Preview RND 1 - Carlton v Richmond Thurs March 18th 7.25pm AEDT @ MCG

[CarltonBlooz]

This might be controversial but id almost not tag Dusty in the middle. Feel like if he goes forward hes too dangerous and would prefer him play mid

He'll push forward regardless, highly unlikely he won't spend at least some time forward, especially if heaven forbid its close.

Imagine Teague will do the usual and see what's happening after the first quarter whether to send Ed to him or not.

 

[Aphrodite]

Terrible choice for a sub. Needs to be a runner. Or at very worst a utility like Kennedy.

I think Kennedy is playing in the Reserves.

 

[BlueJet]

That's all well and good, but the original comment was about going after Edwards.

Do you think it's ok for opposition players to make disrespectful comments about our club and have no repercussions?

If you wanna open your mouth and have a giggle about our club, then you'd better be ready to wear the consequences.

If our boys don't remonstrate with him, then we'll be unlikely to play finals because they have no pride in the jumper.

When Saints went after Murphy, who stuck up for him? I remember the response was pissweak.

It's what every other club and supporter base has come to expect from us. It's why Edwards felt comfortable saying what he did.

Enough, I say.

That's fine, I was across the original point - I just don't agree with it.
I think hurt feelings because someone thinks you're s**t just serves as a motivator to not be s**t, do you really think that Edwards didn't say it in part to draw a reaction?
Say one of our blokes comes out, lays out Edwards, would it suddenly alter the perception that we're a soft footy club?
I doubt it - consistently playing an uncompromising brand of footy that doesn't require extra motivation to have a meaningful crack does though which is what I was advocating for.

It's a simple concept, you don't let your mates go it alone, whether it be in footy or in life in general but no one would argue that our club has been great at looking after it's own and it must change.

 

[Arr0w]

Terrible choice for a sub. Needs to be a runner. Or at very worst a utility like Kennedy.

We are short and or underdone and or going in with injury concerns to talls

Omac has shown utility capabilities

While a runner is preferred, it is a sound strategy

 

[CarltonBlooz]

I think Kennedy is playing in the Reserves.

He is.

 

[thylacine60]

Hours - 2 - ffs.............

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Terrible choice for a sub. Needs to be a runner. Or at very worst a utility like Kennedy.

Maybe with 3 talls coming off injury (Harry, Levi, Weitering) it is the safest way to go this week.

 

[Stamos]

We are short and or underdone and or going in with injury concerns to talls

Omac has shown utility capabilities

While a runner is preferred, it is a sound strategy

If a small gets injured early we’re unbalanced

 

[Stamos]

Maybe with 3 talls coming off injury (Harry, Levi, Weitering) it is the safest way to go this week.

You can’t have a strategy of a few specific players getting injured.

 

[fnm_just a man]

We are short and or underdone and or going in with injury concerns to talls

Omac has shown utility capabilities

While a runner is preferred, it is a sound strategy

OMac is a very ordinary footballer at this level .. good luck to him and hope he plays a blinder if he comes on, but only a matter of time before Carlton fans turn on him if he gets a few senior games, imo. Take a good footballer any day over a player whose strength is ‘height’.

 

[Aphrodite]

He is. View attachment 1079932

I posted that pic before in the Carlton Reserves sub forum but didn't take much notice.

2nds - Carlton Reserves 2021

www.bigfooty.com

Thanks for that.

 

[spry]

From out of town. On honeymoon. Was hoping to get to the great northern to watch the game but is fully booked where’s the next best place?

 

[Just Kreuzing]

You can’t have a strategy of a few specific players getting injured.

Agree but this weeks circumstances might just require that.

If a small gets injured we basically play with 3 midfield rotations and rest our bigs/rucks on the bench instead of sending them forward to make us top heavy or unbalanced.

Strategy would basically revert to what the rules allowed prior to medical sub being available.

Let’s hope we don’t need to activate Oscar, we have enough injuries already.

 

[fnm_just a man]

From out of town. On honeymoon. Was hoping to get to the great northern to watch the game but is fully booked where’s the next best place?

The Rose in Fitzroy/Collingwood should have a bit of a vibe ... not quite as good as it was before the renos but still good.

 

[LanceRomance]

Looks like McDonald to be the medical sub for us tonight.

Why would you pick a tall as a sub?

 

[LanceRomance]

Surprised noone has brought up Cuninghams omission.

 

[I bleed Blue]

Cotchin out hey?

 

[bigblueboy]

Why would you pick a tall as a sub?

Because if one of our talls goes down, we are stuffed. We've picked endurance runners with our smalls, we are better covered in that area.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Oh my God, I just walked David Parkin going into the G, and he spoke to me with kindness (we'll be right and good luck he said to me)

We are talking about THE DAVID PARKIN here.

I was self-aware enough not to ask him for selfie or even take a photo of him, I know he values his privacy a lot, but even having him acknowledge and respond to me is one of the best moments of my life.

Btw you cannot buy footy records tonight with cash money it seems,but I don't care, I met and talked to elite Carlton loyalty, Parko, for the first time.

Btw Juddy and Bec just walked past me, Juddy with a Carlton Polo and Bec (boo) in Richmond gear.
I am honestly not joking either, these both happened in the past 10 mins as I head to the royal hotel to catch up with old friends (honestly)

I am not the type of person who takes celebs/private footy players photos without their permission, but both happened.

The only thing that can top this is if the real Elvis walked past me, crooning Blue Suede Shoes.

Bec as a Tiger fan, there is a great disturbance in the force.

 

[Zuribagger]

Bounce the ball already!

 

[My Hat]

The best utility in the selected side is probably JSOS, and he's been picked in a tall role. Suspect that if a small gets injured then the plan would be for Oscar to take the tall role and JSOS to switch to the small role.

Given that you can only have one emergency sub, it's the best way to cover all bases.

 

[LanceRomance]

Oh my God, I just walked David Parkin going into the G, and he spoke to me with kindness (we'll be right and good luck he said to me)

We are talking about THE DAVID PARKIN here.

I was self-aware enough not to ask him for selfie or even take a photo of him, I know he values his privacy a lot, but even having him acknowledge and respond to me is one of the best moments of my life.

Btw you cannot buy footy records tonight with cash money it seems,but I don't care, I met and talked to elite Carlton loyalty, Parko, for the first time.

Btw Juddy and Bec just walked past me, Juddy with a Carlton Polo and Bec (boo) in Richmond gear.
I am honestly not joking either, these both happened in the past 10 mins as I head to the royal hotel to catch up with old friends (honestly)

I am not the type of person who takes celebs/private footy players photos without their permission, but both happened.

The only thing that can top this is if the real Elvis walked past me, crooning Blue Suede Shoes.

Bec as a Tiger fan, there is a great disturbance in the force.

Did you get a good look At his vein?

 

[RAPPA]

Looks like Brooke has pulled Cotchin out of the game

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Just give us all ya got boys...
Crash and bash’em...
Take’em on...
Go the mighty baggers...

 

[F_therest]

You can’t have a strategy of a few specific players getting injured.

The sub can literally only be used if a player gets injured mid-game and the ones coming into the game under some injury cloud are mainly talls and Omac can cover every one of them to a degree...there's noting wrong with that strategy.