except that on the odd occasion bullants form can be misleading as AFL tempo is very different to VFL tempo

I understand that but you play players who are in form and are playing with confidence. Ellard and Curnow are playing with no confidence at senior level.

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You heard it here first!

Four unforced changes from a team that won by 12 goals?

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BLUES 2010: PAV AND JUDD = FLAGS. DOING IT FOR THE LOVE OF DICK PRATT.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR TALKINGCARLTON SUPERCOACH 2009 YET?

Carazzo did his hammy the day before a game so he will probably miss again. Will be touch and go.

For mine -> (assuming known players aren't fit)

Out: Davies Twomey Curnow

In: Russell Carrazzo McLean

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#23: Lachlan Henderson

THIS IS THE KEY! Play a psychotic, all out pressure, tackling, gut running and spread game. Silence these nuisance flowering paupers from the first bounce. If we show the slightest tentative behaviour, they will pounce. Look at what Coll did to them a few weeks back when they pumped their chest out during the week saying that they needed a big scalp. Consolidate our top 4 and virtually end their season, those wretched nuisance bastards (still haven't gotten over that arsey game by Lindsay Thomas last year)

PSYCHO football Blues.....Nothing less!!!!!!

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If I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!

Assuming Kreuzer pulled up fine but Bower, Carrazzo & Waite need another week out -

In: Brock, Setanta
Out: Curnow/Ellard, Davies/Tuohy

I find it hard to split Curnow & Ellard, but neither are in great form and I think Brock deserves a run. One of them will miss out. Same with Davies & Tuohy - one of them needs to make way so that we can get Setanta back in so we can leave T-Bird back in defence.

JR will be in the mix, but having watched him on Saturday I think another VFL game wouldn't hurt him.

B: Duigan T-Bird Laidler
HB: Yarran Hendo Scotland
C: Simmo Judd Armfield
HF: Garlett Kreuzer Robbo
F: Betts Setanta Tex

R: Warnock Gibbs Murphy
Inter: Brock, Curnow/Ellard, Davies/Tuohy
Sub: Twomey

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It's never as good as it looks and it's never as bad as it seems.

You missed the "playing for our finals spot" and this is our yearly "grand final".

Honestly Blues, just want the ball as much as them and be 110% focused and the rest will take care of itself. Only max effort will do.

I reckon we give Brock one final shot.

I love Curnow, but he's looking tired. The season is taking it's toll. But coming from VFL, that was always to be expected.

Brock's form seems to warrant another shot, but gee - if he can't show at least a hint that he can match it at this level then i'd say that'd be it.

Apart from that, is there much reason to tinker with a 10+goal winning team? I'd think not. Maybe Setanta in??


SUCKS to be back at Etihad. Fingers crossed for no more injuries.

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"
- Aristotle

I just want someone to poleaxe the Oompa-Loompa.

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"One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's minds." - Frank Zappa

I am fed up with this lot – and in particular the way all clubs have come into games against us thinking they are in with a chance – its time to take games by the scruff of the neck and “psyche” our opponents out games before the ball is even bounced.

Teams still take the view when playing us that they are playing the Carlton of 2002 to 2007 – and that the 4 points are merely 80 minutes of training drill football away.

We have to change that expectation – and the only way we can do that is to irrelevant teams like North Melbourne on a regular basis.

Oh yeah and pole axe that little Oompah Loompah as well.

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

Would love to smash North Melbourne. They have it coming.

We aren't going to play Lindsay Thomas into form are we?

Well said as per usual Agro!
Hence the very reason why at this stage we should not put in performances like we did against WC & Doggies. I know I harp on these 2 losses but they un-did a hell of a lot of good work we had done.

there's talk robbo might be in trouble for a head high tackle? can anyone confirm?

nothing in that what so ever.

good enough for me!

Both players had their heads down going for the ball and clashed, nothing in it what so ever.

Agree about Etihad, but I think it's a bit early to be finally stamping McLeans papers.

I thought both Thuoy and Davies were pretty good.

Davies had not played all year and did not look out of place

I think one of Ellard and Curnow will make way for Mclean. The other ins will be determined by inury recovery from Waite and Carrazzo. Maybe Setanta in also.

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Go Blues

The HUN brought it up. Who knows.