If we win next week I’ll be first in line to buy our twin DVD boxed set of “The Streak”.

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Kudos to Voss and the match committee who contrary to the majority of fans who wished for wholesale changes after the saints game held their nerve and made small changes.

We wish the beneficiaries of this faith all the very best

Appreciate the response, but Kemp didn’t replace Plowman this week. Young was selected as a forward and Kemp took his role. That lasted 15 minutes and Young came back to look after one of the 2 big boys. I’m not sure what Kemps role was TBH. Gov is intercept marking defender

What is Kemps role? This is a genuine question not a trick question.

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The third tall
Hinge Adelaide
Kolodjashnij
To play on those hybrids
Come on BB
That his role for now
But he is clearly a better footballer than Plowman

I have not been a Plow fan for years now. Even when he featured in the top 10 in the BnF in a bottom team, I wasn’t impressed.

Newman Weitering Gov
Saad Young Cincotta

I/C Docherty Kemp…

Then there’s Boyd who will be knocking on the door……good problem….Doc in midfield group. Next year Williams back.

I agree Kemp is here for now, but he hasn’t cemented his spot imo. If he’s retained this week, and he’s earned it, he will be found out vs Lions or he will prove he’s in the team for keeps. I’m not yet sold on Kemp but glad to see him in the AFL team. This week it’s against strong opposition. The hybrids are Rayner and Gunston. Which one does Gov take. kemp takes?

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Also….

what about a couple of those peculiar late call umpiring decisions
we got…?

like the play on 1 minute into the 3rd 1/4…weird….i noticed the
umps did it a few times over the weekend…!

interesting…!


kindest regards tommi

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The likelihood that Young was selected as a forward is about the same as Doc returning ‘early’.

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Go Blues

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I like having Kemp and McGovern in the backline; both can play third tall and both can play intercept role. Opposition may be able to stop one but unlikely they can nullify both. Just like, I like Saad plus Docherty (or Williams) - difficult to stop both of them.
Plus Kemp is versatile. Not yet, but at some point (maybe not until he can cement a spot in our best 22) I’d like to see him able to swing through the middle as part of our midfield rotation.

It is definitely true that this Fri night will tell us more about where we are at.
HOWEVER, one important answer we got was that we now know what the game plan is supposed to look like. After the Saints match, I wasn’t sure whether the players were playing to a shit game plan or whether they were ignoring or unable to play Voss’s game plan. Against crap competition, we saw what the blueprint is.

The other point to recognise is that we played four quarters, won every quarter, and didn’t drop our standard down to the level of a shit opposition - we have often made very hard work of these types of games over the past few (many?) years.

Also, it is worth noting that Geelong’s crap 0-3 start to the season began to turn around with a huge easy kill over Hawthorn. (Also worth recognising that many are arguing they are the form team of the comp at the moment, even though it could also be argued they haven’t beaten much since then: they went on to beat WC by 47pts at neutral venue - Gather Round - then smashed an undermanned Sydney, and had a solid win against the Bombers.)

Final point, is the players were not going over the top in their celebration and in interviews after the match. Although somewhat ludicrous, Crippa was talking about how tough an opposition they were in the contest etc… This is a good sign and positive development.

But, Keogh and others are right: This week is a big test to see where we are at and what we are made of. As well as the following 5 ‘tougher’ rounds… as well as every game for the remainder of the season until we’ve earned the right to be trusted and respected.

Yep that has bugged us supporters for years, so it was good to see.




And in the much much bigger picture, the Cats in 2007 had a bad loss to North in Geelong, then responded the following week with a 140 point win over Richmond, & they were away.

I really think it's time to phone the engravers about now

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lets discuss after the next 3/4 weeks thats what i think of eagles game on the plus side NO INJURIES

Not on Saturday nights showing. His intercept marking was great but he twice went up as the 3rd man in a contest and let the ball out the back to his opponent. Cardinal sin as a defender. If you go up and leave your opponent, you have to impact and kill the ball. Plus his kicking was unreliable.
Yes he's a better, younger option than Plowman but he has to tidy up those parts of his game to take the next step. I'd love to see him get there as he seems to have a great attitude to his footy.

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What I like is depth and options for our defence. This is a heck of group

Weitering Young Durdin McGovern Marchbank
Kemp Cincotta Boyd Docherty Williams Saad Newman Cottrell Cowan Plowman

I don't care who they pick out of these. The good things is they should be picking who is playing the best and who works well together

Saw Spectrum at Myponga pop festival early 70's. After their set and Daddy Cool, half of each band got up and performed as "Indelible Murtceps". Enjoyed it nearly as much as watching the Blues flog WCE this week. I endured a few years when trips to Perth from Darwin to visit my son were spoilt by going to see Blues beaten by Eagles.

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AFLCA Votes, Round 7:
10 Charlie Curnow (CARL)
7 Nic Newman (CARL)
5 Patrick Cripps (CARL)
4 Adam Cerra (CARL)
3 Blake Acres (CARL)
1 Harry McKay (CARL

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Young rucked and was in the forwardline albeit 15 minutes. He had 11 HOs. He didn’t play backline all game. You know that don’t you? Kemp was fine for Waterman, but when he was matched up with Darling you could see there was a weight difference.

I wasn’t surprised because this early in the season, especially after 2 losses and very average form prior to that, coaches are tempted to try things. Maybe Voss didn’t want to see SOS in the ruck. Pitto played ruck for 85%.

We discussed the option of Young as A fwd-ruck prior to the game. No one seemed surprised and saw the virtues and risk associated with that move

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Thanks for pointing out Kemps weaknesses.
He’s young. He will learn.

But he can’t continue to jump prematurely like TDK does in the ruck, but going for the speckles or whatever it is for the reason you gave. Cardinal sin.

He had on ok game for a kid. I was rapt those 2 first “intercept” marks just found him standing in the right position on his own.

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Has our Coach no sense of Theatre ? surely at some point he should have matched up Darling with Honey .

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