Prediction Changes v Carlton Round 8

[Sentinel]

Apparently English isn't a certainty for Carlton

That's somewhat concerning if he's still having trouble with it.

 

[Northernsoul74]

That's somewhat concerning if he's still having trouble with it.

He’s had a number of concussions already and it was a big bit.

 

[Doggy]

Reading between the lines of the medical report, I don't think we'll rush English or VDM back.

I think Weightman's good game in the reserves is bad luck for West.

Wallis comes in as the Dunkley replacement in the midfield and adds more value than Hannan.

Schache goes out and Sweet comes itn for another crack.

JJ failed big time against top opposition. Don't want him racking up 20 against Carltank and getting back into Cruse mode. Butler or Hayes to come in.

Scott: inj/rest

Out: Johannisen, Schache, West, Hannan, Scott

In: Sweet, Wallis, Weightman, Hayes, Butler

B: Wood Keath Daniel
HB: Crozier Cordy Dale
C: Hunter Liberatore Smith
HF: Treloar Naughton Bontempelli
FF: McNeill Bruce Weightman
FOL: Martin Macrae Wallis

Int: Sweet Lipinski Butler Dureya
Sub:Hayes

Don't want to win?

 

[Mofra]

We should really give them a touch up at Marvel. Other than Mckay they dont have much up forward and they have been leaking goals left right and centre. If we are a premiership contender we should dispatch them by 6-10 goals

do Koning comes in this week. He's quality and we don't have a decent second KPD to take him

 

[SharkMeister4]

ill be annoyed in west gets dropped, he had an absolute stinker but hell be better off for it. if he pulls that off again then get the axe to re claim his spot

weightmans game looked nice in the vfl, id like to see him come in for jj. JJ is looking very lost and needs to find himself again. shache to come out for english, or if english isnt pulling up like some are saying then id like to see lewis young back in down back to provide some ruck support. if there is no english id like wally to come back in and play his marking role

so, in: weightman, young, english/wallis
out: jj, cordy, shache

 

[Sentinel]

He’s had a number of concussions already and it was a big bit.

Yep, which hopefully doesn't mean this one lingers or causes future problems.

 

[Mr. Walker]

Bring in Jordon Sweet at CHB to concuss Carlton’s most dangerous forward. For legal reasons, this is a joke.

Oh, now I get it. Sorry I thought “ Carlton” and “dangerous forward” was the joke part.

 

[Anja_Nees]

That's on the short side, these days, I reckon. And yes, some our best players are shorter. BTW, McRae, a midfielder, is 191 cm.

Yeah in the old days you could get away with a shorter player in defence (eg Kretiuk, or Campbell Brown) but that was when a lot of key forwards weren’t that tall. Guys like Lloyd and Fev were around the 190-192cm mark.

Key forwards are mostly around 200cm these days and mobile. Even though he’s still developing you can’t put a mid sized player on someone like English, and definitely not on guys like the Kings, Brown and Hawkins.

 

[Libba39]

Don't want to win?

Which bit exactly are you referring to?

 

[weltschmerz]

Oh, now I get it. Sorry I thought “ Carlton” and “dangerous forward” was the joke part.

Harry McKay can mess us up.

 

[Doggy]

Which bit exactly are you referring to?

Sweet, Wallis, Weightman, Hayes, Butler

That would get smacked

 

[DognBones]

Hearing English will miss this week as well, still has headaches. Sweet a must this week, really think not playing him last week hurt us…Wallis must come in as well IMO.

If English is indeed out, I agree regarding Sweet. Martin is showing signs of the demands of No 1 ruck catching up with him. He's going to need a lot of assistance to see the season out IMO.

 

[immortalmike]

Nope.

You implied the Bulldogs aren’t a good side because they didn’t adapt (and therefore lost).

No I didn't. I wrote that good teams adapt. I made no implications from there. You implied that the Bulldogs aren't a good side.

 

[Boristown]

No I didn't. I wrote that good teams adapt. I made no implications from there. You implied that the Bulldogs aren't a good side.

So did the Bulldogs adapt against Richmond or not?

 

[maddog37]

So did the Bulldogs adapt against Richmond or not?

Leave it. Going nowhere.

 

[immortalmike]

So did the Bulldogs adapt against Richmond or not?

That's up to interpretation.

 

[Boristown]

That's up to interpretation.

Well, what's your interpretation?

 

[Jeff 1975]

Seems we have gone back to our old ways

Please add a second tall to the backline

A second ruckman

And some leg speed to the back and front

Thank you

 

[immortalmike]

Well, what's your interpretation?

Can see both sides really. We have all the makings of an excellent side (except for a competent second key defender) but we still can't completely be trusted when things don't go our way.

So in answer. I have my reservations about our ability to adapt but will hold off anything definitive until I get more data.

This isn't about winning games by the by. It is more about the qualitative aspects within those games. For example the Brisbane win was by far a better win than the Gold Coast game in my opinion. Despite the scoreboard.

Overall all teams lose. Hopefully this week is a bounce back, something we've struggled with in recent years with losses at times compounding.

 

[CarnTheScray]

Richmond didn’t adapt against Sydney

Richmond confirmed bad side

 

[Libba39]

Sweet, Wallis, Weightman, Hayes, Butler

That would get smacked

We got smacked by Richmond. What are your suggestions?

 

[TedDougChris]

Can we stop being so bloody literal about every ****ing comment - it just pisses people off and drives them away from the board FFS............

 

[Doggy]

We got smacked by Richmond. What are your suggestions?

Not to get smacked by Carltank

 

[CarnTheScray]

do Koning comes in this week. He's quality and we don't have a decent second KPD to take him

Easton Wood is about 6’5” when his jumps does that count?

 

[Mofra]

Easton Wood is about 6’5” when his jumps does that count?

Unless we can tie de Koning's legs together I'd hope for someone a bit taller.