Carlton Supporters Club

Is the interchange limited to 4 players or is there an extended bench for the NAB challenge?

n the first two rounds of the NAB Challenge, clubs can name squads of up to 26 players (18 on the field and eight on the interchange) plus three emergencies.

Squad sizes will be reduced to 24 players and three emergencies in the final round of the summer series as clubs fine tune for Round One of the season proper. Senior Coach Don Pyke said the Crows had started discussions about how to structure its NAB Challenge campaign.

There will be no limit on interchanges in the first two rounds. In the third round, a cap of 90 will apply in accordance with the rules of the 2016 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. The cap doesn’t include changes made at the breaks.

Games in each of the first two rounds will feature 20-minute quarters. The first 15 minutes will be set (no time on), while the last five minutes will be timed as per the home and away season (plus time on). In the final round, games will be timed in line with the Premiership Season (20 minutes plus time on).

The popular ‘super goal’ returns for another pre-season, with players to be awarded nine points for goals kicked from outside 50m. In another point of different to the home and away season, rookie-listed players are automatically available for selection in the NAB Challenge.

In line with rule changes introduced for the 2016 Premiership Season, umpires will apply a stricter interpretation of a dangerous tackle and deliberate out of bounds. The size of the protected area around ball carrier will also be increased.

B:      Simmo Jamison Weitering
HB:    Docherty Rowe Tuohy
C:      Buckley Graham Curnow
HF:    Thomas Everitt Kerridge
F:      Walker  Phillips Wright

R:      Kreuzer Gibbs Cripps

Int:   Cuningham, C. Curnow, Boekhurst, McKay

Assumes Levi, Smurf, Plowman not ready.....

Reckon it'll be more like:

B:      Sheehan Jaksch Weitering
HB:    Docherty Rowe Tuohy
C:      Buckley Graham Curnow
HF:     Wright Everitt Kerridge
F:       Lamb McKay Sumner

R:      Gorringe Gibbs Cripps

Int:   Cuningham, C. Curnow, Boekhurst, Phillips, Smith, Armfield, Whiley, Viojo-Rainbow.

Reckon it'll be more like:

B:      Sheehan Jaksch Weitering
HB:    Docherty Rowe Tuohy
C:      Buckley Graham Curnow
HF:     Wright Everitt Kerridge
F:       Lamb McKay Sumner

R:      Gorringe Gibbs Cripps

Int:   Cuningham, C. Curnow, Boekhurst, Phillips, Smith, Armfield, Whiley, Viojo-Rainbow.

If that side is uncompetitive then we're in for a long, long season.  Its close to our best side on paper.

Two weeks to go until we unfurl Carlton 2016. Just lining up to get tickets and from the line there it will be a Carlton home game crowd wise. It was nine years ago when last Carlton graced Tassie's premier football stadium, Waite was playing CHB on Buddy and Dick Pratt was newly appointed as President, there was a serious amount of optimism going round about the Blues. I remember Carlton supporters walking up to Pratt and shaking his hand, thanking him for taking over.

So maybe it's a Launceston game that signals a reset for the club. 

Anyway, sounds like the ground will be sold out and 80% will be blues fans, roll on Feb 18

Bottom line is our 'stars' - Special K, Murph, Walks, Daisy, Jamo etc need enough match practice to be cherry ripe for the Tiges in Rd 1.

Whether that's no game time in the first game, then a bit in game 2 and more in game 3 is a horses for course thing i guess.....

But we certainly don't want those types playing Rd 1 underdone.....

who's going?