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3 hours ago, A F said:

Agreed. Very worried about this game.

Genuinely think we will drop this one. Hoping Iā€™m wrong.

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    1 hour ago, Cards13 said:

    Heā€™s an average player at best, his strength is one on one contests otherwise heā€™s terrible.Ā 

    On The Couch ripped Liam Jones apart the other night. Great one on one defensively but if he refuses to adhere to the structure again this week we will walk goals in.

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    4 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    On The Couch ripped Liam Jones apart the other night. Great one on one defensively but if he refuses to adhere to the structure again this week we will walk goals in.

    Yea lol that is the one I just found. I love his story as he was just derided during g his dogs stint and he was able to turn into an ok defender with moments of brilliance.Ā 

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    2 hours ago, Brownie said:

    Yep, saw him lots of times just trying to get a run at the ball and just being scragged.

    He did alright last week and he'll learn to beat those tags. He's just too goodĀ 

    If they tag Kossy too hard it mess Spargo should have a better Ā game, he might also step into Kossys taggerĀ 

    hard player hard tackler not very tall

    I like the way he plays. Both of em !

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    4 hours ago, Superunknown said:

    The line with the bookies is instructive. +24.5 Carlton 1.90.

    $3.00 MFC at -38.5

    $7 for -60.5....

    $4 for -47.5

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    Can you explain to me in simple terms what this means ??Ā 

    Ā I don't do ' At the line ' speakĀ 

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    4 hours ago, A F said:

    Agreed. Very worried about this game.

    I was there last week AF, Ā but I canā€™t see the Blues bringing 4 QTEQ of heat.

    That said, I remember 2016-2017 when we should have belted them but didnā€™t.

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    52 minutes ago, pineapple dee said:

    Can you explain to me in simple terms what this means ??Ā 

    Ā I don't do ' At the line ' speakĀ 

    If the line is MFC -38.5 paying $3 it means Melbourne has to win by at least 39 points for you to win the bet and it will pay 3-1 odds (so you win $3 for every dollar you bet)

    If Carlton is +24.5 and paying $1.90 it means for you to win your bet Carlton has to either win or lose by 24 points or less and your payout is $1.90 for every dollar you bet

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    9 hours ago, hardtack said:

    Can you please organise a live stream?

    Sure but first Iā€™ll have to buyĀ a hat.Ā 

    Edited by Chook

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    2 hours ago, Beetle said:

    Genuinely think we will drop this one. Hoping Iā€™m wrong.

    nah - we've forgotten how to lose

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    Ā Peter ā€œJohnnoā€ Johnson mad bluebagger has put $100 on the blues. Reckons the upset is on and put his cash in. Ā Still arrogant even after their crap run over the past few years. Ā Letā€™s rub it in their snug faces. Go DeesĀ 

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    1 minute ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Ā Peter ā€œJohnnoā€ Johnson mad bluebagger has put $100 on the blues. Reckons the upset is on and put his cash in. Ā Still arrogant even after their crap run over the past few years. Ā Letā€™s rub it in their snug faces. Go DeesĀ 

    Woweee- why does this [censored] matter?

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    Carlton 2021 is Melbourne 2016. A good average team. We beat a 1st placed Hawthorn in 2016 deep into the season.Ā Ā 

    We have had three bruising encounters and Carlton can look quite good when they're switched on. They lack defensive awareness as a team but they're no easy beats and will be going for blood after folding against the Dogs. Lots of pressure and talk on them this week.

    I think we are much better than them but anything can happen. Tbh wouldn't be surprised if we lose this week.Ā 

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    4 hours ago, In Harmes Way said:

    I was there last week AF, Ā but I canā€™t see the Blues bringing 4 QTEQ of heat.

    That said, I remember 2016-2017 when we should have belted them but didnā€™t.

    I think this is where my concern is coming from.Ā 

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    4 hours ago, Engorged Onion said:

    Woweee- why does this [censored] matter?

    Should tell the boys pregame about this PeterĀ "Johno" Johnston [censored]. That will fire them up.

