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You'll know if you watch Essendon week in and week out. You may not realise it now, but you'll realise why when you're 4 points down with 2 minutes to go. He gives 100% from start to finish and holds the whole backline together every single week he plays. He's a great pick up.

To further back this up, Tom Morris said this when questioned about Clayton Oliver potentially leaving: "I think like lots of players at Melbourne, he's restless. Wasn't happy finishing 5th in b and f which is a bit childish in my view. But he's competitive. He's also very important for the Dees."

Saad is not chasing money. Saad's main concern is the direction of the football club and how he fits in Rutten's plan going forward. He is a good lockdown defender, great one-on-one and provides dash from HB, but he believes his biggest strength isn't being utilised (which is his line-breaking...

I highly doubt that as I don't think Clarke will play. We haven't put a hard tag on anyone this year and didn't select anyone to tag Melbourne either.

Easy. A good chance to win the Brownlow. Not always as bad as it looks Carlton fans.

Cripps: 38 disposals 16 contested 4 goals 8 clearances Monster game Well done Blues

Congrats guys. He's the target I wanted more than anyone else. Your midfield will be crazy strong in a few years.

Unfortunate loss guys. Thought you had it in the bag in the last, but I told you that it'd be a close game. May I add, where the heck did you guys get Liam Jones from and what did you do to the old Liam Jones? What a player he has become! Building a very nice list.

All of our 60+ point victories this season came against top 8 contenders in big games (West Coast, Port and St Kilda). We hardly ever play to that level against sides on the bottom. It has become the norm in the last 10 years. Hardly something specific to the current coach/playing group. You...

Could see a couple of scuffles happen. When we used to go on a losing streak in the second half of the season back in 2010-2012 due to injury and form, you guys used to smack the crap out of us. Betts continued his form in Adelaide from back in those days. Nightmare days. We unfortunately...

It feels like a bruise free footy type of game to me. The dull type that you just don't review or speak about again.

Wasn't bantering but okay. It's how it is at the moment. Should be a closer game than most on here expect, even if Kreuzer misses out because our midfield group did almost nothing with our ruck dominance last week. It was a similar side to this that lost to Brisbane in Melbourne without Beams...

They say that the rain will mostly be in the early morning and evening. If that's how it goes, then the game should be relatively dry.

Collingwood, Richmond, Hawthorn and probably even Geelong games provide more money for us than Carlton these days. We'll be pulling the crowd on Saturday anyway, just like we did to your home game at the start of the year.

I've got the perfect person to stop Hooker. Hooker

Chance of rain - tick Carlton are officially in wooden spoon contention - tick Carlton are injury depleted - tick (Non-CFC vs EFC factors) :(

Ah that's shattering. :( Genuinely one of my favourite opposition players. Hope he has a speedy recovery and comes back firing next year.

Yep. He the real hyphen abbreviation. SPP just warmed it up for him the first 3 rounds

You guys have a good one here!

But what if we taught them how to play wet weather footy to take revenge on you guys for beating us? Nah they have Buckley. His career is in your hands

Hi How did you enjoy our win? We learned how to play wet weather footy from your game! :D Thanks for that

Don't think a tall side is an advantage in the rain as marks will be well down. West Coast found that out today.

In the dry, I'd probably back us to use our speed, uncontested work and efficiency up forward to break your defensive zone to win by about 20ish points. Carlton are much more improved, but I think our experience would get us over the line. With the rain, our marking game and uncontested...

Let's just say that we've lost to Melbourne in their dark times in the rain while we were flying... It'll be a close scrap IMO, similar to the Richmond-West Coast game today. Though we've been surprisingly efficient this year, our efficiency will be tested in the rain. If the game is close at...

Ah okay. Thought so. Couldn't remember any particular wet weather Carlton game standing out recently. Yep we'll probably be beaten on the inside tomorrow. Cripps will probably dominate.

How's Carlton usually in the rain? We're usually terrible in the rain, so if that's not the case for you guys, you're a huge chance.

You wouldn't have if we didn't gift you the opportunity! Thank us later :drunk: The gifts and priority picks still got you nowhere though ;)

Well well well

Yep I think your young players have more drive than maybe 80% of your senior players. Definitely impressed by them. He'll come straight in. He'll be a bit rusty though which is expected, but we face Jacobs, Grundy, Gawn and Sandilands in the 4 rounds after so he'll have to be played this week...

Carlton would need to look at maintaining possession and minimise turnovers as much as possible, even if it means that the game is slowed down and low scoring in order to win the game. Turn the ball over a lot and we transition the ball quickly through the corridor from end to end. Our backline...