News It's Official - Footy is back Thursday 11th June

[Earls Smother]

You’re right to have those reservations. It’s going to be tough for developing teams. You certainly want the team playing near capacity (all players contributing) and no injuries.

17 games. What‘s acceptable regarding results. I think 16 at the moment but 7 or 8 would indicate real improvement.

That would be about right.
I'm hoping we can win 9. I had a bet before the season that we would win more than 8.5 games. Of course that was from 22 games - I just assumed those type of bets would be refunded (or at least adjusted). But apparently they still stand, which I think is ridiculous.

 

[Macca43]

That would be about right.
I'm hoping we can win 9. I had a bet before the season that we would win more than 8.5 games. Of course that was from 22 games - I just assumed those type of bets would be refunded (or at least adjusted). But apparently they still stand, which I think is ridiculous.

There are definitely more than 9 beatable teams if we play like we did post quarter time in round 1 with McKay and Betts up forward. If we play like we did in the first quarter no one is beatable.

 

[Earls Smother]

There are definitely more than 9 beatable teams if we play like we did post quarter time in round 1 with McKay and Betts up forward. If we play like we did in the first quarter no one is beatable.

Hopefully that was just the abnormality of the situation affecting the younger side more.

It could be very unpredictable. I think Chris Scott said 75% when asked what percentage of his players would come back in the right shape. Some sides might have 90%, others 60%. We need to be up the top of this list and get off to a good start. Some players you just know will be as ready to go as possible, others are going to be a real barometer. Mitch McGovern needs to have worked hard and stayed at his playing weight, hopefully Harry has been able to do a heap of work. Stocker will be interesting to see if he has made any aerobic gains.

We'll soon find out I suppose.

 

[Macca43]

Hopefully that was just the abnormality of the situation affecting the younger side more.

It could be very unpredictable. I think Chris Scott said 75% when asked what percentage of his players would come back in the right shape. Some sides might have 90%, others 60%. We need to be up the top of this list and get off to a good start. Some players you just know will be as ready to go as possible, others are going to be a real barometer. Mitch McGovern needs to have worked hard and stayed at his playing weight, hopefully Harry has been able to do a heap of work. Stocker will be interesting to see if he has made any aerobic gains.

We'll soon find out I suppose.

The threat of going into the cage with Russell should have pushed our blokes but it is a lot harder to push yourself to your absolute limit training by yourself, you don't have that bloke pushing you to find that bit extra when you think you are knackered.

 

[Earls Smother]

The threat of going into the cage with Russell should have pushed our blokes but it is a lot harder to push yourself to your absolute limit training by yourself, you don't have that bloke pushing you to find that bit extra when you think you are knackered.

Exactly, but theoretically it is the same for everyone. For some (hopefully not too many of ours), it would have been easy to think "we probably won't play at all, and if we do, I'll have plenty of time to get up to speed".

Hopefully some of the older teams that are "in the window" have been more affected psychologically by the prospect of missing out on a flag opportunity. Our older blokes are all pretty diligent, so let's hope the young guys have been doing as much as possible to be ready.

 

[Aphrodite]

Teague: Bring it on

Friday's news couldn't have been more popular among the playing group.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[Accidental genius]

Docherty Jones Plowman
Simpson Weitering Newman
Newnes Cripps Walsh
Martin JSoS Cuningham
McGovern Casboult Betts
Pittonet Dow Murphy
Setterfield ECurnow Fisher SPS

Ps. I expect a lot more weekly changes to rotate players as well. Don’t be surprised to see players such as Simmo, Ed rested more with others like Marchbank, Setterfield, TdK, Newnes, Plowman, Newman, etc. rotated reguraly.

I like the look of that team. Specially now that betts is in and hopefully McKay (and possibly marchy) will be as well.

Just gotta hope the boys have been maintaining fitness.

 

[Accidental genius]

Is it true... filth v ferals to kickstart rd 2 ?

 

[Gethelred]

Great to see footy back but I must admit to still feeling a little hollow about it as the changes will tend to favour the teams entrenched at the top and mkae it bloody hard for a team like the blues.
Moving to everyone playing each other once will mean while the blues lose double up against the Saints, Bulldogs North & Sydney the Tigers lose double up against the Eagles, GWS, Lions and Collingwood.
The loss of the VFL season means that teams like Carlton with numerous spots up for grabs will lose the ability to develop youngsters and bring in match fit players while the top teams with pretty established best 22's and experienced players ready to go will get an advantage. It will also lead to intersting selection questions for Teague and the MC like do we play Wiliamson or Simpson?

Hopefully I will get more exited as it nears but right now I can't help but feel this will be a massive pre-season comp for the blues.

Alternatively, it means that if we can get on a roll we can actually see how we stack up against the best, which bodes well for next season and for the coming off season.

I see this year as an extended preseason for next year.

 

[Gethelred]

Is it true... filth v ferals to kickstart rd 2 ?

Honestly, I don't care. Footy's footy after the bleakness and boredom of this autumn.

 

[Accidental genius]

Honestly, I don't care. Footy's footy after the bleakness and boredom of this autumn.

Yeh agree.

