Preview Changes v Carlton [Good Friday Superclash]

[Karanicolas]

Let's really play with their minds and put McKercher on Curnow and LMac on McKay. That'll confuse them

It would work if it was the other McKay!!

 

[goalieboy82]

Coach Sissy Rose (my Little dachsador girl)

barks the following...

 

[goalieboy82]

Coach Sissy Rose (my Little dachsador girl)

barks the following...

she also barks...WIN IT FOR COACH SCAMPER!!!!!

 

[gokangas]

Why no team announcement yet?

 

[Sphynx]

Why no team announcement yet?

Friday night games teams are still announced Thursday.

Assume it will still be the same with the 4:00pm kick off.

 

[giantroo]

Elijah Hollands will debut for the Blues.

 

[Hojuman]

Elijah Hollands will debut for the Blues.

Be funny if he does " a hammy " at a light training session today.

 

[My Left Foote]

Be funny if he does " a hammy " at a light training session today.

You should bookmark this post Hojuman just in case…

 

[Hojuman]

You should bookmark this post Hojuman just in case…

Have to remember which thread too. Batting @100% so far

 

[My Left Foote]

Have to remember which thread too. Batting @100% so far

Yeah I can't be doing your admin, wasted hours yesterday trying to find your Cooper post, I knew it was a reply to one of my posts but still took me ages to find it.

 

[Reagan Smash]

NORTH MELBOURNE v CARLTON


Friday March 29, 4:20pm at Marvel Stadium


How to watch on Fox Footy: From 3:30pm on Channel 504 with host Garry Lyon plus Jonathan Brown, Nathan Buckley, Jordan Lewis

Jordan Lewis

Age

38

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.5

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

5.5

5star

T

2.7

4star

MG

310.5

4star

No current season stats available

D

15.0

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

8.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.8

5star

and Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson

Age

47

Ht

182cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

14.1

5star

HB

5.6

4star

M

5.9

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

12.8

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

2.6

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.6

3star

, with Jon Ralph in the newsroom


Kangaroos’ burning question: Do the Kangaroos beat the Blues if they put in a four-quarter effort?


In a first half last weekend that filled the Kangaroos with plenty of hope, Alistair Clarkson’s ‘Northball’ style seemingly has the potential to break teams wide open at the flick of a switch. While we know their flair didn’t stay for the full match, the likes of Colby McKercher, Harry Sheezel, Tom Powell, Bailey Scott

8

Bailey Scott

Age

23

Ht

186cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

4.9

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.5

3star

MG

155.6

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.8

3star

MG

114.8

2star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.2

3star

MG

171.6

3star

and Luke Davies-Uniacke

9

Luke Davies-uniacke

Age

24

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.1

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

2.0

4star

D

7.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

2star

CL

2.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

CL

1.2

4star

were firing on all cylinders to a point where Fremantle looked in disarray. Fox Footy’s own Garry Lyon spoke highly of the style of football Clarkson has implemented on the young group.


“From the game styles on the weekend, North were playing the modern sort of footy that stacks up,” Lyon said on On the Couch.


“We saw a Clarkson team come out and play a (stack) of this young talent, play the exciting modern-day brand.”


Their Good Friday matchup against the Blues last year showed promise also, with inaccurate goalkicking (11.18) in a 23-point loss costing them a shot at an upset after leading at half time. While it remains to be seen who the Kangaroos will beat when they play a full four quarters of their best football, the men from Arden St will be optimistic that they can catch out a solid Carlton outfit fresh off their bye.


Blues’ burning question: Can the Blues keep the young Kangaroos at bay in the first half?


After a sluggish start to both their Opening Round and Round 1 win over Brisbane and Richmond respectively, the Blues now face the challenge of holding off an energetic, young Kangaroos list from the first bounce on Friday. Having conceded an average of six goals in their opening quarters this season, it is essential the Blues nullify ‘Northball’ in a way they haven’t yet been able to do yet early in games.


It’s especially important when you consider last year’s Good Friday game, where the then-unbeaten Blues actually trailed at halftime, before surging in the third term on route to a closer-than-expected win.


Matchups on young guns Harry Sheezel and Colby McKercher will be sure to draw attention, with the option of deploying a defensive forward on the distributors across half-back not out of the question for Michael Voss. With Carlton’s last six wins all being by six points or less, the Good Friday clash is shaping up as a positive opportunity to break that streak – only if they can keep the Kangas at bay.

 

[giantroo]

 

[giantroo]

 

[Sphynx]

Yuck.

Again, a cross for Clarko at this point, he's giving journeyman and spuds way too much rope.

CCJ has had ample opportunity to "consildate" his spot.

He's had multiple 3-4 game blocks over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Chadwiko]

Yuck.

Again, a cross for Clarko at this point, he's giving journeyman and spuds way too much rope.

CCJ has had ample opportunity to "consildate" his spot.

He's had multiple 3-4 game blocks over the last 2 seasons.

Sellers wouldn't really be a CCJ replacement though. Sellers would be coming in for a Zurhaar or Duursma or Stephenson, probably.

I still want to believe there's a chance we see a Greenwood come in for CCJ this week, perhaps.

 

[Sphynx]

Sellers wouldn't really be a CCJ replacement though. Sellers would be coming in for a Zurhaar or Duursma or Stephenson, probably.

I still want to believe there's a chance we see a Greenwood come in for CCJ this week, perhaps.

There's that bloke called Charlie Comben.

There's no written rule that says you can't move a player from forward to back again.

He's not going to self combust.

 

[ansonholt]

It’s almost as good as we can field, but I’d make the following changes:

B: McDonald Corr Dawson
HB: Fisher Pink Sheezel
C: McKercher LDU Scott
HF: Simpkin Sellers Duursma
F: Ford Larkey Zurhaar

R:Xerri Powell Wardlaw

I:Shiels Lazzaro Curtis Greenwood

S:Stephenson

Philips in for Lazzaro for me and Stephenson stays, with Greenwood as sub. Otherwise I like it, including Shiels. That centreline is as good as we have fielded in years.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Hojuman]

Yuck.

Again, a cross for Clarko at this point, he's giving journeyman and spuds way too much rope.

CCJ has had ample opportunity to "consildate" his spot.

He's had multiple 3-4 game blocks over the last 2 seasons.

And he'll spud it up again. McGovern, Weitering, some other no-name Kerridge worthy dude running off him ........confident h'ell get nowhere near it.

 

[Chadwiko]

There's that bloke called Charlie Comben.

There's no written rule that says you can't move a player from forward to back again.

He's not going to self combust.

It would be detrimental to Comben's development.

The decision has been made to develop him into a defender, and he'll need to stay there. He hasn't been training with the forwards this year/preseason, doesn't have familiarity with the rotations and game plan.

 

[Waynesworld]

Anybody comes in for Stephenson, he is a momentum killer.

 

[Possession]

Not surprised that Sellers won't be in just quite yet. If he kicks another bag this weekend you'd have to imagine that the door will be off the hinges though.

Greenwood for CCJ? Stephenson sub?

 

[giantroo]

 

[Possession]

So much better than last year's.

 

[Chadwiko]

So much better than last year's.

That's a very low bar though, to be clear.