Preview 2025 Round 18 Carlton vs Brisbane Thursday 10th July 7:30PM AEST @ Marvel Stadium

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …

AFL team selection: Two changes for Lions clash

Carlton have made two changes ahead of their Round 18 clash with the Lions.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[JJBagger]

Good move imo. Just hasn't been himself all season

Has struggled to get back into it this year. Wonder how much his back and shoulder issues have hampered him?

 

[swuzzlebubble]

You don't think that would have happened already?

More likely he's been told to go out and play his natural game and back himself.

 

[Bluebag13]

More likely he's been told to go out and play his natural game and back himself.

Possibly. Surely in a high performance environment they would have these conversations all the time, but what do we know i guess

 

[Sector 7G]

More likely he's been told to go out and play his natural game and back himself.

Far from our worst the last 2 games. Just needs to take his chances on goal.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Far from our worst the last 2 games. Just needs to take his chances on goal.

A few clear "dos" and "don'ts" would help

 

[Red_man2008]

Yep.....I have been supporting this club since birth...born into a Carlton family that grew up in Elgin St....I have not been any more disappointed with our supporters than until this week. The Cripps bashing on top of all this is mind boggling. Who needs opposition supporters when we eat our own.

The fish does rot from the head

Attitude reflects leadership, captain

A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit

That third one is something that reflects Cripps right now, I’m more sure he is taking any blame currently. And the majority of our fans aren’t prepared to lump anything into the great man. But I think he does have to take some responsibility. It’s not the first time that when we’ve been bashed about and he’s not giving a whimper. Just before Bolton got sacked he was very poor and then once teague took over look at the Brisbane game, it’s probably Cripps’ greatest game of all time if not one of the greatest individual (non-finals) game by anyone in the history of the club (if not the entire AFL).

So yes we can blame Cripps. Yes he’s been an amazing captain. But he’s also not being an amazing captain at the moment, nor is he being just an average one. It stinks at the stinks.

 

[Aphrodite]

I am heading over from Perth tomorrow and will be at the game with my son and the rest of his yr 10 footy team.

Been over in July the last 3 years and have seen 3 wins so lets hope that continues with a big upset.

Did you manage to find a pub?

 

[Bluebag13]

A few clear "dos" and "don'ts" would help

Agree, question is why should he need that anyway. He is a leader of the club and 29 years old.
At this stage why does he (and a lot of the players) need a rev up to show themselves

 

[Stamos]

Far from our worst the last 2 games. Just needs to take his chances on goal.

Some of that is execution, but some of it is method. And that's the part that needs to be addressed.

Go back, take your 30. Don't rush it.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Agree, question is why should he need that anyway. He is a leader of the club and 29 years old.
At this stage why does he (and a lot of the players) need a rev up to show themselves

To put it nicely, I wouldn't consider Charlie a student of the game

 

[Stamos]

Agree, question is why should he need that anyway. He is a leader of the club and 29 years old.
At this stage why does he (and a lot of the players) need a rev up to show themselves

Because they're human beings.
But even if they were robots, they would still need servicing and software updates.

 

[Bluebag13]

Because they're human beings.
But even if they were robots, they would still need servicing and software updates.

I get your point, and understand they can't always fuel themselves or be at the top of their game.
That's what coaches, and different support mechanisms are for.

But you can't tell me this isn't a problem our group over the years and even within games hasn't faced or dealt with.
That responses come from a reaction to something rather than a committed consistency and process

 

[Coops93]

Some of that is execution, but some of it is method. And that's the part that needs to be addressed.

Go back, take your 30. Don't rush it.

Part of that's true but I think that's a simplification.

The wheel and go's from just outside 50 has always been his go to, and generally it's been one of his more reliable shots. Much like the rest of his goal kicking, that's completely gone. His snaps have been as poor. When he's taken time on set shots inside 50 he's been equally unreliable. I've made posts before that I've always seen him has being a relatively unreliable shot for goal, his figures look decent thanks to the snaps and the aforementioned wheels from 50 where he moves on quickly, but pure set shot goal kicking has always been shaky.

No matter where he's kicking from he often looks for the quick play-on and only goes back when he has to. That part isn't new, he's always tried to play on ASAP if he can. He's never liked the pressure of set shots.

 

[Stamos]

No matter where he's kicking from he often looks for the quick play-on and only goes back when he has to. That part isn't new, he's always tried to play on ASAP if he can. He's never liked the pressure of set shots.

This is the part that has to be addressed.
The team play is generally to take your 30.

Rushing is only good if it increases the probability of the team scoring (eg kicking to a player free in the goal square), or if you need to score quickly late in the 4th quarter.

 

[Soapy V]

Has struggled to get back into it this year. Wonder how much his back and shoulder issues have hampered him?

No pre season

I would seriosuly consider not playing him rest of year. Rest up, refresh and have a big pre season.

Fully fit he is a very good player. Not fit he really struggles

 

[Accidental genius]

Would love to see Lucas get a call up

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

No pre season

I would seriosuly consider not playing him rest of year. Rest up, refresh and have a big pre season.

Fully fit he is a very good player. Not fit he really struggles

Why doesn’t Charlie get the same benefit of a doubt when he didn’t have a preseason either

 

[Soapy V]

Why doesn’t Charlie get the same benefit of a doubt when he didn’t have a preseason either

Who said he hasn’t?

 

[Blue since 72]

Has struggled to get back into it this year. Wonder how much his back and shoulder issues have hampered him?

****ing finally tbh.

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

Who said he hasn’t?

A lot of Carlton supporters and people on this board are making him the reason to all our problems and want to get rid of him

 

[Soapy V]

A lot of Carlton supporters and people on this board are making him the reason to all our problems and want to get rid of him

Really? Haven’t seen that myself

 

[CrippaTheGoat9]

Really? Haven’t seen that myself

A lot of supporters have been abusing him lately and want him traded especially on this board.

 

[Soapy V]

A lot of supporters have been abusing him lately and want him traded especially on this board.

Abusing him?

I think there have been discussions about trading him and benefits as there have with many players

 

[Aphrodite]

A lot of Carlton supporters and people on this board are making him the reason to all our problems and want to get rid of him

A lot of supporters have been abusing him lately and want him traded especially on this board.

Not the thread for it.

 

[Kernafides]

Acres dropped....making a statement lol....that's dropping a name when you aren't really dropping a name