Pre Match: Collingwood vs. Carlscum

Tannin · Post by **Tannin** » Tue May 08, 2007 6:59 pm

If both Clement and Presti are out, well, we have one very solid, experienced big backman in Wakelin, and two real triers in Nick and Harry. They can do it. (But I'd feel happier if Clement was in there to add experience - let's not forget that, Clement and Presti aside, our backs are still very young.)

As you say, The Drake, midfield pressure is te key.

But I'd add one more player who can take a heap of pressure off our key position backmen: Anthony Rocca. If big Ant can stand up and get amongst the goals, he could force Pagin to move Lance back into defence to cover him. With Whit out of the attack, our backmen can relax a little ... and if Ant gets going, Carlton can play whoever they like against him and it won't make much difference. A Rocca with his eye in and his confidence up will take grabs against any opponent. Could be a win-win.

Tue May 08, 2007 7:23 pm

With Presti and Clem out Fev will kick a bag, we haven't got anyone else strong enough to match him. Our midfield is much better though and our run from the backline will cause them huge headaches.
Realistically this should be a mininum 5 goal win.
But this is Carlton, they'll be hungrier than usual and we've been beaten by worse teams in our history. We're good enough to give them a royal spanking, let's hope our boys are switched, no reason why we shouldn't be.

Post by **RudeBoy** » Tue May 08, 2007 7:28 pm

frankiboy wrote:With Presti and Clem out Fev will kick a bag, we haven't got anyone else strong enough to match him....

Fev kicks a bag most weeks and the scum still lose, so that's not a problem.

eddiesmith · Post by **eddiesmith** » Tue May 08, 2007 7:29 pm

Clement shouldnt play and Presti was wearing the moon boot when getting onto the bus but for once the depth is there however we will see Carlton go tall down Forward and put the pressure on, I now get to see my favourite match up, Maxwell v Cam

Johnson#26 · Post by **Johnson#26** » Tue May 08, 2007 7:59 pm

piedys · Post by **piedys** » Tue May 08, 2007 11:49 pm

Guys, were they leading us at 1/2-time late last year before we ran over them by 44 points in the end?
Nobody freak out if we can't shake them off for 3 quarters.
A percentage booster would be nice though.
And we gotta square the ledger with these pricks too, how many games are they in front of us in head-to-head?

Dyso

eddiesmith · Post by **eddiesmith** » Wed May 09, 2007 12:03 am

from allthestats.com

Overall Pl Won Lost Drawn First Last
233 109 120 4 1897 2006
Win-Loss Sequence Most Recent Win-Loss Sequence
LLWWLWLWWLLWWLWLLLLLLLWLLLWLWLLWWWLLWLWW

At Each Ground
Gnd Pl Won Lost Drawn First Last WL Seq
BS 2 1 1 0 1903 1906 WL
MCG 48 18 30 0 1905 2006 LWWWLLWLWW
OO 79 27 50 2 1897 2000 LLLWLLLWLL
VP 85 53 30 2 1897 1986 WLWLWLWLWL
Wav 19 10 9 0 1970 1992 LLLWWLWWLW

piedys · Post by **piedys** » Wed May 09, 2007 12:22 am

eddiesmith wrote:from allthestats.com

Overall Pl Won Lost Drawn First Last
233 109 120 4 1897 2006
Win-Loss Sequence Most Recent Win-Loss Sequence
LLWWLWLWWLLWWLWLLLLLLLWLLLWLWLLWWWLLWLWW

Oh FFS!! It'll take 5 years unblemished to get close! Those years in the mid 90s really opened the gap.... Who would have thought, that after rnd.2 1994 (the McGuane goal) that 1998 would be our next win, and McGuane was wearing their shit by then!

Post by **1eyedpie** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:20 pm

RudeBoy wrote:
frankiboy wrote:With Presti and Clem out Fev will kick a bag, we haven't got anyone else strong enough to match him....
Fev kicks a bag most weeks and the scum still lose, so that's not a problem.

The key is to let Fev kick his six or seven goals, but keep the others... forward crummers/midfield tally low and make sure we are accurate in front of the big sticks this week then we should be okay.

didakdisco · Post by **didakdisco** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:41 pm

double

didakdisco · Post by **didakdisco** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:50 pm

dissapointed cameron cloke will miss i was looking forward to him seeing the talent required to be apart of our side... at least we got travis from time wasted with the other two

Johnson#26 · Post by **Johnson#26** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:47 pm

Presti and Clement both didn't train today, and the Pies are likely to make five changes for the upcoming week - Ch10 Sport.

Post by **swooper** » Wed May 09, 2007 6:27 pm

Yeah...I witnessed those horrible, horrible GF defeats in late 70's and 80's ( I was pretty young but remember them too well!). Hard to forget really. Worried about Presti and Clemo not being there, we know Fev can kick a bag, we just gotta make sure it doesnt get to him!!
PS My 'I Hate Carlton' badge must be somewhere.......

rob28 · Post by **rob28** » Wed May 09, 2007 7:02 pm

If you want to know how much I hate them, well my ambition in the 1980's was to be on juryduty when someone was arrested for burning down Princes Park so I could find them NOT GUILTY

rob28 · Post by **rob28** » Wed May 09, 2007 7:04 pm

If you want to know how much I hate them, well my ambition in the 1980's was to be on juryduty when someone was arrested for burning down Princes Park so I could find them NOT GUILTY[/quote]

LOL ; pure gold

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Pre Match: Collingwood vs. Carlscum

Wav 19 10 9 0 1970 1992 LLLWWLWWLW