Preview Round 4: Essendon vs Carlton, MCG, Saturday 27/06/2020 @ 7:40 PM (As it stands)

[JayJ20]

All jokes aside it's actually become a bit pitiful to see how irrelevant a once big club like Carlton has become. There's almost a bit of the Sopranos 'sad clown' about them. I guess it's a survival of the fittest scenario where a club who's foundations are built on cheating and undermining the competition slides into the abyss in a far more professional era.

Sometimes you get a lifeline though and there is actually a nice fit for a merger with their equally struggling neighbours in North. Even your most ardent Carton supporters would agree that the Carlton Kangaroos would he an upgrade on their current brand.

To be honest, you can replace Carlton with Essendon and it'd be exactly the same image people have of Essendon (except no one has pity for Essendon).

 

[HirdyLannister]

Hope Ambrose comes in and play a run with roll against Cripps like he done on Fyfe last year.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Hope Ambrose comes in and play a run with roll against Cripps like he done on Fyfe last year.

Yep, he or Clarke has to come in for this job. I think Carlton are probably the most reliant on a single midfielder of any club in the league.

 

[Old Stuckup]

Yep, he or Clarke has to come in for this job. I think Carlton are probably the most reliant on a single midfielder of any club in the league.

Dockers with Fyfe would be pretty close.

 

[andon]

Carlton by 17 points because every time I think Essendon should win they lose.

The Blues seem settled and are playing well while Essendon have some big outs and a degree of disruption over the Melbourne game.

I hope I am wrong and we flog them, but I fear the Blues will get a win.

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

To be honest, you can replace Carlton with Essendon and it'd be exactly the same image people have of Essendon (except no one has pity for Essendon).

You're right. Let's keep Carlton, we wouldn't want to release their supporters from the pain of following them.

 

[Maxabillions]

Maybe you're right but i wouldn't like to say as its a very sensitive issue for their supporters (obviously). But sometimes, if we are honest, we see that something is so decayed and broken down that it's better to just bury it and move on. Maybe just pull down the old stands and build something for the kids so the whole memory can slowly fade away. A skate park or a merry go round or something. change the energy of the whole site from the 'bad things happened there' feel it has today. Maybe then over time even possums and birds and other animals will come back too.

Haha no. It can’t be saved. Burn it down and salt the ground.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

and what, put a stop to Walsh's mass of ineffective disposals?

Fair point, he can be wasteful. They’re actually quite thin in midfield depth when you look at their team.

 

[andleanback]

Gee ham is stiff. Moreorless got dropped and we didn’t even play a game. If Cripps plays a ripper the coaching staff will look very silly.

 

[BrunoV]

My God Gleeson came in for Guelfi!

I'm speechless.

 

[TheGrizz]

Credit: AFL Official App

 

[nickh32]

Ins and Outs since last time they met:



Essendon INS: Shiel, Stringer, Fantasia, Smith, Ridley, Cutler, Townsend, Gleeson, Snelling

Essendon OUTS: Heppell, Clarke, Guelfi, McKenna, Begley, Baguley, McNeice, Ambrose, Laverde



Carlton INS: Simpson, Jones, Docherty, Murphy, Newnes, Martin, McGovern, Betts, Pittonet, Williamson, Philp

Carlton Outs: Kreuzer, Newman, C Curnow, Dow, McKay, Marchbank, Fisher, Lang, Kennedy, Stocker, Fasolo



Interesting fact: Every Carlton player who scored except Gibbons 1 behind is out from the last game.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Seems to leave us potentially a bit light on in midfield rotations. Ah well.

 

[Duckworth]

I'm going to keep calling for Hibberd to come in each week until it happens.

 

[Donakebab]

I like the changes. Would have been nice if Zaka went too, but he was always going to get a reprieve.

 

[Kyptastic]

Seems to leave us potentially a bit light on in midfield rotations. Ah well.

Parish will have to play a bigger role in there than the Sydney game and Stringer/tippa probably attend more bounces

 

[Mr Bultitude]

MARTY PARTY!

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Zaka in the middle for Hepp, Raz for Zaka up forward and Gleeson for Guelfi.
Strong team..feeling confident.

 

[TheGrizz]

I imagine Gleeson for Guelfi is a straight swap of roles.

If i was to hazard a guess, Parish takes Heppell's place in the midfield rotation and Raz takes his place at half forward.

 

[Bombers36]

I love it that we have some consistency in naming Snelling at center half forward!

 

[Vander18]

Kind of wondering why Guelfi was ever in ahead of Gleeson....I don’t hate Guelfi and not as big a fan of Marty as others but he’s clearly the better footballer.

Thinking Hooker should go forward, no match up for him in defence this week. No Ambrose so Hurley to play on Casboult and Francis on McGovern. Suspect coaches are more likely to ask Hurls to play small and get Hooker to take Casboult - wouldnt be my approach but so it goes.

Looking forward to this - first time this year I’ve felt really pumped for a game.

 

[EnolaGay]

I love it that we have some consistency in naming Snelling at center half forward!

Tough match up for Weitering!

TBC has to break even with Pittonet - if he can, we should win this.

 

[Ambrosia]

These selections are giving me faith the coaching staff has a clue what’s going on. Now only to get McKenna and Ambrose/Stewart in for Townsend and Zaharakis.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Ham robbed.

 

[Bjchan13]

Ham robbed.

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