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Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #75 –
Quote from: Lods – on
His whole body or just his head??


He's still looking for his head.

Probably has a touch of concussion as well.

36yo, playing the way he does....in the wet....with a ball smacked into his head......and 2 flights.....on a 6-day break....

Yeah, he deserves a rest.

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #76 –
Quote from: northernblue – on
It usually does, but doesn’t seem too bad at the moment.
I was hoping to get back online a bit earlier but my wife dragged me out to dinner 🤷🏼‍♂️ But at 9:45pm local it’s 88% humidity and 25 deg.
I think the suns will handle the humidity fairly well, I was amazed at how hard they used to rotate when their seconds played NT Thunder in the NEAFL up here.

I lived in Darwin for 6 years and 'fondly' remember early on I had a flat tyre before leaving for work.  7am I jack up the car and replace the wheel.  7:30 I peel off my soaked clothes and I'm back in the shower and looking for a fresh set of clothes.

Also played footy up there for 5 seasons.  The season is switched around up there and you play in the summer, which is brutal when it's humid.  I'd start hydrating the night before, and then all morning before the game, and after the game on a Saturday we'd head to the pub to rehydrate.  Most weeks I wouldn't take a leak until 10pm or something stupid like that. 

Has been 15 years or so since I was up there, so can't remember how early it starts getting uncomfortable, but I know it gets really nasty the closer you get to christmas.  From memory shouldn't be too bad in August.  Should be quite nice.

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #77 –
Playing midfield we used to come on for about 6 minutes then come off.  A long run at training during the wet was  4 km - I'd come back to Melbourne and peel off 16 km in the dry heat.   I used to lose about 3 kg playing.
 Once you heat up,  you just can't cool down,  it's nuts.   My eyes used to get all scabby and caked up from the sweat, that was the worst part,  you'd hit the showers and your eyes would be burning from the salt.   It was hard yakka.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #78 –
Our next 5 are so winnable. Probably won't get them all but if we get 4 we may then play Brisbane, a toughie, in the last game for a finals spot.

At this time of the week I trust Carlton. As the game gets closer my trust gradually dwindles until the bounce, when trust is all gone...lol.

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #79 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
I you read the player by player reviews from the reserves game, we wont be seeing Dow, LOB, Philp, Ramsey, Marchy or Macreadie. Owies, Lang, Polson and Moore get good reviews...gulp.

Could Polson be developing into our Caleb Daniels???

29. Cameron Polson
Cam Polson was one of our better players on the ground again. His ability to run and burst from half back and take the game on was brilliant. His ball use was fantastic: even though there was a bit of space on the ground, he used it really dangerously but his ability to find a target even when under pressure set us up.

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #80 –
Quote from: townsendcalling – on
Could Polson be developing into our Caleb Daniels???

29. Cameron Polson
Cam Polson was one of our better players on the ground again. His ability to run and burst from half back and take the game on was brilliant. His ball use was fantastic: even though there was a bit of space on the ground, he used it really dangerously but his ability to find a target even when under pressure set us up.
The kid is a very smart operator, not sure we've used him well in the past, and I appreciate he'll have physical limitations in a system prejudiced towards 195cm midfielders.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #81 –
Apologies.....when I suggested Betts for a rest it was purely based on his output in recent weeks....at that point I was oblivious to the fact it was the Indigenous Round....certainly hope nobody was offended. Absolute certainty to play.

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #82 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
Playing midfield we used to come on for about 6 minutes then come off.  A long run at training during the wet was  4 km - I'd come back to Melbourne and peel off 16 km in the dry heat.   I used to lose about 3 kg playing.
 Once you heat up,  you just can't cool down,  it's nuts.   My eyes used to get all scabby and caked up from the sweat, that was the worst part,  you'd hit the showers and your eyes would be burning from the salt.   It was hard yakka.

lol, reminds me I've got running club tonight, 5km followed by a bbq and rehydration...
Let’s go BIG !

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #83 –
hope this is not classic carlton game after a win like last week our expectations rise and we know wat happens , hopefully not

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #84 –
Might be tough for marking players, probably still 27°C at game time, dry and not too bad at 74% humidity but after sunset it might still become a bit of a slippery pill.

Haven't watched much of the Suns lately, not sure what to expect. Although I saw some highlights that suggest Stuart Dew has probably eaten a couple of the GCS reserves players!
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #85 –
Sounds like Martin, Cunningham and Pittonet could be all available.....IMO it would be Honey, Cottrell and Kennedy (injured) out....unless Cottrell stays in for Simpson who's rested. Cunningham was good in the wet/slippery conditions against North about 3-4 weeks ago.

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #86 –
Quote from: pew2 – on
hope this is not classic carlton game after a win like last week our expectations rise and we know wat happens , hopefully not
Everything points to a win, again if we play to our best we should account for GC. They have had a fab year, dont doubt their improvement one bit but I feel our best is better than their best. Having said that (this applies to all the remaining games):
- We must not give them a start
- We must be switched on for 4 qtrs
- We must put last weeks win behind us, hopefully they did that the next day
- Our indigenous boys need to play blinders
- We must not fark this up at the selection table.
I look at last Sat nights win as a watershed moment, the run home can see us put to rest demons of the past, its all between the ears.
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: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #87 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on

- We must not give them a start
- We must be switched on for 4 qtrs
- We must put last weeks win behind us, hopefully they did that the next day
- Our indigenous boys need to play blinders
- We must not fark this up at the selection table.

Do all that for the next 2 months and we could be premiers!!!

Re: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #88 –
Quote from: townsendcalling – on
Do all that for the next 2 months and we could be premiers!!!
As they say in tennis "the match is on their racquet".
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: Pre game Discussion Round 13 Suns v Carlton in Darwin.

Reply #89 –
Quote from: northernblue – on
lol, reminds me I've got running club tonight, 5km followed by a bbq and rehydration...

Life is about balance. What you take off, re run, you have to put back on...lol.