Ellard is a great inclusion. He is a little in and under beast but is quick enough to run with a decent player.

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Koperek.

No excuse for last week, but there has been a bit of - as Mick once referred to it - blockbuster syndrome going on early in the season.

Hawks set themselves for Rnd 1 against Collingwood, to then lose the week after
Geelong set themselves for Rnd 2 against Hawks, to the look flat and lose to Nth the following week
Nth set themselves for Rnd 3 against Geelong, only to get flogged by Sydney the week after.
Then of course there was us against Collingwood then the horror of Essendon*.
Essendon* last week, whilst getting close, couldn't back it up today.

Hopefully Fremantle fall flat after the build up to the St Kilda game last week.

Judge teams on how they respond. Whilst last Saturday was inexcusable, Friday night will tell us a lot about this team.

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I'm predicting the 'drive tackle' will be 'in' starting this week across the comp. Now coaches know it is OK, they should use it as a legitimate tactic to target good players. It's easier than tagging. We should be the first to employ it (well the second really as it was used against us last week).

I'm suggesting we start with Ballantyne and then Pavlich. The fact Pavlich is a scrupulously fair player who would never do it himself shouldn't worry us as Carazzo was one as well and they are the easiest to get as they don't expect it. Any other player who looks like wining his position should follow and so on until the entire team is injure if necessary.

In between all this, we need to protect the corridor better than we did last week. For years we have been vulnerable down the gust because we rarely use it ourselves. If we don't use it, we don't want to defend it. Freo has been a team that has exploited this over the years with their running from half back down the middle in waves. The Ross Lyon game plan probably doesn't involve it as much but we certainly showed a weakness there last week he would be keen to exploit. We can also expect some big hits early so it won't be a place for the faint-hearted. Bryce take note.

The mids will have to play a lot better. Sandilands was injured last time we played them and he still dominated. This time he isn't. Hampson needs to lift his game and get his feet off the ground and jump over the top of him. Kreuzer just has to do what he can.

This is a real danger game for us. We lose and we are in the scrum of the 6-12th placed teams and we don't want that to happen.

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

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Cheats never prosper (except in the AFL)

I saw Curnow tackle a baggage handler, balk the carousel and slot one from the check-in. He'll be fine.

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For some reason you have Murphy in your sights Kouta. They guy is a star. B&F winner. Multiple runner ups. His role to me looks like an attacking role along with Judds. Blokes like Carrazzo , Curnow and at times Armfield are there to make sure their attacking play has some cover. Murphy is frequently in packs. He has the strength now to keep his feet in them and is one tough player.

Along with the rest of the team his game wasnt top notch last week but he will bounce back. The blues copping a hammering in the ruck wouldnt of helped his game..

Not sure we wanted him matching up Stanton. Robbing peter to pay paul there.

TPS me thinks.

Regards Cazzesman

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Ricky Gervais - “Everyone has the right to hold whatever beliefs they want. And everyone else has the right to find those beliefs f***ing ridiculous.”

and lest we forget how good he is!

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That’s not a political statement — it’s a harsh reality, and we must act,” she said. “He is a clear and present danger to the things that keep us strong and free. I support impeachment.”

Compared to Simpson he's a donkey

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Congratulations CK95

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That’s not a political statement — it’s a harsh reality, and we must act,” she said. “He is a clear and present danger to the things that keep us strong and free. I support impeachment.”

If we start diving on blokes backs in the hope of injurying them I'll be really disappointed. Firstly because I believe we are a better club than to sink to that sort of thing and secondly because of all the free kicks we'll be giving away. Better to roll to the side, pin the ball and go for a holding free.

Agree that this is a pivotal game for us.

It was a poor game by Murphy's standards.

Marc didn't back up the talk that they were a tougher side and would support teammates who were smashed like Carrazzo.

Everyone has to run both ways.

Selwood and Hayes are the definition of tough players.

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsar ... fault.aspx

Yarran out

hmmm, elite runners

good news !

You don't class Walker as an elite runner?

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of course I do

So what were you asking in regards to the tweet about elite runners?

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just pondering the 'ins', Sherlock

Thanks Watson.

Kerr came in the top 10 for the time trial. Is he an elite runner?
He might come in.

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