Preview RND 1 - Carlton v Richmond Thurs March 18th 7.25pm AEDT @ MCG

[Yappie dribbles]

Apparently Cotchin missing with gastro? Radio rumour it seems?

Correct and wOnt be the only late out either

 

[SurreyBlue]

Richmond running scared and making excuses already.....I can feel it!!!

 

[Blue__Balls]

BB's Carlton GF Wishlist:

- Rock up and play four quarters of high intensity football
- Nobody get hurt, especially the talls
- A balanced ledger with umpiring calls

If we lose and it's because Richmond were on the ball and playing well, I'm OK with that. They've won 3 out of the last 4 flags and their best footy should beat us. But if we lose this game because we forgot to have our weetbix, or we brought in an unfit player who falls apart before quarter time, or the umpires decide that the betting favourites should be their favourites too, I'll be mightily pissed.

Even better, lets have both side play their best footy, nobody get knocked out, the umpires are invisible, and we beat them by 5pts with with a Marc Murphy checkside goal in the dying seconds.

 

[james Dean]

Correct and wOnt be the only late out either

please be dusty, please be dusty

 

[Metalcrusher]

I have had the last week on my back in the austin hospital having a triple by pass so have had much time to contemplate.

Alot of it under the influence of pain killers that take you to that grey area you dont wanna go.

But in this time i had what i am calling an a epiphany in BLUE


I saw how much the man on mark rule is gonna change game in my deepest sedations.

Gonna put us all back to square 1 virtually and Richmond's current domination of game styles will be decimated greatly.

Unfortunately my vision showed Gov running around and hitting 65m bullets that where undefendable.

Also Fish and Murph.

And no vision required for mine to see Cripps destroying it tonight.

They got nobody to stop him.

Oh well see how we go but thats my take and evem though i was woken by a nurse before final siren.....

We are gonna win.

Keep punching brother!

 

[new_blue]

SPS rarely gets beaten by a small nor does plowman. That should sort two. One will need to go to saad as he’s going to tear them up.

Don’t agree that SPS rarely gets beaten. Watch the StK game..he’s inability to defend led to 3 goals.

Also it’s not always his direct opponent kicking the goals...often he’s not in the picture when his opponent is involved in a goal...as he’s trailing him by 10-15 metres.

I rate SPS as player, just not as an defender.

 

[james Dean]

Apparently Cotchin missing with gastro? Radio rumour it seems?

Wasn’t Gastro the excuse they used when Mason Cox single handedly ruined their season?

One of the funniest events in AFL history

 

[BlueJet]

Cotchin out would be big,
He's transitioned from being overrated early in his career to being underrated in the latter stages.
He does a lot of the work that goes unnoticed which frees others up to play their more attacking game.

 

[Uncle Fester]

I have had the last week on my back in the austin hospital having a triple by pass so have had much time to contemplate.

Alot of it under the influence of pain killers that take you to that grey area you dont wanna go.

But in this time i had what i am calling an a epiphany in BLUE


I saw how much the man on mark rule is gonna change game in my deepest sedations.

Gonna put us all back to square 1 virtually and Richmond's current domination of game styles will be decimated greatly.

Unfortunately my vision showed Gov running around and hitting 65m bullets that where undefendable.

Also Fish and Murph.

And no vision required for mine to see Cripps destroying it tonight.

They got nobody to stop him.

Oh well see how we go but thats my take and evem though i was woken by a nurse before final siren.....

We are gonna win.

good luck with the game - i was under 24 hours post heart attack when we lost that game on the bell to the suns 2 years ago - still in the prime recovery room.... my advise is to go as zen as possible, the pain killers help - but i took in an attitude of what ever happens happens, so when that late goal for the suns bounced through, i was able to keep it under control

 

[Rustica]

Man the cockiness and arrogance is off the charts on the Tigers board.. never forget where you came from.

We are going to spoil their party so badly tonight.. Blues by 11

 

[Ald Gardiner]

Correct and wOnt be the only late out either

Wait on.. it’s only Carlton they has late outs!

 

[Stamos]

The news about Cotch copping gastro is somewhat amusing, because, a few weeks ago, Brooke posted this:

WTF is a sisal?

 

[BC9_]

WTF is a sisal?

Damn it, I posted this on the wrong board

A sisal is some type of woven rug which I had no idea about either and had to Google.

 

[Blue__Balls]

WTF is a sisal?

