Stone Free wrote:
Teams from Round 18 Last year:
Carlton
B: Aaron Joseph, Michael Jamison, Paul Bower
HB: Andrew Carrazzo, Jarrad Waite, Jordan Russell
C: Heath Scotland, Chris Judd, Shaun Grigg
HF: Kade Simpson, Brad Fisher, Andrew Walker
F: Eddie Betts, Lachie Henderson, Shaun Hampson
Foll: Robert Warnock, Bryce Gibbs, Marc Murphy
I/C: Dennis Armfield, Jeff Garlett, Chris Johnson, Chris Yarran
Emg: Marcus Davies, David Ellard, Mitch Robinson
Collingwood
B: Nick Maxwell, Simon Prestigiacomo, Ben Reid
HB: Harry O'Brien, Tyson Goldsack, Alan Toovey
C: Sharrod Wellingham, Dane Swan, Jarryd Blair
HF: Luke Ball, Travis Cloke, Leon Davis
F: Dayne Beams, Leigh Brown, Steele Sidebottom
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
I/C: Alan Didak, Ben Johnson, Brent Macaffer, Chris Dawes
Emg: Tarkyn Lockyer, Josh Fraser, Simon Buckley
This time around:
Carlton:
B: Jeremy Laidler, Michael Jamison, Matthew Watson
HB: Nick Duigan, Bret Thornton, Jordan Russell
C: Kade Simpson, Bryce Gibbs, Heath Scotland
HF: Marc Murphy, Jarrad Waite, Christopher Yarran
F: Eddie Betts, Shaun Hampson, Jeffrey Garlett
Foll: Robert Warnock, Andrew Walker, Chris Judd
I/C: Andrew Carrazzo, Mitch Robinson, Andrew Collins, Edward Curnow
Collingwood:
B: Heath Shaw, Chris Tarrant, Alan Toovey
HB: Heritier O'Brien, Ben Reid, Nick Maxwell
C: Andrew Krakouer, Luke Ball, Dale Thomas
HF: Dayne Beams, Chris Dawes, Scott Pendlebury
F: Steele Sidebottom, Leigh Brown, Travis Cloke
Foll: Darren Jolly, Dane Swan, Alan Didak
I/C: Leon Davis, Ben Johnson, Sharrod Wellingham, Jarryd Blair
Emg: Brent Macaffer, Cameron Wood, Lachlan Keeffe
Reading the match day thread from Round 18, the main points were:
- we were soft at the ball
- played undisciplined footy
- Swan and Dawes both reemed us good and proper
- Walker and AJ had terrible games
- Murphy and Gibbs had absolutely zero impact.... all left to Judd
- Played without structure
- Grigg was one of our better players
Lets see if anything improves this time around huh?
Yes I had the opportunity to watch the first QTR and a half of that match this morning. Noticeable for the change in personnel at the Blues - which all seems good at this stage. (Johnson was not up to it as a player, AJ looked out of his depth, Fisher very poor his whole career despite trying hard etc).
But mainly what was striking was that we just weren't 'up for it' after about the 15 minute mark of the 1st. Really, we looked completely baffled by the Pies gameplan and had no idea how to counter it. No cohesion at all. I was at the game and it was one of the biggest shellackings I've ever seen, despite the scoreline being relatively modest - 50-odd points.
I would be devastated to see a repeat of that tonight. I don't think it will happen though. Anything under 30 points a win for the Blues, and hell, lets just knock them off!