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Walker is wearing lead boots atm. Never seen such a vast divergence in form.

I keep seeing signs that he is pulling it together but then other times he looks out of it. .. we've seen what a lack of Pre-season can do with players like Murphy, Rusty, etc in the past. .. Confidence is hard to get back when its lost. .. Agree with the calls to plonk him at FF and let him play a simple game. ..
 
OK, what do you think about Thorton coming in? I reckon his just wasted on the 2's

Want. .. Although I am a fan of TBirds. .. He isn't a star but provides good meat and potatoes and best of all the flexibility/willingness to help out up forward or down back. ..

I suggested a similar forward line last week but here it is again (from memory). ..

Garlett/Collins Thornton Betts
Yarran/Collins Walker Hampson

Give Kreuze a rest and tell Hammer to camp the goal square and expect Walker to use him as a step ladder occasionally ;)
 

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Thornton would add more up forward atm. At least he can mark. Kicked a few in the 2's I think. But this is band-aid stuff. He's not the future. LM is the future.
Yep, need to start playing these young blokes, to get some time into them. Lucas is another that should be played more regular. Never going to get the smarts they need playing the 2's.
 
Everyone's saying play the kids, which is fair enough, if they're ready. Bootsma was just plain embarrising on Friday. He needs time in the two's to develope. No point rushing ion kids when they're clearly not up to it...yet
 
Everyone's saying play the kids, which is fair enough, if they're ready. Bootsma was just plain embarrising on Friday. He needs time in the two's to develope. No point rushing ion kids when they're clearly not up to it...yet
This may be true, but he will be a better player for the experience.
 
Tommy Hafey managed it.

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Clay - Barrot - Bourke

has to be at least equal best centreline of all time (and the wingers were also good KPDs)
 
Really baffles me at times that more of teh long kick down teh guts isn't employed...yeah everyoen says a turnoer in the middle is certain goal - but that is assuming there is a turnover..I remember old games - where that was a standard play - stack the center..frees up teh wings for teh faster guys..
 
Really baffles me at times that more of teh long kick down teh guts isn't employed...yeah everyoen says a turnoer in the middle is certain goal - but that is assuming there is a turnover..I remember old games - where that was a standard play - stack the center..frees up teh wings for teh faster guys..
Jesus JaB are you dyslexic or a cross between former Pakistan fast bowler Halfeez Handmissin and Kath Pettingill...get you bloody "h's" etc in order son....:p:thumbsu:
 

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Robinson kick's inside 50 was perfectly weighted to draw Hampson to the ball and allow him to run into the gap to mark. Guess who Bruce McAvaney criticised after Robinson made the right call and didn't kick to a two/three on one contest.

Pathetic that McAvaney is still calling with Commetti. The other flog called Gibbs Jamison after he showed good desperation and smothered Breust's snap from the pocket. Jamison was off the ground due to injury.
 
Walker was absolutely flying in the pre-season. I had never seen a player perform cleaner and sharper than what Walker had on show.
All that is but a distant memory now. The boys were pushed very hard through blocks of time and I wouldn't be surprised for a thorough review of the training process at years end.
Not saying it was wrong but it was noticeably different to the year prior.
been some bad blood between Ratts and Tex lately
 
Everyone's saying play the kids, which is fair enough, if they're ready. Bootsma was just plain embarrising on Friday. He needs time in the two's to develope. No point rushing ion kids when they're clearly not up to it...yet

And yet he played well against the Cats and the Dees. Nobody expects the kids to play well every game, but they need to play some games.
 
This may be true, but he will be a better player for the experience.
Perhaps I'm expecting too much, but to say he played well against Geelong is simply wrong. 7 disposals and a number of goals kicked on him...And against the dees, the onlt thing of note was a bump on Green.
 

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Well its time to forget the Hawks game and cross our fingers for tonight. .. I'll be there, taking the new GF for her first Carlton game, second game ever, so hopefully the boys don't dissapoint too much ;)

So one final vent for last week:

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Perhaps I'm expecting too much, but to say he played well against Geelong is simply wrong. 7 disposals and a number of goals kicked on him...And against the dees, the onlt thing of note was a bump on Green.
Champ, I never said he played well. I said he would be a better player fir the experience of playing against a quality side.
 
Well its time to forget the Hawks game and cross our fingers for tonight. .. I'll be there, taking the new GF for her first Carlton game, second game ever, so hopefully the boys don't dissapoint too much ;)

So one final vent for last week:

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Classic !!!!!!!!!!!
 

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