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AFL Round 5 - Non MFC Games 2017


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4 minutes ago, A F said:

Disagree, mate, but each to their own.

As for Carlton, they're playing a side as young as our blokes, but are nowhere. It shows the gulf between our list and Carlton's and we're not even challenging for the top 4. I'll say it again. Carlton are in big trouble.

They are nowhere near as bad as we were a few coaches back at least they have a couple players who can play the game. I don't think there future will be awful but they will need so complete some cracking trades/drafting recruiting 

Cripps, Murph, Gibbs and Docherty all need to be there a long time. They need Simpson to play forever and as an outsider hbf.

I love Weitering, think Marchbank, Plowman, Silvagni, Petrovski-Seaton and Curnow will be players.

What they are desperate more than anything for is:

FF:      Garlett.    Kennedy.     Betts

 

 

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8 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

I was hoping Carlton would be kept to three goals.

And that Casboult would be their only goal scorer. Ah well. Let's hope they still lose by 100 points.

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Commentators were talking Rowe up 

Must be over that terrible concussion 

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One question I would love answered for tonight's game is;

who has the bigger head - Ollie Wines or Charlie Dixon?

 

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He was wasteful tonight, but is Paddy Cripps gettable? Imagine Oliver and Cripps playing in the same side. Nah, I'll take Weitering for one of our KPB posts. ;)

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4 minutes ago, A F said:

He was wasteful tonight, but is Paddy Cripps gettable? Imagine Oliver and Cripps playing in the same side. Nah, I'll take Weitering for one of our KPB posts. ;)

KPB?

Marchbank please.

Kid looks the goods.

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6 minutes ago, A F said:

You'd prefer Marchbank to Weitering?

Marchbank is a defender..... I assumed when you mentioned 'our KPB possies' I'd take him over Oscar.

Weitering is a different cat. Anywhere on the ground for that kid I reckon. I hope Carlton develop him well enough that when he joins the team he grew up supporting there's a flag for him.

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11 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Marchbank is a defender..... I assumed when you mentioned 'our KPB possies' I'd take him over Oscar.

Weitering is a different cat. Anywhere on the ground for that kid I reckon. I hope Carlton develop him well enough that when he joins the team he grew up supporting there's a flag for him.

Yeah, I'd play Weitering back though. Beautiful reader of the play. Good decision maker, neat skills and strong one on one. Come home, Jakey boy.

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Not being able to put Carlton to the sword might effect us later this year in the run to finals. We need a percentage boost and should've beat up on them. They're a poor team going nowhere fast. Port are decent but will finish middle of the ladder again as I don't think they will sustain their intensity all season.

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10 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Not being able to put Carlton to the sword might effect us later this year in the run to finals. We need a percentage boost and should've beat up on them. They're a poor team going nowhere fast. Port are decent but will finish middle of the ladder again as I don't think they will sustain their intensity all season.

Our percentage will be solid most of the year, I reckon. It's all about wins for us. Get 12+ wins and we should make the finals. That's it.

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2 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Not being able to put Carlton to the sword might effect us later this year in the run to finals. We need a percentage boost and should've beat up on them. They're a poor team going nowhere fast. Port are decent but will finish middle of the ladder again as I don't think they will sustain their intensity all season.

I wish we played the team the Blues put out tonight because it was far weaker than the team we played.

I think Carlton are gearing themselves for another healthy trade/draft period.

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I hope Rockliff leaves Brisbane. They are going to be a seriously good side in 3 years time. Their KP stocks are already scary and McLuggage joins Beams, Zorko and Rockliff as one of the best starting midfields in the league, supported by an in form Stefan Martin. 

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10 minutes ago, A F said:

I hope Rockliff leaves Brisbane. They are going to be a seriously good side in 3 years time. Their KP stocks are already scary and McLuggage joins Beams, Zorko and Rockliff as one of the best starting midfields in the league, supported by an in form Stefan Martin. 

Lucky they got that priority pick last year.

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10 minutes ago, McQueen said:

Lucky they got that priority pick last year.

The AFL can't afford them to be down for much longer.

Brayshaw was pretty much a PP. I don't have a problem with Brisbane getting assistance. I just hope they don't interrupt our window. Rockliff leaving and maybe even Schache would be handy.

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The Bulldogs look ordinary today and they're not bringing that same pressure as last year, but Brisbane are going to be something. The defensive structures are superb, both through the middle of the ground, and their defensive zone.

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