Not at this point in time, but who knows...

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dane's trolling again

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"The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent." Qui-Gon Jinn 15-05-2005

"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

Even though we have a vast array of half back flankers ... over the top and no argument from me on that point ... one has to believe our midfielders are still doing pretty well.

Carlton 2011 ... Number 1 in clearances and second only to Collingwood in contested possessions.

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I am as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!!!

Most of best 22 will play and will play anywhere between half and a full game.

I hope we see a fair bit of Watson, Casboult, Collins, Davies, Rowe, Ellard, Bootsma and they show they want a spot in round 1.

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#NewBlues beginning 25th August 2015

Watson may well play this year, but not round 1 and I honestly think he's still 18moths away and may come back as a forward.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

No excuses this week

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

They had a great opportunity last week but from all accounts did not make the most of that chance.

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

Wouldn't have thought the bolded would get a game this week.

Sounds to me like we need to stop screwing around with 'minutes into legs' blah blah and play the best 22 fit players available and have a crack.

The selection policy seems to have dictated that we haven't really attacked any of the games so far, which i suppose is fair enough if we weren't interested in treating the comp with even marginal seriousness.

Surely, however, we need to be fairdinkum with the last game before the real stuff starts and actually give the best 22 players an opportunity to work together testing all the wonderful new tricks Williams and the other coaches have introduced over summer against live opposition.

A radical thought, I know.

Yeah probably wrong words TBH.
Perhaps I should say he keeps the arguments balanced. He provides an alterne view, and if he leads with his jaw he deserves to cop some flak.
I have rose coloured glasses most times, but I like to hear and read alternative views which may have some substance.

As for the players reading TC....you betcha. I know some do.
I also know that some of the stuff the players read about themselves do hurt.

I wouldn't be surprised if Ratts came across a few good ideas he's put in place which he heard from fans, and fans on forums like TC. Just a hunch. It is wrong to say it's delusional. Anything can happen. The idea of Ratts being influenced by others (wherever thewy are) is possible.

I like reading Synbads comments. I don't agree with him all the time, and had a stoush with him about Stevens and Co back in 2006.
He's good value, and you don't have to agree with him.

I think the window for the 17th is here now, and Ratts has all he needs to win it.
I expect players to show more intensity. I expect top 4, and will not tolerate a loss against the Tigers or Bumbers.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

To quote your caption thing ... NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!

This game's worth nothing. Practise a bit of positional work then put the cue in the rack for Rnd 1.

Not until mid to late season will we know whether out approach to this pre-season was a successful one.

Can't throw the science of minutes into legs out the window just because we lose games we are hardly trying to win. We need to have faith in the approach we have taken, wear the punches that come with it and strive to prove its effectiveness.

In saying that I hope we string it together this week so we can take a bit of heat off us going into round one.

Win lose or draw its going to be an enjoyable and entertaining season.

we want to be top 4 right ?

that means about 15 or 16 wins ?

we can't afford to go into the new season cold - we need to hit the ground running - we need to be a warmed up smoothe running machine from the get go

we're supposed to have some depth now - no time to pussy foot around - now is the time !

Like some others have been disappointed in the results, but not the end of the world.
I think Ratts has taken a different view of this preseason than previous years.
You cannot field so many inexperienced and under done players in the last game and expect a to win. Especially when you have nothing to play for.
Like he said disappointing the 2 and 3 tierd players didn't stand up though.
This week I expect will be different fuller strenght team with more intensity.
Cutting it abit short to get the mix right but they have been working all summer for RD 1.
And beyond.

Im not renewing my membership because judd wasnt good enough on the weekend its unacceptable

IF casboult plays this week and doesn't perform horribly, then I'm gonna call it - imo he will play round 1

carlton is doing what most of us have wanted them to do for years ie.

not take this joke of a pre season too serious win or lose it means zilch

just get enough match practice for our top liners and dont take too many risks with them

play the kids

the finals are 6 months away thats an eternity in football

if richmond or whoever want to be nab cup heroes let them we know what that can lead to.

no need for the panic button yet

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"Then joked and said he (Jack himself) probably wouldn't even need to play until round 2 against Collingwood."

what we need to do is string a long run of wins together - to do that these games - even this one - mean absolutely nothing.

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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!

I think he deserves a chance early in the season. Not sure he'll get in ahead of Hammer, Kreuzer and Waite though?

Well whilst I've seen the nab cup as a bit Ho hum, I still feel something is missing. Have we seen grit, determination and a consistent hardness at the contest? I would say no. Have we seen some untried talent get.a taste? Yes but only in spurts. I would suggest most supporters would.have expected more from the pre season than what has been shown. I hope the boys come.out and smash north. Surely this team needs some kind of momentum leading into round one?

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Cripps is the man