I do believe that is humour from jimmae!

ps how cool is it seeing Silvagni in a Carlton lineup!

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Is Plowman fully fit??

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O say does that star spangled banner yet wave.

I get the impression he's been back in full training since before the Hawthorn game.

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me and a few of the boys are thinking of heading down this weekend to relive some old memories.

Serious question, does anyone think there may actually be a biggish crowd? Will casual entry be ok?

I think in one article it was said that they were anticipating 15,000, and that the capacity will be about 22,000.

So you should be ok, just don't expect amazing seats if you don't get there in the first 90 minutes after gates open, but I think there's a pre-game function to keep you entertained if you can convince someone to get your seats.

Match-day info: NAB 2

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It only is $5 to guarantee entry if you're a member. I'll probably do it just for peace of mind.

Good news if thats true. Was pick 3 in the same draft as Menzel so he obviously has talent. Would be nice to get an injury update from the club tho. Let us know bout plowman, Sumner and Cripps.

No Cripps

2 Jack Silvagni
6 Kade Simpson
7 Dylan Buckley
10 Harry McKay
12 Blaine Boekhorst
13 Jed Lamb
14 Liam Jones
15 Sam Docherty
17 Sam Rowe
22 Jason Tutt
23 Jacob Weitering
24 Mark Whiley
25 Clem Smith
28 David Cuningham
30 Charlie Curnow
31 Matthew Dick
32 Nick Graham
33 Andrejs Everitt
34 Andrew Phillips
35 Ed Curnow
37 Daniel Gorringe
38 Ciaran Byrne
40 Michael Jamison
41 Levi Casboult
42 Zach Tuohy
45 Andrew Gallucci
46 Matthew Wright
47 Jesse Glass-McCasker
48 Matt Korcheck

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Very weak midfield. Seems a bit unbalanced the squad - very tall.

Wonder where KJ is? Injured?

No Rainbow (if fit) is disappointing. Starting to worry about him.

Don't think Korchek will make the final cut.

Rainbow has but on 7.5kg since arriving. His current skinfolds are at 8.5. So he is not in the fat club, that's for sure. Maybe he is still getting used to the extra weight, lean mass, he is now carrying around.

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Are we putting in a temporary safe injecting room for Sunday?

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They shit me no end

Prior to squads being finalised:

Carlton:
Games Experience: 41.24
<=10 games: 11
>=100 games: 3

Essendon*:
Games Experience: 55.86
<=10 games: 12
>=100 games: 7

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All of our 2015 draftees; guess it's young talent time on Sunday.

No DVR doesn't surprise me, he couldn't blow out a candle after a half of VFL footy last year. Lots of work to be done on both his fitness and his patterns/progression. I recall him doing some ridiculous sprints in games, looks amazing but can knock you out of the play for a full minute if you plan on running the game out.

No Murphy, Walker, Kreuzer, Kerridge, Thomas, White, Jaksch, Sheehan, Plowman, Armfield and Cripps. I'd say the last three are properly injured.

The squad list on the AFL site has Gibbs in place of Simpson. Which one is correct?

Extremely settled back line by the looks of it, and we know who are first choice key forwards are, seems like it's an open competition for 3rd talls at either end though.


You think Gorringe will take half the ruck duties? I'd rather have Korcheck.

I think you're about the talls though, the three to be cut will probably come from JGM, Korcheck, Jones, Dick, Gorringe and Tutt.

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Would like to see:

FB: Weitering Jamison Byrne
HB: Docherty Rowe Tuohy
C: Buckley E.Curnow Simpson/Gibbs
HF: Boekhorst Everitt Lamb
FF: Wright Casboult C.Curnow

RR: Phillips Whiley Graham

Int: Korcheck, McKay, Silvagni, Gorringe, Cuningham, Dick, Smith, Gallucci

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C.Curnow may run through the middle also.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

Gibbs isn't named in the squad jim. BTW I think Viojo-Rainbow had questions to the defensive side of his game too. If so and with things I have read, he still has some way to go yet.

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Dons will have Brown, Hartley and Gwilt as their key defenders, with Goddard giving an additional chop-out. Disapointing that Francis didn't get named, but I suppose they have forwards and backs that they need to trial right now.

Like us, the back line is fairly settled, and the forward half has some obvious KF choices, but their medium and small forwards are very much up in the air. We should dominate the ruck even with Korcheck's inexperience.

Solid midfield battle, on paper.

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Gibbs is named. Thomas hasn't been named.

Great to see Buckley named, and wonder if BB wants to have a good look at Smith and Gallucci vs Lamb and Wright for the small forwards role. I do expect Buckley to continue his run from the BP. Byrne needs to show something this weekend.

I think the 3 to miss will be Korchek Glass and Gallucci

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