Autopsy Round 14 vs Carlton Blues @ Melbourne Cricket Ground - 18/06/23 - 1:10pm

[Big Red Machine]

But first... a harrowing bye week that no one enjoys.



We've got a 15 day break between games, So lets rock back and forth in the corner while we wait for Suns Footy to be back again

 

[GC2015]

Calling all members of our Vic Army...

 

[RowellAnderson12]

Gonna be a pretty strong squad for this game all refreshed to go.

Just can't keep giving the opposition a head start

 

[sunsofanarchy]

Danger game.

 

[CommittedSuns]

It’s a must win let’s be honest

 

[Iva Bigun]

Gonna be a pretty strong squad for this game all refreshed to go.

Just can't keep giving the opposition a head start

Is this at at Marvel Stadium? If so close the roof and turn on the heater

 

[kreglze]

Is this at at Marvel Stadium? If so close the roof and turn on the heater

This is our only game at the G.

Will be getting down for this one for sure.

 

[SandyToes]

Alex Davies aint Humphrey
Dew probably won't change a winning team but you wonder how long he gets
He gets his 10-15 possessions a game but you wonder whether he's really impacting

 

[KaySwizzle]

Alex Davies aint Humphrey
Dew probably won't change a winning team but you wonder how long he gets
He gets his 10-15 possessions a game but you wonder whether he's really impacting

He got better as the game went on, but boy he was frustrating early. Just too hesitant to release the ball and gets done for holding over and over.

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

Davies will get there imo. He is a good rotation long term but will never be a megastar.

 

[SandyToes]

Davies will get there imo. He is a good rotation long term but will never be a megastar.

True
I think there's a madness in professional sport where we discard perfectly serviceable players in the hope the next pick 12 will be Bontempelli
eg Fiorini will never be a star but he fills a role
Hopefully Davies can do the same

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

True
I think there's a madness in professional sport where we discard perfectly serviceable players in the hope the next pick 12 will be Bontempelli
eg Fiorini will never be a star but he fills a role
Hopefully Davies can do the same

You need these types otherwise the salary cap would explode. I do think soon our 5th and 6th string mids will be as good as some clubs 2-4th.

 

[RowellAnderson12]

He got better as the game went on, but boy he was frustrating early. Just too hesitant to release the ball and gets done for holding over and over.

Some would look at this trait as a negative but i think it's what the coaches want from our midfielders.

Anderson does it the most, holding onto the ball as long as he can so he can release to our player, Humphrey definitely doing it early which is amazing with his body strength.

I don't mind the holding the balls, yes its frustrating but its better than those blind snap kicks out of defence that happened early in the game.

Davies is definitely a slow grind, maybe if he could add more scoreboard and/or tackling pressure it may be worth it.

 

[RowellAnderson12]

Just looking at Alex Davies Stats, nice little pattern happening for his tackles

0,6,3,6,3,6,3,...6?

 

[Brenton87]

It’s a must win let’s be honest

I would consider all games as a must win. We've taken a couple of scalps in Crows and Bulldogs, we need to keep the momentum going.

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[Scotty_222]

I think I might go to this one

 

[The Kings Ransom]

The really tall and really athletic forwards tend to trouble us.

Again, win the middle and win the game.

 

[SandyToes]

The really tall and really athletic forwards tend to trouble us.

Again, win the middle and win the game.

I don't rate Carlton's midfield one bit
Of course they get the Carlton +50% Melbourne Media Mafia rating but they are average
They have Silvagni rotating through there (when he's picked) for God's sake
He's like a B grade version of Jack Bowes who couldn't get a gig with us anywhere

 

[The Kings Ransom]

I don't rate Carlton's midfield one bit
Of course they get the Carlton +50% Melbourne Media Mafia rating but they are average
They have Silvagni rotating through there (when he's picked) for God's sake
He's like a B grade version of Jack Bowes who couldn't get a gig with us anywhere

Yeah I saw a bit of their game this week.
Cerra was getting a bunch of it.. but just didn't look like he knew what to do when he did.

 

[RowellAnderson12]

I don't rate Carlton's midfield one bit
Of course they get the Carlton +50% Melbourne Media Mafia rating but they are average
They have Silvagni rotating through there (when he's picked) for God's sake
He's like a B grade version of Jack Bowes who couldn't get a gig with us anywhere

Their team is poo

Cripps - too slow, Rowell will carve him up
Cerra - the only ball user they like to give it to him but he doesnt have an elite kick
Walsh - Seagull to the max, absolutely no damage at all
Kennedy - Playing half back, playing full forward can't find a spot for this beast
Hewett - who knows?
E Curnow - literally why is he even playing these days?

Tag Saad with Holman and they are toast

 

[KaySwizzle]

Their team is poo

Cripps - too slow, Rowell will carve him up
Cerra - the only ball user they like to give it to him but he doesnt have an elite kick
Walsh - Seagull to the max, absolutely no damage at all
Kennedy - Playing half back, playing full forward can't find a spot for this beast
Hewett - who knows?
E Curnow - literally why is he even playing these days?

Tag Saad with Holman and they are toast

It comes down to their forwards too. Wouldn’t surprise me if Curnow and MacKay kicked real straight against us for the first time all season.

Their midfield is ok, but down on form. We may have an edge with contested ball, but could get hurt on the outside. MCG is a big ground and we don’t like to play wingers who can cover the ground.

It’s certainly no walkover. Carlton should be playing better than they are, and we can’t give them a reason to play up.

 

[MarcLocksCrustySock]

Rowell, Anderson, Humphrey eat them for breakfast.

 

[The Kings Ransom]

It comes down to their forwards too. Wouldn’t surprise me if Curnow and MacKay kicked real straight against us for the first time all season.

Their midfield is ok, but down on form. We may have an edge with contested ball, but could get hurt on the outside. MCG is a big ground and we don’t like to play wingers who can cover the ground.

It’s certainly no walkover. Carlton should be playing better than they are, and we can’t give them a reason to play up.

Consider bringing Ellis back?
Probably played 75 or more games on the MCG.

Obviously can play the wing role.
Maybe farrar makes way?

Carlton don’t have many agile mid sized forwards.

 

[kreglze]

Ellis at his best is in our 22, but not sure who you drop for him and if he recaptures that form.

Atkins and Fiorini the likely players, but both looked good at different points last night.

Weller also could figure in team selection as well, a few selection headaches.

 

[Disambiguous]

It would be advantageous to have the experience of Ellis and Weller playing the wide wings of the MCG, exploiting the lack of Carlton's run.


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