where are the links to all the carlton VFL games? i see links to the livestreams on the AFL app but then can’t find them a few days later.


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I have confidence that Cripps Kennedy Hewett Walsh will do the job tonight. Our pressure from them and our smalls needs to be first class

Agree with all of that… and a little bit concerned about Kennedy’s managed game time becoming a hindrance without the two-way balance that Cerra brings to the on ball unit. Worpa is a great trump card to play, but it leaves us exposed on the outside when a hurried dump out is the best clearance that can be mustered.

Newnes can hold his own, but O’Brien, Cottrell, Fisher, Boyd are no enforcers. Nor are they especially quick at getting ball to boot.

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they had a dirty one. you don’t need to strengthen Crips, Hewitt, Kennedy, Walsh (off the F50 arc) and Fisher, Martin running through to help out. they just need to get back to the system that has worked. clearly a lot hinges on TDK at bounces but we’ve won clearances against good teams without Pitto. TDK just needs to break even and our mods need to be on for Crippa’s 150th.


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Hopefully Kennedy is just getting over some niggles, we will need him at his Rd 1 best tonight.
I reckon Fish, Durdin and Owies will be used down the ground a little more tonight to fill in the role Walsh was playing.
Our defenders will need all the help they can get and at least Cottrell and O'Brien have the run to move back in D50 all day.
Our transition from D50 to F50 was excellent last week and could well be the decider if our clearance wins are down again.
A near full strength Richmond trying to make finals won't be caught off guard again this time around, a 4 quarter game is essential.
Go the Blues!!

Imagine if we get a solid win tonight against a near-full strength Richmond with our team currently held together with sticky tape!

If it keeps raining like this then getting centre clearances is going to be incredibly important as the game will be a game of territory. That could play into our hands.

It would be exceptional.

I think the full strength thing is a tad overrated.

Cottrell did not fill the role of Cerra ... that is the material point. A perfect opportunity has come up to reward a player who has sucked it up and played well in the reserves all season. A player who would be playing in a position that he has trained for (as has been the stressed by Voss all year). The Cottrell inclusion on the other hand is contrary to this. You just can't keep ignoring form and I do believe selectors have shown double standards this year. Anyway ... I hope we have a great night and our midfield turns it on. I hope Cottrell has a good night. Go Blues!

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https://www.carltonfc.com.au/video/1149 ... 5280081001

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Walsh replaces Cerra and Cotters gets his due reward.
Very happy with this given the circumstances.

Voss' response to the journo asking his thoughts on Dow's game 2 weeks back said it all. It was hardly an endorsement.
Clearly the coaches see some holes in Dow's game. I assume it is the defensive side mainly.

So I think all that is fine.

The issue will be winning it from the centre to get territory on a likely wet night.
The modern game is all about territory and that is accentuated ten fold in the wet.

If TDK can step up and we bring our onball game we ought to win the territory battle and that'll take us a long way towards victory.
But if we get beat inside like Ess did to us last week at clearances then our key defenders could get torn a new one.

How was that goal against the Crows (I think last year) not goal of the year??
His double high fives are def top 5 in the comp!

are you suggesting the Tigers at full strength isn't the be all to end all, and we are likely to win if we win the clearances as we are likely to do .... which I agree with.

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I just think because a team is close to full strength doesn't necessarily mean that team will perform.

Every week we see that the psychological side to the game (that is, whether a teams comes to play or not) is arguably the biggest determinant of success. Obviously teams with poor lists will always struggle (see North). But despite our injuries we are still fielding a very, very good side. We have missed a key midfielder in most games this year and it hasn't had a material impact on the result. And we have our full roster of forwards albeit TDK has to play ruck. It is not like we would field all of Weitering, Marchbank, McGovern and McDonald all in the one team. Riewoldt isn't quite the player he once was, and Lynch let's face it will always kick a few against us. I think from that stand point we have to hope he doesn't kick 6 !! And in any event I expect Young to go to Lynch not Durdin.

As I said earlier, I think centre clearances will be critical given the strength of both side's forwardlines and the likelihood of wet weather meaning it will be hard to move the ball out of defense. We have been the best at this throughout the year, and we didn't do well at it last week so maybe tonight we flick the switch back on and perform strongly in the centre.

They'll kick some goals, but we could very well kick more if we win the ascendancy in the guts. Just got to hope we win the midfield and Lynch doesn't have a night out.

I suspect that is now the game will unfold.

have I convinced you yet?

Now, can we talk more serious business (aka why Tommy has been talking so much sense of late?)

I wonder if we can get to quarter time without an injury.

You will the one with the injury if you keep talking shit like that

I reckon Voss might put the challenge to a few players tonight, namely TDK, Martin, Plowman.

@#$%&!, the sun is out.
@#$%&! off sun.