Preview Changes & Preview Thread for Round 16, 2025 vs Carlton

[Peninsula Boy]

I’m sorta all in for the 3 rucks actually

I want to see Ken and maybe Chad or someone look down the camera with a straight face and tell us how it’s a brave move but we believe it will work

Lets kick up the gaslighting a few gears on the home stretch of this long goodbye

If Hinkley did this, I'm sure no AFL media would even raise an eyebrow.
The lols would be intense.
More ruckery for longery.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

Ken is too stubborn to make any wholesale changes and “back” the players.

 

[all seeing eye]

Article suggesting Mead is dropped , Boak in and 2 rucks continued.

 

[Lefti93]

LORENZ????!

 

[pstew2dstew]

I'd prefer Boak over Mead tbh

 

[HHHAMMERtime]

Article suggesting Mead is dropped , Boak in and 2 rucks continued.

Mead out is excellent. Ideally I would have liked to see
Out: mead, sweet, finlayson, Burton, liddy
In: Lorenz, Evans, Jackson, Berry, Lord

Cant believe we are going back to the well with boak. Jackson and Lorenz have both looked like they might have something moving forward. Give them the game time. Boak is beyond it and moving backwards at alarming speed. Why IS HE BACK IN?!

Two rucks doesn’t work for our players, even blind Freddy can see it!

I don’t personally see it with Liddy, I know he’s only just come in but I see no traits to suggest he will be more than a C grade player at best. Berry is a better prospect.

Finlayson should never play again- I know Lord isn’t really better but he’s just a stop-gap until Luko is back. Finlayson attitude stinks and anyone saying it doesn’t affect us on game day is wrong

Evans > Burton is a no brainer too.

How hard is it.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Boak is a waste of time but if the choice is Boak vs Mead give me Boak any day.

 

[HHHAMMERtime]

Boak is a waste of time but if the choice is Boak vs Mead give me Boak any day.

Why does it have to be between those two for f*** sake. Lorenz and Jackson both more than capable and as usual seem to have been put in the never again basket for no reason whatsoever

 

[davesnothere]

The depths of despair. The Carlton board is a good read.

The same sense of helplessness.

 

[Grave Danger]

"It's a damn tough competition. You don't get to do it perfectly all the time."

'Do your job': Hinkley's advice to under-fire Voss ahead of crucial clash

Ken Hinkley says he has sympathy for Blues coach Michael Voss as the former Power assistant coach faces heat over his underperforming team.

www.abc.net.au

 

[simba_]

yay Thursday Night Bokey

 

[RossFC]

It tells you how bad Lord is and how soft Finlayson is when the club thinks they can get more out of a 2nd ruck that does nothing forward but at least gives a chop out in the ruck.

 

[TazD]

BOAK2TURNOVER

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Why does it have to be between those two for f*** sake. Lorenz and Jackson both more than capable and as usual seem to have been put in the never again basket for no reason whatsoever

I agree with you, it shouldn't be a binary choice. But in this case I suspect it is. Mead or Boak. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[davesnothere]

It tells you how bad Lord is and how soft Finlayson is when the club thinks they can get more out of a 2nd ruck that does nothing forward but at least gives a chop out in the ruck.

That’s where we are at. Selling 2 rucks rather than admitting an inanimate log is a better option than our recognised tall options.

 

[Addy23]

Mead out is excellent. Ideally I would have liked to see
Out: mead, sweet, finlayson, Burton, liddy
In: Lorenz, Evans, Jackson, Berry, Lord

Cant believe we are going back to the well with boak. Jackson and Lorenz have both looked like they might have something moving forward. Give them the game time. Boak is beyond it and moving backwards at alarming speed. Why IS HE BACK IN?!

Two rucks doesn’t work for our players, even blind Freddy can see it!

I don’t personally see it with Liddy, I know he’s only just come in but I see no traits to suggest he will be more than a C grade player at best. Berry is a better prospect.

Finlayson should never play again- I know Lord isn’t really better but he’s just a stop-gap until Luko is back. Finlayson attitude stinks and anyone saying it doesn’t affect us on game day is wrong

Evans > Burton is a no brainer too.

How hard is it.

Out: mead, Burton, finlayson, DBJ, Drew
In: Lorenz, Lai, Aliir, Berry, Jackson

Only keeping Sweet because Finlayson is worse than trash atm and Lord is even worse than that. When Luko is fit I swap Sweet out for him. Drew out is contentious, I wouldn't have made that call if we were in the finals race still. But I think we need to light a rocket up his backside. Give Liddy 2 more games whilst Drew gets going at SANFL level then do the swap.

FB: BZT, Esava, Jones
CHB: Rozee, Aliir, Sinn
C: Moraes, Bergman, Lorenz
CHF: Berry, Sweet, Richards
FF: Rioli, Georgiades, SPP
R: Visentini, Butters, Jackson
I/C: Boak, Jackson, Lai, Liddy

 

[Schulzenfest]

Why does it have to be between those two for f*** sake. Lorenz and Jackson both more than capable and as usual seem to have been put in the never again basket for no reason whatsoever

Lorenz is a teenager, Jackson got dropped for one week after a two possession game. Overreaction much?

I like Lorenz but honestly I'm not convinced Jackson has it in him to be anything more than Mead anyway.

 

[HHHAMMERtime]

Lorenz is a teenager, Jackson got dropped for one week after a two possession game. Overreaction much?

I like Lorenz but honestly I'm not convinced Jackson has it in him to be anything more than Mead anyway.

I’d much rather see them have a proper crack at it than see boak spud up again.

 

[klem22]

I'd prefer Boak over Mead tbh

Boak needs to move on his career is over give the younger players a spot.

 

[PortAdelFC1997]

I don’t personally see it with Liddy, I know he’s only just come in but I see no traits to suggest he will be more than a C grade player at best. Berry is a better prospect.

Worst case with Liddy is that he will be a stop gap until Berry etc. has some time to add size and develop.

 

[gbear]

Will still lose, so personnel changes won’t matter. Season is cooked.

 

[Kes1984]

We’re all magpies on the same side this week! Get it done please!!

 

[theouthouse]

Kennys era is shot, play Boak, Soldo, Finlayson or anyone else up for trade or out of contract.

 

[Nelso]

In Allir, Boak, Evans, Jackson

Out Mead, Finlayson, Moraes, Burton