An unreasonably expensive rug, I believe.

 

[forever blue 1]

If Richmond play well and we still keep it to within 3-4 goals- we are set for a very good year.

Maybe for first quarter we put all players in back half to stop the 5 goals they usually score against us in recent times

 

[JustaBattler]

Maybe for first quarter we put all players in back half to stop the 5 goals they usually score against us in recent times

I'm rather miffed that three of our best tacklers are missing for the game- I reckon Martin/Williams and McGovern woudl love to smash the tuggers - literally

 

[Jimmae]

So unrealistic. Bloke has not even kicked a ball in anger since he was 17.

Give him time. No where near our best 22 and how could he be? This is not 2018 where we are playing kids hoping they show something. We need wins.

It was a hypothetical... when he's fit he'll go straight in. Too smart, too athletic, too versatile not to.

Again, in your opinion, none of which at this point is fact

I mean it's a fact that he only hits the high notes on metres gained, inside 50s and pressure acts within our forward unit. Not ground ball gets, not tackles, not score involvements, not assists, not goals, and his turnover rate is higher than the rest of the general/small forwards.

Spray and pray half-forward, who can't really nail the defensive role.

There's your objective data that matches up with my subjective analysis. The footage is also fairly objective.

 

[Arr0w]

It was a hypothetical... when he's fit he'll go straight in. Too smart, too athletic, too versatile not to.


I mean it's a fact that he only hits the high notes on metres gained, inside 50s and pressure acts within our forward unit. Not ground ball gets, score involvements, not assists, not goals, and his turnover rate is higher than the rest of the general/small forwards.

Spray and pray half-forward.

There's your objective data that matches up with my subjective analysis. The footage is also fairly objective.

Again you are digressing. Back to the original debate. He is listed in the 18, so with Williams and Martin out he would still, arguably, be considered best 22.

As for stats, he has players like Cuners covered in most measures and that bit is not opinion, its fact

 

[TheKITC]

It was a hypothetical... when he's fit he'll go straight in. Too smart, too athletic, too versatile not to.

No, he really won't Jimmae. He is a kid who has missed 2 years of footy with major injuries and is yet to do a pre-season. Why on earth would he be an automatic senior selection? You (and many others) are being totally unrealistic about what to expect from Kemp. Let's see him play a minute of football before declaring him automatic best 22. Pure non-sense.

 

[SOSforPM]

Kane tips us by 11, nice one. Cue "yeah but" .......

His just having abit each way!!! Claim he predicted it if we go well and sink the boot in hard if we don’t. The later being his desired outcome.

 

[Mr_Plow]

I have had the last week on my back in the austin hospital having a triple by pass so have had much time to contemplate.

Alot of it under the influence of pain killers that take you to that grey area you dont wanna go.

But in this time i had what i am calling an a epiphany in BLUE


I saw how much the man on mark rule is gonna change game in my deepest sedations.

Gonna put us all back to square 1 virtually and Richmond's current domination of game styles will be decimated greatly.

Unfortunately my vision showed Gov running around and hitting 65m bullets that where undefendable.

Also Fish and Murph.

And no vision required for mine to see Cripps destroying it tonight.

They got nobody to stop him.

Oh well see how we go but thats my take and evem though i was woken by a nurse before final siren.....

We are gonna win.

If you are still there, bored and want to chat footy, send this (completely harmless) stranger a PM.

 

[Jimmae]

No, he really won't Jimmae. He is a kid who has missed 2 years of footy with major injuries and is yet to do a pre-season. Why on earth would he be an automatic senior selection? You (and many others) are being totally unrealistic about what to expect from Kemp. Let's see him play a minute of football before declaring him automatic best 22. Pure non-sense.

I can space out the words more for you here:

When

he's

fit.

 

[branedotorg]

I don’t agree. He is getting better all the time and his marking/kicking/and determination is constantly improving. Sure he may not be did dad, but a player is in their prime what 25-29 years of age.

i'm not having a go but he's not quite fast enough to get separation on the lead and not quite tall enough to reach over most defenders. His effort and footy smarts are top notch and if the preseason is anything to go by he's improved his goal kicking too.

3rd tall is the best role for him right now and i think he's one we all want to make a place in the team.

 

[james Dean]

Cotchin officially out

 

[Matty411]

Cotch to miss for the Tigers due to illness. Good for us. He's so important for them leadership-wise.