For me, the big thing will be to stop Richmond getting out to a big lead early.
They've done that to us the last few times iir and then we've almost run them down as the game progresses.

You don't have to kick a lot of goals to win footy matches, you just have to kick more than your opponent. Freo has proved that. If we kick nine and they kick eight we can win.
Our defence is stronger than our attack at this stage and our midfield is OK if they are all on the park. The issue against Sydney was our turnovers in the front half and the press being too shallow. I can't remember how many end to end goals they got after we had the footy locked in our F50 for several minutes but couldn't get an uncontested possession in the clear and then turned it over.

We also need some fast break footy with quality ball to Casboult and Walker.

Kerridge will kick a bag. He is the front half recruit of the year for us this off season.
Meanwhile, Weitering has shown he can match it down back. If Rowe and Jamison do their bit he will win his position. He is the back half recruit of the year already.

We can win this.

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Let slip the Blues of war (with apologies to William Shakespeare) (and Sir Francis Bacon, just in case)

yes it is good..but the article relates to collingwood

what does are super footy ops manager do?

This is the AFL. All that stuff is pretty similar across the board. Clubs share this sort of stuff. It's a very small world bubble.

I like the optimism Frank, but I think we should focus less on who might not be playing for Richmond and more on who WE send out there on Thursday night. Most of us will agree that - on paper - it is the worst Carlton forward line in living memory. Even without Lids et al, it's hard to see us kicking a winning score against a mature squad who has a settled game style.

In the 2001 game vs Essendon*, even though we had a few stars out we still had Ratten, Campo, Lappin, Hickmott etc all in their prime and a team who had played under the Parkin/Brittain game style for several years.

I'm predicting Thursday night's game will be tight in patches, in fact there will be periods where we control the play, but at some point(s) in the game the Tigers will have a scoring burst(s) which we can't match. Probably in 'red time' of at least one quarter.

I desperately hope I'm wrong, but I'm bracing myself for a 6-7 goal loss. It could get more ugly if Reiwoldt, Vickery & Martin are on song.

Unfortunately, I think we're more likely to get a reality check than a fairy tale.

I would never be more happy to be proven wrong

Go Blues!

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

when it comes to carlton, i doubt it...

If Richmond kick 8 goals and we kick 8 goals we'll win by virtue of having more points!!!

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"I will rejoice in their anguish, delight in their failure and revel in our success"

We are Carlton, @#$%&! the rest !!!!!!

Understand rationale ABNS and in my head agree with it all BUT if there is any team that could muck up what as you say should be a routine victory against a bottom side - it is the Tigers

the beauty of it is that everyone thinks they will win /they probably think all they need to turn up and win - they have a couple of their players who have done well against us before out - a couple of sore players who now they may be tempted to play
They are now getting pilloried/questioned about picking up Yarran( not direct but incidental pressure and distraction) and whilst I know he has been reappointed Hardwicke but that 15 player stunt against Port and they way the handled that was a team and a coach under monumental pressure - they don't as a rule handle pressure well as a Club that's why they continue to lose finals

we probably have a 1 in 10 chance of winning I know that it may be less because of our forward line and goal kicking power

Everything would need to go right for us and everything pear shaped for them and maybe they still win but if we can get in front for long enough maybe they self destruct

All the best ABNS

Frank

im not saying its bolton, Im saying how does a superfit young kid that would have been pick 1 next year because of his age, does 3 months of carlton training and gets a stress fracture in his back?
its always known talls take time over the years - the kid is still growing ...they should be on different programs to small mid fielders.
can anyone tell me - are all the 1st year players doing the same drills, times, work loads?[/quote]
Sort of inside word is that the North McKay and the rest of their draftees have been better managed physically than the Carlton ones... And that north are more professional in this regard.

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I support Carlton, Fulham and I'm an accountant - my mate calls me a 3 time loser.

Menzels cant run a time.trial.in adelaide
Yarran overweight
Harry mckay injured after 3 months
Waite not injured since being at north
Whats the common thread folks?

Full stops?

Too. Many. or not enough

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Not...enough.

Harry isn't a slack cauliflower.

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I hope Essendon* folds.

it therefore follows that Carlton have approached better than Richmond and are more professional in this regard, given we are not really missing anyone from our starting 22 because of injury or conditioning.... Vs Richmond who are missing several players.
(Assuming teams dont have a completely separate group of professionals prescribing activities for different maturities...)
I am dubious of 'the inside word' unless it is specific and referenced (at least the type of person e.g. "one of the doctors told me that...").

McKay is an underage beanstalk still growing into his skin. some bone & joint stress is almost expected even with good planning, as these guys move into the world of full time professional sport with bodies still developing.
I'd be very surprised if he was scheduled to play seniors in the first half of the year in any event.

I am sure we have a long way to go to match the professionalism of many other clubs but this is not new and something I believe we are attempting to change. But it will take time.

Remember Hawthorn when Clarkson took over. Pre-'line-in-the-sand' match etc....
Patience. Enjoy watching our boys grow and develop.

Not sure being a low scoring defensive team is the way to grow your membership numbers.

Can we still blame the Madhouse?

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“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman

Waite was injured last pre-season, and don't forget he's odds-on to retire at the end of this year.

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29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Not enough Billy Joel...

Harry's done, Weitering, John Barker's back again
Gorringe, Kerridge, Korcheck, Walker's hat.
Menzel's run in Adelaide, SOS's Western Sydney raid,
Yarran's fat, Waite's fit, forward line is still shit...

waite delivered more games at north than for the same period at carlton post knee

the common thread is footy ops - Mr Andrew Mckay - hes in charge of the football department and I will call it - hes the one responsible for getting the right people and processes and he will not be our next Premiership footy ops manager imo

Bolton didn't start the fire.......

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Not exactly a big call there MF!!