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Re: Name your team for Opening Round

Reply #60 –
It will be an interesting night for Curnow. He is human so he'll be nervous, anxious, desperate to do well and know that all eyes are on him. How quickly he can settle, if at all, is the key. Expect the Swans to do whatever they can to get him on the board early. SCG is an interesting venue that, as a newbie, I don't think is mastered in one game. An interesting night ahead!!

Re: Name your team for Opening Round

Reply #61 –
Quote from: townsendcalling – on
It will be an interesting night for Curnow. He is human so he'll be nervous, anxious, desperate to do well and know that all eyes are on him. How quickly he can settle, if at all, is the key. Expect the Swans to do whatever they can to get him on the board early. SCG is an interesting venue that, as a newbie, I don't think is mastered in one game. An interesting night ahead!!
Stop the supply and he wont hurt us. If Gulden (assuming he gets up), Heeney, Mills, Warner run riot, he could dine out on us at that craphole of a ground.
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: Name your team for Opening Round

Reply #62 –
Charlie will get every chance to show his wares.  He can be mercurial, and a match winner.  He can be a bit choosy, and he absolutely will lift against us.  Hopefully he's playing on and kicking around the corner because thats when he makes the most mistakes. 

Thing is, he wont win the game by himself.  Its guys like herney, papley and warner that do it.  Amartey likes to play against us too, and Grundy is no mug.  Theyre a good side but theyve lost a few contributors and attracted one star.  The bottom 6 will decide the outcome of this one.

Let's hope we make them miss Ollie florent and will hayward.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: Name your team for Opening Round

Reply #63 –
My 23 has seven debutants and I can't see us going in with less than six blokes wearing the CFC monogram for the first time.  That has to be some sort of record  :-\
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

Re: Name your team for Opening Round

Reply #64 –
Quote from: DJC – on
My 23 has seven debutants and I can't see us going in with less that six blokes wearing the CFC monogram for the first time.  That has to be some sort of record  :-\
Hard to see us winning with the amount of changes to our team but I’m confident we’ll see a strong showing from the new look blues.
The Ox is slow but I'm running out of patience.

Re: Name your team for Opening Round

Reply #65 –
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Charlie will get every chance to show his wares.  He can be mercurial, and a match winner.  He can be a bit choosy, and he absolutely will lift against us.  Hopefully he's playing on and kicking around the corner because thats when he makes the most mistakes. 

Thing is, he wont win the game by himself.  Its guys like herney, papley and warner that do it.  Amartey likes to play against us too, and Grundy is no mug.  Theyre a good side but theyve lost a few contributors and attracted one star.  The bottom 6 will decide the outcome of this one.

Let's hope we make them miss Ollie florent and will hayward.
Quote from: Sexybronco – on
Quote from: DJC – on
My 23 has seven debutants and I can't see us going in with less that six blokes wearing the CFC monogram for the first time.  That has to be some sort of record  :-\
Hard to see us winning with the amount of changes to our team but I’m confident we’ll see a strong showing from the new look blues.
I think we are a good chance, Swans have Gulden and Papley not fully fit, are themselves developing/trialling a new game plan to include Charlie and several other tall forwards plus have a coach who is also under pressure for his job and who showed his tactical nous last season isnt fantastic. Haywood and Florent would be keen to impress and extra motivated after being traded out for Charlie and unless we make some diabolical matchup mistakes or lose a key player through injury I'm backing us in to win this game as losing would be such a downer after a bright pre season and several young players making their debuts should inspire the older blokes to pull the finger out and give max effort.

Re: Name your team for Opening Round

Reply #66 –
Cox is having a long honeymoon period from the media...Voss loses three in a row and the drums start beating.
Cox took over a GF side, finished out of the finals (badly), and turfed loyal servants for an over the top trading gamble.
I think they'll beat us and the cards have been stacked against us (away game, dubious early season adjudication of the ruck contest that will favour Grundy), but lose and the blow torch should be well and truly turned on him.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: Name your team for Opening Round

Reply #67 –
Chesser’s form was pretty good on Wednesday and he has to be in the selection mix too.

Six, seven or eight debutants will mean a lot of work for Sydney’s opposition analysts trying to figure out how we’re going to play … even if they have Bucky’s training reports.

While we could have four players with just three games between them, we will have brought in three seasoned, established AFL footballers, two of whom may have something to prove.

I reckon we’ve got a damn good chance of knocking the Swans off. 🤞
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

Re: Name your team for Opening Round

Reply #68 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Chesser’s form was pretty good on Wednesday and he has to be in the selection mix too.

Six, seven or eight debutants will mean a lot of work for Sydney’s opposition analysts trying to figure out how we’re going to play … even if they have Bucky’s training reports.

While we could have four players with just three games between them, we will have brought in three seasoned, established AFL footballers, two of whom may have something to prove.

I reckon we’ve got a damn good chance of knocking the Swans off. 🤞
We have won 2 of our last 20 games at the SCG vs Syd. Our last win there was when Jesus played CHB for Jerusalem (R17 2019).
This worries me more than anything else (and the fact that I am heading over to watch the game).
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: Name your team for Opening Round

Reply #69 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Quote from: DJC – on
Chesser’s form was pretty good on Wednesday and he has to be in the selection mix too.

Six, seven or eight debutants will mean a lot of work for Sydney’s opposition analysts trying to figure out how we’re going to play … even if they have Bucky’s training reports.

While we could have four players with just three games between them, we will have brought in three seasoned, established AFL footballers, two of whom may have something to prove.

I reckon we’ve got a damn good chance of knocking the Swans off. 🤞
We have won 2 of our last 20 games at the SCG vs Syd. Our last win there was when Jesus played CHB for Jerusalem (R17 2019).
This worries me more than anything else (and the fact that I am heading over to watch the game).
I'll be at John Cain arena watching the basketball so I'll expect you to handle the song at the end of the game and start the boys off with a da da da and do a "Kenny Williams" who was that excitable old fella who used to lead the Swans in their sing along in the dressing room after a win..😉.