Todd Curley ... Heavs you have a loooong memory.

He touched the umpire and got nailed. Never the same player after that. An honest and fair player tainted by the Tribunal.

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This is the thing! If you start taking the edge off players by discouraging their physicality, and they back off even 1% ... that's huge in the scheme of a highly competitive team sport where those 1%-ers can be the difference...

Remember when SPS got pinged for htb last year... had literally *just* taken possession and got wrapped up... then the other guy kicked a goal from the boundary. Forget who it was against, but I reckon that visibly affected his mentality in the ensuing quarters and then in subsequent games.

I hope Teague pulls everyone aside and tells them to maintain their aggression and continue to be hard at it.

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Cheers for that jake

Weitering and Harry are fine to play in 8 days. Fraser Brown played in 7 days with worse. I'm not sure if Newnes will be right.

Levi Bettsy and Gov haven't played a senior praccy game. If I had to pick one it would be Levi. He's a colossus in the forwardline and imo ahead of Oscar as a forward vs Tigers. Oscar is back up for talls in defence for mine, unless Levi can't get up for the game.

Bettsy and Gov need game time but I wouldn't risk them in this huge game, underdone. Levi is enough.

B: Plowman Weitering Docherty
HB: SPS Jones Saad

R: Pittonet Cripps Curnow
C: Walsh Dow Setterfield

HF: Martin Casboult Murphy
F: Fisher McKay Silvagni

IC: Williamson Newnes Gibbons Cuningham

E: Fogarty (if Newnes isnt fit), OBrien ( at the MCG), Betts, McDonald

I'm not a huge fan of Gibbons but he was BOG last week and I was impressed with his last Qtr vs Essendruggies*
He's a midfielder and endurance runner to suit new rules. Ditto OBrien. I don't like his lack of physicality vs Tigers but his defensive running on the big ground with limited rotations will help.

Betts played well last week. Break glass. Oscar isn't needed in backline, and Levi gets first dib for his strength and marking.

Kennedy played well last week with 30 odd possessions, plenty of tackles, as did Stocker and Gov needs to get match fit.

Ed to tag Dusty when playing mid right from the start and Plow on him when he goes forward. I reckon Silvagni can do a job on Dusty. Teague's call.

We have a dozen players who can mix it up int midfield. Big bodied mids Cripps Setters and Silvagni to hit them hard and extract.

Cripps to play only 15% forward if he has to...he must be our No.1 midfield bull most game.

We can beat the Tigers if we are revved up from the start and play 4 quarters.

Pitto has to be tough and smart and in sync with the mids.

With new rules 666, the mark and less interchange its the battle of the mids.

Have to trap it in the forwardline. Have the mosquito fleet to do damage. Press them hard.

No loose defender giving them an extra to run ball from defence, coz they will.

Saad on the G the BOG
Harry to kick 3
Levi to kick 2, Jack 2

Give us a break umpires and please call a fair game. FDrees vs Cotchin and Dusty for throat chops.

Go Blues

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THIS. I reckon he will.

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I remember he got 4 weeks for incidental contact that was caused by the umpire not him. It was a disgrace then and is a disgrace now. Nobody else copped that penalty - he was the sacrificial lamb.

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

No Williams provides Dow with an opportunity to step up.

I’d also like to see SPS take more of the midfield load, but we seem determined to make him into a defender.

Plowman Jones Willo
Saad Weitering Doc
Setterfield Cripps Walsh
Martin Levi Dow
Fisher Harry SOJ

Pittonet E.Curnow SPS

Cunners/Gibbons, Murphy, Newnes, LOB/Cottrell.

An opportunity exists for LOB or Cottrell to grab that 7th defender position. Others in the mix might be Stocker, Parks, Philp, Ramsay, Carroll - but it’s difficult to get a sense of where they are at with their form/fitness. Parks might be a smokie if he is mobile enough to play on smaller types. Looks a good mark.

It’s a flip of the coin between Cunners & Gibbons for mine as that extra forward/midfielder. I probably lean slightly towards Gibbons because I think he works harder. Both might play if Newnes doesn’t come up. Fogarty will be in the mix for that spot too, but I wasn’t all that impressed with his performances in the practice games.

If Harry or Levi aren’t right, hopefully McGovern is available. If not, you’d have to consider playing Betts to provide some experience/nous in attack.

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That's pretty close IMHO.

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Our forwards need to tackle, then tackle again from start to finish. Don't let them waltz out of our forward line. If we don't pressure their defenders they'll put a cricket score on us.

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I'd be extremely reluctant to play guys who haven't played at all in the pre-season, but I just feel that Casboult (if fit) is needed for structural reasons.

B: Plowman - Jones - Docherty
HB: SPS - Weitering - Saad
C: Newnes - Dow - Setterfield
HF: Martin - McKay - Cunningham
F: Fisher - Silvagni - Gibbons

R: Pittonet - Cripps - Walsh

INT: Betts - Murphy - Curnow - Casboult

We don't stand a chance.

That's the attitude.
I think Casboult/McKay and JSoS can be the difference. We need to keep our structure and not let them dictate, including via their spare man.
Pressure is non negotiable these days, so that should not even be questioned. We are in with a big chance if we win enough ball.

Rubbish.
We've lost to them by 4-5 goals the last 3 times we've played them in Round 1.
We should be much better now.
I'm not saying we'll definitely win. But we definitely have a chance.

They need to get separation and with out forward structures that seems to be impossible. They block, push and grab but the maggots never penalize them. We need an open forward line and space for us to lead into. If we play like last year or like the most of the preseason we can kiss the game goodbye. They will again open us up through the middle and out the back. They will have Lynch and the tasmanian prick infringe our defenders and the speedsters will make us look slow and unaccountable.

Look, you might be right (I think you are), but you can't say things like "penalize". That's clearly masculine. Try "neutralize" instead.

You also can't say they open us up out the back...... you got a problem with gay community?

Oops wrong thread. Go blues.

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Agree. We need to make sure they stay accountable and we have one KP deep. Don't allow them to create off half back and no extra man via the midfield especially. Our coaches need to get going...

Totally agree

It seems obvious to us onlookers what the Tigers do, but there must be a reason, other than backing ourselves, why the coach allows them to have one extra in the backline or a mid is allowed to go and help the defense, till they have a good lead, before doing anything about it the plug the hole.

Please Teaguey, put out fires before they become big unassailable fires and we will get 'em.

Crippa in the guts at every bounce and ball up to show his strength and desire to win for the Bluebaggers

Really important game. IF, we can.....win it....our belief and confidence goes through the roof, and there's plenty of pressure for spots with the likes of DeKoning, McGovern, Marchbank, Newman, and Williams possibly Betts (if over lookled this week) and obviously Philp, Stocker and co desperate to get a crack.

Everyone of them should be accounted for. They like to run the ball with an extra man. Stick close to them Bluebaggers

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I thought Andrew Russell was singing Bettsy's praises in the Injury report.

For mine, its Cunningham Getts and Gibbons fighting for that one spot

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Will there be any chance for Carlton members to get a ticket to the game? Even if they're a home-game member?