Too many changes for them. This could mean two things:


1- They either don't rate us and are confident will get the job done easily OR


2- They know we will be coming hard and will be desperate to win so they are happy to give us the 4 points given how far ahead they are on the ladder!


I still think they got enough power to trouble us but the game is in our hands.. We can Win it and need to win it

see, Dodo, in theory i agree with this.

but... ya know.... its Carlton.... so anything could happen....

i really want to believe, but when i go to therapy, rather than talk about my personal issues, all i seem to talk about is that navy blue jumper....

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Blues now $1.84 to Port $1.96.

Should be enough for us to kick back now for the next couple of days.

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Well….

we’re paying 51$ for the Cup now…in from 201$…!

worth placing 118$ on….for just over 6 Gee…!


kindest regards tommi

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I was thinking 2, but then they're in a tussle with Brisbane for a home final. They don't want to be losing games, especially if the Lions beat the dees. Which I think they will

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Agree. Not to mention McGovern and esp Charlie who most people thought would never fully recover.


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Maybe simply they have injuries and players who deserve to be dropped

I don't think clubs worry too much about the opposition. I mean obviously clubs worry about match ups and stopping key players but outside of these tactical things I believe clubs tend to focus on their own systems and processes and trying to improve these things every week and managing players

You can only control the things you can control

If you take care of your backyard the results will come over time

Nobody wants to flirt with form

Carlton are no mugs. Bad teams don't have 3 consecutive 50+ points wins in a row

Port , at least their coaches won't be taking us easily. I dare say they'll see this as a bit of a danger game.

7 changes is significant and could unsettle their systems somewhat. But their core mid guns are still there so I think any impact will be minimal.

Dixon out is the big one. Takes away the clear worry we may have had, that is being short down back.

Agree with both of you. Especially the highlighted bit.

I dont underestimate Carlton.
I also think both teams are even and on their day, either can win.

No doubt, Carlton has more to play for. Not just finals, but pride and belief in their system and Coach and one another. We've become a selfless team.

In front of a home crowd. indoors. Sounds like a cozy win for Carlton.
Still think we can win this by at least 5 goals.

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It is a worry that there is starting to be a level of expectation around our performance tomorrow. Bookies have us as favourites. Media talking us up all week and now the “no excuses” narrative is out there. These are the games we almost always lose. It’s a good test for the players after 3 very good weeks to show they can handle a level of pressure and expectation to get the job done.

Ultimately, given the extremely bad 8 week period during the middle of the year, this is close to a must win game to make finals. Appreciate we can drop two in the run home but Collingwood and Melbourne have owned us for years, St Kilda is a bogie side and Metricon stadium has been a house of horrors for this club.

I will say if we bring that manic pressure and tackling from the last few weeks we can give anyone a shake in this competition.

Here we go.... I knew we couldn't get through to the game without some good old-fashioned reverse psychology from a Carlton-hater!

Geez I hope we just stick to the task at hand and roll them.

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The reality is we haven’t really taken a scalp this year and have failed all previous tests. Tomorrow is an opportunity to right some wrongs.

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We are on our way back...

Cornes is a shitbag. Their midfield is "decimated"
Who is out? JHF and .......? Their ruck is on one leg? Has he seen where our rucks have been the past couple of weeks?
He's just looking for an excuse to pot us. Miserable @#$%&! excuse for a human being.

It's typical of his form. If we win, we should have anyway. If we don't, let's have a pile on. Grub.

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i think the only thing that this reflects is blues money with nothing better to do with itself than ego tripping!


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yep. Voss was wise to keep saying we will do well to respect our opposition this week in the presser today whenever suggestions Port is vulnerable came up. i hope that’s the message inside the club not just the media savvy messaging. you don’t win 13 in a row without being able to shift some players around and rest others and still win.


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Reckon McG is 50/50

I thought it was at Marvel?

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We keep hearing the excuses for Port with their Outs ... . But they also have some pretty good Ins ... Scott Lycett, Tom Jonas, Xavier Duursma

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I am as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!!!

The 7 changes does not make the game easy for us ,i see it as the opposite guys coming in a going try extra hard to to keep a senior spot so they will prove a point ,finals ans possibly a premiership coming up .Hope i am WRONG

When are the ressies playing?

If it is tonight or tmrw if Marchbank plays then you'd think McG plays