Great to hear Walker got through the game unscathed.

If Scotland can get dispensation from the AFL to play a half this weekend, and it shouldn't be a problem, then he'll have had 3 hitouts in three weeks. Not ideal but enough to have good minutes coming off the bench.

Griggs a bummer but not the end of the world. Our guns got through and should be cherry ripe in 11 days.

Happy with the way our preseason has finished. Look forward to Thursday week

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We are Carlton, @#$%&! the rest !!!!!!

I might be wrong, but didnt Wiggins get a reprimand late last year? If so, would have carry over points.

For the Chicken Littles out there; here's a reminder- in '93 or '95, we lost in a practice match to Essendon* (at Lavington) by 80 points.....and made the granny that year! Also, our pre-season form during our golden era of '79 to '82 was said to be very ordinary, to say the least. We won two NAB Cup games, lost one very credibly against a "rampaging" Geelong and had a hit-out over the other side of the country. Not a bad build-up to '09, in my book.

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dont understand the fuss made about yesterdays loss
who gives a flying proverbial hat

Agreed. There's already a lot of people around here losing perspective. We are a developing team. We will be inconsistent at times in 2009. We will have disappointing games/quarters.

And yesterday was just a praccy match for @#$%&!'s sake!

Keep thinking bigger picture everyone....

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We lost to a sub-par team (again through poor kicking for goal), one of our better players is in serious doubt for rd1, another player (possibly two) reported, and our most important player rolled his ankle (hopefully not serious). I'd say there's plenty to give a shit about. Repeating "It's meaningless" over and over doesn't make it so.

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I'm no chicken little, but that is the thing that is the greatest concern. We should have had Freo chasing us, not us "couldn't give a stuff" (not) chasing them. If the players were going half harted, why did we bother playing them? What would they have got out of the game they couldn't have got out of training back in Melbourne? Should have played the rookies like against Geelong, found out who wanted to play round 1.

As for "it's only a practice match", "on NAB Cup" etc. Are we that superstitious that we think if we do well pre season we will be crap in the regular season? Look at Geelong over the last few years, every game they play they want to win. We need that killer instinct. It should have started against a very young and inexperienced Freo team. It didn't.

I was really expecting to beat them by at least 6 goals yesterday, not get beaten by 7 goals.

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Please improve your kicking for goal accuracy.
Our goals:behinds ratio is shocking.

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Absolutely.....remember 2005 and 2007 when we won the who cares cup.

All I'm concerned about is Grigg's hammy.

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So we can write the Cats off this year can we?

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..sure, it's just a 'nothing' praccy game.. ..but from all reports, the team overall didn't have/show that competitive edge.. ..sure it's a meaningless game in regards to the home and away points system.. ..but that doesn't mean its meaningless in all ways.. ..the team should want to win, all the time.. ..whether it's a real game, pre-season, exhibition match etc etc etc.. ..as a team we're nowhere near experienced/developed enough to think we can 'switch on and off' with just a click of the fingers.. ..if our star players wanted to cruise about half hearted and not risk injuries, they shouldn't have played.. ..cos players like that, playing that way,, gain nothing out of it,, that they couldn't get training back home.. ....players need to play 'hungry'..

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Dare I say it " No Cloke No Carlton"


Sounds like they all pulled up when Griggy did the Hammy


Robbo must be injured - he didn't play Ants yesterday

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Just got back from down south.

I didn't spend watch too intensely as it was a pretty ordinary game to be honest and made much worse by the umpires They went 50m penalty mad and had no idea about the advantage rule gifting a few goals directly when they called it back then said play on 5 seconds later....

Plenty of blues supporters there probably over a 1/3

Just a few observations

Hampson: Really stands out with his height, huge leaps and speed for a big man. Needs to practice dishing it off after coming down, just a bit too eager.

Judd: Has the pace back but looked pretty rusty with his kicking might've been the heat, it was a killer in the sun.

Fev: Towelled up Tarrant early and then rested most of the second half, dont remember seeing him in the last quarter at all. VERY dirty over that stupid goal umpire who got in the way of a ball headed stright for the goals

Jacobs/Kreuzer: Both looked way too small up against Sandilands lets hope 206 is ready for our next game against the Dockers.

Yarran, Garlett and Betts all looked lively however Fisher couldn't take a mark I think we really missed Cloke yesterday anyone know why he wasn't playing?

Bower and Jamsion were good Thornton looked a bit slow and was led to the ball a lot. Waite did his nut a few times but was generally pretty good reading the play.

In general was a pretty scrappy game and a bona fide 30 C practice match with lots of missed handballs and poor kicks from both sides. Good to see Freo still play the same type of uncontested football that will win you some practice games and home games at subi but will go nowhere near the pointy end of the season.

Can't see what all the fuss is about. Are we really that concerned about a practice match result in the middle of nowhere, in 30 degree heat? Ratts said after the match we started well but didn't put it on the score board. Looks like Freo couldn't have kicked a behind if they tried and they also kicked the last 5 or 6 goals of the match when we rested Judd, Fev and others. The only real downside is Grigg, but let's not count him out until we know more. Look at the positives, Walker got more game time, from reports Garlett did well again and it also looks like Yarran will be good for a goal or two a game, really there is nothing to worry about and mark my words we will cream the Tigers.

Maybe Freo were taking it easy too... then what do we take out of the match?

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How can there be concerning signs when you haven't even seen the game with your own eyes? What are these concerning signs? If you are going by winning or losing matches then you'd have to be thrilled to bits with our form. Other than that I just can't imagine what these signs are.

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Thats it, I am tearing up my membership!

you take nothing out of practise matches except relief over injuries - I'll take a tight hammy.

The hope you do not show your hand - looks as if we haven't all summer

the need to get some touch and run in the players -we've done that really well.

It was 30 degrees
It was miles and miles away

it was just a run to stretch the legs and for a few of the younger guys to push

Garlett seems to be pushing very hard.


The rest is just angst by the masses desperate for the great sides to be here again

when they are

we'll not win any of these @#$%&! practice games.

Maybe this is the best sign of all - as a club we are not so god damn awfully desperate to win every @#$%&! useless game we play in summer. Maybe finally we have some belief (club not the people posting here).

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Not fussed about a practice match about 5 hours away from Melbourne
Doesnt matter - injuries matter
Very disappointed with Grigg injury has been our best player over 3 games in NAB cup - thought he looked sore last week - reckon he needed a rest this week

Wont remember this if we beat Tigers in 10 days time