Game Day Changes & Pre-match Discussion - RD 4 vs. Carlton. Thur 03/04 @ 7:30pm (MCG)

[Jelly Bean]

This game is far from a cakewalk if you ask me. If we bring the intensity that we brought against the Dogs, we lose. If we bring the intensity we brought against the Power, we win comfortably.

 

[Pistol Night]

Wouldn't be a bad idea to double team him or maybe even stick Beau on him for the first quarter and a bit.

Not sure about a double team leaving another player loose but Beau certainly has the strength at stoppages to clamp him. Id be giving Long first crack to redeem himself and make adjustments on the fly (pardon the pun) if Cripps starts being influential. Fly and the coaches will see this long before we do

 

[Piesinmyeyes]

IF true then this outline how poor the rest of the side are.

That may be the case.
Thou I did feel Silvagni played his role v well last week.
Only going on what I saw.

 

[Knoxy]

Yeah love it for Tv time but sucks for working people and kids with work the next day.

Yeah true. Still at least it's not Sunday or Monday night.

 

[Smackdos]

If we bring our intensity and pressure we win.

We have them covered for skill across the ground, nullify Crippa, TDK and Weitering's impact it will go a long way to controlling the game and breaking their backbone.
Go pies! Excited to see the boys get out their! Feels like ages since we've see them play.

 

[BillyElliott]

If we bring our intensity and pressure we win.

We have them covered for skill across the ground, nullify Crippa, TDK and Weitering's impact it will go a long way to controlling the game and breaking their backbone.
Go pies! Excited to see the boys get out their! Feels like ages since we've see them play.

Pressure & gang tackling all game is the key.

And goal accuracy

 

[NMBB]

Anyone else heard that McKay isn’t playing atm because he and Voss had a punch on?

No

 

[Apex36]

Lmao. Rubbish. Load of tripe. He was offered a one year contract and not guaranteed a place in the firsts squad. Lyon wanted to play the younger players.
Collingwood offered 2 years.
Saints loss.

He wasn’t offered a contract. StKilda publicly said he was never offered a contract. He would not have been eligible to be taken as a delisted free agent if he was offered a contract.
The contract you speak of is a social media/BF myth.

 

[swoop42]

We kick one less goal against the dogs it's a draw.

Carlton kick one more goal against the dogs they lose by 2pts.

If we won by 14pts that would only be 6pts off the Hollywood Hawks victory.

I really don't see how this wont be a close game and I'll take a win of any margin.

 

[Kirby]

The Pies to win this comfortably by 5 plus goals.

 

[JoinDate]

Uh oh, Kirby just pulled a Kirby.

 

[jmac70]

We kick one less goal against the dogs it's a draw.

Carlton kick one more goal against the dogs they lose by 2pts.

If we won by 14pts that would only be 6pts off the Hollywood Hawks victory.

I really don't see how this wont be a close game and I'll take a win of any margin.

Are you really doing that?

 

[Pie eyed]

We kick one less goal against the dogs it's a draw.

Carlton kick one more goal against the dogs they lose by 2pts.

If we won by 14pts that would only be 6pts off the Hollywood Hawks victory.

I really don't see how this wont be a close game and I'll take a win of any margin.

If my grandmother had two wheels she'd be a bike.

 

[manicpie]

Anyone else heard that McKay isn’t playing atm because he and Voss had a punch on?

Sounds like Voss won

 

[unplugged]

Random stat

Membrey 30.13 against Carlton in 9 wins from 12 games.

Even at St Kilda he has seemed to trouble them a bit. Get on the skunk.

 

[unplugged]

For the first time I’m going to have a go at Fly. Now he’s done this to two players, Fin and Ed. He says during a press conference when asked about these players, “ we want to get them into our side, they’re important to our team.” What happens they don’t get played.. he said it about ED this week and last and said it several times about Fin and we know how he’s been treated. A quarter here and there in the AFL when he gets picked. Now it looks like Ed is going to cop this treatment.
We have the oldest side ever to play an AFL match this week I hope both players are in touch with their management team. Yes Fin is injured but he should be desperately looking for other options and Ed well I hope he’s been tapped on the shoulder and been told that there will be changes at years end and the younger players will have more of a go next year as some list spots will be opened up.

