I thought dow was underwhelming last week but still a bit shocked to be sitting here.

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The above list doesn't factor in Martin who is playing this Sunday.

Maguane says another achilles heel for the blues is the bottom 6.
I wouldnt have Boyd in our bottom 6.
Ed's last, but that would be LOB's or Fisher's name if they were playing.

Our Bottom 6 includes our small forwards Motlop and Owies.
Been saying it for months now.
We have played 4 in a game for months with Durdin injured and Fisher once again ommitted.
Its a real problem. They are not that quick and are not fit enough to get back to be at the feet of the KPF's.
Developing kids like Motlop and Durdin should not be doing their full time development in the seniors in a year we need wins.

At one stage we had 4 kids in Motlop, Durdin, Hollands, Honey & Cowan playing in the same team, and add 2 midgets in Owies and Fisher to that lot and we couldn't be serious about winning 13 games to make Finals. I'm not saying they wont all make it, nor am I saying to not give them games, but playing them all in the same team, even 3 undeveloped small forwards imo is suicide.

Where's the fire power forwardline?
Yes missing easy goals by our KPFs Harry Charlie & SOS stood out, but where's the support act.

This week Martin is back to replace Fisher.
At least Martin will provide physical pressure and is probably a bit quicker on the chase than Motlop, Owies and Fisher.

Ed can tag Merrett, if Walsh doesnt play one on one with him. That's his only role. I dont mind Ed tagging a running HB either, because he does know how to create a goal.

But our bottom 6 are a real issue.

We are missing Pittonet, Williams, Hewett, Newman from our best 22.
Marchbank and Cuningham have a bit to prove like Martin, to stay on the field playing the contested brand Vossy wants from them.

Effendopes have Jones, Reid, Shiel, Parish & Setterfield missing (Setters has been in their best 22).

Thank god Young is playing with 2 metre Peter adding to the Effendopes forward fire power.

Some posters who knock Young week in week out, can have a look at how other's see Young and our team for some reality.
We don't have spare KPF's and Kemp and Gov are too short for those roles and Sam Durdin is still out injured.

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More from Maguane, and I dont usually agree with him, but in this article, or do





https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mick-mcguane-carlton-v-essendon-preview-144-player-ratings/news-story/64c08cad46741c17a5ce1115148c1067

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Agree that the only reason we’ve rushed Martin back in is due to our chronic lack of any effective small forwards, he really should be spending another week or so in the VFL.

We really have to cut all our injury prone players at the end of this season, we’re carrying too much deadwood that rarely gets on the park. Maybe we can offer Williams to another club if we pay his salary for the rest of his contract?

But Jake Stringer has been great for the Bombers after a slow start.

He's match fit, confident and kicking goals.
Newman normally goes to Stringer
I guess it may be Gov who takes Stringer,
Weiters/Young to play on Wright/Weideman/Draper

Stringer has been a big part of Essendon*’s rise this year

Some Carlton supporters would like to think its Setterfield, but Effendopes have won without Setters and Parish, so its not Setters as some would like us to believe

Laverde is the other who has been swung forward to pinch a goal, and their wingman Martin has been a revelation and possibly the best goal kicking wing in the AFL.

We need to score goals, because we know they can

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Leave that for List Management, but its obvious we are carrying too many injury prone players, who are in fact, surprise surprise, missing when we need them.
I agree we should be giving Martin another week, but he lasted 4 quarters and came good in the 2nd half. He's too good for VFL, but maybe not match fit for AFL.

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What’s happened ?

Matty Kennedy shared his thoughts about this week's game, and Vossy's game plan.




As for the rumour mongers and mud throwers amongst the Blue Brethren, when it comes to all the rumours about disunity, this is what Matt Kennedy says about that



https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/blue-matthew-kennedy-says-club-must-find-its-identity-once-again/news-story/e0320df163b07fe18219cefbefab7df5

Notice this rumour started when the Mathiesons had their 5 mins of fame on the run, bagging the Board, and one ran off?

So, all those presenting the rumours as facts, and believing them to be true because Pooper Scooper Sam McLure and a couple fellas on a podcast that explores possibilities, then turn the spontaneous thoughts into facts (Judas like click bait?), here's the other side of the ledger. A PLAYER TELLING IT HOW IT IS.

On Sunday the players have their chance to show what they think about the rumour of team disharmony and 2 player factions, operating under the same roof, who cant work together.

Come on Blues. Stick it right up 'em.

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What Matt said above is key for me. At the very least it indicates the playing group acknowledges they have what they need ("the tools and the information"). But most importantly, that its up to them to "own the moment" and have composure.

Yes its words, lets see if they can actually show it!

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Gotta laugh at Maguane ranking the players 1-44 and it getting published. That's the kind of rubbish I stopped doing when I was 10.

can our fwds put 110% pressure on ess defenders thats how we beat them

Pitto out, JSOS in.

But its good to get a non Carlton view, because I find the writing off, and rating of our players by Carlton supporters are questionable. Maybe List Manager too.

...and GE, there are threads here at TC and other forms where rating players in order have been happening for years, and adults too.....rating our team list isn't odd. I'm sure you do it at the end of the year when delistings are inevitable, and a long term view taken.

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Whoa

Short 2nd ruck.

SOS does have Navy Blue and Effendope hatred running through his blood to make up for height (I hope)

Never forget the game vs Effendope in the rain with Carlton in that all Navy jumper with stitching around the emblem, and SOS' huge smile of victory when he kicked that goal.

I was in Shanghai visiting london blue and he came back from the airport to watch the game with me. He was suppose to be flying out, but with new flying rules into the US introduced by Trump, requiring 48 hour application, well, he got caught out, and thank god he did, because that was one great win, and to share it with london, even bigger. dada dada da da....sung in the streets of Shanghai for the rest of the week.

Lets do it again SOS.

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I was pregnant with kid 1 then, I remember watching lying on the couch feeling like death with morning sickness.

You're a legend missnaut.

Amazing how we can remember these games by association, and that gives us precision.
People with dementia can recall from the long term experiences, but the decline in memory starts with short term memeory loss, from what I understand.
I can't remember what I just posted, but your long term memory is spot on missnaut.

I hope SOS does it again for you...and me...and all Carltonians

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It can't be one extreme to another. We won't win by biting off risky kicks into the corridor all night.
The key is to create space, put speed on the ball and run. Playing slow footy, taking low percentage kicks and expecting a positive result will end in tears.
We need our uncontested possessions to be moving forward and challenging their zone. Not the slow, sideways crap our defenders have been dining out on.

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Ha, thanks!

I also recall lying on the couch feeling like death with morning sickness for the Freo win when Murphy kicked a very late goal (must have been kid 2).

Sadly I think it's more a case of when you don't win many games you tend to remember them....

missnaut, we could do with you being pregnant again ... we really need the win