There's one change already!

Why name Hewett in the first place when he clearly wasn't going to play.

A joke on all accounts
Setterfield is a bust but watch him get a new contract . Cost us two decent picks
O’Brien picked again. Should never been recruited in the first place. Like paying $20 to see a movie you hated over and over again.
Carroll a Monty this week Ah na. He ain’t ready yet.
Newnes is crap but hey let’s give him another game.
Cottrell offer a bit more but let’s drop him instead
No @#$%&! idea

Regarding the first point - how is that working out for us? 20 years of under achievement and we are still acting like the pace setters? Our problems are not going to be solved by playing ducks and drakes with injuries and selection.

The successful clubs don't treat their fans or the football community with this level of contempt. They know that clubs have insiders and intelligence and it just doesn't work. The bookies know exactly what's going on.

Sure every now and then you might pull this tactic. But please stop acting like a contender until you earn the right!

Take Hewitt for instance. Wasn't mentioned in any after match report that I saw as having any niggle or injury concern. Still hasn't and yet I hear he had his calf strapped after the game and has been limping most of the week. This is not acceptable.

You either give no information out at all or give everything out.

It's just one more transition this club needs to embrace. They've made a lot of progress in the last 8 months. I'm happy with the Board and administrative changes as well as coaching panel. But the reason you make changes is to drive innovation and progress. Carrying on the practices of the past just doesn't cut it.

Yes, this post is a joke and you have no idea!

I mean, you are just becoming a parody of yourself now, or you are playing the longest troll game the world has ever seen?

I am genuinely interested in what changes you would have made this week.

JOS for Durdin A tall utility forward/ruck for a small defensive foward
Carroll for Setterfield
Stocker for Newnes Defender for a wing
Dow for Boyd An inside mid for a medium defender
Kennedy forFisher A slow inside mid for a fast mid/half forward
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This is the week Kemp should have been selected as an intercept mark in the backline.
He trained in that role last year and during the preseason, so he should be right for that.

Newman is NOT an intercept mark, neither is Plowman nor is Parks.

Would love to know what the thinking on Kemp is. Part of his development maybe? Seems odd to play him forward when we have so many injury prone interceptors on our list.

Anyway, as things stand I have only got 4 missing from our best 22 - Pittonet, Hewett, Cuningham and McGovern (not that he ever plays). No excuses against North really.

I don’t understand the highlighted bit. North at Marvel is the worst fixture for us every season. Why do people think it will be easy this year? I am expecting a tough game. They love playing against us.

Historically and sure they'll fancy their chances but what excuse do we have really?

I just think some people are a bit harsh on the club for how it names the team re injuries. It is not an exact science for starters. And yes, they may be trying to put some uncertainty amongst the opposition's planning. Everyone can say 'we all knew anyway' but we also all knew that JSOS wouldn't be named, and a couple days ago Dow was an in, O'Brien wasn't etc...
And please don't get me started on the betting - if you are sure that Carlton can't be trusted, then perhaps you should factor that into your betting choices - that's on you, not on the club.

I am very pleased that Carroll gets his chance. However, Dow should have been the next choice because of his consistent form in the VFL. I guess he was a bit down last week and that cost him. But if the policy by the match committee is based on form they have blundered once again and sent a message that Dow's papers have been stamped. If it was up to me, Dow would be in for Newnes.

Some more interesting facts-

Since 2015, the Kangaroos have outscored Carlton by an average of 48 points per game in their six matches, five of which are Kangaroos win. That is the second highest scoring margin of any side in the AFL against Carlton in this time.

Not expecting a cakewalk but we need to get the job done.