Don't take what he says so literally.

If he says he wants Ed to be playing, he means he wants him to iron out deficiencies, develop and really belt the door down into giving him no choice BUT to play him. And keep him in, no less.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Have to wonder if we're still going to go with Frampton with McKay not playing

Reckon everyone else in Carlton's forward line might be too mobile for him?

Anyone else heard that McKay isn’t playing atm because he and Voss had a punch on?

The rumour floating around is that he broke up with his girlfriend. Not joking.

The Pies to win this comfortably by 5 plus goals.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

I'll never forget him dropping that sitter in the GF.

I forgot it the minute the siren went. He shut down their best defender for a large part of the match and played to coaches orders.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

 

[NMBB]

For the first time I’m going to have a go at Fly. Now he’s done this to two players, Fin and Ed. He says during a press conference when asked about these players, “ we want to get them into our side, they’re important to our team.” What happens they don’t get played.. he said it about ED this week and last and said it several times about Fin and we know how he’s been treated. A quarter here and there in the AFL when he gets picked. Now it looks like Ed is going to cop this treatment.
We have the oldest side ever to play an AFL match this week I hope both players are in touch with their management team. Yes Fin is injured but he should be desperately looking for other options and Ed well I hope he’s been tapped on the shoulder and been told that there will be changes at years end and the younger players will have more of a go next year as some list spots will be opened up.

There's public words and private words

 

[jmac70]

Have to wonder if we're still going to go with Frampton with McKay not playing

Reckon everyone else in Carlton's forward line might be too mobile for him?



The rumour floating around is that he broke up with his girlfriend. Not joking.

 

[nahnah]

We will break the record many times this season thats how time works

 

[IlovethePies]

In other words, on average our team is at the closest to peak performance than any other (given that 27 to 28 years of age are generally considered the prime years before the hill starts its descent).

 

[IlovethePies]

I'm mildly disappointed that Cox was omitted because I believe that he is vastly underestimated as a key component of our structure across the entire ground.

Only mildly, because I realise that the call between him and Tim Mem was always line ball. He is a very good replacement for Cox!

I think it was correct to call up Frampers because Carlton do have several tall options up forward, even though Harry is not playing.

They don't have an armada of dangerous small forwards that could decimate us at ground level. Even less so since they voluntarily gave up Owies.

As for sub, I thought Lippa would be the best choice, but I realise that this won't happen, given that there is a video on our website featuring him as Adonis to promote the Peter Mac Cup.

Therefore, I think that Beau should be the sub, and let Ned Long start in the 22 and get an entire game as our hard inside mid. He won't tag Cripps, because I don't think realistically speaking he has the attributes that would be required for such a role - given how many Brownlow medals Cripps has accrued over the years.

He will just go in hard at every opportunity, and hopefully collect/tackle Cripps on many such occasions - as well as several others.

Beau is a fantastic player to have up one's sleeve as the sub, and his contributions to date have not been so massive that such a call would be unjustified.

 

[Jen2310]

I'm mildly disappointed that Cox was omitted because I believe that he is vastly underestimated as a key component of our structure across the entire ground.

Only mildly, because I realise that the call between him and Tim Mem was always line ball. He is a very good replacement for Cox!

I think it was correct to call up Frampers because Carlton do have several tall options up forward, even though Harry is not playing.

They don't have an armada of small forwards that could decimate us at ground level.

As for sub, I thought Lippa would be the best choice, but I realise that this won't happen, given that there is a video on our website featuring him as Adonis to promote the Peter Mac Cup.

Therefore, I think that Beau should be the sub, and let Ned Long start in the 22 and get an entire game as our hard inside mid. He won't tag Cripps, because I don't think realistically speaking he has the attributes that would be required for such a role - given how many Brownlow medals Cripps has accrued over the years.

He will just go in hard at every opportunity, and hopefully collect/tackle Cripps on many such occasions - as well as several others.

Beau is a fantastic player to have up one's sleeve as the sub, and his contributions to date have not been so massive that such a call would be unjustified.

The sub comes from the bench so either
Josh, pendles, Membrey, Beau and Long.
Not too many realistic (based on role) options. Beau could be one though.