 

[Arr0w]

Might change, but just get fired up about the season

Not even a fixture

Thank **** we aren't challenging

 

[Gethelred]

Might change, but just get fired up about the season

Not even a fixture

Thank **** we aren't challenging

Here's the attitude to have; this year is legitimately a free hit. We're not expected to be any good, and the year is essentially a writeoff. The footy will still be played, but it won't feel as weighty as it usually does, right up until the wins/losses start to add up and things start to have consequence.

Footy is still footy, Richmond are still feral, Collingwood are still filthy. It isn't the faint chill of early autumn, the buzz of Melbourne as footy consumes the city, but it'll do.

 

[therubbernub]

I have a feeling before the season is done fans will be allowed back in.

Ya dreamin.

 

[Aphrodite]

Some good news ...

Five key Blues set to headline Monday's return to training

Carlton will return to training on Monday bolstered by a near-fully fit squad

www.afl.com.au

The Blues will welcome Harry McKay (groin), Eddie Betts (calf), Nic Newman (elbow), Zac Fisher (syndesmosis) and Caleb Marchbank (knee) back for Monday's first session, having all entered the AFL's suspension period under injury clouds.

It leaves Carlton with an almost full-strength squad heading into Monday's first batch of non-contact sessions in groups of eight, with the Blues particularly excited about the return of 204cm key forward McKay following a summer plagued by groin issues.

 

[Aphrodite]

Harryyyyyyyyyyyy ...

Ready to go: McKay among returning faces

Harry McKay will return to training on Monday with his teammates.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[AcesnEights]

Can someone explain how these hubs will work like are 18 teams based in one state divided across multiple states?

 

[AB_Blue]

Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhh!!! Thank **** for that


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[Earls Smother]

Can someone explain how these hubs will work like are 18 teams based in one state divided across multiple states?

6 in Qld: Brisbane, Gold Coast, West Coast, Freo, Port and Crows. All play each other in first 4 rounds at Gabba and Metricon. Only 4 rounds as Port and Gold Coast have already played.

Victorian and Sydney sides stay where they are and can move normally between the 2 states i.e. fly in, fly out if you play in the other state.

What happens after that will depend on the various Govt/Border restrictions in place.

The initial draw will only be for the next 4 rounds.

 

[Aphrodite]

Lloyd's comprehensive football update

Head of Football Brad Lloyd spoke to media about the return to train protocols, the Club's approach to football and updates on a number of players.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[Aphrodite]

6 in Qld: Brisbane, Gold Coast, West Coast, Freo, Port and Crows. All play each other in first 4 rounds at Gabba and Metricon. Only 4 rounds as Port and Gold Coast have already played.

Victorian and Sydney sides stay where they are and can move normally between the 2 states i.e. fly in, fly out if you play in the other state.

What happens after that will depend on the various Govt/Border restrictions in place.

The initial draw will only be for the next 4 rounds.

Where are you getting this from.

The fixture (4 rounds) will be released next week.

 

[ESKIE]

You’re right to have those reservations. It’s going to be tough for developing teams. You certainly want the team playing near capacity (all players contributing) and no injuries.

17 games. What‘s acceptable regarding results. I think 16 at the moment but 7 or 8 would indicate real improvement.

Where are you getting 17 games from

 

[thylacine60]

Great to see footy back but I must admit to still feeling a little hollow about it as the changes will tend to favour the teams entrenched at the top and mkae it bloody hard for a team like the blues.
Moving to everyone playing each other once will mean while the blues lose double up against the Saints, Bulldogs North & Sydney the Tigers lose double up against the Eagles, GWS, Lions and Collingwood.
The loss of the VFL season means that teams like Carlton with numerous spots up for grabs will lose the ability to develop youngsters and bring in match fit players while the top teams with pretty established best 22's and experienced players ready to go will get an advantage. It will also lead to intersting selection questions for Teague and the MC like do we play Wiliamson or Simpson?

Hopefully I will get more exited as it nears but right now I can't help but feel this will be a massive pre-season comp for the blues.

this

 

[Earls Smother]

Where are you getting this from.

The fixture (4 rounds) will be released next week.

Actually I just went for a walk and was thinking about what I wrote. Where the teams will be based is definitely correct.

I'm sure where possible the teams based in Qld will play one another. This makes sense financially, but also minimises the risk of contact with others and potential transmission when flying on a plane. Why have a hub, and then fly them elsewhere? Or fly others in from Melb or Sydney if you don't need to?

Port having already played Gold Coast means that the 6 teams can't all play each other, and I assume that's why they haven't gone with a 5 round draw to begin with. They may want to save the SA and WA derbies for later in the year, which might mean some fiddling. The only reason to do that would be if they envisaged crowds being allowed in later, which is unlikely.

That leaves the 2 sides in Sydney, one of whom will play at home every week as normal. The other one will fly to Melbourne, and one Vic based team will fly to Sydney each week. That means you only have 2 teams flying each week for the first 4 weeks, saving money and mitigating risk of transmission.

Of course Gil might throw commonsense out the window, and all of the above is nonsense.

 

[ESKIE]

Maybe maybe maybe