AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

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Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #15 – March 04, 2025, 07:41:41 am

@GI2C this is years of us being a rabble talking.

Yeah they have a few notable players, but their best performers of the last few seasons are all out the door. Prestia, Hopper, Taranto are the names to worry about. Lynch from what I have seen of him gets an umpires free ride, but they lack firepower, and their stars are a bit older and slower these days, and the A graders are pretty much all done.

They lack weapons. This isnt underestimating them, they may struggle to kick a winning score at all, let alone 12 goals.

I remember what it was like rocking up and wondering where the goals would come from. This is where Richmond are at.

Currently we too look a bit fragile, but I suspect we will have enough about us to get over the line in this one easily enough.

Cripps, Mckay, Weitering, Cerra, Hewett, Kemp, TDK. Those guys play well and we win probably a lot of the time, against the teams that were in the bottom 4 last season.

All it needs is another 6 to 10 names to put in a workmanlike effort to go with it, and it wont be too much of a struggle for us.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #16 – March 04, 2025, 08:38:02 am

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on March 03, 2025, 11:05:32 pm

My point is it's round 1 and no one really knows fore sure what will happen in any of the 8 games. Sure, we should be the Tigers as they are a young side but if we don't show up treating them like last years premiers and instead treat them like last years wooden spooners, many of us will be very sad when the siren goes. There are games we participate in (Rich, Coll, Ess) that no matter where we all are on the ladder, or who the favourite is, anyone can beat anyone. I have been around the block too many times to sit here and talk about 10 goal wins. Turn up prepared, stick to the plan and build momentum week by week. Keep it simple and fly under the radar as much as possible. Let the Hollywood Hawks take all the limelight and see where that gets them.

Same page here, GTC. Our starts over the past few years against the Tiggers and BrisVegas have hardly been 4 qtr stunners.

I'd be happy just to see us 'switched on' and doing the basics really well and let the result take care of itself.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #17 – March 04, 2025, 08:55:21 am

If you're a real premiership contender you shouldn't be worried about playing Richmond.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #18 – March 04, 2025, 11:41:30 am

Quote from: madbluboy – on March 04, 2025, 08:55:21 am

If you're a real premiership contender you shouldn't be worried about playing Richmond.

And I am not fully convinced we are a contender yet. As Thry said, years of being a rabble and then years of inconsistency has conditioned me to not be convinced until I can see cold hard evidence.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #19 – March 04, 2025, 02:52:54 pm

Quote from: madbluboy – on March 04, 2025, 08:55:21 am

If you're a real premiership contender you shouldn't be worried about playing Richmond.

In AFL there is no team so dominant that it can afford to treat opponents with disregard.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #20 – March 04, 2025, 04:01:51 pm

Quote from: LP – on March 04, 2025, 02:52:54 pm

Quote from: madbluboy – on March 04, 2025, 08:55:21 am
If you're a real premiership contender you shouldn't be worried about playing Richmond.
In AFL there is no team so dominant that it can afford to treat opponents with disregard.

Precisely my point.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #21 – March 05, 2025, 05:07:18 pm

If we miss out top 2 or top 4 by percentage then these are the games we will look at and say one that got away. Must absolutely put on a masterclass.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #22 – March 05, 2025, 07:39:18 pm

Quote from: pinot – on March 05, 2025, 05:07:18 pm

If we miss out top 2 or top 4 by percentage then these are the games we will look at and say one that got away. Must absolutely put on a masterclass.

Its 2025 not 1995 mate.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #23 – March 06, 2025, 12:59:24 pm

Quote from: LP – on March 04, 2025, 02:52:54 pm

Quote from: madbluboy – on March 04, 2025, 08:55:21 am
If you're a real premiership contender you shouldn't be worried about playing Richmond.
In AFL there is no team so dominant that it can afford to treat opponents with disregard.

And no team is so far off the pace that it can be taken lightly.

Richmond may not win many games this season but they will punish any team that doesn't turn up ready to play, as the Swans found out last season.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #24 – March 06, 2025, 01:07:57 pm

IN

Jasper Alger (No.58 draft pick), Harry Armstrong (No.23 draft pick), Jonty Faull (No.14 draft pick), Taj Hotton (No.12 draft pick), Sam Lalor (No.1 draft pick), Thomas Sims (No.28 draft pick), Josh Smillie (No.7 draft pick), Luke Trainor (No.21 draft pick)

OUT

Liam Baker (trade, West Coast), Shai Bolton (trade, Fremantle), Matthew Coulthard (delisted), Noah Cumberland (delisted), Jack Graham (free agent, West Coast), Dylan Grimes (retired), Dustin Martin (retired), Marlion Pickett (retired), Sam Naismith (retired), Daniel Rioli (trade, Gold Coast)

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #25 – March 06, 2025, 01:10:38 pm

Thats a lot of experience and quality going out from the Tigers, if we lose in round 1 we are finished for the year and so is the coach...not going to happen imo and Im expecting a crushing win if we are a serious contender.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #26 – March 06, 2025, 01:47:06 pm

Personally, I don't care if we're playing an U/10 girls team, I object on principle to any complacency, not from supporters and most certainly not from the club. We have shown some good things over the last couple of years, but we have not shown an ability to constantly crush weaker opposition. There's a legitimate tipping point when reasonable measured confidence tips into arrogance and entitlement, thinking that if we just show up, we'll get the job done. We have not earned the right to think that.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #27 – March 06, 2025, 03:08:40 pm

Quote from: madbluboy – on March 04, 2025, 08:55:21 am

If you're a real premiership contender you shouldn't be worried about playing Richmond.

The games you are not worried about are the games you are quick to lose.
Underestimate your opponent and get burned.

As long as we plan for them like any other team, we should be fine.

Tigers will not go through the year winless so someone will get screwed if they are not paying attention.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #28 – March 06, 2025, 06:47:49 pm

Yep
It's an important game.
We need to get our season off on the right foot (unless Lucas C plays

)
We don't want to be playing catch-up.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #29 – March 06, 2025, 07:49:48 pm

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on March 06, 2025, 01:10:38 pm

Thats a lot of experience and quality going out from the Tigers, if we lose in round 1 we are finished for the year and so is the coach...not going to happen imo and Im expecting a crushing win if we are a serious contender.

Cooky put the acid right on the entire club the other night in TV, he stated categorically top 4 is the ambition (rightly so).
Over to you Blueboys.