The Scent of Blue Fear!

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Herald Sun article.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...gh-house-tactics/story-e6frf9ix-1225877659832

NORTH Melbourne captain Brent "Boomer" Harvey has sent a blunt warning to Carlton ahead of tomorrow night's Etihad Stadium clash - intimidate us at your peril.
The Blues last week effectively singled out Melbourne pair Aaron Davey and Jack Watts for physical treatment, but Harvey said the young Kangaroos were ready should there be a repeat of the roughhouse tactics.

"I reckon I have copped a fair bit of it over my career," he said.

"When players get into you, you like to show them up a little bit. You might work harder because they are hitting into you. It might come back to bite them on the backside a bit."
Harvey acknowledged the Roos did not handle physical pressure in their 104-point loss to St Kilda in Round 2, but had learned from it.
"I've got some fantastic teammates, so I don't worry about that sort of stuff," he said.

"We probably didn't fly the flag enough against St Kilda when I probably got targeted.
"We have addressed that and I am sure the boys will back me and whoever else might cop some attention," Harvey said.

"We have got some big bodies down here, so I am very comfortable with my surroundings."

Harvey said he usually gets Blues tagger Aaron Joseph, while Daniel Wells has Andrew Carrazzo, but added that North was preparing for every eventuality.

The Kangaroos have studied how Geelong and St Kilda protect their onballers as well as assist their run-with players.

"With that St Kilda game, a few things happened off the ball," Harvey said.

"I probably expected (a bit more support) without saying too much to the boys.

"It didn't happen, but we have addressed it internally. I can promise you it has not been an issue since then."

The 290-game veteran said the Kangaroos were excited to play in their only Friday night match of the season, which coincides with the club's 25-year link to what is now the game's most popular timeslot........

This article seems to me to be a nice little reverse psychology coming from a little man who can't stand the heat in the kitchen. I remember Harvey's mates when we were at our lowest last decade not having problems roughing us up at any chance and now it seems like he's trying to alert the media and AFL that we may play unsociable football against his mob. So Davey had a little sooky wooky.... and now Harvery's got some skids in his jocks in fear we'll be after him.

I hope Joseph/Armfield keep him possessionless and make him have a cry after the game...
 

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Lets just hope that the Roos are so focussed on whether or not they are being intimidated that they forget, yet again, how to stop a score and how to hit the scorebaord themselves.

Their last two wins vs Lions and Crows, both rubbish over here, they nearly couhged up 7 goal leads in the final Q.

If we are ahead at 3/4 time we should be able to steam roll them.

I wonder if Judd will come out and suggest if Thompson tries to rough up O'hAilpin then we will "fly the flag". :cool:

......not that we'll need to. Actually Waite is the one I'd be worried about. Much more likely to lose his cool and hit someone these days.

With Robbo, Waite and Setanta down there Thompson might bite off more than he can chew.
 

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The outcome of this game for North rests solely on Harveys shoulders IMO. If he has a blinder against us North are a decent chance of winning and We should not under estimate them. I hope AJ gets him and shuts him down as i am confident we can beat them if Harvey is kept quiet.
 

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The outcome of this game for North rests solely on Harveys shoulders IMO. If he has a blinder against us North are a decent chance of winning and We should not under estimate them. I hope AJ gets him and shuts him down as i am confident we can beat them if Harvey is kept quiet.
Good observation.

Boomer averages 31 touches in his last 3 games v Carlton.

I think our smalls will be Carltons main worry.
 
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Does anyone else think Brent Harvey is a wan*er?

I have never heard a player talk themselves up so much...

I hope we smash them.
Yeah, nah - captain of the club, best player, massive Friday night game which the Kangas are hoping can become a regular fixture. Just trying to promote the game and build it up, IMO.

Just be thankful his brother wasn't even a quarter as good as him - that muppet sure had a mouth on him for someone so soft, so insignificant and so worthless as a footballer.
 

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Good to see that we have kept ourselves out of the media, North do have a good young team though, this game is not going to be easy.
 

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Good observation.

Boomer averages 31 touches in his last 3 games v Carlton.

I think our smalls will be Carltons main worry.
I think we handle small forwards pretty well with out full side in.

Big forwards and midfielders pushing forwards tend to be our issue.

AJ and Armfield (if selected) are both outstanding small defenders, while Carrazzo is having a good year, Anderson is better suited to smalls, and even Jamison can play on smalls, most notably beating Medhurst regularly. Walker, Russell, Browne.........smalls we can cover.

