AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

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AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

March 23, 2025, 09:51:10 am

The Dogs have injury issues similar to ours, yet could claim to be playing better.
We can't score at the moment to save our lives.

Re: AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

Reply #1 – March 23, 2025, 12:19:15 pm

We will get rogered by umpires given they will want to square up with WBs after rogering them this week.

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Reply #2 – March 23, 2025, 12:21:51 pm

The changes I would make if I had any idea about football would be as follows;

I suggested it last week and I'll say it again. Acres (who's not having a great start to the year) to the HBF at the expense of Haynes. It's probably the easiest and best place on the ground to recover some lost form. Although watching Haynes you wouldn't know it. To suggest he was better this week than last week is basically, to me, saying he's gone from absolutely horrific to just really bad. P!$$ him off. He's an embarrassment.

Lewis Young unfortunately has to stay. We just don't have anyone else because Jack has to stay forward and we need someone to cover Naughton. Kemp I'm afraid needs to be dropped. We've sent his confidence plummeting by playing him forward much like we did with Weitering a few years back.

Speaking of Weitering, he has to be played on the kid Darcy. No more of this hiding him on a lesser light so that he can impact out of D50. Play the best back on the best forward. We saw what happened with Young on Chol last game. Made a spud look a star.

Bring Boyd in. Just someone who could hit up a target from 20m away. Probably a bit underdone, but like Charlie, play him into fitness. He can take Ollie's spot and Ollie goes to the wing in place of the badly out of form Acres.

There's no-one else I saw in the magoos worthy of a call up although I didn't see Ben Campo come on as I only watched until 1/2 time

I guess Harry comes back in. No real confidence in his form either. One thing I would do is have him as the relief ruckman for TDK instead of Cripps/Young. Think him on the ball may help him get back some form. I also wouldn't take TDK off. I'd rest him up forward.

None of this will pan out I'm sure as the selectors, who I'm sure moonlight as selectors of the the Australian cricket team, will make the one change. Probably Harry back in at the expense of a goer like Lord to make way.

Re: AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

Reply #3 – March 23, 2025, 12:28:27 pm

Quote from: crashlander – on March 23, 2025, 09:51:10 am

The Dogs have injury issues similar to ours, yet could claim to be playing better.
We can't score at the moment to save our lives.

Lewis Young may just have the most challenging opponent of his career!

Every game is important, but when you're winless the next game has extra significance... now there's a statement of the bleedin' obvious!

Re: AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

Reply #4 – March 23, 2025, 12:53:54 pm

Darcy will kick 4-5 goals no matter who plays on him.
Defend well, contest tough and hard and give forwards a chance to score.
Hopefully H comes back - I have a viral infection now for five days but its improving expect an elite athlete will be at full training this week.
Play Zac a little deeper because we need his kicking skills

Re: AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

Reply #5 – March 23, 2025, 01:05:50 pm

You don't drop young for a game against his old mob.

Plus first 10 minutes aside he played one of his better games last week.

Wrong reign to pull to drop him. Boyd in is a must. I'd be looking at lucas as he blew up badly against the Hawks. Nothing wrong with that. He's got the endeavour and future capability there but not every player can hit the ground running at the level.

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Reply #6 – March 23, 2025, 01:12:59 pm

Quote from: Thryleon – on March 23, 2025, 01:05:50 pm

You don't drop young for a game against his old mob.

Plus first 10 minutes aside he played one of his better games last week.

Wrong reign to pull to drop him. Boyd in is a must. I'd be looking at lucas as he blew up badly against the Hawks. Nothing wrong with that. He's got the endeavour and future capability there but not every player can hit the ground running at the level.

Problem is, Young only came into the team because Harry was sick.

If we bring Harry back, we become too top heavy. We already lack run, that just makes it worse.

Unless you wanna drop Haynes, Kemp, Silvagni.....which i think are all better options than Young.
Probably will be kemp who gets the short straw. Seems its always Kemp.

Re: AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

Reply #7 – March 23, 2025, 01:43:06 pm

Quote from: kruddler – on March 23, 2025, 01:12:59 pm

Quote from: Thryleon – on March 23, 2025, 01:05:50 pm
You don't drop young for a game against his old mob.

Plus first 10 minutes aside he played one of his better games last week.

Wrong reign to pull to drop him. Boyd in is a must. I'd be looking at lucas as he blew up badly against the Hawks. Nothing wrong with that. He's got the endeavour and future capability there but not every player can hit the ground running at the level.

Problem is, Young only came into the team because Harry was sick.

If we bring Harry back, we become too top heavy. We already lack run, that just makes it worse.

Unless you wanna drop Haynes, Kemp, Silvagni.....which i think are all better options than Young.
Probably will be kemp who gets the short straw. Seems its always Kemp.

Haynes would be my first out.

Kemp second.

Re: AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

Reply #8 – March 23, 2025, 02:26:09 pm

Quote from: Thryleon – on March 23, 2025, 01:05:50 pm

You don't drop young for a game against his old mob.

