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AFL Rd 7 2026 Pre Game Predictions Carlton vs Fremantle in Perth

I'm not really looking forward to this game after last night's disaster. Freo are playing much better than Collingwood.
Nichevo.

What can we do to change things? Not sure, but I wouldn't be taking Elijah Hollands to Perth: I would have him getting help.
Live Long and Prosper!

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Quote from: crashlander – on
I'm not really looking forward to this game after last night's disaster. Freo are playing much better than Collingwood.
Nichevo.

What can we do to change things? Not sure, but I wouldn't be taking Elijah Hollands to Perth: I would have him getting help.
Flynn Young in
E. Hollands out(Managed)

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Another loss coming

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Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Quote from: crashlander – on
I'm not really looking forward to this game after last night's disaster. Freo are playing much better than Collingwood.
Nichevo.

What can we do to change things? Not sure, but I wouldn't be taking Elijah Hollands to Perth: I would have him getting help.
Flynn Young in
E. Hollands out(Managed)
add HOK for Harry as well. 

Maybe we can play Derkson as a forward.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

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They will do us like a dinner. Will be painful to watch.
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

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Happy to wait and see what happens in the magoos tonight, but if George has any sort of game he comes in for Cerra.
Given Hollands won't be available Flynn Young is a no brainer which should suit our MC as they have no brains.
Harry's omission, I would consider HOK if for nothing else would be a better option than Lewis Young as change ruckman, but he'd have to do something tonight.
Can we hope that L Young would make way this week? He is just a panic merchant and more often than not will do something terrible, but I'm probably preaching to the converted here.
Give the kid Byrne a rest. Not for the missed shot on goal, but for some crucial mistakes he made during the course of the game. Looks like he can't handle the pressure at this stage of his young career.
Jagga needs a rest too, but the chances of that happening are remote.
Other than that, not much more in the way of change. the majority of the blokes on the park last night we're good to solid contributors.

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Yep over Cerra, too much jogging behind the play but not in it, zero impact

Time to try George or Ben C or Coops.

Really worried for Smith...don't see why we gave up two firsts for a very small accumulating midfielder .
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

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Quote from: Professer E – on
Yep ov
er Cerra, too much jogging behind the play but not in it, zero impact
Time to try George or Ben C or Coops.
Really worried for Smith...don't see why we gave up two firsts for a very small accumulating midfielder .

Seriously Prof? Not too worried at all. The kid is a jet. Already you can see how he tries to use the ball effectively at every procession. If he was playing at Geelong/Sydney/Brisbane he would've been rested by now.

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Yea well I don't see it.  For what we paid in draft capital he needs to Ashcroft level.  He plays like a smaller lighter version of Walsh.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

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Quote from: Professer E – on
Yea well I don't see it.  For what we paid in draft capital he needs to Ashcroft level.  He plays like a smaller lighter version of Walsh.
Prof, Difficult task being brought in and expected to lift what is a slow pedestrian midfield with poor kicking skills. A lots expected of both him and Walker who are going to be carrying the weight of expectations going forward. Probably needs to be playing with a Harley Reid and Jai Newcombe type/s who can all grow together and compliment their respective skillsets.
He is a lightweight version of Walsh with a bit more leg speed and a bit better kick imo but he isnt that dynamic Daicos, Heeney, Rayner type who will change the fortunes of games in 10mins and like Walsh is more that reliable workhorse.
Its up to the recruiters to find him some more dynamic mates to work with so he doesnt have to be knocked around doing work he isnt designed to do. We saw Long and Anderson for Collingwood banging bodies etc in the last quarter so Daicos could do his thing but our blokes who should have been doing that stuff were either in the twos ie Hewett or MIA....

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Quote from: Professer E – on
Yea well I don't see it.  For what we paid in draft capital he needs to Ashcroft level.  He plays like a smaller lighter version of Walsh.

Don't normally do this and I feel a bit like this is Kruddler's domain, but I'm particularly bored today so here goes;

Will Ashcroft   - first 6 games

Game 1 13 disposals and a goal
Game 2  31 disposals and a goal
Game 3  23 disposals
Game 4  26 disposals
Game 5  23 disposals
Game 6  19 disposals and a goal

Total   135   3 goals


Jagga Smith   - first 6 games

Game 1 27 disposals
Game 2  32 disposals
Game 3  25 disposals and a goal
Game 4  17 disposals and a goal
Game 5  19 disposals
Game 6  20 disposals

Total   140   2 goals

Will also had just a COUPLE of good players as well as a shrewd and experienced coach around him, so yeah, I think I'll keep my powder dry right at the moment regarding our kid Jagga and his future.

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I may have missed it but is McKay definitely out (concussion)

If that's he case it might be time to try Derksen up forward.
It will be intersting where he lines up tonight...that could be an indicator.

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I got no problems with him being a grinder EB, as long he had others to complement....problem is that he doesn't look like main man type, which we paid for.  Real problem is the rest of the group are one paced or slow, and none are great kicks - Jagga doesn't really bring those qualities.  Walsh has elite work rate and Cripps and Hewitt are gun first handlers/extractors, after that A-grade qualities get real thin
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

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I may have missed it but is McKay definitely out (concussion)
He came back on the ground he must have passed concussion tests, I believe they aren't conducted by the club they are conducted by an AFL Medic.
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