Preview RND 1 - Carlton v Richmond - Thursday 21st March 7:20PM @ MCG - Team Post #1412

[Laphroaig]

Charlie and McKay are slow? Charlie is as quick and mobile as anyone

Having

Charlie Casboult Cuningham
Fasolo McKay Gibbons

Looks as mobile as what we had at the weekend

*Sigh*

Charlie is not as quick and mobile as anyone. He is agile for a man his size. As is McKay. McGovern also. But all three together? A risk in lack of real pace.

Cunningham has a bit of toe, but nothing extraordinary. Fasolo and Gibbons are no better than bog average for their size. None of them can carry the extra speed load.

Put Casboult in there and you may as well build a revolving door at the 50m line.

 

[Laphroaig]

He's not dropping a mid out of the team.

He's suggesting he could be an additional rotation through the middle and/or be used as a utility either forward or back.

Gibbons and Polson are not selected for small forward roles.

I feel that we need one of them. I'd be leaning towards Gibbons. He seems a bit more composed with ball in hand at the moment. Also feel he's ahead of Polson when it comes to applying defensive pressure.

The Silvagni for midfield push is based on a few decent outings at VFL level. Gibbons is the best VFL mid of at least the last two years. week in week out.

How is Silvagni ahead of Gibbons for the role?

 

[SurreyBlue]

The sad part is, the 6/6/6 format would suit Casboult.

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

The sad part is, the 6/6/6 format would suit Casboult.

You just beat me to the punch SB.
It could isolate Cas deep in the forward line one on one against Rance. Not sure if Rance would be too confident in defending the long bomb one out.

 

[NumberEight]

Not sure if Rance would be too confident in defending. (full stop)

Here i fixed it for you.

 

[agro]

Which mid are you dropping for Silvagni ?

Don’t have to drop a mid for Silvagni, I’d drop Plowman for Silvagni.

 

[Dadda Dave]

Gotta love the stoner emoji..

 

[Dadda Dave]

Blues by 8

Book marked to kick off my tipping for the year!!

 

[Red Bull]

Don’t have to drop a mid for Silvagni, I’d drop Plowman for Silvagni.

I agree.

 

[Benaly28]

B - Plowman Jones Newman
HB - Simpson Weits Thomas
C- Fisher Cripps SPS
HF - Murphy Curnow Gov
FF - Gibbons McKay Cunners
R - Phillips Walsh Dow

INT - Ed Setterfield Garlett Fasolo

Fas, Garlett, Plowman, Setterfied, Cunners and Gibbons only playing due to lack of depth/injuries

Not sure if you’ve watched any of the JLT but cunners has smashed it and Setterfield is building.

 

[Dadda Dave]

Which mid are you dropping for Silvagni ?

 

[bmaurizio]

The sad part is, the 6/6/6 format would suit Casboult.

Precisely whom in Tigers defense is going to out mark him. He’d have a picnic in an extended goal square.

 

[Benaly28]

It’s still a development year and I don’t like playing players that are underdone

Soaps id take an 85% fit Gov over a 100% Levi any day.

 

[Dadda Dave]

Precisely whom in Tigers defense is going to out mark him. He’d have a picnic in an extended goal square.

If the pill is delivered to him better than previous years he will do well imo

 

[bmaurizio]

Not sure if you’ve watched any of the JLT but cunners has smashed it and Setterfield is building.

Cunners and Fasolo at the G will do just fine.

 

[Benaly28]

6/6/6 May well work for us if we can get it in to our big 3 quick and watch Rance and co.crap themselves with no third man over the top.

 

[bigdog43]

Curnow and Wright were the only two players in round one last year that I was confident could kick more than one goal. They both ended up kicking 5 but going into round one this year I think Curnow, Cuningham, Fasolo, Gov and Harry all have the potential to kick multiples. Even Cripps if he spends enough time forward. We have to gain confidence knowing we’re developing more avenues to goal..... and a midfield that can get it to them.

 

[thylacine60]

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[Jeremias]

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[bmaurizio]

If the pill is delivered to him better than previous years he will do well imo

Yup our midfielders will appreciate the decongested middle, Phillips has to hold his own and direct the ball to advantage with Ed, Cripps and Murphy and later on Kennedy doing the labour our youngsters Fisher, SPS, Dow and Walsh will have more freedom to deliver the ball with more accuracy.

 

[thylacine60]

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[Opine]

Carlton have nothing to lose in this game. Really no one expects us to win, and all the pressure will be on Richmond.

Speak for yourself HBF, enough of the defeatist attitude, the pressure should be on us. These forkers are a bunch of rugby srcumming has beens, Blues by 10 goals; minimum.

 

[JohnnyFontane90]

Put Casboult in there and you may as well build a revolving door at the 50m line.

This times a million.

with casboult in the team, once the ball hits the deck we're a man down.

 

[james Dean]

Not sure if you’ve watched any of the JLT but cunners has smashed it and Setterfield is building.

Yeah probably harsh on Cuningham, he’s earned his spot. Wasn’t too impressed with Setterfield though, thought he was very rough. Would have preferred Kennedy

 

[murphster]

[QUOTE="Antonio BlueVein, post:
JSOS is a true utility in the 1AW mould although not as quick, but is building nicely.[/QUOTE]

Sos needs to go to the same running coach that Cripps has used to improve his speed, has improved out of site with his speed and running style. SOS has got himself super fit now just needs to fix his running gait which will improve his speed just like Cripps.