Plus first 10 minutes aside he played one of his better games last week.

Wrong reign to pull to drop him. Boyd in is a must. I'd be looking at lucas as he blew up badly against the Hawks. Nothing wrong with that. He's got the endeavour and future capability there but not every player can hit the ground running at the level.

I agree Thry, I reckon he needs to be persisted with until he gets his confidence back and gets the job right. Its a position that we have zero cover for so leave him in their and coach him into form in the seniors.

Re: AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

Reply #9 – March 23, 2025, 02:45:10 pm

Young is a dud but so is Haynes but Young has the height we need to at least get close to Darcy although it will need double team help from someone like McGovern to restrict Darcy so Id be dropping Haynes and id probably give Lucas Campo a rest too.
Boyd and Harry back in and hoping Charlie is a bit fitter this week. Dogs have the big talls up front but so do we and Harry will probably get slugger Lobb for company and Charlie might get Khamis/O'Donnell and thats where we can take advantage if we can get the ball down forward often enough. Treloar, Weightman, Bont, Jones, JJ is a fair bit of talent missing and if we cant knock them over this game we never will.
Bevo is equally under pressure like Voss and who ever loses is probably going to be the media's coach of the week whipping boy so Im expecting our star players to take advantage of the Dogs lack of stars and give Voss some relief and at least some confidence heading into the Collingwood game which will be an epic struggle imo.
Blues by 17 points over the Dogs...

Re: AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

Reply #10 – March 23, 2025, 03:21:42 pm

Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on March 23, 2025, 02:45:10 pm

Young is a dud but so is Haynes but Young has the height we need to at least get close to Darcy although it will need double team help from someone like McGovern to restrict Darcy so Id be dropping Haynes and id probably give Lucas Campo a rest too.
Boyd and Harry back in and hoping Charlie is a bit fitter this week. Dogs have the big talls up front but so do we and Harry will probably get slugger Lobb for company and Charlie might get Khamis/O'Donnell and thats where we can take advantage if we can get the ball down forward often enough. Treloar, Weightman, Bont, Jones, JJ is a fair bit of talent missing and if we cant knock them over this game we never will.
Bevo is equally under pressure like Voss and who ever loses is probably going to be the media's coach of the week whipping boy so Im expecting our star players to take advantage of the Dogs lack of stars and give Voss some relief and at least some confidence heading into the Collingwood game which will be an epic struggle imo.
Blues by 17 points over the Dogs...

Believe it or not, I still hold out hope for Young. Haynes should never ever don a Carlton jumper ever again.

Re: AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

Reply #11 – March 23, 2025, 08:15:46 pm

Quote from: kruddler – on March 23, 2025, 01:12:59 pm

Quote from: Thryleon – on March 23, 2025, 01:05:50 pm
You don't drop young for a game against his old mob.

Plus first 10 minutes aside he played one of his better games last week.

Wrong reign to pull to drop him. Boyd in is a must. I'd be looking at lucas as he blew up badly against the Hawks. Nothing wrong with that. He's got the endeavour and future capability there but not every player can hit the ground running at the level.

Problem is, Young only came into the team because Harry was sick.

If we bring Harry back, we become too top heavy. We already lack run, that just makes it worse.

Unless you wanna drop Haynes, Kemp, Silvagni.....which i think are all better options than Young.
Probably will be kemp who gets the short straw. Seems its always Kemp.

Haynes or Kemp? Does it really matter? No way you'd even consider removing JSOS from our side.

Young and Weiters will have their work cut out for them quelling Darcy and Naughton. But there's probably a numpty on our MC who'd back in Kemp and Haynes to handle these two

Re: AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

Reply #12 – March 23, 2025, 09:53:53 pm

If "H" is back I think Young is out, the debate becomes pointless, when you look from the other perspective the bulk of Young intercept possessions would have been statistical clangers for the Dawks.

Some fans will defend Young saying he still had to get to the right places, into the space and hold the mark, he had to get into the space because if he got with arms reach of Chol the contest was over.

Re: AFL Rd 3 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

Reply #13 – March 24, 2025, 07:42:09 am

Was hoping to face the Doggies without Lobb, was sure he would go for the hit on Cox. 'Accidental', I didn't think that was an excuse when you hit head high, and especially when you draw blood.

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Reply #14 – March 24, 2025, 09:48:35 am

Quote from: deepbluesee – on March 24, 2025, 07:42:09 am

Was hoping to face the Doggies without Lobb, was sure he would go for the hit on Cox. 'Accidental', I didn't think that was an excuse when you hit head high, and especially when you draw blood.

That outcome was probably set the moment the commentators started calling it as "He missed the footy", but it didn't look like a realistic attempt to me.

Some of you will recall when Enright missed the footy by about a metre and cleaned up Warnock, Enright wasn't even reported either!

We've seen some seriously bizarre decisions this weekend, it's the new world we live in!