The Practise games continue this week, with a bit more of a serious approach than we did in the trial game against Hawks last week.

This week Carlton play the *Drug cheats:

Ikon Park
Thursday 28 February at 6:40pm
Will be televised on Fox Footy- Foxtel

It is time for Carlton to start getting ready and primed for Round 1 against the Tiggers.

Last week Carlton didn't play any of their bonafide rucks: Kreuzer, Philips or Lobbe.
I'm expecting at least one of them to come in and give a contest in the ruck.
Levi shouldn't be our 1st ruck.

Kreuzer had minor surgery on his knee after a big preseason prior to xmas break.
He's been seen running in January and February, but no contesting work.

Anyone have any news on Kreuzer?

i doubt Marchbank will play in this one given he hasn't done any contesting work anyone has witnessed.
Fasolo has been earmarked to return in the next JLT game against Collingwood, so I guess he's out too.
Darcy Lang is returning from foot surgery last year, and only seen doing laps, laps and more laps.

Docherty Williamson and Pickett are long term injuries.

Usually there's 6 on the bench, and a couple subs. Anyone confirm the make up of the bench?

I'm expecting one of Kreuzer/ Philips to play:

B: Simpson Jones Plowman
HB: Garlett Weitering Newman

C: Walsh SPS OBrien
R: Kreuzer Cripps Fisher

HF: Murphy C.Curnow E.Curnow
F: McGovern McKay Cuningham

I: Setterfield, Dow, Silvagni, Thomas, Kennedy 6th spot

I wonder if Goddard would be given the nod to free up Plowman as a mobile tall.
I've always prefer 2 rucks to avoid disrupting our KPF players incase of injury, so maybe Philips will be experimented with.
If there's an extended bench, I'm sure Bolton will be trialling Gibbons and Cuningham as the small forward.

Ed probably starts in the middle on Shiel and Fisher will add to the midfield group.
5 man forward line.

Really looking forward to this match. Is there an NB's game prior to the seniors?
4 points are not on the line, so expecting a lot of positional experiments to continue.

Go Bluebaggers

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Televised. Really?

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The only way for some people to understand is for them to be on the receiving end

Left wing moralists
In self serving denial
They shit me no end

Everyone wants to see the Dopers play!

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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

They want the world to see us flogged too.

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WADA medical director Dr Alan Vernec describes Essendon* FC drug case as biggest scandal in team sport the world of sport has seen. #WC2WB

#GUILTY

Like Reserve cup in the 80's, the NAB cup, the Wizard cup, last year the JLT was also televised on Foxtel.

Not sure about Channel 7 Maaaaaaaate

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

35 degrees on Thursday... will be balmy at 6:40pm

Might swing by after work for this one. They usually have a BBQ going at these things?

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O say does that star spangled banner yet wave.

Were Lobbe and Phillips injured last week or rested?

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Yes, good question and one that deserves an answer from the club.

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"our electorate seeks less to be informed and more to be validated." Sad times.

Think I’ll stay home for this one - I tend to lose my shit when we play these turds - prefer I do it in the comfort of my own home.

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

Winston Churchill

apparently (according to Ch 7) Kruze strong possibility for JLT1 but, if not, certain for JLT 2...

yep no other supporter group irks me more - a more ignorant, brainwashed bunch of numpties you will not find

If I’m going to get arrested for clocking one of those turds - I’d rather do it with four points on the line.

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

Winston Churchill

6-6-6 Welcome to 2019

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

The new off side 6-6-6 rule only applies when the centre bounce occurs.

Stops teams building a defensive wall at the bounce.

All other times there's no offside...so, most of the game there's no 6-6-6.

I guess when there's a bounce, logically the extra back man would run back to wing and the wing man would run forward.

That will be something to look out for during JLT games.

I noticed in the AFLW the game stopped as the umpires were looking around. Someone said they were checking the numbers in the zones.

Interesting times, with the AFL making up rules instead of applying the existing.

I don't mind the concept of 6-6-6 for centre bounce.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

I agree supporters will enjoy the decongested free flowing more skillful ball movement into the forward line.
I think it will be a catalyst for more changes too.

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Go Blue Boys

Carlton v Essendon* at Ikon Park, Thursday at 6.40pm AEDT
CARLTON

B: K.Simpson 6, L.Plowman 20, P.Dow 2
HB: N.Newman 24, C.Polson 29, L.Jones 14
C: S.Petrevski-Seton 5, P.Cripps 9, Z.Fisher 25
HF: C.Curnow 30, M.Lobbe 27, A.Schumacher 19
F: W.Setterfield 43, M.McGovern 11, H.McKay 10
Foll: A.Phillips 34, M.Gibbons 40, E.Curnow 35
I/C: M.Murphy 3, J.Weitering 23, J.Garlett 21, S.Walsh 18, J.Silvagni 1, D.Cuningham 28, D.Thomas 39, L.O'Brien 4

Emerg: T.De Koning 12, L.Casboult 41, H.Goddard 45, M.Kennedy 7

Notable absentees: Sam Docherty, Alex Fasolo, Matthew Kreuzer, Caleb Marchbank, Darcy Lang, Jarrod Pickett, Tom Williamson, Liam Stocker

Essendon*

B: P.Ambrose 29, M.Hartley 36, J.Long 34
HB: A.Francis 10, M.Hurley 18, A.Saad 42
C: D.Heppell 21, K.Langford 4, Z.Merrett 7
HF: D.Shiel 9, M.Brown 28, D.Zaharakis 11
F: J.Stringer 25, J.Daniher 6, A.McDonald-Tipungwuti 43
Foll: Z.Clarke 20, A.McGrath 1, D.Parish 3
I/C: C.McKenna 45, T.Jok 46, S.McKernan 44, J.Ridley 14, M.Guelfi 35, J.Laverde 15, D.Smith 5, M.Baguley 12

Emerg: J.Stewart 17, S.Draper 38, T.Mynott 39, D.Clarke 37

Notable absentees: Martin Gleeson, Cale Hooker, Tom Bellchambers, Orazio Fantasia, David Myers, Matt Dea

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"You are being watched. The government has a secret system. A machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it." - Finch

Poulson taking over Touhy's position at CHB

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#DonTheStash

Thought that was Armfieids.

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

Winston Churchill

Forward line looks a little too heavy.

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

Winston Churchill

its a bit of a concern that kennedy is an emergency, would have thought thy would want him in and under in the centre

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my last one was rubbish