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Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #15
How far away is Phillips? Kreuzer was good as a forward last night, 2 goals is a good return

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #16
There was a goal kicked by Rich at the city end last night from a boundary throw in during the first qtr. From memory, and I was at the opposite end of the ground, the Rich ruckman took it easily, after Cas stumbled cluelessly towards the boundary line, and either snapped the goal or hacked it fwd and someone else snapped it. It was an example of how poor Cas's ruck craft is and how little he imposes himself physically on a contest. If he cant ruck, cant impose himself physically and cant kick straight, his days are well and truly numbered. Whilst Phillips is injured, we don't have much choice and Gorringe is as soft as butter IMO. Its a problem area that I dont think we can rectify in the immediate future.

I never saw a replay, but on first viewing it looked like it should've been a free given to casboult for a push.

There were many examples of his ruckwork being sub-par however...and he got beaten by a 'nobody'.

FWIW, i said in another thread, drop Casboult, put Rowe in his role of forward/2nd ruck.
Plowman and Marchbank can cope down back, have White as help. Keep Weitering forward.

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #17
How far away is Phillips? Kreuzer was good as a forward last night, 2 goals is a good return

Tend to agree with my old mate Jim on Kruezer that he does his best work when he is the lone specialist ruckman rather than equally sharing the load.
I like Philips and reckon he gave us value last season but its hard fitting him in when Kruezer is going so well...Casboults rucking was ok vs the Tigers IMO and in some ways
it helps bring him into the game when he is a bit rusty and  having a run on the ball often benefits his marking and general play.

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #18
I suspect we'll see a much better showing from our blokes on Sunday next against the ...'Go Dees' (said with a posh lisp from a bloke wearing a Range Rover bow tie).

McKay, Palmer, Kerridge, Lamb and Graham would be in line for promotion but, looking back on last year we are loathe to make wholesale changes so I would anticipate 2, max. Should be interesting.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #19
I suspect we'll see a much better showing from our blokes on Sunday next against the ...'Go Dees' (said with a posh lisp from a bloke wearing a Range Rover bow tie).

McKay, Palmer, Kerridge, Lamb and Graham would be in line for promotion but, looking back on last year we are loathe to make wholesale changes so I would anticipate 2, max. Should be interesting.

Dees are strong in the midfield and have a good ruck in Gawn, reckon Kerridge and Palmer might get a game this week.....hope somebody connects with Viney hard...most  teams have one annoying player and with Melbourne its Viney. Always trying to pull players of his teammates or push opposing players around....Libba does same for the Dogs....

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #20
Don't care who comes in, won't make much difference, as long as Thomas goes out

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #21
Don't care who comes in, won't make much difference, as long as Thomas goes out

Not sure we will ever see a $750k a year player don a NB's jumper.....reckon if Thomas gets dropped it will be under the guise of injury...

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #22
Hopefully career-ending


Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #24
Hopefully career-ending

We don't need rubbish comments like that!
The Force Awakens!

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #25
We don't need rubbish comments like that!

It only proves my point that a lot our supporters can't accept him as  a Carlton player. It's not like he's weak or lazy, he goes in hard but his body is just shot.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #26
It only proves my point that a lot our supporters can't accept him as  a Carlton player. It's not like he's weak or lazy, he goes in hard but his body is just shot.

In respect of last night, there would be five or six ahead of him getting the chop if the decision is based on performance.
The Force Awakens!

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #27
In respect of last night, there would be five or six ahead of him getting the chop if the decision is based on performance.

Last night even some of our better players did stupid things . I loved Marchbank's game and how he goes about it but he made some critical errors. Murphy played his best game in 2 years but he would rather handball to a team mate under pressure than absorb it himself like the elite players do. Simpson made some costly turnovers.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #28
Last night even some of our better players did stupid things . I loved Marchbank's game and how he goes about it but he made some critical errors. Murphy played his best game in 2 years but he would rather handball to a team mate under pressure than absorb it himself like the elite players do. Simpson made some costly turnovers.

When Thomas got wrongly pinged for the throw I was in the bar getting a drink and the feckwits all screamed for him to fork off. Even when the video showed he was wrongly pinged they mostly did a Trump and dismissed the video like it was an alternative fact. Fecking Morons.

It was odd at "The G" last night, the atmosphere just wasn't there. As a crowd it was pretty mixed up with people just there because it was the first game. Lots of supporters from other clubs, they were more objective and balanced in their comments about the Carlton players than most of our supporters.
The Force Awakens!

Re: 2017 Rd 2 Pre Game Panic Carlton vs Melbourne

Reply #29
There was a goal kicked by Rich at the city end last night from a boundary throw in during the first qtr. From memory, and I was at the opposite end of the ground, the Rich ruckman took it easily, after Cas stumbled cluelessly towards the boundary line, and either snapped the goal or hacked it fwd and someone else snapped it. It was an example of how poor Cas's ruck craft is and how little he imposes himself physically on a contest. If he cant ruck, cant impose himself physically and cant kick straight, his days are well and truly numbered.

Kruezer went absolutely nuts at him for 'allowing' that goal. Impossible to expect MK to be at every ball up/throw in, but it was a real lapse in strategy.
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