R17: Fremantle v Carlton (pre-match discussion)

bondiblue · **Posted:** Wed Jul 05, 2023 6:23 pm

Mil Hanna wrote:

grrofunger wrote:

My boys (surprisingly) wanted to go, so I will sitting amongst the feral purple crowd on Sunday

Been pissing down here all week, forecast looks good for Sunday at least, a sunny 19.

Hopefully the good Blues turn up

I note that this weekend's game is part of the AFL's "Kids Go Free" promotion for the next 3 weeks. I wasn't aware of it when I booked my reserved seat through my interstate membership weeks ago, so I can't take the kids with me.

There's something weird going on with the Blues members reserved seats this time around - we couldn't book any additional tickets for guests, we are at the opposite end of the ground to last time and I keep getting Fremantle Dockers membership emails!! Probably just Freo playing with our heads...

My girls are only 5yo and 3yo, so they are probably too young to go anyway. I will probably take them to the open training session on Saturday as a tester for next year.

Great post. Thanks for sharing.
Ive gone through that age group...no, not me, the kids.
They do remember, stuff.
But not as much as you, and when we win, if your girls were to be at the ground, up the other end than usual, will remember you as a lunatic, as we march with own team to the 2023 AFL Finals. :screwy:

Dad will be a happy sight when he gets home.
The girls will enjoy the win, whether they attend, or not. :thumbsup:

Enjoy

AGRO · **Posted:** Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:51 pm

All I know this is a game where all the chips are in - haven’t seen us win a pot for a very long time.

Paddycripps · **Joined:** Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:55 pm **Posts:** 4435

I'm starting to think Pitto is made out of paper.

Like half the team.

carntheblues · **Joined:** Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:05 pm **Posts:** 2456

grrofunger wrote:

My boys (surprisingly) wanted to go, so I will sitting amongst the feral purple crowd on Sunday

Been pissing down here all week, forecast looks good for Sunday at least, a sunny 19.

Hopefully the good Blues turn up

Good on them for dragging you along :razz:

GO BLUES!

carntheblues · **Joined:** Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:05 pm **Posts:** 2456

Sydney Blue wrote:

carntheblues wrote:

Yep!
Ed out Cottrell in
JSOS out TDK in

Not a time for sentimentality.

GO BLUES!

If the plan is to keep TDK for the future I wouldn't be playing him this week even with the slightest doubt
Darcy and Jackson are wrecking balls and playing on that hard surface at Optus can't be any good for a player with suspect knee injury .
We will get slaughtered in the ruck regardless of who we play so let Young and JSOS be the battering rams

I should have added TDK in IF fit!

Braithy · **Joined:** Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:42 pm **Posts:** 5151

Paddycripps wrote:

I'm starting to think Pitto is made out of paper.

Like half the team.

luckily we gave him four more years!

CK95 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2023 2:34 pm

Braithy wrote:

Paddycripps wrote:

I'm starting to think Pitto is made out of paper.

Like half the team.

luckily we gave him A4 more years!

EFA

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Traveller86 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:58 pm **Posts:** 1385

keogh wrote:

Let’s face it
The opposition the last two games has been shit
Anyone who thinks we have turned the corner are dreaming

Yes we have played better
The addition of Cuningham helps
And of course if you get the ball in quick the forwards have a better chance

Even Martin has been ok

But Freo are a better opposition
This is basically a mini final
So the pressure will be on
And we all know that when the real pressure comes on the Blues fall over like a house of cards

So let’s see how we go Sunday
I still think we need to start again if we want to be top 4 team in terms of rebuilding

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=37743&p=2157710#p2157710

bondiblue · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2023 2:59 pm

Traveller86 wrote:

keogh wrote:

Let’s face it
The opposition the last two games has been shit
Anyone who thinks we have turned the corner are dreaming

Yes we have played better
The addition of Cuningham helps
And of course if you get the ball in quick the forwards have a better chance

Even Martin has been ok

But Freo are a better opposition
This is basically a mini final
So the pressure will be on
And we all know that when the real pressure comes on the Blues fall over like a house of cards

So let’s see how we go Sunday
I still think we need to start again if we want to be top 4 team in terms of rebuilding

https://www.talkingcarlton.com/phpBB3/v ... 0#p2157710

Plenty of those examples if you look for them Trav.
Win and its a shit team we won against
Lose and its time for a proper rebuild.
Some get too high and too low, and dont see things for what they really are.

Lets see how we fare in this mini Final at their home ground.

AGRO · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:21 pm

I agree with keogh - we haven’t won a “must win” game for a very very very long time.

Mil Hanna · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2023 3:33 pm

AGRO wrote:

I agree with keogh - we haven’t won a “must win” game for a very very very long time.

We won against Collingwood in Round 23 last year*

*until the final minute

jpulice1969 · **Joined:** Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:17 pm **Posts:** 259

i didn't trust them against hawks and i was WRONG and yes i still dont trust them this week , freo on the rebound after a loss and at home

Mil Hanna · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:23 pm

Carlton

IN: TDK, Cottrell, Cowan
OUT: NIL

Let's hope that TDK actually gets up.

Sydney Blue · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2023 6:24 pm

OFFICIAL: Carlton's extended squad is in for Sunday vs Fremantle!

IN: Lachlan Cowan,Matthew Cottrell,Tom De Koning
OUT:

Extended Bench: Cincotta, Kennedy, Cottrell, Silvagni, Hewett, Young, E. Curnow, Cowan

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bondiblue · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:02 pm

Haven't proven anything other than winning the 4 points 2 weeks in a row.
I am confident we have found our mojo and building over last 4 games.
Hopefully, this is a new Carlton outfit.

Remember to not get too high, or too low.
Ommmmmmmmmmmm

carntheblues · **Joined:** Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:05 pm **Posts:** 2456

I agree BB

GreatEx · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:18 pm

Would be a big call to leave out Silvagni since TDK is apparently good to go, given that JSOS played a great game against Hawthorn, but it might be the right call for team balance.

Wonder if Cowan will replace Cincotta after the latter was a bit quiet last weekend...

My preference would be: Cincotta, Kennedy, Cottrell, Young, Silvagni (sub)

dadadadada · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:24 pm **Posts:** 1286

I hope Cincotta keeps his spot. The "unit' is what is important now.

CK95 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:50 pm

Freo have lost 3 of their last 4. Their form has been terrible.

They've got good small forwards & rucks but across the ground we are superior to them. We really need to just remember who we are & go over & get the points.

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bluehammer · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2023 9:39 pm

Not sure I've ever cared about footy less!

R17: Fremantle v Carlton (pre-match discussion)

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