Mrs Blue and I do not get to see many Carlton games live so we are excited about going to Perth for this game. We have a party of 5 going to the game as well as the pre-game function with Robert Wiley and Peter Bosustow as guest speakers.

A warning to anyone who intends placing a bet on the game. I appear to jinx the side whenever I see Carlton play live. Here is my track record in games attended since around 1991........

1990s (approx. 1991/2) Carlton v Essendon* @ Waverley Park – we lost by less than a goal.

2003 Carlton V Indigenous All Stars @ Marrara in Darwin – got flogged -lost 19.16 to 8.9

2007 Round 19 Port Adelaide v Carlton @ AAMI – we lost 116 to 93

2007 Round 20 Carlton v Essendon* @ MCG – we lost 16.10 to 16.12

2009 Round 7 Carlton v Fremantle @ Carrara - we lost by 7 points

2011 Round 23 Carlton v St Kilda @ MCG – we lost by 20 points

Given that it usually costs me at least $2K each time I travel interstate for a game, maybe it would be a prudent investment for the club could sponsor me to stay away

( BTW any TC'ers going to the pre-match function?)

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Agree Rhino. As I said in an earlier post, the mindset here seems to be that if we lose, then it's because the players who weren't in the team should've been. It gets a bit ridiculous when you've lost three in a row.

Jamo and hendo have beaten better players this year

2 goals 26 possessions!

warnock to tag the shite out of cox around the ground and beat him with the taps. BAM game over

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OUT: Kreuzer inj Davies inj Buckley omit

IN: Warnock White Ellard

I would drop Simmo for Bell, but I don't think MM has forgotten Simmo's role as captain of the Kangas vs Ireland in Ireland 2 years ago....living in the past. Bell has grunt and speed and seems more accurate by foot than Simmo...and I know Bell needs to improve his accuracy by foot.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Don't think you've raised this enough.

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HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

..i wouldn't drop handshakes either.. ..he's actually more likely to be shown up for lack of pace on a ground like docklands/scg, but the bigger grounds like mcg/subi suit him better.. ..and he's a smart football player, we need as many guys with a real understanding of the game to be playing, instead of athletes and foreign sport recruits, which we have too many of on our list to the ratio of smart footballers..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

Have a guess which team is last in Free Kicks for this year??

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T E A M

Tuesday is reset day. Back to square one, with hope we can win.

We're not....are we?

Someone has to be.....................................................treated unfairly by the umps

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

No Embley and Waters for them.
Nicoski, Wellingham and Nic Nat still out too.

Hope this helps us.

Feeling a bit nervous about the destructive potential of the Josh and Jack Show up forward for them though.

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Few Eagles fans I have talked to over here are actually happy Waters and Embley are out as it brings in more youth and (probably) leg speed. I'm hoping McKenzie misses again which means Brown has to play.

Worried about Le Cras, Shuey, Hill, Hams kicking a heap of goals.

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I'm shocked to be sitting here

Hill will be the birthday boy

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Someone on West Coast side is sure to have one against us, it may as well be him.

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Bell a better kick than Simmo?

Now I have read it all!!

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In current form anyome is better kick than simo

His kicking skills don't appear to be what they were, don't know why, perhaps he's just always rushed- no time & space. I still remember one of his first (if not his first) match in the 2nds it was so clear at the time that his kicking skills were excellent... He had a silky smooth technique ...WTF is going on with him of late?

My Tuesday ESP says Blues to click and win by 20+.

Will check again Friday .

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Not saying he will miss die to poor form. It's a huge ground and I can see him making way for a Curnow. That's all