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Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #225 –
We are scraping the bottom.  Durdin might just have the most afl goals out of our forwards bar owies this week.

He's actually capable.  The problem is he has had stuff all continuity.  At least he's quick.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #226 –
Quote from: Thryleon – on
We are scraping the bottom.  Durdin might just have the most afl goals out of our forwards bar owies this week.

He's actually capable.  The problem is he has had stuff all continuity.  At least he's quick.

From our forward 6 as lined up (+ Durdin)

Player - '24 gls - '24gms - Car. gls - Car. gms
Owies - 29.13 - 21 - 85.53 - 70
E. Hollands - 16.6 - 19 - 24.12 - 33
Kennedy - 14.8 - 21 - 55.37 - 115
Williams - 14.6 - 17 - 46.34 - 153
Durdin - 6.4 - 11 - 33.22 - 45
O. Hollands - 5.4 - 20 - 7.8 - 39
Motlop - 4.2 - 4 - 40.15 - 37

Durdin has actually been VERY poor this year and if we're honest, not great over his career to date.
Owies, Kennedy, Williams, E.Hollands and Motlop are giving us more goals/game than Durdin is and with the exception of Owies and recently Motlop, none of the others are permanent forwards. Durdin is only better than O.Hollands in goals/games, and he plays HB/Wing so thats to be expected.

How he got a 2 year deal earlier on this year i don't understand.....especially since Owies remains unsigned.

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #227 –
Need to cover Allen, Darling and Waterman as their 3 talls...... they can all play a bit!!

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #228 –
Durdin was drafted as a mid/forward and it's a position we have really struggled with.     I thought he showed signs in 2023 and 2024 was his year to play that half forward role and pitch hit in the middle.   Go from that 9-10 disposal player to 14-16.   He has had a few CBA's but his year has really been a bust.    

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #229 –
Quote from: townsendcalling – on
Need to cover Allen, Darling and Waterman as their 3 talls...... they can all play a bit!!
I'd add Liam Ryan to that list too not a tall, but a goalkicking threat, if we cant win the stoppages/Clearances and they get decent supply then its going to be a long trip home.

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #230 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
I'd add Liam Ryan to that list too not a tall, but a goalkicking threat, if we cant win the stoppages/Clearances and they get decent supply then its going to be a long trip home.
Agree. We really need to be up and about and hopefully we won't have players playing with injuries.
Reality always wins in the end.

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #231 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
I'd add Liam Ryan to that list too not a tall,
I'm pegging Liam adds a few victims to our injury list, usually "accidental impact" by hip or shoulder to ribs and head, he'll break some of the lightweights in half, or perhaps he'll target someone like Cripps with a "late spoil!"
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #232 –
Then we run through the ####, I'm sick of being treated as road kill and bullied by faux tough guys.  It started and finished this year against North.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #233 –
Quote from: Shakin77 – on
Durdin was drafted as a mid/forward and it's a position we have really struggled with.     I thought he showed signs in 2023 and 2024 was his year to play that half forward role and pitch hit in the middle.   Go from that 9-10 disposal player to 14-16.   He has had a few CBA's but his year has really been a bust.

Durdin’s best footy was when he was able to apply manic defensive pressure.  He hasn’t been able to reproduce that and his game has dropped off.  We miss the pressure he put on opposition defenders.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #234 –
Durdin has been injured.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #235 –
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Durdin has been injured.

Still been involved in 11 games (albeit some as the sub or subbed off), but look at Motlop, 4 goals in 4 games.......and they are games we've been terrible in, not the dominant side that Durdin played in.

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #236 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
Still been involved in 11 games (albeit some as the sub or subbed off), but look at Motlop, 4 goals in 4 games.......and they are games we've been terrible in, not the dominant side that Durdin played in.

Zero goals in 2 weeks if that's your measure.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #238 –
B:  [17] Brodie Kemp  [23] Jacob Weitering  [2] Lachlan Cowan
HB:  [33] Lewis Young  [11] Mitch McGovern  [24] Nic Newman
C:  [25] Jaxon Binns  [9] Patrick Cripps  [13] Blake Acres
HF:  [4] Oliver Hollands  [20] Elijah Hollands  [6] Zac Williams
F: [44] Matthew Owies  [7] Matthew Kennedy  [3] Jesse Motlop
R: [27] Marc Pittonet  [18] Sam Walsh  [29] George Hewett
Int:  [43] Ashton Moir  [36] Cooper Lord  [16] Jack Carroll  [19] Corey Durdin  [39] Alex Cincotta

Em:  [31] Harry Lemmey  [35] Billy Wilson  [41] Domanic Akuei

Lemmey and Wilson were named in the 2's, but I doubt either will play, especially with injury clouds over the heads of so many who are named.
I look at that team and I wonder where the goals are coming from. Even in the wet, you have to have someone to kick the goals. We have a lot of mids, and not much else.
Live Long and Prosper!

Re: AFL Rd 23 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast in Perth

Reply #239 –
If it's wet then that could be to our advantage given the height of our forward line. Just don't kick it long onto their heads. I'd rather they adopt a chaos ball along the ground and let the little blokes crumb. Have to try something out of the box.