...and we all know how those sorts of games work out for us.

The massive game was Melbourne we are just making the numbers up now

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I agree to an extent. We will need to get 1 of the Geelong or Hawthorn games to make up for the Melbourne loss but we must win our next 2. 5 / 5 is non-negotiable and certaintly not out of our reach or control! From there we are back in the hunt. Drop 1 of the next 2 and it's over.

We still have Cats twice hawks Freo Sydney and the Pies again with only 14 rounds left thats 6 losses even if we win the rest that gives us 11 wins that wont cut it for the 8
Season ended the Melbourne game

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Only ever go the members at the G with mates.

Taking the family in so want to try the Southern stand for their first experience.

I dont get how ticketing works best at the G. It is a Category C game.

Turn up for GA tickets and sit anywhere? or book reserved seating?

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Cat C essentially implies you'll have seagulls for seating company.

Rock up, get a GA ticket, sit where you want.

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HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

what odds will you offer that we lose those 6 games?

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Thanks Rhino

I'd be surprised if there's 30000 turn up at that time slot.

Should be a lot of space

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If it is to be it is up to the.

Doesnt look likely despite me thinking it will be a much more even year this year and maybe 11 will cut it.

We screwed up another year with that miserable start by our half hearted peanuts.

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I think we play ES better than the MCG atm

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T E A M

What odds would you give me that they will win one of them

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It's never as good as it looks and it's never as bad as it seems.

That clears things.

Carrazzo Waite Bell in

Robinson out.

Who else?

We need speed and we get that with Waite- Henderson combo.

Is Carrazzo and Bell an upgrade for 2 medium size players....midfielders.

I'd keep Garlett Docherty Armfield. I like their speed.
They get to contests....and they break lines.

Tuohy isn't in form, Maclean is another who is disposable and only recently broke back into the team.
Hard decision. Even harder when Judd Curnow come back in.

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For anyone on the MCC waiting list, this is one of the games that you can buy visitor passes for.

As an aside, thought this game was Saturday, had promised to take the kids. Just found out it's Sunday and can't attend. Had a look through our fixture for the remainder of the year.....sooooooooooo not family friendly.

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..hope knockers is well rested cos sauce is going to run him off his feet..

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On form Ellard and Garlett will be lucky to play this week. Garlett woeful most of year, his non competitive attitude doesn't help. Ellard is a depth player at best, others have earned a chance so he needs to make way.

Outs: Robbo, Garlett, Ellard
Ins: Waite, Carrazzo, Graham

i remember the first quarter last year... as another poster said Jammo was getting killed but from what I recall he had a tough gig with walker leading into heaps of space and mids having time to hit him on the lead. Hopefully their mids will have less time and jammo will have some help.
I would play Judd too, assuming he is 100%. (Judd for Mclean)
But overall I hope we can keep a fast team. We did well last week with fast movement - still made plenty of mistakes but appeared to have more plusses. I know the crows can make us pay more for mistakes than the saints did but I think we should preserver as over the past 4 years the fast game appears to suit us better than the chip game.
Waite in. Robbo out
Not sure about carrots - doesn't appear to be travelling as well as he was. The only thing about Ellard is that he tends to kick goals (and try his guts out) and perhaps for that reason swap Carrots for Tuohy?

Will be in NZ, following the game with the whingers & hand wringers in the match discussion thread

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GA should be fine,
but given that this game looks like it will be poorly attended, it's the MCG so they might shut off certain sections in the top level, so if you're planning GA it's probably still a good idea to arrive in good time in case they crowd all the GA tickets into limited bays.

Hopefully there will be more Blues supporters than Crows!