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Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #15 –
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Fair bet our ins will be Blake acres and probably young. 

Hopefully pittonet is closer.

While I agree that Acres and Young are the most likely ins, that still leaves us without a third tall forward. 

Then there’s the Xerri factor; Pitto might get a call up to look after De Koning.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #16 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Fair bet our ins will be Blake acres and probably young. 

Hopefully pittonet is closer.

While I agree that Acres and Young are the most likely ins, that still leaves us without a third tall forward. 

Then there’s the Xerri factor; Pitto might get a call up to look after De Koning.
Pittonet hasn't played a game in the 2s yet has he?
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #17 –
While Xerri is normally the best in the business , I have a feeling he is carrying an injury. His input over the last couple of games has been well below par.

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #18 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Pittonet hasn't played a game in the 2s yet has he?

That shouldn't stop him from dropping his knees into Xerri's ribs ... not that I condone violence or think that our MC considers evening up for past transgressions as a team selection factor  :)
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #19 –
@DJC, cripps is a better third forward than anyone else on our list amd that was before we lost Kemp.

I dont know what Kemp is, he's a good ordinary player, but he's a player i can't work out what he is, and utility is all I got.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #20 –
Quote from: Thryleon – on
@DJC, cripps is a better third forward than anyone else on our list amd that was before we lost Kemp.

I dont know what Kemp is, he's a good ordinary player, but he's a player i can't work out what he is, and utility is all I got.

Cripps hasn't been anywhere near his usual midfield form and using him as a tall forward paid dividends against the Eagles.  Whether he can reproduce that tall forward form against genuine AFL defenders is yet to be determined.  If I was in charge of the magnets, I would have him in the midfield and "resting" in the forward line.

I think that Kemp was growing into his role as a tall forward but we're going to have to wait for 12 months to see if he is the third tall we need.

It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #21 –
It seems one of a major opposition tactics against us is to push hard ahead of the footy, I gather it is a tactic designed to leverage our lesser leg speed. But I have to wonder why we haven't developed some countermeasures to get Charlie, Harry, McGovern, Weitering and TDK out on the F50 arc more, such that opposition just cannot afford to sit back leaving us lateral space to move in.

Even if the goal scoring percentages are low for that tactic, generate enough shots from those few who can go the journey and the opposition will quickly stop flooding back so deeply as they can't afford to hold on to hope of a miss. Eventually that'll start to open up space somewhere.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #22 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Quote from: Thryleon – on
@DJC, cripps is a better third forward than anyone else on our list amd that was before we lost Kemp.

I dont know what Kemp is, he's a good ordinary player, but he's a player i can't work out what he is, and utility is all I got.

Cripps hasn't been anywhere near his usual midfield form and using him as a tall forward paid dividends against the Eagles.  Whether he can reproduce that tall forward form against genuine AFL defenders is yet to be determined.  If I was in charge of the magnets, I would have him in the midfield and "resting" in the forward line.

I think that Kemp was growing into his role as a tall forward but we're going to have to wait for 12 months to see if he is the third tall we need.


Kemp's form, like Carlton's, is inconsistent. He has the tools, is young and has demonstrated on multiple occasions he can perform the fwd role more than adequately. He barely touched the footy on thew weekend but his injury is terrible shame for the lad and for the Club. This will be his second "big" injury, remember we drafted him coming off an ACL.
Ditto re Cripps and wouldnt allow him anywhere near Xerri.
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
2025-Carlton can win the 2025 AFL Premiership

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #23 –
Young has to come in and play at full-back, he isn't much chop anywhere else.

Yes, Pittonet should be recalled to lighten the load around the ground and in the ball-ups.

As for Lemmey, how much longer can he remain on the list if he hasn't looked like gracing the seniors ?? We all need to know what we have with him so it's time to give him a chance because he will certainly stretch the young Kangaroo defence. 

I can see another change with a small coming in somewhere.

IN : Young, Lemmey, Pittonet, Boyd

OUT : McKay (inj), Kemp (inj), White, Williams 

By the way, 12 players contributed a mere 5 tackles between them against WCE (seven of them had zero tackles), that is completely & utterly unacceptable on every possible level. Do that against a higher ranked team and we will always come off second best. 
"The Other Teams Can Rot In Hell"

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #24 –
Quote from: LordLucifer – on
Young has to come in and play at full-back, he isn't much chop anywhere else.

Yes, Pittonet should be recalled to lighten the load around the ground and in the ball-ups.

