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Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #15 –
Quote from: Lods – on
If reckon if you can pick around 75% of the Round 0 starting line up at this stage you're going to be doing pretty well :D
Challange accepted

FB Saad Weitering Derksen
HB Florent Dean Young
C Ollie Cripps Elijah
HF Hayward Kemp Moir
FF Byrne McKay Ainsworth
Foll Pittonet Hewett Walsh
Int Smith Chesser Lord Evans (minus the shades) Reidy

Reasoning as follows:
I dont trust Pittonet to go in with one ruckman, if its one its Reidy
HOK appears miles off
Happy to move on from Gov & Acres
Zaccy W unlucky but the other boys (Byrne and Ainsworth) have shown plenty up fwd compared to ZW (small sample size granted)
Derksen hasn't put a foot wrong and is hungry, ditto Reidy.
Fogarty seemed to have a strapped hammy after the game.
I have this inkling young Dean has been pestering Vossy for weeks with "Gimme Charlie, I'll get it done". The boy does not lack confidence to go with his competitiveness.

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 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #16 –
All the charlie hysteria is making me ill.

he kicked one long goal and another from the goal square. had 6 touches for the whole game. woo fking hoo.

i want to win this game so bad now


Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #17 –
People know ive been stressing for kpp tk be added to the list, but g2c has decided to include all of them in the one team.  :o

I think our side will be very similar to the one from last night.

In....weitering (id prefer not)
Out....young, chesser, boyd, fogarty,

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #18 –
Heavy tracks take a while to recover in the legs no matter what. If they reduced player time for some because of the conditions, then they will probably be underdone (eg Papley??)

Charlie? 6 touches, 2 goals (one joe the goose that I could have kicked) minimal involvement once the ball is not in a marking contest  and the obligatory NO TACKLES!!   There are a lot of areas to pick up on in a week!!

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #19 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Quote from: Lods – on
If reckon if you can pick around 75% of the Round 0 starting line up at this stage you're going to be doing pretty well :D
Happy to move on from Gov & Acres

Gov offers more versatility than Young, can play small or tall and has far better disposal. Young is purely 'break glass in case of emergency'.

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #20 –
Gulden and Heeney concern me more than the traitor, Swans are half the side when Gulden is absent or under control.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #21 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
Gulden and Heeney concern me more than the traitor, Swans are half the side when Gulden is absent or under control.
Agree..I'd add Chad Warner in with those two as well, need to contain them and then Charlie won't be a factor.

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #22 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
Gulden and Heeney concern me more than the traitor, Swans are half the side when Gulden is absent or under control.
Gulden rolled his ankle in the game against GWS.  Odds are he will play, but he wont be at the peak of his powers.  Heeney and Warner are the other two we need to clamp down on, along with the lizard.  They have fewer weapons than they used to but are still dangerous.

Of their forwards, we know how this goes.  Papley is the one that will do the most damage.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #23 –
My effort,
Florent Weitering Dean
Said Derksen Williams
Chesser Hewitt O.Hollands
E.Hollands Moir Ainsworth
Kemp McKay Hayward
Pittonett Walsh Cripps
Smith Lord McGovern Acres Reidy
Carlton by 22
 

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #24 –
AFL have really set us up for a fall in this first game.  

Sydney have lots of tall forward options which may stretch us,  I wouldn't play Weiters on Charlie, we need him to be the general back there and free to roam as third man up.  Lewis Young may get the job instead.

TBH, I would be happy with not getting blown out of the water - we have some winnable games after this one, and a chance for the new combinations to settle down a bit.  Just don't need a flogging first up to deflate the balloon too much. 

This is now the longest premiership drought in the history of the Carlton Football Club - more evidence of climate change?

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #25 –
Yep
Despite being optimistic for the season ahead I'd be very surprised if we were to win this game.

The Swans in Sydney are always a tough assignment.
We really haven't seen our opening round team in it's entirety through the pre-season so it may take a few weeks to settle down and gel once we get closer to regular players in positions.

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #26 –
Quote from: Lods – on
Yep
Despite being optimistic for the season ahead I'd be very surprised if we were to win this game.

The Swans in Sydney are always a tough assignment.
We really haven't seen our opening round team in it's entirety through the pre-season so it may take a few weeks to settle down and gel once we get closer to regular players in positions.

I'm the opposite.

We are a big unknown right now.
We don't know how we will line up and how we will play.....how the hell do the opposition scout that?

We have the ability to come out of the blocks early and get the jump on them before they get a chance to react.
On the other hand, we have 2 ex-sydney players who would be well aware of their gameplan. The only difference with them is who they kick to in the 50 now.

Later in the year when we've shown our hand it will be harder to get wins IMO.
Early on, anything is possible.

Similarly, we could get done by 100 points if we haven't got our $h!t together.....but more chance of a win than that happened IMO.

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #27 –
Cant lose to a midpack team like the Swans and need to bank wins early and get the pressure off Voss. I dont see much fallout from the top 8 from last season apart from Collingwood who I think will struggle and we cant be losing to teams around us or below imho.

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #28 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Cant lose to a midpack team like the Swans and need to bank wins early and get the pressure off Voss. I dont see much fallout from the top 8 from last season apart from Collingwood who I think will struggle and we cant be losing to teams around us or below imho.

Do you think they are around us EB?

Many of the experts have them in the top 4 and us in the bottom 6. They had an off year last year I expect them to jump right back up this year - their ruck, midfield and forward groups are as good as any if all fit. And if you add a fit Charlie who knows how far they can go.  

Their back 6 is their query so hopefully ball spends more time in that section of the ground on Thursday night for us to have a chance    

Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Pre-game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney in Sydney

Reply #29 –
Quote from: shawny – on
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Cant lose to a midpack team like the Swans and need to bank wins early and get the pressure off Voss. I dont see much fallout from the top 8 from last season apart from Collingwood who I think will struggle and we cant be losing to teams around us or below imho.

Do you think they are around us EB?

Many of the experts have them in the top 4 and us in the bottom 6. They had an off year last year I expect them to jump right back up this year - their ruck, midfield and forward groups are as good as any if all fit. And if you add a fit Charlie who knows how far they can go.  

Their back 6 is their query so hopefully ball spends more time in that section of the ground on Thursday night for us to have a chance    
Shawny, apart from Charlie their list is the same as last season minus Haywood/Florent and they are relying on  organic growth plus their Coach improving his output. I'm less optimistic about their chances than the scribes, one injury to any of Heeney, Gulden or Warner and they are back struggling as Cox doesn't have the innovation or levers to pull that the top coaches have imho.