Preview 2022 Rd 5 Carlton vs Port Adelaide Sunday 17th 1.40PM @ MCG - Team changes post #803

[forever blue 1]

Ehhh,
Nada.
But hope you is right.
I feel sick about it tbh.
But Happy Easter anyway.

When was the last time blues put a side away
I can’t recall

 

[Sharks On A Plane]

Really hoping Parks can have a good game. Prefer what he brings to the defence compared to Plowman, if he can get his confidence going it will really help our setup.

 

[Accidental genius]

in my mind there is zero chance we put port to the sword! and it doesnt worry me the slightest at this stage.

Of course we'd love it if it happened but the way we are currently tracking (scraped through against hawsk and lost to suns) id be very happy to win with only a small margin.

Our time will come when we are able to smash teams but its not now.

 

[myblueroan]

Looks like our media dept is aware we now value a good ruckperson.

Easter hunt...good one.

 

[myblueroan]

Really hoping Parks can have a good game. Prefer what he brings to the defence compared to Plowman, if he can get his confidence going it will really help our setup.

Really like Parks.
I am still in the 'they might be hacks' with a few in our main team today, but as some have said...give them a chance under a good coaching panel.
I really hope last week was an aberration.
I really hope I spelled aberration right.

 

[Accidental genius]

Luke parks highlights from 2021. Kid certainly goes in hard and check out his workrate. he could become a really good option for the third tall role.

 

[Arr0w]

Happy Easter you *ers, let's make Port our bunnies

Bounce the ball ffs

 

[gbatman]

Aliir will have to pick an opponant and defend against us. Three tall forwards he will have one. Last time it was an underdone Curnow. He's going to have to mind him a bit more. You deal with attacking defenders by making them defend which we can do. It's also on us to not just butcher the ball going forward which we have the last two weeks.

 

[Arr0w]

Aliir will have to pick an opponant and defend against us. Three tall forwards he will have one. Last time it was an underdone Curnow. He's going to have to mind him a bit more. You deal with attacking defenders by making them defend which we can do. It's also on us to not just butcher the ball going forward which we have the last two weeks.

Port will want to free up Aliir, by using Clurey, Jonas and Burton as the closer checking talls.

We need to spread their back 6 rather, so Aliir has to be accountable

 

[BlueTang]

Not being a pedant but Cotts destroys Walsh in runs. He has a tank second to no one on our list.

One of Walsh’s key points of difference is his tank. Doubt anyone in the AFL can destroy him in runs. If Cotts has beaten him at something you have seen at training I doubt it would be by a lot

 

[El Topo]

We need to do a better job of using Martin and the smalls up forward, start hitting them up and all of a sudden Harry isn't stuck in a 3 on 1

 

[BlueTang]

Really hoping Parks can have a good game. Prefer what he brings to the defence compared to Plowman, if he can get his confidence going it will really help our setup.

He was amazing in the Essendon game, was crushing plenty of them. Parks and Stocker in the same team would be a wonderful thing

 

[OldCarltonKnows]

This game has clear similarities with last week against GC. A win really sets up our season. Playing a side that we should defeat and with some confidence of doing so comfortably…but with Carlton I’m never confident!

I guess that’s what 20 years of failure does to you.

We can only hope the switched on and driven Blues’ side turns up and not what was on display last week.

Go Blues!

 

[morningbrown]

I'm back to going into a game with incredibly low expectations. It's the only way to do it.

 

[blue healer]

When I joined BF I typed my user name wrong. It was meant to be Revenant 1995. Today is a day of resurrection. We have to rise from the dead and become a team like 1995. Do it team, and don't send me to Sheol...

Same, I was supposed to be Blue Heeler. Now I have posters messaging me for medical advice. That bit's not true but I thought it sounded good.

At least I now have the honour of having an enduring thread named after me.

 

[Chookaradley]

Bookmark this. Harry for 6 or more goals!

 

[Navy_Blueblood]

Our midfield will lift, protecting our defence from damaging entries. Our forward line is potent - it just needs enough supply. Excited for the game. Unsure what we'll produce, which makes it a nervous excitement

 

[The Bighouse]

Our midfield will lift, protecting our defence from damaging entries. Our forward line is potent - it just needs enough supply. Excited for the game. Unsure what we'll produce, which makes it a nervous excitement

Midfield needs to lift from the crud served up last week. Ruckman will help immensely.

 

[forever blue 1]

We need to do a better job of using Martin and the smalls up forward, start hitting them up and all of a sudden Harry isn't stuck in a 3 on 1

Maybe Harry need to lead and present more ?

 

[AndyWalkersGirl]

Big game for us, must win to get back on track. I’m nervous, as always.

Happy Easter everyone! Hope you all enjoy a lovely day.

Go Blues!

 

[forever blue 1]

Big game for us, must win to get back on track. I’m nervous, as always.

Happy Easter everyone! Hope you all enjoy a lovely day.

Go Blues!

Happy Easter AWG
Let’s hope blues gets the chocolates today

 

[Uncle Fester]

Was thinking about the team and the coming off the boil against hawthorn. I think one of the key issues is mcgovern being out. Changes the nature of the team.

 

[blue89]

We all see it and we all want it...lower the eyes and pass to a forward on the lead and not to a pack. But hardly happens. I’m dumbfounded as to why. This is my single most frustrating aspect of our game. And when the oppo defenders get the hang of it the ball just keep rebounding out and we still continue more with the long bombs.

Sometimes to a pack ok and if our talls don’t mark at least try and deflect to advantage of crumbers. FMD last week at one entry H fisted the ball well away from our small (owies I think) just no ******* awareness.

Owies durdin and Fogarty in particular lower the eyes and spot up a lead. Maybe one or two others but mostly not so much.

You’d expect guys like Fish Martin and wingers to kick to leads more often. All capable.

What you fail to realise is that they don't actually do this. just by nature of these fellas being vertically challenged, their eyes are automatically lower than everyone else's so in fact they are not being instructed to lower their eyes, its just physically impossible for them to raise their eyes any further.

 

[Aphrodite]

Game. Day. Bitches.



Happy Easter to all that celebrate today

 

[Stamos]

Looking for Kennedy and Martin to step up.