Re: Rd 10: Pre Game Premonitions: Carlton vs Geelong
Reply #85 –
Carlton
B: Kade Simpson, Lachie Plowman, Sam Docherty.
HB: Zach Tuohy, Jacob Weitering, Dale Thomas.
C: Liam Sumner, Bryce Gibbs, Dennis Armfield.
HF: Andrejs Everitt, Andrew Walker, Ed Curnow.
F: Matthew Wright, Simon White, Jed Lamb.
Foll: Sam Rowe, Patrick Cripps, Marc Murphy.
Int: Sam Kerridge, Liam Jones, Daniel Gorringe, Ciaran Byrne, Kristian Jaksch, Levi Casboult, Matthew Kreuzer (Three to be omitted)
I think a few people have been smoking illegal substances: I copied this because I didn't believe what I saw. And yet, it is here, for everyone to see. Amazing? Didn't Casboult break a leg? I seem to recall he did. Didn't Kreuzer have his meniscus trimmed? Yes he did, a few days before I did. I got off crutches today, and he ready to play senior footy?
I thought they might rest Cripps and maybe Weitering, who obviously were not 100% fit last week. That they are both playing is a mild surprise, but nothing compared to the other 2.
I am surprised that Walker survived. I would have dropped him, Indigenous Round or not. He hasn't been contributing enough.
I know that the positions named are always speculative, to say the least. However, Rowe as the primary ruckman? White as FF? No Wood? No Graham?
I look on in wonder. And seriously, I hope we do not play unfit players: that is damn stupid. If they don't come up, we lose flexibility on the day and they miss a lot more time than they would have otherwise.
Geelong Cats
B: Lachie Henderson, Tom Lonergan, Andrew Mackie.
HB: Corey Enright, Harry Taylor, Tom Ruggles.
C: Mark Blicavs, Joel Selwood, Steven Motlop.
HF: Shane Kersten, Zac Smith, Mitch Duncan.
F: Jimmy Bartel, Tom Hawkins, Josh Caddy.
Foll: Rhys Stanley, Cameron Guthrie, Patrick Dangerfield.
Int: Jed Bews, Cory Gregson, George Horlin-Smith, Jake Kolodjashnij, Darcy Lang, Jordan Murdoch, Billie Smedts (Three to be omitted)
I look at Geelong's structure, and our team is just not prepared for their possible match-ups. Not that I expect Geelong to line up as named, but their structures are relatively well known. Who are their opponents?
Things just don't match up.
Maybe the Match Committee knows a lot more than I do: it is possible. But our team does not make sense.
I doubt they had any ins other than KJ. The fact Kruze and Cas have been named on an extended bench and being at Eddiehad on a hard deck, they are no chance give they have leg injuries. KJ will come in for Gorringe or Kerridge. To me Sam has slowly gone off the boil. After every game, he has been seen in the change room with heavily iced calves. I think he trained too hard over the preseason in an effort to impress and I reckon its backfired a little. He needs a spell and he is my smokey for a rest this week. Rowe must go back.