At the other end of the ground I think Jones & Keath will have an easier time with Brown & McDonald. Fritsch the danger man who always seems to get us.
Ask Carlton supporters how Jones goes against McDonald.
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At the other end of the ground I think Jones & Keath will have an easier time with Brown & McDonald. Fritsch the danger man who always seems to get us.
I'm sorry, what?makeship forward ruckman rarely cause a big problem.
The word he was looking for was “makeshift”.I'm sorry, what?
Why would I ask a Carlton supporter anythingAsk Carlton supporters how Jones goes against McDonald.
I know just had never seen it written as "makeship" before - that's a new oneThe word he was looking for was “makeshift”.
They witnessed Jones "defending" McDonald.Why would I ask a Carlton supporter anything
Okay.They witnessed Jones "defending" McDonald.
Brown will 100% play. JVR will get his chance later in the year.I not sure that Brown will line up against the Dogs. My forward line selection would prefer
Van Rooyen, Spargo, McDonald, Fritsch, Pickett, Grundy/Gawn, Chandler, Laurie, Neal-Bullen.
Not much space left for Brown.
I’ve heard his main preseason focus has been trying to make his centre of gravity even worse than what it already was.Lot of people reckon Ben Brown is cooked, not me though. His marking, speed, strength, and general football skills may have wained but I reckon he’s still good for a few nice flops per game. If he can focus more on staging this year, which he’s always been pretty good at, no reason he couldn’t snag a few goals per game. I’m looking forward to a big year from Ben.
Is that why he shaved his head?I’ve heard his main preseason focus has been trying to make his centre of gravity even worse than what it already was.
Lot of people reckon Ben Brown is cooked, not me though. His marking, speed, strength, and general football skills may have wained but I reckon he’s still good for a few nice flops per game. If he can focus more on staging this year, which he’s always been pretty good at, no reason he couldn’t snag a few goals per game. I’m looking forward to a big year from Ben.
Yes! I sent the club some video clips of Cody Weightman’s highlights to play him, hopefully he’s been studying hardI’ve heard his main preseason focus has been trying to make his centre of gravity even worse than what it already was.
I think English is a gun ruck. A real good test as to where he's at in the pecking order of rucks because i have him as 2nd behind Gawn. Yes you could argue a number of others in the comp are as good if not better, but English can move around the ground really well and also hit the scoreboard. He's one that can nullify the Gawn/Grundy impact. I'm glad this is the first matchup for that reason. I think our defence is one of the few that can match the Dogs tall forwards and their ordinary backline matches our ordinary forwardline. So the ruck duel will go a long way in deciding this game as to who gives first use to the gun mids and how the rucks work around the ground. Will be fascinating to watch. As close to a 50/50 game as you'll get. With Viney out, does Harmes go to Libba? Trac v Bont. Oliver v Treloar. It's a great matchup.I haven't seen any preseason games from the dogs, all reports saying they have looked really good. Looks pretty even to me on paper, I think our Melbourne's defence is back to 21 form, I'm thinking melbourne should be able to nullify the Doggies attack. Midfield is evenly matched, Melbourne's forward line is questionable but the Bulldogs haven't been the best defensively either. Tom MacDonald may not be as good as he has been but his presence is important for Melbourne's structure, Brown's form is more worrying but he will still draw a defender and may even draw some frees if the ball comes in quick enough. Anyway tmac and Brown in takes some heat of Fritsch who is the real danger man. I think the Gawn Grundy combination will also cause some headaches when they swap around in the forward line. If it's close I think the flexibility of Gawn to push back will come in handy. Melbourne with a slight edge and will grind out a 25 point win.
No doubt one on one English can nullify Gawn or Grundy, but I still think our ruckman combination will cause some headaches that English won't be able to handle, such as if Gawn rest forward, English will still have to stay with Grundy in the midfield. He can cover one but not two at the same time. That's were I think Melbourne has the edge in an otherwise fairly even match up.I think English is a gun ruck. A real good test as to where he's at in the pecking order of rucks because i have him as 2nd behind Gawn. Yes you could argue a number of others in the comp are as good if not better, but English can move around the ground really well and also hit the scoreboard. He's one that can nullify the Gawn/Grundy impact. I'm glad this is the first matchup for that reason. I think our defence is one of the few that can match the Dogs tall forwards and their ordinary backline matches our ordinary forwardline. So the ruck duel will go a long way in deciding this game as to who gives first use to the gun mids and how the rucks work around the ground. Will be fascinating to watch. As close to a 50/50 game as you'll get. With Viney out, does Harmes go to Libba? Trac v Bont. Oliver v Treloar. It's a great matchup.
Cute.Can't wait to see what Lachie Hunter is capable of now that he's free from bad influences at "kennel", I heard he was chroming and injecting narcotics during training? Haven't watched any pre-season games but I heard he looks fit, healthy, and most of all SOBER so I'm really proud of him, very excited too.
Melbourne will probably have the ruck edge every week - but having Lobb to chop out English helps, as well as English staying a kick behidn the play a bit more often this year. Our undersized blokes like Hannan or Khamis playing second ruck was horrible viewing.No doubt one on one English can nullify Gawn or Grundy, but I still think our ruckman combination will cause some headaches that English won't be able to handle, such as if Gawn rest forward, English will still have to stay with Grundy in the midfield. He can cover one but not two at the same time. That's were I think Melbourne has the edge in an otherwise fairly even match up.
Think I read Bevo would be managing Darcys time up forward, not sure what that means and I could be wrong.I actually really want to see the Bulldogs forwards vs Melbourne backs in this game. Having 4 talls to rotate in the F50 will finally make their intercept guns (May & Lever) accountable. Purely on height, does Petty go to Lobb?
Fair point as I said I haven't seen a lot of Bulldog preseason games, so kind of forgot about lobb. I still think Gawn and Grundy will give Melbourne an edge but certainly not as much. The battle between Melbourne's backs vs Doggies forwards is the most intriguing.Melbourne will probably have the ruck edge every week - but having Lobb to chop out English helps, as well as English staying a kick behidn the play a bit more often this year. Our undersized blokes like Hannan or Khamis playing second ruck was horrible viewing.
I actually really want to see the Bulldogs forwards vs Melbourne backs in this game. Having 4 talls to rotate in the F50 will finally make their intercept guns (May & Lever) accountable. Purely on height, does Petty go to Lobb?