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Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #150 –
Quote from: Mantis – on
I'm not concerned about who is playing for, or against us. I worry more about which Carlton turns up to the game. Hit the Swans hard with pressure and they turn the ball over as bad as any side in the league. This has been the weakness they have shown this season. This is why Fremantle in a final against them would be their worst nightmare. They know how to choke a side up completely.
Freo are looking pretty good, to be honest. They get teams playing on their terms, which is half the battle.
But you are right, which Carlton is going to turn up?
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #151 –
Quote from: crashlander – on
Quote from: LanceRomance – on
Quote from: nathbear – on
Haha I can't believe they selected Biggsy!

One of my weekly feature articles for One Week At A Time is called the 'Cherry Pops' and gives a summary of everyone selected for their first career games in any given week.

Biggsy got three write ups before he actually got to run onto the field, and was dropped the week after his debut game. So they've selected a guy with a total career of 1 game to play a do-or-die semi final :P.

Shane Biggs first mentioned here:

http://www.oneweekatatime.com.au/afl-cherry-pops-round-18/

And again the week after here! I quoted Whitney Houston in his write up that week.

http://www.oneweekatatime.com.au/afl-cherry-pops-round-19/

And for the third time, when he finally did make his debut, the Editor lost the article I sent so his write up never went public. If you want a copy, I have it in MS Word format on my laptop haha.

Hope that helps give some sort of clarity to at least one of their random-seeming inclusions :P

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Expected Return – IF SELECTED – 38 disposals, 11 tackles, 6 marks, 4 goals

Did Paul Roos write that up?


anyway, Danger game.....
It is a danger game, but they all are, this time of year.
It is a danger because the Swans are NOT at full strength. Far too many times no name nuffers win games against us, some of which play the only good games of their entire careers. never under estimate the one game wonders: they have bitten us.
They weren't at full strength when we played them earlier this year and they rolled us. Gonna be tuff I reckon, they wont play 2 bad games in a row.
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #152 –
The fact that the Fluffy Ducks did not pick Goodes tells me they are deadly serious about winning this game... and will throw 'everything' at us, and their 'everything' means culture impact; that means 120 minutes of stop/start pain footy. And if they are to beat us... this is their formula to get the job done.

For us to win... how do we absorb that and then stamp our authority on the contest? How do we give them something to worry about?
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #153 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Quote from: crashlander – on
Quote from: LanceRomance – on
Quote from: nathbear – on
Haha I can't believe they selected Biggsy!

One of my weekly feature articles for One Week At A Time is called the 'Cherry Pops' and gives a summary of everyone selected for their first career games in any given week.

Biggsy got three write ups before he actually got to run onto the field, and was dropped the week after his debut game. So they've selected a guy with a total career of 1 game to play a do-or-die semi final :P.

Shane Biggs first mentioned here:

http://www.oneweekatatime.com.au/afl-cherry-pops-round-18/

And again the week after here! I quoted Whitney Houston in his write up that week.

http://www.oneweekatatime.com.au/afl-cherry-pops-round-19/

And for the third time, when he finally did make his debut, the Editor lost the article I sent so his write up never went public. If you want a copy, I have it in MS Word format on my laptop haha.

Hope that helps give some sort of clarity to at least one of their random-seeming inclusions :P

Quote
Expected Return – IF SELECTED – 38 disposals, 11 tackles, 6 marks, 4 goals

Did Paul Roos write that up?


anyway, Danger game.....
It is a danger game, but they all are, this time of year.
It is a danger because the Swans are NOT at full strength. Far too many times no name nuffers win games against us, some of which play the only good games of their entire careers. never under estimate the one game wonders: they have bitten us.
They weren't at full strength when we played them earlier this year and they rolled us. Gonna be tuff I reckon, they wont play 2 bad games in a row.

The Swans have only won 1 of their last 5 games and that was against the Saints. But yes, they will throw all they have at us and we need to be ready to withstand it.

