Can't complain too much about no REAL changes being made since we are coming off a 54 point win interstate ............

Must say Chief is lucky to keep his spot, and Cloke is lucky Hampson isn't fit............

Lets get real about Cloke's game last week.

Ports poor efficiency by foot saw the ball end up with Cloke for 3 marks. It's not that Cloke positioned himself in the right spot, he was just where he was and Port kicked it to him.

He didn't make anything happen last week. Things just happened.

Very very disappointed to see Cloke ahead of Jacobs and Warnock in the lead up to the finals. I mean, do we want sluggish players in our finals campaign?

Wiggo made so many clangers last week. Fair dinkum, how many of his handballs didn't even make the distance? Heaps I tell you. Yeah he's tough, but he seems to have lost a lot of confidence by hand and foot.

If Hammer isn't right with the back, then good that he's being rested. But this is the game when Warnock should've been introduced...just to find out where he's at and to give him some experience at the AFL pace.

Great Garlett is back, but I was under the impression that Yarran was a class above the rest in the Ants in very windy conditions.

Scratching my head. I suppose the Cloke and Wiggo fans will be happy. They are NOT in our best 22 even with season ending injuries to Waite, Jamison and Robbo. Bad luck Robbo, but a great start to a long career with the Old Dark Navy Blues.

The MC are really confusing me again....ala rounds 3-7 this year when the shit hit the fan. Geez they shit me at times.

Carlton to win (as if there's any other result) and the MC to lose.......me again and a wasted opportunity to start conditioning players we will need to help us win finals.

Cloke and Wiggo.....pffft. They will be chasing tail again, whilst the stars of the team get us over the line.

Give me Ando for his grunt and run ahead of Wiggo anyday.
Give me a ruckman (any ruckman) ahead of the 195cm Cloke anyday.

Have a theory on the Wiggler ... having heard his teammates refer to him several times, they give me the impression that he is much loved and cherished by his teammates, they love having him out there. He seems to hold a special place in the playing group. That being the case, his inclusion or omission takes on a whole new dimension for the MC which goes beyond his individual contribution.


Either way, the human element and the team psychology is something that us keyboard cowboys have little insight into and therefore underestimate.

From my calculations, a 70 point bulldogs-carlton difference is all that's needed to jump them to 4th spot.

Meaning......................

Bulldogs loose tonight by 30 points or more and we win tomorrow by 70 points or more, we overtake them on percentage!




SMASH EM BLUES!

I don't care about percentage boosting, or slaughtering Melbourne.

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Ando has nowhere near the 'grunt' as Wiggo. Might have more run but his disposal is no better and probably worse. Ando took a courageous mark against Brisbane 51 weeks ago and that's all we have of him to hang our hats on...

MELBOURNE
In: Matthew Whelan, Jordie McKenzie, Jake Spencer
Out: Clint Bartram, Brad Miller and Lynden Dunn.

such a negative nellie..

I see we dropped our 2 taggers Bartram and Dunn

"... 3 votes Carlton C.Judd ... "

..Old 55, embrace the tank and enjoy it, especially since you guys might be gettin' the last P.P.. ..we'll look after yer team like you looked after ours rnd 22 year before last.. ..one good deed deserves another..

..Old 55, embrace the tank and enjoy it, especially since you guys might be gettin' the last P.P.. ..we'll look after yer team like you looked after ours rnd 22 year before last.. ..one good deed deserves another..

I am - but as you well know - it's tough medicine