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Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #30
It's our "experienced" player who are the problem IMO, not the kids
Dont disagree but I cant see Voss dumping his older players and going youth in a big way...thats rebuilding and not what he was hired to do.

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #31
What can we do for next week?

[1] Plan to take Nankervis out of the picture. He isn't a jumper, so he won't be able to jump all over Pitto and Reidy, but he was the difference last year. We squash him and we go forwards.

[2] Saad goes out with injury. Hopefully, Cowan is fit enough to replace him. Otherwise, Billy Wilson, who has the pace and run we lacked.
As for Cowan, he might be able to do a negating job on one of Richmond's mids. If so, we will be improved by it.

[3] Zac Williams: he had 5 clearances in the first quarter last night, but lacked impact thereafter. I wouldn't have him in defence: small forward with turns in the middle.

[4] Fog goes out. Have Ainsworth, Flynn Young or Byrne do his job. All have more pace and are much faster. All can kick a goal from more than 10 m out, something that Fog doesn't do.

[5] Move McGovern forward or out. As a defender, he is too loose. He has brain fades. Moir to the bench or the VFL.

[6] L. Young: do we need him as a defender against Richmond's forwards? Derkson deserves a chance. It will be interesting to see what forwards Richmond present us with.

Yep. We don't need to throw the baby out with the bathwater after one game.

I hope we stick to the very same game plan, only with a few inclusions. Specifically, Haynes for McGovern, Derken for Young (the kid has a footy IQ, Young hasn't), Boyd for the injured Saad and Byrne for Fogary... and use Byrne like the Fluffy Ducks used Papley and Rottingwood used Pendlebury... sparing impact although the reasons for Papley and Pendles having limited exposure for obvious reasons but the principle is the same... bring on an impact player, sparingly.

The two ruck thing also needs a look. Plus blokes like Cowan, Carroll and Flynn Young should also be in contention...
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #32
What can we do for next week?

[1] Plan to take Nankervis out of the picture. He isn't a jumper, so he won't be able to jump all over Pitto and Reidy, but he was the difference last year. We squash him and we go forwards.

[2] Saad goes out with injury. Hopefully, Cowan is fit enough to replace him. Otherwise, Billy Wilson, who has the pace and run we lacked.
As for Cowan, he might be able to do a negating job on one of Richmond's mids. If so, we will be improved by it.

[3] Zac Williams: he had 5 clearances in the first quarter last night, but lacked impact thereafter. I wouldn't have him in defence: small forward with turns in the middle.

[4] Fog goes out. Have Ainsworth, Flynn Young or Byrne do his job. All have more pace and are much faster. All can kick a goal from more than 10 m out, something that Fog doesn't do.

[5] Move McGovern forward or out. As a defender, he is too loose. He has brain fades. Moir to the bench or the VFL.

[6] L. Young: do we need him as a defender against Richmond's forwards? Derkson deserves a chance. It will be interesting to see what forwards Richmond present us with.

Yep. We don't need to throw the baby out with the bathwater after one game.

I hope we stick to the very same game plan, only with a few inclusions. Specifically, Haynes for McGovern, Derken for Young (the kid has a footy IQ, Young hasn't), Boyd for the injured Saad and Byrne for Fogary... and use Byrne like the Fluffy Ducks used Papley and Rottingwood used Pendlebury... sparing impact although the reasons for Papley and Pendles having limited exposure for obvious reasons but the principle is the same... bring on an impact player, sparingly.

The two ruck thing also needs a look. Plus blokes like Cowan, Carroll and Flynn Young should also be in contention...
Papley and Pendlebury have the age fitness/age issue but its also about using up your rotations early and having none left later in the game when you need them. Swans worked it to perfection saving their rotations having 50 odd still in the bank to use in the 2nd half even though the temptation would have been to use them early when they were struggling.
We tired and they kept the pressure up with more rotations/fresher legs which Warner alluded to after the game...

 

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #33


Yep. We don't need to throw the baby out with the bathwater after one game.

I hope we stick to the very same game plan, only with a few inclusions. Specifically, Haynes for McGovern, Derken for Young (the kid has a footy IQ, Young hasn't), Boyd for the injured Saad and Byrne for Fogary... and use Byrne like the Fluffy Ducks used Papley and Rottingwood used Pendlebury... sparing impact although the reasons for Papley and Pendles having limited exposure for obvious reasons but the principle is the same... bring on an impact player, sparingly.

The two ruck thing also needs a look. Plus blokes like Cowan, Carroll and Flynn Young should also be in contention...
Papley and Pendlebury have the age fitness/age issue but its also about using up your rotations early and having none left later in the game when you need them. Swans worked it to perfection saving their rotations having 50 odd still in the bank to use in the 2nd half even though the temptation would have been to use them early when they were struggling.
We tired and they kept the pressure up with more rotations/fresher legs which Warner alluded to after the game...
At the game we noted the spurts they used Warner in early and he came to the fore in the second half.
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 1 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #34
Do you think Pendlebury would have played if he got stretchered off like weitering did that night? Not a chance.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #35
Do you think Pendlebury would have played if he got stretchered off like weitering did that night? Not a chance.
what you mean like calf injury he sustained heading into the finals last year?

He strained it during the warm up, and instead of declaring it, tried to play through it and lasted 5 mins.

Sometimes you get the Lachie neale grand finalist sometimes you get Charlie curnow.

Ultimately if we were going better no one would care.  But we arent so everyone is pointing at any fault they can which is fair enough.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: AFL Rd 1 2026 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Richmond

Reply #36
Apart from a few personnel changes I'd love to see us hunt the Tiggers. On the all too few occasions we went into a game with a hunting approach, we looked very good. 38 tackles against the Fluffy Ducks is p*ss poor.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17