As for Lemmey, how much longer can he remain on the list if he hasn't looked like gracing the seniors ?? We all need to know what we have with him so it's time to give him a chance because he will certainly stretch the young Kangaroo defence. 

I can see another change with a small coming in somewhere.

IN : Young, Lemmey, Pittonet, Boyd

OUT : McKay (inj), Kemp (inj), White, Williams 

By the way, 12 players contributed a mere 5 tackles between them against WCE (seven of them had zero tackles), that is completely & utterly unacceptable on every possible level. Do that against a higher ranked team and we will always come off second best.

It’s always hard to tackle when the opposition doesn’t have the ball.

We have averaged 75 tackles in our other four games and I don’t think that tackling or defensive pressure is an issue.

There’s no way that Williams and White will be dropped and it would be a slow, lumbering squad if Young, Lemmey and Pitto all got a game.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #25 –
Yea, Williams won't ever be dropped after the last fortnight.  Special.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?
 

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #26 –
Quote from: LordLucifer – on
Young has to come in and play at full-back, he isn't much chop anywhere else.

Yes, Pittonet should be recalled to lighten the load around the ground and in the ball-ups.

As for Lemmey, how much longer can he remain on the list if he hasn't looked like gracing the seniors ?? We all need to know what we have with him so it's time to give him a chance because he will certainly stretch the young Kangaroo defence. 

I can see another change with a small coming in somewhere.

IN : Young, Lemmey, Pittonet, Boyd

OUT : McKay (inj), Kemp (inj), White, Williams 

By the way, 12 players contributed a mere 5 tackles between them against WCE (seven of them had zero tackles), that is completely & utterly unacceptable on every possible level. Do that against a higher ranked team and we will always come off second best. 

Now cloven hooved one, you've been on the oil of gnat, eye of neut and desiccated bat wings again  ;) .

We can't be bringing in Lemmey for the sake of change... he still needs more development and time which is typical of big fellas.

White and Williams both bring a much needed commodity to our small forward brigade - speed over the grass.

Voss indicated E Hollands was likely to get a call up. Probably at the expense of White, which is a shame because this kid has got something - with his leg speed he gets to contests and with ball in hand shows a clean pair of heels, something of a novelty for our small forwards! I'd look to giving Fog a rest (for Lij), but he is clearly a Voss sentimental fave (along with Doc) so he aint going anywhere.

If Boyd comes in, who does he replace?

Young and Pitto are the obvious inclusions for H and Kempy. Or are they? Pitto? Yes. Young? Not so sure.

And Acres will return, probably at the expense of Lord, which, again is a shame because this kid hits contests hard, has a good footy IQ and with he and Mots getting midfield time, Crippa can spend more time forward which gives opposition backlines a bona fide headache. If the MC had the kahunas they wouldn't bring in Young, preferring our tall forwards to be a rotation of TDK, Pitto and Crippa - with Charles the other tall.

I'd definitely continue the Mots to the middle experiment - he seems to love being in the action and is a difficult match-up. Actually looks more dangerous there than as a small forward!
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #27 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Quote from: LordLucifer – on
Young has to come in and play at full-back, he isn't much chop anywhere else.

Yes, Pittonet should be recalled to lighten the load around the ground and in the ball-ups.

As for Lemmey, how much longer can he remain on the list if he hasn't looked like gracing the seniors ?? We all need to know what we have with him so it's time to give him a chance because he will certainly stretch the young Kangaroo defence. 

I can see another change with a small coming in somewhere.

IN : Young, Lemmey, Pittonet, Boyd

OUT : McKay (inj), Kemp (inj), White, Williams 

By the way, 12 players contributed a mere 5 tackles between them against WCE (seven of them had zero tackles), that is completely & utterly unacceptable on every possible level. Do that against a higher ranked team and we will always come off second best.

It’s always hard to tackle when the opposition doesn’t have the ball.

We have averaged 75 tackles in our other four games and I don’t think that tackling or defensive pressure is an issue.

There’s no way that Williams and White will be dropped and it would be a slow, lumbering squad if Young, Lemmey and Pitto all got a game.

Spot on.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #28 –
Hang in there Dark Lord, it will turn eventually.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne Good Friday

Reply #29 –
Don't want to be top heavy vs Nth imo, bring in Pittonet and we will look very slow. They have been poor this season but enjoy playing us and we need to get selection right and have options vs their problem players. I'm expecting a physical game and close scoreboard.