Preview Round 7: Essendon vs Carlton, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sunday 02/05/2021 @ 3:20 PM AEST

[Darealrath]

Can't wait... I love it when Essendon get brought down to earth

Brought down to Earth: A History of the Carlton Football Club 2002 - 2133.

 

[Mikevk123]

Farkkk Carlton

 

[coastalpipeline]

Can't wait... I love it when Essendon get brought down to earth

This maybe Betts retirement match.
Hope we send him on his way with a good ass kicking!

 

[coastalpipeline]

You know the club better than me so I will defer to your better judgment, but from an outsider I haven't seen anything about a rebuild and thought you just had young players because a lot of your better players wanted to leave the club.

Doesn't seem like a purposeful rebuild

I still believe in all the hype of Eddie Betts. Great player, magician on the field and a real lose for the Crows who seem to be struggling without him. Is he still on your list? That helps us towards a win.

 

[Ati Tude]

This maybe Betts retirement match.
Hope we send him on his way with a good ass kicking!

Bring Fletch back to play on him...

Would never write Betts off. He has had opportunities in games but not converted of late. May well find the middle of the sticks against us.

 

[andleanback]

Can't wait... I love it when Essendon get brought down to earth

Down to earth? We know exactly where we are, result on sunday either way means little to the path this team is on.

 

[coastalpipeline]

We beat them last year. Not feeling confident next week though.

As for this week, we're turnover merchants at present, insist on randomly bombing into F50, and maintaining a man on man defence without a loose back. Confidence looks shot for us and something just isnt right. You guys should win.

That said, if 45 years of us vs you guys has taught me anything, its that form and ladder position is irrelevant when we play. Don't know why, but when we play it's just always so unpredictable. Could go either way.

Except for the time when it was the Bryce Gibbs Cup. It was some excellent tanking/ cheating/ non-winning mentality right there that scored youse the draw. Congrats, he was a real winner, I mean loser, I mean drawerer....¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[84859300]

This maybe Betts retirement match.
Hope we send him on his way with a good ass kicking!

He still has the potentail for 5 kicks and 5 goals in him - just like Walla last week

 

[Hird05]

We beat them last year. Not feeling confident next week though.

As for this week, we're turnover merchants at present, insist on randomly bombing into F50, and maintaining a man on man defence without a loose back. Confidence looks shot for us and something just isnt right. You guys should win.

That said, if 45 years of us vs you guys has taught me anything, its that form and ladder position is irrelevant when we play. Don't know why, but when we play it's just always so unpredictable. Could go either way.

Was more a reflection on the dogs but yeah.

I reckon it's gunna be one if those close ugly ones again.

Should be good learnings had by all. The Woosha cup.

 

[vass44]

Should be a close game I hope - as long as we win! I’m hearing there will be a few changes this week through a decent source Jimmy Stewart is apparently in the mix- that would be huge! Could see a team like;-

Francis Stewart Laverde
Redman Ridley Hind
Heppell McGrath Cox
Langford Stringer Smith
Jones Hooker Tippa

2LP Parish Merrett

Guelfi Ham Snelling Bryan
Perkins


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[coastalpipeline]

He still has the potentail for 5 kicks and 5 goals in him - just like Walla last week

So do you if you made the Carlton list.
* Carlton!

 

[Keystone agony]

Id be tipping Carlton but were certainly a chance i just feel Carlton being pumped in the media and us coming off quite a big win will be hard for a young side to back up. Want to be proven wrong

In: Bryan, Ridley and Waterman
Out: Phillips, Francis and H.Jones

Thats what id like to see. Zacka remains sub. Got a good run last week

Stewart needs some game time in the VFL. Give Harry Jones a half/3 quarters in the VFL for some form/rest

If Francis is ok, i havnt heard anythinf then BZT can play VFL

 

[Megabattimus]

Id be tipping Carlton but were certainly a chance i just feel Carlton being pumped in the media and us coming off quite a big win will be hard for a young side to back up. Want to be proven wrong

In: Bryan, Ridley and Waterman
Out: Phillips, Francis and H.Jones

Thats what id like to see. Zacka remains sub. Got a good run last week

Stewart needs some game time in the VFL. Give Harry Jones a half/3 quarters in the VFL for some form/rest

If Francis is ok, i havnt heard anythinf then BZT can play VFL

No ******* way should we drop BZT this week. We're gonna need all the tall defenders we can get.

 

[andleanback]

Should be a close game I hope - as long as we win! I’m hearing there will be a few changes this week through a decent source Jimmy Stewart is apparently in the mix- that would be huge! Could see a team like;-

Francis Stewart Laverde
Redman Ridley Hind
Heppell McGrath Cox
Langford Stringer Smith
Jones Hooker Tippa

2LP Parish Merrett

Guelfi Ham Snelling Bryan
Perkins


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No way Stewart comes straight in off an 8 week hamstring, would be irresponsible

 

[BomberFan355]

A lot of pressure on Carlton, they should be winning this without much problem.

 

[MiguelM]

Early pressure the key. Set the tone for the game.

Blues have more at stake for this one. They lose and pressure starts building big time.

 

[Maxabillions]

We will win

 

[Its Manbearpig]

I like that selections have been consistently good so far. Don’t see many complaints on here like we used to (myself included)

 

[sameolds33]

We will win

I hope we win but have tipped Carlton in my tipping comp...we will have to stay focussed for 4 quarters to win. Can we do it, coming off the Anzac Day high?

 

[ghostdog]

No ******* way should we drop BZT this week. We're gonna need all the tall defenders we can get.

Thought BZT was quite reasonable last week, too. Did a couple of good things, no glaring errors that I recall, and in a high intensity game. I reckon the coaches would have been quietly pleased. It was a good game for his development. I'd actually be loathe to drop him this week.

 

[Maxabillions]

I hope we win but have tipped Carlton in my tipping comp...we will have to stay focussed for 4 quarters to win. Can we do it, coming off the Anzac Day high?

Yes

 

[sameolds33]

Thought BZT was quite reasonable last week, too. Did a couple of good things, no glaring errors that I recall, and in a high intensity game. I reckon the coaches would have been quietly pleased. It was a good game for his development. I'd actually be loathe to drop him this week.

Agree. Collingwood's second goal was a bit of a low light, I thought at the time but then saw a replay of the 93 prelim later in the week where the exact same thing happens to James Hird...

 

[sameolds33]

Yes

either way, whether we do it or not, there'll be learnings

 

[fishardansin]

You are familiar with Macca, yes? We cannot dare to predict we could possibly win because then we’ll be putting the online mozz on the team and we’ll definitely lose.

I personally think Macca18 was a little too optimistic there and could potentially lead to our downfall.

 

[Macca18]

I personally think Macca18 was a little too optimistic there and could potentially lead to our downfall.

Carlton by 66 points.