If North want to strecth us they'll put Hale and Henderson in the square and hope on of them has a good night. Petrie is a huge loss on this score.

I guess the bigger question is, how will North cope with our smalls?

Even if Yarran doesn't come in I think most teams would struggle to hold Betts, Garlett and Houlihan.
 

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Danger game for us, would be nice to win three in a row, but as has been the case this year it never happens.
 
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Contacted today Harvey spoke at length about the desire he still has for the ultimate success.

"Yes, I still want to kick goal of the year," he said, "and hopefully, I'll be able to kick one out of my arse sooner or later. I've been practising with ping-pong balls in a wind-tunnel."

"Does anyone remember that one I kicked where I ignored team-mates in the clear and evaded an opponent and set sail from fifty? Well, just imagine me launching one out of my arse from sixty. It's going to shit all over that."
 

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LMAO at Sin...I have no idea about that comment either:confused:

Good observation on our forwards...can't wait to see Thompson fly the flag against Sentanta, Robbo or Waite :cool:

Also, Harvey's a gun, would love him in our team, gotta respect the man for all his achieved in the game, but he can't seriously think that we employed ''rough up tactics'' against melbourne????

I think Brisbane in their golden years were the ''rough up kings'', which included your thug of a coach Scott! So take a look in your own backyard before you start worrying about our so called ''rough up tactics''.
 

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Actually Waite is the one I'd be worried about. Much more likely to lose his cool and hit someone these days.

With Robbo, Waite and Setanta down there Thompson might bite off more than he can chew.
Thats exactly what I first thought when I read this article. If they try to rough up our boys I think Waite will definatly get involved....just hope he doesn't lose his cool and cost himself another few weeks in the 2's due to suspension.

Though as you said, Robbo, Waite and Setanta might get into a few scrags if it turns into that kind of game.
 
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LMAO at Sin...I have no idea about that comment either:confused:
The North visitor is this thread claimed on the North board that only 8 Carlton players would make it into North's 22. One Carlton poster was red carded in that thread, and a newb has commented on it here.

1+1= ... errr ... 3
 

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The North visitor is this thread claimed on the North board that only 8 Carlton players would make it into North's 22. One Carlton poster was red carded in that thread, and a newb has commented on it here.

1+1= ... errr ... 3
Wow, maybe North are much better than they seem. If only 8 players of a team who are 5th on the ladder could represent a combined team with the 12th placed team, North must have a lot more talent than we have given them credit for. I guess it is just determination, hardness at the ball, helping their mates out, and luck, that are holding them back then.

Which 8 players by the way? Did Judd get a gig?
 
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Wow, maybe North are much better than they seem. If only 8 players of a team who are 5th on the ladder could represent a combined team with the 12th placed team, North must have a lot more talent than we have given them credit for. I guess it is just determination, hardness at the ball, helping their mates out, and luck, that are holding them back then.

Which 8 players by the way? Did Judd get a gig?
IIRC it was Walker, Russell, Murphy, Gibbs, Judd, Simpson, Kreuzer and Betts.

We have the top end talent but no depth I believe.
 

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I would be pinning what Harvey said on the wall and reminding our players about our poor record against them and also that we haven't won three in a row for a while.

Complancency can beat us, so as a group we have to be hard at it from the start, they will give everything in this one. Due to the 25 years thing Friday night football and underdog status. Bower, Armfield and Hendorson or Yarran if fit to come in.
 

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IIRC it was Walker, Russell, Murphy, Gibbs, Judd, Simpson, Kreuzer and Betts.

We have the top end talent but no depth I believe.
Nice, no depth. North on the other hand, well their list is brimming with depth. Any team that plays David Hale must really have a lot of depth. Tried to find the thread but it does not seem to be there but it would be interesting to see the insightful justifications for the selection of that combined team. Kind of like the ramblings of mad-men before feeding time at the asylum.
 

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I love when this gets dragged out. Not sure if you were the first but I pissed myself the first time I saw it. Nothing more appropriate when used in the correct context. Still makes me laugh.:D:thumbsu:

Anyway back to the thread. Think harvey had a pretty good game against us last time matched against Joseph who I think he ran ragged.
I know AJ has the speed but if he doesn't have the tank we need someone who does. Harvey needs to be shut down. Definately a key indicator of how they will go.
 

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Just the usual hot air from Diver Harvey. Fact is the Dees were the initiators of the aggro last week, and when we returned fire they didn't like it. If North want to try to physically intimidate our talent they'll regret it just like the Dees did. BTW I'm sure AJ's looking forward to playing on Harvey.

:)
 
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