who i mostly did not recognise) running rings around us.

 

[Faucon Bleu]

Curnow needs to pull his finger out, poor efforts for a few weeks now other than the Cats game, wants to wrestle when his strength is leading straight at the ball, no effort to chase, loves to stand around and wait for the seagull goal.

Hope he gets a good talking to, play to your strengths Charlie , be the elite player you are.

 

[Lukeblueboy]

I havent seen lord play yet - but it would be good to get a bit of zip into our team

gws had a few tiny blokes (who i mostly did not recognise) running rings around us.

Yeah Bedford/jones/callahan ect (there quicker players) had a good night.
They where set up to push us with speed and get us on the outside, was a clear plan by them imo

 

[BlueBlood15]

Three things need to change from last night and quickly:

(1) Contest work. We’ve got a midfield built to win the contested ball. If we don’t, we’ll be exposed on the outside like last night. Bring Hewett back in to support this.

(2) Pressure and tackling when we don’t have the ball. We’ve been close to the best pressure team in the competition all year but went away from that last night. Any half decent side will look good when the opposition puts on little pressure.

(3) Charlie needs to compete. Stop wrestling, start moving. Stop the one hand attempts, jump strongly at the ball. Compete on ground level. Been off for two weeks and more broadly across the year he hasn’t been at his best. His best might be the best in the competition and it’s the difference between playing for a flag and being just another chasing team. Get serious Charlie.

 

[Benaly28]

From the ressies only Mots and possibly Cunners to be considered.

And as always the Pitto discussion.


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