Preview Changes and pre match discussion vs *essendon

[Liam Boy]

It doesn't mean that much in the grand scheme, but I'd have loved Clarko's return game to have been either this one or the West Coast game. Playing Melbourne was the perfect situation in which the usual circuit breaker uplift wouldn't be enough. It would've likely been enough against either of this mob or West Coast

I don't think we should be tactically deploying sugar hits (also I don't think that's actually how this works but nevertheless). You aim to build a system that can actually stand up week to week and even if you think that's never going to happen, it has to be the aim.

 

[zoomba23]

I don't think we should be tactically deploying sugar hits (also I don't think that's actually how this works but nevertheless). You aim to build a system that can actually stand up week to week and even if you think that's never going to happen, it has to be the aim.

I'm well aware it's the aim, but I'm also well aware that the combined mental state and fitness of the club mean that sugar hits are potentially the only way we're going to have gotten wins for two plus years running

 

[Spud11]

Today was a salt hit. Yet another one.

 

[amaz199]

Won't win this. Don't have it in us.

 

[TheKanga]

Is Stevo injured
I didn't watch last QTR

 

[Flawed Genius]

I know we're in a massive pit of despair here but on paper this one is extremely gettable and I hope that's the attitude around the club during the week. They were extremely lucky to get over us last time and they just had an exhausting battle to get out of fail jail against West Coast.

Except we had George last time

 

[zoomba23]

Is Stevo injured
I didn't watch last QTR

Not afaik, but I'd genuinely be happy to see this be the case. Ghastly performance

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

As usual, their small/medium forwards will get out the back all day whilst McKay and Corr get caught dick in hand guarding grass.

Absolutely detest these campaigners.

 

[Roscoe]

Steevo needs a heart transplant.

 

[TheKanga]

Not afaik, but I'd genuinely be happy to see this be the case. Ghastly performance

Fair
However we don't really have anyone to replace him.

Out: Hansen Jr
In: Harvey

 

[zoomba23]

Fair
However we don't really have anyone to replace him.

Out: Hansen Jr
In: Harvey

Out: Hansen Jr, Stephenson
In: Harvey, Perez, Taylor to the forward line

He needs to be dropped. It's just rewarding an absolutely rubbish standard to keep him playing on. Our pressure inside forward 50 is shithouse anyway so it won't take a hit if we drop him

 

[Liam Boy]

Except we had George last time

We lost Jy to concussion before half time and LDU was still out injured. Midfield was more depleted than it is now, even with Wardlaw in there.

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

Doing a double header on Saturday with my mate (Carlton Supporter), really need the boys to get up for me here. Haven't seen a live win in 4 years, would really like to end * Season.

 

[Premieroos]

I’m playing in the curtain raiser for this game as part of a Huddle event for a club sponsor.

Super unfit, havnt played at any level in years and will probably still contribute more than Xerri on the day.

Make sure to look into the future and dig holes where the * midfielders will be standing, thus making them trip over when the game starts

 

[zoomba23]

We lost Jy to concussion before half time and LDU was still out injured. Midfield was more depleted than it is now, even with Wardlaw in there.

Yet we won the midfield battle after Jy went off. Who the **** knows how we did that

 

[Only Forwards]

Yet we won the midfield battle after Jy went off. Who the * knows how we did that

We sent someone to Merrett

Honestly the first person picked is whoever is sitting on Merrett.

 

[Gasometer]

We lost Jy to concussion before half time and LDU was still out injured. Midfield was more depleted than it is now, even with Wardlaw in there.

Despite the loss that 4th Quarter was the best and most optimistic of the year

 

[zoomba23]

We sent someone to Merrett

Honestly the first person picked is whoever is sitting on Merrett.

It was Shiels. Don't reckon he's available this time. Massive loss

 

[shinboner magic]

 

[Only Forwards]

It was Shiels. Don't reckon he's available this time. Massive loss

I’d bring in Greenwood for it.

We should play a defensive midfielder.

We won’t because from a macro level winning this game means 4/5ths of f*** all. However if we wanted to win it would be the first step to take.

Bet we let them flick it to the outside about a billion times and we get sucked into the contest while they hold width and cut us up outside.

They won’t like it in where it’s hot and that is where we are ok.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I’d bring in Greenwood for it.

We should play a defensive midfielder.

We won’t because from a macro level winning this game means 4/5ths of f*** all. However if we wanted to win it would be the first step to take.

Bet we let them flick it to the outside about a billion times and we get sucked into the contest while they hold width and cut us up outside.

They won’t like it in where it’s hot and that is where we are ok.

Hind to have 1500m gained.

In the first quarter.

 

[Its a Process]

No Ridley, Draper or Stringer is interesting. Reckon we are a massive chance.

Not sure if I’d make any changes apart from sending Jnr back for a spell. I’d giv Laz a game as a high half forward, Hugh can come in as sub

 

[Psicosis]

Tag Merrett from the start. Don’t allow him to have a 16 disposal 2 goal first quarter before we do something about it.

Keep Langford to less then two goals.

We will be a chance.

 

[Makeshift Park]

Shouldn’t Comben, Shiels and Wardlaw all be tests for this?

 

[shinboner magic]

Tag Merrett from the start. Don’t allow him to have a 16 disposal 2 goal first quarter before we do something about it.

Keep Langford to less then two goals.

We will be a chance.

Merrett needs to be tagged every time we play them - he probably averages 35 touches against us over the last 5 yrs