I said it about Amon recently, but Jars is cut from the same cloth - head down, arse up, get on with playing their role, and playing it extremely well, with a minimum of fuss and fanfare.
Preview Round 2, 2025: Carlton v Hawthorn, Thursday 20th March, 7:30pm @MCG
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Not that crazy - Meek got worked over by the two rucks against bummers. Draper was coming at him fresh after resting forward and got on top late- agree it had a lot to do with them winning the midfield battle IMO
Not sure it’ll be a problem this week Carlton only playing one ruck we may just back Meek in again
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Training was short and sweet today.
Rehab group - Bodie Ryan, Calsher Dear and Mitch Lewis
Lewis is looking primed and ready to go.
Calsher is coming along slowly but surely.
Worpel came down and did some handballing, then went upstairs.
Tackling was a big emphasis with Rich, the tackling coach. The team had a 58% success rate for tackling on Friday and weren't happy with it.
Lots of ruck taps in the forward line with Meek, the midfielders and the smalls trying to read the ball and kick goals off snaps.
Broke off into Box Hill and Seniors a few times.
CJ and Gunners both a possibility to come into the side for Thursday night.
Boys all looked ready to fire on Thursday night in what will hopefully give us 3 wins on the trot to start the sason since 2014.
Rehab group - Bodie Ryan, Calsher Dear and Mitch Lewis
Lewis is looking primed and ready to go.
Calsher is coming along slowly but surely.
Worpel came down and did some handballing, then went upstairs.
Tackling was a big emphasis with Rich, the tackling coach. The team had a 58% success rate for tackling on Friday and weren't happy with it.
Lots of ruck taps in the forward line with Meek, the midfielders and the smalls trying to read the ball and kick goals off snaps.
Broke off into Box Hill and Seniors a few times.
CJ and Gunners both a possibility to come into the side for Thursday night.
Boys all looked ready to fire on Thursday night in what will hopefully give us 3 wins on the trot to start the sason since 2014.
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"Won't win": Hawthorn lament midfield struggles ahead of blockbuster Carlton clash
“The players are pretty clear on what’s going to be needed on Thursday night.”
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Apparently not.
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Meek was crook last week. Might explain his lack of energy in the last half of the game.
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No I agree, and in no way did I mean to imply that he was ranking them. (He didn't mention mass after all) it's just they in his head those names came to him with an unprepared question, which means he must hold their capacity to kick in pretty high esteem.
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Certainty he takes Weitering and acts almost as a decoy just like last year. Take him out from having an influence. He's dangerous enough still that you need a good matchup for him (Gunners). Weitering will take him to the ball worst case scenario.
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We would be planning for this to happen. The semi final is fresh in the players minds of a team being thrashed the week before coming out hard the next week. I can't see us not expecting a full throttle Carlton and matching them.
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Scrim out, no better time for weddle to have a big one
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Flying over from Adelaide for this one!
Mate in the AFL reserve has bought some tickets for a mate and I, so I have two general admission tickets available that we'd previously purchased.
$27 each for anyone interested. Just message me
Mate in the AFL reserve has bought some tickets for a mate and I, so I have two general admission tickets available that we'd previously purchased.
$27 each for anyone interested. Just message me
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Very good summary - don't disagree with any of it.It all depends how you define elite, it's a loose term.
Personally I define Elite as a player who backs up week after week and is one of the best in the league in their position most weeks (which Sic and Moore do).
I think you are right on the Scrimmers call, he probably is elite now as he is super consistent (we will miss him big time the next three weeks).
Watson has the potential to be elite and he probably will be but he's not at that level yet (he's only in his second year to be fair to the kid).
Meek still probably just outside that very top echelon of rucks. Still love the big fella though.
Day will be elite if he can get his body right.
Newk as you say just needs that extra 5% in consistency to be truely elite, he's very close.
Amon I would have as very good rather than elite but that's just me. I probably don't give him the props he deserves.
Barrass, like Meek probably just that one level down from the Elite Key Defenders like Taylor, Andrews and Weitering. Still an excellent pick up though.
Our spread of talent is so wide now though, that's why we can have players have down days like we have seen the last two weeks yet still win comfortably.
That's the sign of a very good side, we are right in it this year
I'll just add, though, that we do have an elite coach - and that is probably our biggest strength.
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Go well Jarsy. Absolutely love him
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Bit worried because I know vossy will crucify them and he’s the type you run through walls for, surely they need a massive response. Would like Gunston in to play on Weitering because think Jacob will kill chol if given the chance, took heaps of intercepts against richmond. Maybe finn out.
Would kind of like to see jiath in for the run as don’t think Carlton can keep with him and they have no smalls we really need to watch out for. Let’s weds go a bit more free as he’s a bit down in form. Frost probably the obvious in though from sub to play on mckay/ curnow, free up tb & sis a bit.
Would kind of like to see jiath in for the run as don’t think Carlton can keep with him and they have no smalls we really need to watch out for. Let’s weds go a bit more free as he’s a bit down in form. Frost probably the obvious in though from sub to play on mckay/ curnow, free up tb & sis a bit.
We need more from our midfield group this week, if Meek can play better, unfortunately he fell over half the time against the bombers, we also need more contested footy from Nash to cover for our receiver mids like Day, Newc and the younger mids, Anderson or Hustwaite could be an option, but not sure if they can handle the heat to lead our contested poss game to feed the others? if we can't win the contested footy we need to win the pressure/tackle game, I'm curious how we go about improving our midfield performance this week.....
I found it sticky too... Weird
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Just a question, as this game is a replacement, if I just wanna scan in and stand like normal, should our tickets be on the app? Because I don’t see them.
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Watson has kicked 21 goals in his last 11 games.It all depends how you define elite, it's a loose term.
Personally I define Elite as a player who backs up week after week and is one of the best in the league in their position most weeks (which Sic and Moore do).
I think you are right on the Scrimmers call, he probably is elite now as he is super consistent (we will miss him big time the next three weeks).
Watson has the potential to be elite and he probably will be but he's not at that level yet (he's only in his second year to be fair to the kid).
Meek still probably just outside that very top echelon of rucks. Still love the big fella though.
Day will be elite if he can get his body right.
Newk as you say just needs that extra 5% in consistency to be truely elite, he's very close.
Amon I would have as very good rather than elite but that's just me. I probably don't give him the props he deserves.
Barrass, like Meek probably just that one level down from the Elite Key Defenders like Taylor, Andrews and Weitering. Still an excellent pick up though.
Our spread of talent is so wide now though, that's why we can have players have down days like we have seen the last two weeks yet still win comfortably.
That's the sign of a very good side, we are right in it this year
Elite.
The rest is subjective, but there wouldn't be more than 4-5 players I'd prefer ahead of them in their positions.
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Scrim last up but played before north?
Why reverse order?
Why reverse order?
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Who are the elite Rucks?
I get Gawn but he could have won the game v gws single handed.
Missed a goal, conceded a mark and goal. Take your pick
I get Gawn but he could have won the game v gws single handed.
Missed a goal, conceded a mark and goal. Take your pick
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