Preview 2025 Rd 2 Carlton vs Hawthorn Thursday 20th March 7.30PM AEDT @ MCG

[Lukeblueboy]

That is more in line with how I see it, and have for a while each time I saw him play or over the preseason

Was really surprised how many people had him best 22 in the off season

Yeah, we need his type and wish that he was ready right now.
Hopefully he can put his hand up and grab/get a decent taste of senior footy soon

 

[agro]

Why is it we try and shoe horn young players into roles that they aren’t prepared for.

We need speedy midfielders - recruit speedy midfielders - don’t try and recruit speedy half back flankers and hope you can turn them into possession accumulating midfielders.

Its like that predilection we had about recruiting undersized half back flankers in the hope they would grow five centimetres and turn into key position players.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

We’re not dropping Kemp, McGovern and Haynes as much we’d like to..

More likely just Evans and Haynes for Curnow and Boyd.

Motlop on shaky ground, will be an interesting test for Voss and MC. Maybe sending a message and dropping Motlop for White would be a good sign.

No, we're not. For some reason we keep trusting the same names to find their way out of trouble, instead of getting experience into others. I'd rather lose and see new faces, than lose with the same lack of pace, skill errors and mental fragility.

 

[WalshYouLegend]

I predict we’ll come out Thursday night and make a statement with 4 quarters of full effort football. Blues by 33 points.

Hawks are a great side but playing Carlton after an embarrassing loss is bad luck timing for the Hawks and I think the Blues will play their best just as the Pies responded emphatically against Port.

And losing against Richmond but beating Hawthorn, while reverse of what most would have expected, may turn out to be a big blessing boost for our confidence rolling into a string of top team opponents. Go Blues.

 

[GT619]

I predict we’ll come out Thursday night and make a statement with 4 quarters of full effort football. Blues by 33 points.

Hawks are a great side but playing Carlton after an embarrassing loss is bad luck timing for the Hawks and I think the Blues will play their best just as the Pies responded emphatically against Port.

And losing against Richmond but beating Hawthorn, while reverse of what most would have expected, may turn out to be a big blessing boost for our confidence rolling into a string of top team opponents. Go Blues.

are you drunk

 

[COBALT BLUE]

A coach and a club that understand modern football is about skill and speed vs one trapped in a mindset of big bodies and winning the contest but paying zero attention to how you move the ball or defend ball movement - this won't end well.

The trend is clear, 2024 worse than 2023 and 2025 looks another step backwards.

Even when we lead by 41 points we were playing an uninspiring blast it long style of game which would of led nobody other than Richmond. Some slight adjustments by them and game over.

Guys got to be realistic...Carlton can again possibly fight for no.8 but a flag looks unrealistic
Play Doc,play less Kids only when we have to..
2023 was off Charlie's back...remember ?
2024 was average
2025 was going to be average but then Hollands issue appears plus loss of,J.Smith
Guys we threw away win over tigers with inaccuracy we worked hard however Evans playing was interesting plus Lord good for only 1 half(Voss should have taken more control of match direction)...i see this as taking pressure off us and can build season off each game....guys Voss worked this group hard in preseason they will hold up..can still go.
Carlton can still compete.....people just stand firm....
I got no idea how hawks will go.....looks like Mitchell must be a good coach.....regardless Carlton has to try and stabilise
Maybe a loss to Mitchell's mob....however an opportunity to make it a close game and play into form...

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Why is it we try and shoe horn young players into roles that they aren’t prepared for.

We need speedy midfielders - recruit speedy midfielders - don’t try and recruit speedy half back flankers and hope you can turn them into possession accumulating midfielders.

Its like that predilection we had about recruiting undersized half back flankers in the hope they would grow five centimetres and turn into key position players.

Should we have drafted Tom Gross instead of Ben Campo?

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Should we have drafted Tom Gross instead of Ben Campo?

No

 

[agro]

Should we have drafted Tom Gross instead of Ben Campo?

I was referring to the discussion on Billy Wilson.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

I was referring to the discussion on Billy Wilson.

Yeah I get that, but focusing on the part about recruiting speedy mids, Tom Gross was available, do you think we would have been better off drafting him vs taking Ben Campo?

Bear in mind, Ben might have been available at our next pick anyway...

 

[Arr0w]

I was referring to the discussion on Billy Wilson.

I was hoping we'd draft Cooper Simpson at that pick

 

[LemmingMaster]

Hoping we go small in our backline against the Hawks.

Weitering and JSOS should be enough.

Cowan, Weitering, JSOS
Saad, McGovern, Hollands

Just see no viable match up for Haynes. We either need to play Kemp/Young as the second ruck option if Harry is not going to play that role.

 

[lilJeffyG]

Gunna be wet yeah? Make a difference?

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Of course it's gonna make a difference. Now Ginnivan and Watson can get double the frees for too high.
Partially because our tackling technique is.no good and also because our arms are wet and between them dropping the knees and also easier for them to lift their arm so our arms slip high.

6-8 goals from high tackles to them 2 would be my guess.

 

[SirSanchez]

Lewis young looking very good after watching Haynes

Sad state of affairs for our team and backline if we’re excited for young to come back into the team!

 

[katmanblue]

Guys got to be realistic...

- Logan

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[SirSanchez]

Play the kids. Get time and development into them.
Stop allowing our conditional players to getaway with S*** performances and think it’s ok because they know they’re going to get a game next week.

I love the optimism of Walshyoulegend, but we haven’t played 4 quarters of good football in years!

Hawks will murder us on Thursday night.

My prediction will be Carlton have a mare of a first quarter then we admirably fight back but ultimately never claw back the gap from the crap first quarter. Thats been our style and play for years.

If winning premierships with only one good quarter of footy a game was the name of the game . We’d be the best in the business.