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Meek is close to AA ruck with a very hard unit at his feet....he'll flog Pitto and Cripps will have his hands full with three blokes hanging off him.  Game will be won and lost right there.

Yep pit was a non event last night. And while i hate blaming injuries losing TDK probably means year is done.

He is another midfielder and as we are so one paced in there he is faster then the opposition ruck so he tends to balance us up better. Pit is a trier decent if he gets he's hands to it in a ruck contest but after that we play one man short.

Another L I reckon.

I got it wrong with the Pies game expecting us to rise to the occasion so Im not brave enough to call this one, Im just hoping the Hawks think its over for them as far as finals go and take the foot off the gas and we can take advantage even though we look like losing a few players. I wouldnt be playing half fit players this week and if Charlie in particular is borderline I would rest him and play someone like Kennedy at FF and alter the game plan to suit.

One thing going for us, i hope, is that there will be a huge crowd there and we are used to playing in front of huge crowds.
Not sure the hawks can say the same and it may get the better of them.

They beat Richmond in front of 92,000.

One thing going for us, i hope, is that there will be a huge crowd there and we are used to playing in front of huge crowds.
Not sure the hawks can say the same and it may get the better of them.

Did you see Ginnivans carry on against the Pies? The kid loves the big games and he’s got a few mates in that team that loved it too.

Yep pit was a non event last night. And while i hate blaming injuries losing TDK probably means year is done.

He is another midfielder and as we are so one paced in there he is faster then the opposition ruck so he tends to balance us up better. Pit is a trier decent if he gets he's hands to it in a ruck contest but after that we play one man short. 

Too often, the narrative surrounding Carlton focuses on individuals needing to lift.

The famous five always get a run: Patrick Cripps, Sam Walsh, Charlie Curnow, Harry McKay and Jacob Weitering.

Then it’s Mitch McGovern, Adam Saad, Nic Newman, Adam Cerra, Jack Martin or Tom De Koning.

It’s fun, but it’s garbage.

The only way Carlton will return to serious contention is having players who are disciplined enough to stick to a system when the moment demands.

Because their turnover game is good enough to take them further if they do.

Amid all the drama at the MCG during Scott Pendlebury’s 400th match, it was an ongoing flaw in their system that cost the Blues again.

And we are not talking about McGovern’s wayward last kick for goal.

They failed to defend a defensive-50 stoppage when it mattered.

In the opening minutes of the final quarter, Adam Saad let Jamie Elliott loose to receive a Pendlebury handball and snap a goal from a defensive stoppage to make the margin a match-winning (albeit tight) 32 points.

The Blues went into the match having given up 10 goals more than any team from a defensive stoppage and ranked 18th for points from clearances in the previous four rounds, having given away 52 points.

It was the second time this season a defensive-50 stoppage had cost them against Collingwood. But they haven’t fixed it. And they are running out of time to do so.