R19: North Melbourne v Carlton (pre-match / teams p8)

Donstuie · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:52 pm

In the bag now

AGRO · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:22 pm

We seriously have dodged a bullet if that is true - as there is no better team in the League than us if you need a change of form or need to start kicking straight. :roll:

missnaut · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:30 pm

Effes wrote:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/kangaroos-extend-lindsay-thomass-vfl-exile/story-e6frf9jf-1226103433157

Quote:

NORTH Melbourne coach Brad Scott has ruled out recalling ruckman Hamish McIntosh or forward Lindsay Thomas for tomorrow night's crunch clash against Carton.
The Roos return to Etihad Stadium, where they have won their last two matches, and Scott said today he was happy with how his side was traveling at the moment.

''In terms of our ins and outs, Lindsay Thomas definitely won't play and Hamish McIntosh definitely won't play,'' Scott said after training this morning.

''They the two that I think our supporters probably would be thinking were a chance to play this week, but we don't think they're quite ready so we'll go in with a team that's done the job for us in the last couple of weeks.''

Thomas has had a good record against Carlton of late, but Scott said the forward was not ready to return from his VFL exile.

Sorry Lindsay, gonna have to have your birthday some other time.

gsker1 · **Joined:** Tue May 10, 2005 11:00 am **Posts:** 449

AGRO wrote:

We seriously have dodged a bullet if that is true - as there is no better team in the League than us if you need a change of form or need to start kicking straight. :roll:

Spot on! Thomas probably would have come out and kicked a bag against us

Juanita Jones · **Joined:** Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:30 pm **Posts:** 4183

Hopefully someone else doesn't have a birthday especially that flower, Harvey.

Blue Beatle · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:12 pm

Juanita Jones wrote:

Hopefully someone else doesn't have a birthday especially that flower, Harvey.

Blue sombrero has one on monday

zoneman · **Joined:** Fri May 20, 2005 12:03 pm **Posts:** 765

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-midfield-the-afls-best-scott-20110728-1i1kg.html

Trying tp soften us up?

Effes · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:54 pm

Among R18 Ins –K Hunt, McLean,Hargrave, R Murphy,Sherman, Welsh, Watson, Jurrah,Jolly, Beams,Knights, Palmer, Ling, S Johnson,Mooney, Ottens

shake and bake · **Joined:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:23 am **Posts:** 24

im hoping

IN: Bower, McLean, Sentanta
OUT: Twomey, Davis, Curnow

Effes · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:58 pm

North v Carl – Cunnington for Warren. Houlihan, McLean for Twomey, Curnow.

QLD_Blue · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:02 pm

YES!

Brock is back!!! a week or two late but he deserves the run!

missnaut · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:02 pm

Hoops gets his 200th. All you ppl whinging about Ratts not giving it to him can now stop

Also, don't think we have lost a milestone game yet this year.

MIL · **Joined:** Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:43 pm **Posts:** 4745

Hmmmmm......

The Silky One and Brock. Big big question marks on both those two for mine.

Sugarcane · **Joined:** Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:40 am **Posts:** 1628

MIL wrote:

Hmmmmm......

The Silky One and Brock. Big big question marks on both those two for mine.

Yes but less Qn marks than the 2 they are replacing surely?

Rhys26 · **Joined:** Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:12 am **Posts:** 1730

MIL wrote:

Hmmmmm......

The Silky One and Brock. Big big question marks on both those two for mine.

One of them won't put his body on the line and the other can't get out of a trot.
Poor selections

camel · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:17 pm

SELECTION NEWS: In: Houlihan, McLean Out: Twomey (Omitted), Curnow (Omitted)

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsar ... fault.aspx

GodisNavyBlue · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:18 pm

I am surprised there is no Carlos, not even selected as an emergency

club29 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:27 pm

GodisNavyBlue wrote:

I am surprised there is no Carlos, not even selected as an emergency

Backing the forward line that did the job last week. Speed being our weapon.

Punter22 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:37 pm

Looking at the changes I guess it's Brock for Curnow and Hoops for Twomey.

I like Brock for Curnow, on the basis that Nth is pretty slow and Etihad is more his size of ground. I also like it because by all accounts Brock has been outstanding in the VFL and Curnow has been nothing like he was early in the season. A run in the VFL to get his head and body right should be good for him.

I'm not as convinced with Houlihan vs Twomey. For mine what Twomey has produced over the last couple of weeks was at least as good as Hoops' couple of games, and it doesn't sound like he was lighting it up for the Bullants.

And once again we are playing a tall forward line with zero flexibility. I really would have liked to see Setanta in. Hendo is the only option for Petrie and I worry what Petrie might do to him with even minimal opportunities.

The last few years it has seemed to me that in every game north were clearly more motivated to us than we have been playing them. If our boys can't raise the desire to beat an inferior team with the top 4 carrot on the line we don't deserve to be there.

Blues by 37 points.

Navy Blue Horse · **Joined:** Mon Feb 28, 2005 2:39 pm **Posts:** 15848

The team is stronger than last week (not physically).

Curnow looks stuffed. Brock HAD to be given a run, simple as that.

R19: North Melbourne v Carlton (pre-match / teams p8)

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