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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong at the MCG
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: LP on
It depends on the innovation of the Handbagger MC.

It's a fatal mistake to assume a team is crippled by the absence of a single player, many of our own fans said as much about us in the early season absence of Weiters.

A forced change like Stewart going out can cause an MC to become inventive, inventive potentially means a new tactic that opponents have not seen before, and that can be deadly for the opponent if they go into a game unprepared to adapt.

Always respect opponents, and be prepared to adapt.

That was my point LP; Stewart's absence will force Geelong's MC to make changes and/or play a different game style.  They will try to use Tuohy in the loose man role but he normally relies on Stewart to create his opportunities.  Zac Guthrie will also be trying to cover Stewart's absence but Stewart is more difficult to cover than any of their other defenders, or ours too for that matter.

Geelong turnover game is off the scale this season and they average just over 9 goals per game from turnovers, largely due to Stewart's work.  Their turnover game was still effective against the Lions after Stewart went off but today's game won't be in torrential rain and against a flakey opponent.  Look for them to set up differently behind the ball and that may very well play into our hands with Charlie, Harry and Tom looking to spread their defence and isolate Charlie as much as possible.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong at the MCG
Last post by LP -
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Stewart is Geelong’s most important player and they can’t cover his loss.  That has repercussions for them all over the ground.
It depends on the innovation of the Handbagger MC.

It's a fatal mistake to assume a team is crippled by the absence of a single player, many of our own fans said as much about us in the early season absence of Weiters.

A forced change like Stewart going out can cause an MC to become inventive, inventive potentially means a new tactic that opponents have not seen before, and that can be deadly for the opponent if they go into a game unprepared to adapt.

Always respect opponents, and be prepared to adapt.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong at the MCG
Last post by DJC -
The Age has a two-page preview of today's game, padded out slightly by a puff-piece on the the De Koning brothers' rivalry.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/cameron-or-curnow-it-s-the-biggest-cats-blues-clash-since-the-1995-grand-final-20240424-p5fm7n.html

They are billing it as the biggest Geelong- Carlton game since the 1995 grand final.  And the conclusion; "If you need a prediction, it’s this: Carlton will be too strong around the ball in the end."  I think that's pretty well spot on.

For good measure there's most of another page devoted to an interview with Brian Cook in an article titled, "Billionaires and business deals: The money machine delivering big benefits to the Blues."

Cook starts with, “The true uniqueness I found, in comparison [with Geelong], was just the passion of its supporter base at Carlton – its width, its depth, its tentacles where they spread.”

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/billionaires-and-business-deals-the-money-machine-delivering-big-benefits-to-the-blues-20240425-p5fmj9.html

The AFL must be rapt that we're back as a serious competitor.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong at the MCG
Last post by DJC -
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The Cats win games by field position - they're the best in the AFL at it.  Myers, Stewart and Cameron are the link/set up men.  Control them and we beat this mob.  Stewart is absent but we don't have a tall defender to go with Cameron.

Stewart is Geelong’s most important player and they can’t cover his loss.  That has repercussions for them all over the ground.

We didn’t have a tall defender to go with Cameron last season and he kicked 6.1 … but we still won.  Vossy and his mates will have cooked up something for Cameron.  In fact, I reckon Scott has a lot more to worry about than Vossy.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 7 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Geelong at the MCG
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
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We need to keep a close eye on Myers.  I'd run Cottrell on him and make him accountable.  Maybe put Acres on Cameron and make Cameron gut run up and down all day.
No Saad is going to make it difficult with Stengle too, maybe Boyd gets the job although I'd like Boyd for Myers.
Where ever you look they have dangerous forwards , a couple that go under the radar are Close and Henry.