I'll bet never before has anyone ever claimed that leaving O'Halpin out of a team was tantamount to tanking.

As long as it's directly behind the goals and not in a pocket

Considering the three emergencies are Buckley, Menzel, and Watson, either Jamison with his shoulder or McLean with concussion or both will drop out.

And I wouldn't mind giving both a rest anyway to give a couple of youngsters with class (yes I know the jury is out on Watson) some senior game time.

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Pannell umpiring. That guy isn't my favourite.

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Rude head on him too.

Yaz could drop out too. Normally 21 days for a hammy and he did it against St kilda. They played him that night when they shouldnt have so i cant see why they would risk him tomorrow.

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I'd like to see Buckley given a run if Brock is a late out

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C'mon Blueboys!

I've changed my prediction.

70 points.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

50 - 60

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

We'll win by more than 10 pts grro

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This has "pear-shaped" written all over it...

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#GUILTY

Jamo has the flu may not play....

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I take it you have no idea?

In his first game back from a full reco he kicked 5 goals and then 3 goals and then did his calf...oh and that's as a forward in a shit side. He's been omitted for this game due to match fitness.

Playing second fiddle to Waite, we'd be a far better side with him still around...but Bower's now playing for Peel Thunder and Russell's in the gun at Collingwood.

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Have to agree. What are we paying for less than 60 again? Might be some money in that.

Well maybe I don't.

In all honesty I was a bit of fan of O'Halpin's when he was at Carlton. I kept thinking he was "almost there". Things just didn't work out for him though. That's life. You can't keep rolling out the " still learning the game" line forever. The current reality though is that, for whatever reason, he can't get a game for the worst club in the competition. I think our list managers would be feeling ok with the decision to move him on.

Definitely Armfield and....

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

Whats wrong with playing one of the 20 odd hbfers we have in our warchest of depth in the ressies???

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Similar sentiments to me BigKev. I was a fan of Setanta at the Blues and still wish him well. A friend of mine is closely related to Setanta so I would have loved to still be supporting him at the Blues but I suspect it may have been the right move for all parties. Setanta should get more opportunities at GWS and we need to develop some younger KP forward options like Casboult.
I have mixed feelings about the Irishman not playing against us. Would like to see him get a gig regularly but don't particularly want him to kick a bag against us unless we still win by miles.
Didn't he kick two or three and look ominous very early in the game against us before he did his knee?

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You can't keep rolling out the " still learning the game" line forever.

Isn't that what we keep saying about Hampson?

The fact he wasn't picked for this game and Casbault was gives me great hope.