To all those predicting a Russell omition... are you typing this over and over again hoping that it is actually going to happen, cos we all know, it is not going to happen. Ratten loves him and there is no way is going to get dropped.

I'm not commenting on if its the right thing to do or not, there is a 117 page thread on that, I'm just asking why keep putting him as an out when we all know too well that it is not going happen, this season at least.

Fisher should not be selected. Once his undersized opponent was switched, he didn't kick a goal. That should provide insight enough that he is going to exposed again and again at AFL level.

Wiggins and Cloke should not even be mentioned. Wiggins should be dropped, Cloke should be disregarded. Would rather Setanta than both of these guys.

Can't say I am filled with any sort of confidence after seeing one of our main men out on Adelaide town happy as larry after we got pumped by 8 goals on the weekend.

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The AFL equalisation policy (designed with StKilda firmly in mind) is the only reason they exist.

$1.22 favourites

eagles at $4.25

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Fev was out on the turps?

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Inclined to agree with you but I think it will come down to comparing Houlihan's scope for harassing and tackling versus Anderson's ability to set up play from half-back.

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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.

That would indicate a massive win to Carlton coming up!

AND ITS ON A FRIDAY !!

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Didn't the boys fly out Saturday night ?

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Go to http://www.snoutslouts.org/ for a look at the mighty GFC...

I'm not a betting man and thus pay very little attention to odds. How we can be so short priced is beyond me. I mean really...

We were heavily favoured last week too.

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We are on our way back...

I have a punt and it's beyond me too...

$1.20

When we played Sydney the Swans were in at $2.40.
When we played Freo the Dockers in at $4.00
$2.30 for Adelaide...

Did back the Blues $1.60 against the Pies, and $2.20 when they opened up against the Doggies !!

Wish I had some $$$ on the Dockers game

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The odds don't reflect who the bookies think will win, rather who the punters think will win.

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I didn't say I saw anyone drinking....



That's what I keep hearing... so unless my eyes (and the eyes of my mates who are also Carlton supporters, as well as the eyes of the groupies hanging around) are decieving me, not all of them left Saturday night.

I read this forum a lot, post quite a little. I really have no need to make anything up, otherwise I would just do like I usually do and read, not post. You read a lot of stuff you take with a pinch of salt on forums such as these, and so u should, but when u see it with ur own two eyes it is something else.

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Agree give these ins and outs a go, send this to MC, mix and match possies a bit maybe butr looks good

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The climbing has alread began

These changes look OK to me.
I'm not a Setanta fan however he probably would match up OK on either Lynch or Kennedy.......it's the skillful and smarter forwards which he struggles with.

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I personally wouldn't play Setanta or Fisher but that is just they I think the MC will go.

It's in confidential in the HS today. The team had a dinner at a local restaurant whose grand opening is 2-3 weeks away, Fev then went out to the local night club.

No way.. not Fev? Surely!

I'm confused.

The implication seems to be that once you lose a game of football you should retreat into a corner and self-flagellate in an effort to appease the supporters who clearly care more than you do.

We hear so much about professionalism these days. a professional footballer should be able to play a game, then win, lose or draw, set it aside and carry on with life, re-focussing on the next task at hand. Never wavering from the cause. After all, it's his job... But it's one we expect him to dedicate his every waking moment to.

And then we want them to be emotional too. We want them to have passion and desire and care as deeply as we do. All the while setting they eyes on the horizon and dedicating the best years of their life to Footy, to the Club and to us.

But it's not always going to be the case.

It can't be. They can't carry the joy of a win all week and into the next game. Just like they can't carry the sting of a loss. We expect them to roll up week-in, week-out as prepared as possible. Focussed. That emotional approach just wouldn't work. Yeah, we hear it all the time - 'they'll give them confidence' or 'they'll want to bounce back from that'... But really... it's no wonder they play up on occasion, they'd be emotional wrecks... each week manipulated by coaches and fans into a sort of fevered daze of competition and discipline.

Or perhaps they're not and they can go out after a big loss and hang out with their mates and not appear to be on the verge of tears - no matter how much you'd like them to be.

Feel free to bookmark and come back at the end of the season

two changes for sure. wiggins and waite both injured. and I reckon waite's injury means fisher gets a run.

thought hadley was rubbish on saturday

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Go Blues

so the outs will be

Waite
Wiggins
Hadley


the ins
Fisher
Grigg
Scotland

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