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Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #15 –
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Would have thought Boom recruit Frank the tank would be displaying his wares, tearing up the stat sheet and dazzling us with his brilliance vs the mediocrity that is the Stkilda football club.

Frank is the 44th player on our list. Most of the other 43 probably have a decent head start over him when it comes to getting a game in a practice match.

I would have liked to see Frank going at it with Stocker but we’ll just have to look forward to Corey Durdin giving him a touch up again.
Corey has one goal in 3 games vs the hapless Saints and Frank the Tank has never played a game vs Stkilda, touching the ball rather than touching up Stocker remains a difficulty for both of them in most games unfortunately and Corey had a very poor 2024 season being below average in every key stat so I guess he is on his last chance this season.

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #16 –
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Frank is the 44th player on our list. Most of the other 43 probably have a decent head start over him when it comes to getting a game in a practice match.

I would have liked to see Frank going at it with Stocker but we’ll just have to look forward to Corey Durdin giving him a touch up again.
Corey has one goal in 3 games vs the hapless Saints and Frank the Tank has never played a game vs Stkilda, touching the ball rather than touching up Stocker remains a difficulty for both of them in most games unfortunately and Corey had a very poor 2024 season being below average in every key stat so I guess he is on his last chance this season.

You don't recall Corey running through Stocker and leaving him in some difficulty?

It seemed to be a sign of genuine ill-feeling towards Stocker but also a reminder of how a little bloke can knock the stuffing out of someone 10kg heavier.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #17 –
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Corey has one goal in 3 games vs the hapless Saints and Frank the Tank has never played a game vs Stkilda, touching the ball rather than touching up Stocker remains a difficulty for both of them in most games unfortunately and Corey had a very poor 2024 season being below average in every key stat so I guess he is on his last chance this season.

You don't recall Corey running through Stocker and leaving him in some difficulty?

It seemed to be a sign of genuine ill-feeling towards Stocker but also a reminder of how a little bloke can knock the stuffing out of someone 10kg heavier.
I recall the incident but I'd rather Corey get a kick or two and contribute a bit more on the scoreboard than evening up some old score with an ex player.

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #18 –
Time to keep in mind that this is just a practice game.
The result is basically meaningless...unless it's a complete blow-out, which would probably indicate some areas that need attention.
We're not playing for sheep stations.
Not playing for four points.
It's just a hitout to blow out the cobwebs.

The younger/fringe players will no doubt be looking to impress ahead of round one.
The older/established players will approach it as they see fit, and put in the effort they think necessary.
Their level of commitment may determine the scoreboard result.

The level of intensity and physicality won't match a regular season game.
There is a bit of a paradox though...sometimes it's best not to go too easy.
The one who attacks with intensity will sometimes come out of a contest better than someone who holds a bit back.
The main goal will be to get everyone through in good shape...and maybe try a few different things.

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #19 –
The players that go hard are the players playing for a position.

Someone like binns for.example isn't in anyones best 22, so he needs to impress.

Someone like weitering could have 10 kicked on him and it wouldn't matter in the slightest.

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #20 –
Gee we're very average.

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #22 –
Not a great 1st half after we looked pretty good early on we just couldn't capitalise up forward and then let the aints work their way back into the game. Backline has been terrible other than Ollie hollands who was using his run to effect and Cowan who is very hard at it. While we're on the topic of not hard enough at it Motlop has really annoyed me. Very soft. Hope they're trying to conserve the energy because they look very slow. Anyway lets get through this injury free, that's the main thing

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #23 –
We give away so many free kicks. If Young plays home and away we are cooked.
What happened to my old profile?????

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #24 –
I don't get why fans keep investing in pre-season rubbish.

We've won pre-season comps more than once and finished last or close to last in the real season.

In the old days we would hardly ever win a pre-season game, and then go on to win a flag! ;)
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #25 –
The effort was fine.
They looked at times that they wanted it just a little  more than us.
But both sides would be reasonably happy.

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #26 –
Saints defended better only because we kept giving the ball back to them. Some of the turn overs and poor skills was diabolical.

Other than that defended stoppages much better and moved the ball well for alot of that scratch match.

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #27 –
3 observations....

I hope we have a plan to man-up on half-back flankers in the real season.  Wanganeen-Milera and Hill had an absolute picnic.

Motlop is ready to have a big year.

Need TDK's signature - we he got out of second gear, he was playing a different game to everyone else out there.
This is now the longest premiership drought in the history of the Carlton Football Club - more evidence of climate change?

Re: Practice match vs St Kilda lineup

Reply #28 –
Thoughts on the game.
Lord did well when he got on. I hope he gets some game time this year. Haynes did not impress me at all. Matt Carroll may have saved his career. Lewis Young could be the dumbest footballer we've ever had. Cannot be played during the season unless we are desperate. Really desperate. Lemmey has a long way to go if he wants to play in the big league. Binns gets to the ball a bit but his disposal is shocking. Can't see him making it. Nice cameo from the Campo boy (Lucas), but like Binns has suspect disposal. Still, has some toe. Plenty of our senior players had poor games. Williams, Saad and Docherty to name a few.
Thought Weitering was a bit off too.
Thought our last quarter was our best
Thought the umpiring was ridiculously one-sided. Love to know the count
Hope everyone got through relatively unscathed.