Preview Rnd 2 - Carlton V Port Adelaide Saturday 30th March 5.10PM @ Adelaide Oval - TEAM - Post #727

[Soapy V]

Watching Port v Melb.

I'd be bringing in Casboult to ruck with Phillips against Lycett & Ryder and also stretch their small defence.

Gray & Boak need to be sat on

 

[Aphrodite]

Can't be bothered checking ,is it a Sydney home game ?

Our home game DD.

 

[Dadda Dave]

Our home game DD.

Thanks Aph ..

 

[The Flying Doormat]

Watching Port v Melb.

I'd be bringing in Casboult to ruck with Phillips against Lycett & Ryder and also stretch their small defence.

Gray & Boak need to be sat on

Yep, Phillips solo will get skinned. Port look OK, nothing special. Melbourne have been hopeless.

 

[pinot]

Melbourne were rubbish in that game nothing to read into it. Port have a good seasoned midfield - Boak + Rockliff + Ebert

We need to be at our best in the midfield or we will get flogged by "goals"

 

[Sector 7G]

Melbourne were rubbish in that game nothing to read into it. Port have a good seasoned midfield - Boak + Rockliff + Ebert

We need to be at our best in the midfield or we will get flogged by "goals"

They out worked Melbourne on the spread out wide.

 

[Mr_Plow]

Ok, this round is weird.

 

[HBF]

Yep, Phillips solo will get skinned. Port look OK, nothing special. Melbourne have been hopeless.

They were fantastic in the first qtr. Must have gone into cruise control after that.

 

[F_therest]

Watching Port v Melb.

I'd be bringing in Casboult to ruck with Phillips against Lycett & Ryder and also stretch their small defence.

Gray & Boak need to be sat on

And Westhoff...kicked 5 goals.

 

[F_therest]

Ok, this round is weird.

I guess first round always seen as a surprise round...teams with different preparations and noticeably some teams played underdone players.

But yeah, Geelong with 4 debutants beat Collingwood and Port with 4 debutants beat Melbourne at the G...very surprising.
Hawthorn smashing a full strength Adelaide without Mitchell, Wingard and Scully at Adelaide Oval...

wtf.

 

[Bordertoon]

Watching Port v Melb.

I'd be bringing in Casboult to ruck with Phillips against Lycett & Ryder and also stretch their small defence.

Gray & Boak need to be sat on

But can we afford to lose Ed from a half forward flank? ... No need to answer that, btw

 

[blue gunslinger]

It’s gonna be around 15-19 degrees at the time of the game I believe. Hopefully we see a few long sleeves. That’s the key to victory. I will be at the game so I’m hoping that they wear their traditional colours(greatest jumpers in all sports). I almost threw up at the site of the ‘wolf grey’ horrendous guernseys last year. There’ll be a clash if port wear their traditional, but not that much of a clash...If they opt for the predominant white guernseys I will understand but also be disappointed.
If I get a petition up and running to bring back the collars I’d hope you all would sign it. And I also hope the lovely lady at the Carlton shop would get back to me about getting the Classic wool long sleeve guernsey in a medium for me. I was hoping to be able to wear that at the game, but they only have XL in stock, and I remembered that I’m an adult and you can’t trust grown men that wear guernseys to games. Fact.
No changes made, kruezer isn’t ready, y’all have been quick to throw out fasolo, he’s fairly under done atm and will be better for last night. Have trust. I might even slide into his DM’s and tell him to wear a long sleeve, and make sure it’s a tight fit around the forearms. Tasty.



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i think our skills and decision making might come into play just quietly

 

[ESKIE]

Westhoff....he always kills us

 

[Colonel_Klink]

I'd like to see a battlekreuzer in our fleet.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

I'd like to see a battlekreuzer in our fleet.

All I can say is frigate if he doesn’t play.

 

[TeeJay Blue]

No brainer ?? Did Kruezer actually play in the most recent Northern Blues game? if not its actually madness bringing him back to seniors off no real match practice/fitness after a longish layoff due to injury .

One may consider it hypocrisy that I see different rules for different players (how Fasolo wasn't convincing, while believing Kreuzer will be).

Kreuzer though has proven over the years that level of fitness (bar the significant game-ending injury) rarely impacts on his ability to cover the ground. Players have waltzed into the line-up without match stimulation before.

Phillips can do similar things but is slightly less consistent in the area. I don't think many would have the problem if Kreuzer was to immediately replace him.

 

[Blue and Blue]

All I can say is frigate if he doesn’t play.

ship that was good
like the Fighting Temeraire is Kreuz

 

[Arr0w]

Glad Port won tonight, consistancy is never their strong suit.

Cant let them have a good start, they become great front runners

 

[Blue and Blue]

Very surprised if they make any unforced changes. The one thing that hurt most last year wasnt not having best 22.
It was never having same 22

 

[TeeJay Blue]

Don’t agree. He stopped our forward momentum on every occasion he was involved and couldn’t move it on quick enough. For mind didn’t do enough defensively and didn’t / doesn’t hit the score board nearly often enough.

I won't pretend that Ed didn't make errors, but can you honestly pinpoint him as the sole reason for our lack of momentum.

We are not known to be a quick moving team and our transition to becoming one will take some time. Many teammates attempted to move the ball quicker, but were turning it over more often than not.

Ed's luxury of a forward role would be more beneficial in a team with the experience to create space rather than one that is trying to with a young brigade.

 

[Arr0w]

Very surprised if they make any unforced changes. The one thing that hurt most last year wasnt not having best 22.
It was never having same 22

I'd say in form 22

 

[Colonel_Klink]

ship that was good
like the Fighting Temeraire is Kreuz

Fantastic!

 

[Blue and Blue]

I'd say in form 22

Think they earned another week together unless someone is banging down the door.....soapy will know first

 

[TeeJay Blue]

O’Brien also covers the ground well and has a weapon of a left leg.
Stocker is dual sided.
As we improve as a team the squeeze is inevitable ...

Squeeze is inevitable, but one is not to know who specifically will be squeezed out as the squad is forever malleable.

Stocker obviously a work in progress. As with O'Brien, I assume the lack of favour is due to him needing to work on other vital facets of his game.

No player will get a look in on potential alone.

 

[Eiffel 65]

I'm worried about this game.

Port look hungry for success and want to silence the critics.