AFL Rd 17 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood

Re: AFL Rd 17 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood

Reply #105 – July 03, 2025, 08:40:19 pm

Quote from: rocky – on July 03, 2025, 08:23:29 pm

Selection same as usual. Just drop the low hanging fruit and pick some speckies who can be used as cannon fodder next week after we get flogged

Yep. Drop the work horses and back the underperforming stars.

Re: AFL Rd 17 2025 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood

Reply #106 – July 03, 2025, 08:55:44 pm

Our line-up:

Carlton
B: 15 Sam Docherty 23 Jacob Weitering 2 Lachlan Cowan
HB: 4 Oliver Hollands 26 Nick Haynes 5 Adam Cerra
C: 14 Orazio Fantasia 9 Patrick Cripps 13 Blake Acres
HF: 3 Jesse Motlop 11 Mitch McGovern 8 Lachie Fogarty
F: 6 Zac Williams 30 Charlie Curnow 43 Ashton Moir
R: 12 Tom De Koning 36 Cooper Lord 29 George Hewett
Int: 32 Matthew Carroll 45 Flynn Young 44 Francis Evans 22 Harry O'Farrell 27 Marc Pittonet

Em: 35 Billy Wilson 19 Corey Durdin 33 Lewis Young

My comments:
[1] Cincotta: I understand why he was dropped; his form has been ordinary. He hasn't been shutting his opponent down and hasn't provided much himself. Disappointing, as he is one of the few run-with players we really have, but understandable. I would like to see him get some form sooner rather than later.
But it begs the question: who are we going to play on Daicos? We need someone to shut him down.
[2] Billy Wilson: maybe a bit stiff, but he will be back.
[3] Jordan Boyd: he definitely appears to be on the outer. Considering how he played last year, it is very disappointing to see him as he is. On the other hand, Matt Carroll does appear to have a future.
[4] Pitto in: If Tom had been playing well, I probably wouldn't have picked Pitto, as they don't appear to play well together. However, Tom has been pretty ordinary of late and was outplayed by Sweet and Visentini last week, which was embarrassing. Pitto is no superstar, but he does give his all and he is a power option against Cameron, who has played well against us recently.
[5] We will miss Silvagni, but I'm glad we didn't play him half fit. That didn't work last week, not at all.
[6] I hope Weitering is fit, as he is going to have his work cut out for him.
[7] I know Evans played well last week (and the previous one), but I'm not sure he has what it takes. Well, I guess we'll find out.
[8] Will our players give a damn? We certainly haven't the last few weeks.
[9] We do have a lot of guys who need to lift; Cripps, Acres, Charlie Curnow, Fog and Cerra to name but a few.