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North took it up to us, and I believe the Crows will be more willing in the contest. They have the tools to knock us over.

Crows knocked us over last time because they intimidated and bullied us at the contest. Walker and Fogarty walked through our tackles, and we had some of their midfield kids pushing us around.
It was disgraceful bruise free footy and we owe them...so anyone who won't chase, tackle and put the body on the line need not apply this week because I'd expect the Crows to dish up the same stuff as last time.

Interesting snippet in something I read (and I should have taken note of where I read it - I can’t find it now). Apparently, the fastest Carlton players against North were Young and Honey with speeds of 33km/h and 32 km/h and change respectively. Of course, it isn’t clear that every player was wearing a GPS tracker. And this is just a maximum speed stat. A midfielder perhaps would concentrate more on gut running rather than flat out sprinting while a full back would need to hit maximum speed to close the gap on a leading forward. But it does suggest I should reappraise Lewis Young. My thumbnail sketch of him has been that he’s tall and a good mark but he isn’t all that mobile compared with someone like Liam Jones. But maybe he is just as nimble. I guess that raises the question of their comparative accelerations from a standing start, and that goes beyond a maximum speed stat.

Crows knocked us over last time because they intimidated and bullied us at the contest. Walker and Fogarty walked through our tackles, and we had some of their midfield kids pushing us around.
It was disgraceful bruise free footy and we owe them...so anyone who won't chase, tackle and put the body on the line need not apply this week because I'd expect the Crows to dish up the same stuff as last time.

I think we did very well in getting Lewis Young across. I have a good feeling he will be a long term player for us, a real 'Mr. Dependable' in the coming years. Not sure what happens if we do end up with Ben McKay. That is a lot of tall timber for the back-line.

Interesting snippet in something I read (and I should have taken note of where I read it - I can’t find it now). Apparently, the fastest Carlton players against North were Young and Honey with speeds of 33km/h and 32 km/h and change respectively. Of course, it isn’t clear that every player was wearing a GPS tracker. And this is just a maximum speed stat. A midfielder perhaps would concentrate more on gut running rather than flat out sprinting while a full back would need to hit maximum speed to close the gap on a leading forward. But it does suggest I should reappraise Lewis Young. My thumbnail sketch of him has been that he’s tall and a good mark but he isn’t all that mobile compared with someone like Liam Jones. But maybe he is just as nimble. I guess that raises the question of their comparative accelerations from a standing start, and that goes beyond a maximum speed stat.

That little twerp Shoenberg was throwing his weight  around iirc. He's one that deserves his comeuppance for starters!

You have a good memory Cookie, I was thinking about Schoenberg  too and he had this annoying grin on his face.
Fogarty is another one who reminds me of Zurhaar who puffs out his chest and wants to be the tough guy, as I said we need players who are prepared to meet these fockers head on and put them in their place for now and the future.

The best punishments for these types is at the end of the game being on the losing team.

You have a good memory Cookie, I was thinking about Schoenberg  too and he had this annoying grin on his face.
Fogarty is another one who reminds me of Zurhaar who puffs out his chest and wants to be the tough guy, as I said we need players who are prepared to meet these fockers head on and put them in their place for now and the future.