Preview Carlton's next 5 games!

[carlton09]

Melb (H) Port (A) Bris (H) Syd (H) WCE (H)

Not getting over confident but I'm licking my lips on this draw coming up!

A real big chance to cement a spot in the 4 in the next few weeks!

 

[happydude]

I dont want to get too over confident while we look much much better than last year and still have players to come in last year we where 7-4 then went on to win 4-7

 

[mediumsizered]

I think we should take it one cliche' at a time.

 

[HBF]

Sydney and West Coast both at Etihad Stadium won't be easy. Saying that though, if we want to finish top 4, these are the games that we just have to perform well in.

Lets just concentrate on getting the job done against Melbourne, and we'll worry about the following 4 weeks after that.

 

[Sin City]

We said this at about this time last year. It didn't work out so good. We're a hell of a lot more mature team this year but anything can happen in sport.

 

[blue gunslinger]

cannot take the foot off the pedal but really smash these games. Enough close contests-put them to the sword. What has me in 2 minds is do we blood a few new faces in these games or try to get the team settled? Will be interesting to see what the MC does.

 

[cfc4life]

Shouldnt really get ahead of ourselves. Can only really pencil in the brisbane and melbourne games. Port are a rabble but over in Adelaide who knows. and the sydney and wc games are 60/40 with the eagles being a real danger imo

 

[Sin City]

cannot take the foot off the pedal but really smash these games. Enough close contests-put them to the sword. What has me in 2 minds is do we blood a few new faces in these games or try to get the team settled? Will be interesting to see what the MC does.

They would've been decent chances to blood some new players as the Sub but Tuohy has gone back onto the rookie list and Kerr hasn't really put his hand up. Maybe McInnes could get a run at some stage, McCarthy probably hasn't quite done enough yet either.

 

[SurreyBlue]

Melbourne & Port should be wins but lets get over this week first, shall we!
Brisbane are a different side with Brown in. Sydney are Sydney and should never be taken lightly and WC are no easy beats and have KP forwards that could trouble us.
I wouldn't be over confident at all but certaintly if we want to finish top 4, I would be extremely disappointed with we dropped the first 2 or 3 at the very least.

 

[iRemember87]

On form we should win these, simple as that, but that can turn so easy, and in all these games we are now the hunted rather than being the hunters and that can be dangerous.

We need to focus week by week as a club but as supporters we can epect to win the games we should win and these 5 are those.

But if we are a true top 4 side we have to win these, and we should win these while building our percentage which will be important come the end of year.

Teams like Essendon over the next 4 weeks have the bye, Melb then Cats and Hawks, so hopefully they drop away, so for me the teams that will challenge us for top for are Hawks and possibly Freo just based on their home games in Perth.

Fingers crossed, but like others have said, just remember last year.

 

[Lukesta63]

One game at a time ,kids! Talk like this can bring us undone.
Lets remember Essendon have a huge %age due to GC ,and the filth is quite a way in front as well.It wouldnt hurt to narrow that gap a bit as well.
Otherwise it's about time we got nasty.

 

[michael69]

By the WCE game, or even the Sydney game, we should have Hendo, Houlihan, Bower, Curnow and even Kreuzer back in blue.

 

[Aphrodite]

Still early doors.

One week at a time & let's not get ahead of ourselves.

 

[blue gunslinger]

Still early doors.

One week at a time & let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Jim Morrison style?

 

[thylacine60]

One game at a time ,kids! Talk like this from the players can bring us undone.
Lets remember Essendon have a huge %age due to GC ,and the filth is quite a way in front as well.It wouldnt hurt to narrow that gap a bit as well.
Otherwise it's about time we got nasty.

efa. pretty sure...

 

[jj1978]

Vital we win them all... don't care if none of those teams are considered top 4 at the moment, but for us it's all about momentum! Winning 5 games in a row is enough to build up that bit of confidence I think we're still slightly lacking.... we get our tails up and start making the most of our chances that 5 in a row could be 6 then 7 etc and that's how a premier is born.

 

[Koutafidamedis]

F### the one week at a team bull.
That/s for the players. As a supporter I feel its part of my job to look ahead, get excited and pencil in some wins. And I've penciled in a minimum 5 of the next 6.

 

[thylacine60]

F### the one week at a team bull.
That/s for the players. As a supporter I feel its part of my job to look ahead, get excited and pencil in some wins. And I've penciled in a minimum 5 of the next 6.

I'm shotgun in this Caddy.

 

[Aphrodite]

Jim Morrison style?

Trust you.

 

[Poseidon]

Our mid-season last year was a shocker, lost plenty of games we were supposed to win. Not gonna get ahead of myself.

 

[Kaladin Stormblessed]

Yeah nah, one game at a time.

A similar thread on the Essendon board didn't quite go according to plan either:

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=818085

 

[zeeCFC]

We really did look tired after the St Kilda match, bye came round at a good time. I can probably see myself being disappointed if we drop one of those matches

I can't see why we play Sydney twice already, couldn't we swap that match with the Hawks?

 

[T2B_]

Otherwise it's about time we got nasty.

Agree, I think it's about time we really mercilessly destroy some lesser teams and show everyone what we're really about. I hope we don't just coast.

In saying that though, I'll be happy to just get the 4 points each game and no injuries if possible.

 

[thylacine60]

Are we arrogant yet?

 

[Aphrodite]

Are we arrogant yet?

Don't know about you, but I always have been.












Only joking.