Carlton Supporters Club

It's an interesting one. Fasolo would be much more likely to kick more goals than Polson but would we be more likely to kick more as a team with Polson in there?

B: Lachie Plowman, Jacob Weitering, Nic Newman
HB: Kade Simpson, Liam Jones, Dale Thomas
C: Marc Murphy, Patrick Cripps, Sam Walsh
HF: Paddy Dow, Charlie Curnow, David Cuningham
F: Mitch McGovern, Harry McKay, Alex Fasolo
FOLL: Andrew Phillips, Sam Petrevski-Seton, Zac Fisher
I/C: Michael Gibbons, Ed Curnow, Jarrod Garlett, Will Setterfield
EMERG: Jack Silvagni, Lochie O'Brien, Matthew Kennedy, Cam Polson

NEW: Mitch McGovern, Sam Walsh, Nic Newman, Alex Fasolo, Will Setterfield, Michael Gibbons

UNAVAILABLE: Matthew Kreuzer (knee), Sam Docherty (knee), Darcy Lang (foot), Caleb Marchbank (back), Harrison Macreadie (back), Tom Williamson (back), Jarrod Pickett (knee)

NOTES: It appears likely Andrew Phillips holds his spot in the ruck due to a combination of his impressive JLT form and Matthew Kreuzer's injury-interrupted summer. Alex Fasolo is tracking well to be fit, with Polson or Silvagni a chance to take his spot should he not be given the all-clear. Matthew Kennedy should be fit following a shoulder injury, but is unlikely to make the side after failing to feature in any JLT games. Sam Walsh has clearly done enough to earn a debut, while new recruits Michael Gibbons and Will Setterfield work their way into the team based on solid JLT form. Jarrod Garlett narrowly edges Lochie O'Brien for a place on the bench to provide some dash from half-back. - Riley Beveridge.

PRETTY HARD TO ARGUE WITH THAT LINEUP AS SUGGESTED ON AFL SITE. PROBABLY THE ONLY CHANGE I WOULD MAKE IS SILVAGNI IN FOR GARLETT...INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT OTHERS THINK.

Last year's wooden spooners (with their worst season in history) won't be beating last year minor premiers. And nothing that's happened in the off season changes that IMO.

Last year's wooden spooners (with their worst season in history) won't be beating last year minor premiers. And nothing that's happened in the off season changes that IMO.

Last year's wooden spooners (with their worst season in history) won't be beating last year minor premiers. And nothing that's happened in the off season changes that IMO.

So what has happened in the off season?

Richmond has added Lynch, Collier-Dawkins, Ross, Turner, English, Weller, Aarts, Townsend and Stack.  They lost Conca, Ellis, Lloyd, Miles, Stengle, Drummond, Griffiths and Hampson.  With the exception of Lynch (injured), and possibly Collier-Dawkins, their outs seem stronger than their ins.  Added to that is the impact of an underwhelming finals campaign, rule changes that affect their structure and tactics and a coaching panel whose message has always been relatively inconsequential and may be becoming just a little stale.

In contrast, we have dramatically improved our list to the point where there is genuine competition for spots in the 22 and last year's stalwarts - Casboult, Graham, Lamb, Kerridge, O'Brien, etc - are no longer with us or are on the list just to provide injury cover.  Our coaching group has been refreshed, we've got the best fitness guru in the business, and we've adapted quickly to the rule changes.

Will we win on Thursday night? It's a definite possibility 

Dont Believe In Never.

Striking just how much stronger first team we're fielding from round 23 last year ins and outs:

(13 changes)

IN:

Phillips/Kreuzer
Plowman
Newman
Walsh
Cuningham
Dow
Fasolo
McGovern
Fisher
Setterfield
Gibbons
Garlett
Jones


OUT:

Aaron Mullett
Jed Lamb
Matthew Wright
Darcy Lang
Jack Silvagni
Caleb Marchbank
Sam Rowe
Tom De Koning
Cameron Polson
Matthew Lobbe
Ciaran Byrne
Sam Kerridge
Lochie O'Brien

Arguably strengthening every one of those replacements. Indisputably a far stronger team overall. Whether that means we will actually beat the tigs - unlikely (but maybe possible).

Wow - That is extraordinary.

No wonder we were so poor.

Aaron Mullet... Stop it you're hurting me.