Hopefully we bring our A attitude and keep that self belief pumping!

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #154 –
Quote from: Baggers2013 – on
The fact that the Fluffy Ducks did not pick Goodes tells me they are deadly serious about winning this game... and will throw 'everything' at us, and their 'everything' means culture impact; that means 120 minutes of stop/start pain footy. And if they are to beat us... this is their formula to get the job done.

For us to win... how do we absorb that and then stamp our authority on the contest? How do we give them something to worry about?

Hawthorn showed the way last week. They ran them into the ground by winning the contested ball all over the ground, plenty of spread and accurate disposal. Are we good enough to do the same? Not sure - we may need a different emphasis.
Reality always wins in the end.
 

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #155 –
A little birdy told me Kreuzer had a screw inserted in his foot on Tuesday.
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #157 –
Quote from: LanceRomance – on
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
A little birdy told me Kreuzer had a screw inserted in his foot on Tuesday.

yeah, that one popped up on BF on tueday.

What we don't know is if he will be right for this week.
I didnt get it from BF for the record, did know it was on there. Doubt very much the person who told me reads or posts on BF.
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #158 –
Well it appears there is going to be an open training session, the club has stayed in Melbourne when it was expected to leave for Sydney tonight.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #159 –
Quote from: nathbear – on
Haha I can't believe they selected Biggsy!

One of my weekly feature articles for One Week At A Time is called the 'Cherry Pops' and gives a summary of everyone selected for their first career games in any given week.

Biggsy got three write ups before he actually got to run onto the field, and was dropped the week after his debut game. So they've selected a guy with a total career of 1 game to play a do-or-die semi final :P.

Talk about tempting the jinx-Gods.  :o :P

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #160 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Quote from: LanceRomance – on
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
A little birdy told me Kreuzer had a screw inserted in his foot on Tuesday.

yeah, that one popped up on BF on tueday.

What we don't know is if he will be right for this week.
I didnt get it from BF for the record, did know it was on there. Doubt very much the person who told me reads or posts on BF.

Someone called SEN this arvo and said that Kreuzer had a screw inserted into his broken big toe.  Now, that could be true but it is highly unlikely, particularly at this time of the year. 

The club doesn't have a great deal of credibility when it comes to reporting on injuries but I think the bruised calf scenario is more likely than the broken toe.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #161 –
I know what history says... I know since this finals system have been implemented NO team has outside the Top 4 has made the Prelim....

I know we only won 11 games and were lucky to be in the finals...this team has plenty of holes and demons only 2 weeks bad kicking cost us...

I know the swans (regardless of how tired they are) are reigning premiers and the No name ins will be instilled with the Swans culture and all players will be willing themselves to block our run and spread...

I know the probability of making a prelim from 9th (8th) is highly unlucky.

What I DON'T KNOW is why I feel we are a massive massive chance, the swans are hurtjf ,stars are out, they look tired.... All logic says we won't win, but by gee I am having a hard time convincing myself.... Go Blues

#Believe
"We are a club in a hurry"

#united #reset

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #162 –
Patrick Keane (AFL Media) has tweeted that Kreuzer is out and Casboult is in (with Sam Rowe added as an emergency).

https://twitter.com/AFL_PKeane

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #163 –
Quote from: Baggers2013 – on
The fact that the Fluffy Ducks did not pick Goodes tells me they are deadly serious about winning this game... and will throw 'everything' at us, and their 'everything' means culture impact; that means 120 minutes of stop/start pain footy. And if they are to beat us... this is their formula to get the job done.

For us to win... how do we absorb that and then stamp our authority on the contest? How do we give them something to worry about?

Simply run and spread from the contest and they wont be able to keep up.

Re: Blues v Swans semi final - pre game thead

Reply #164 –
I attended the Blues and Swans games last weekend and while we had the more exciting match there was a huge gulf in class between the 2 matches. We'll have to raise our game to another level if we want to be competitive let alone beat the Swans.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!