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    1 hour ago, A F said:

    I think this is where my concern is coming from.Ā 

    My concern is from about 2004.
    Eyeing off top4 and lost toĀ them twice during the season.
    They were bottom of the ladder but we had no answer forĀ Fevola.

    We've got a mounting injury list.
    Tomlinson, Viney, Jackson out and not sure what sort of shape Petracca's in after his corky.
    But they have their concerns with Cripps and if were as good as we think we should roll 'em regardless.
    But I've never been one to go counting the chooks.
    Been following this club too long for that.
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    11 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

    My concern is from about 2004.
    Eyeing off top4 and lost toĀ them twice during the season.
    They were bottom of the ladder but we had no answer forĀ Fevola.

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    **** me Iā€™d managed to block that from myĀ memories. I absolutely remember watching us drop those matches and recalling how it burned our top 4 hopes.Ā 

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    Just now, Pates said:

    **** me Iā€™d managed to block that from myĀ memories. I absolutely remember watching us drop those matches and recalling how it burned our top 4 hopes.Ā 

    If only I could have.
    That game and the following ones to the end of the season disgusted me at the time.
    I think in the second game rd18 or so a win against bottom side Carlton would have given us top spot and a guaranteed top4.
    Then we spudded up, lost the remainder of games, fell into the finals and got booted the 1st week.
    It was everything I hated about the club at the time.
    We were so up and down.
    It was like as soon as theyĀ did enough toĀ guaranteeĀ a finals spotĀ they got lazy and took their foot off the accelerator.

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    4 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

    If only I could have.
    That game and the following ones to the end of the season disgusted me at the time.
    I think in the second game rd18 or so a win against bottom side Carlton would have given us top spot and a guaranteed top4.
    Then we spudded up, lost the remainder of games, fell into the finals and got booted the 1st week.
    It was everything I hated about the club at the time.
    We were so up and down.
    It was like as soon as theyĀ did enough toĀ guaranteeĀ a finals spotĀ they got lazy and took their foot off the accelerator.

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    Slight correction. I believe the year you are referring to is 2006.

    We actually rolled them at the G by 100 in our first fixture. We then played them at Princes Park with our chances to go top 4 still very much real.

    Despite them being bog ordinary and made up of also rans from other clubs, we proceeded to poo the bed and lose by 5 goals.
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    14 hours ago, Beetle said:

    Genuinely think we will drop this one. Hoping Iā€™m wrong.

    You sayĀ  that about every game, go back into your box

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    8 hours ago, A F said:

    I think this is where my concern is coming from.Ā 

    Yes Mr president of the MFCSS, how far do you want to go to find a reason to sh on the demons

    Edited by don't make me angry

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    2 hours ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

    Slight correction. I believe the year you are referring to is 2006.

    We actually rolled them at the G by 100 in our first fixture. We then played them at Princes Park with our chances to go top 4 still very much real.

    Despite them being bog ordinary and made up of also rans from other clubs, we proceeded to poo the bed and lose by 5 goals.
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    Nah, you are right about the 1st 100pt win andĀ thatĀ was 2004.

    And the year I am referring to was 2006
    Both Carlton games played at telstra.
    Both loses when they were wooden spooners.
    The year we beat the Aints in the Elim.
    Again stunk it up in the latter part of the season though.

    My memory obviously muddled with all the frustration.
    There was so much of it.
    But I was at the second game late in the seasonĀ at 'Telstra' leaving disgusted.Ā 

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    1 hour ago, Fork 'em said:

    Nah, you are right about the 1st 100pt win andĀ thatĀ was 2004.

    And the year I am referring to was 2006
    Both Carlton games played at telstra.
    Both loses when they were wooden spooners.
    The year we beat the Aints in the Elim.
    Again stunk it up in the latter part of the season though.

    My memory obviously muddled with all the frustration.
    There was so much of it.
    But I was at the second game late in the seasonĀ at 'Telstra' leaving disgusted.Ā 

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    It was round 1 2006 that I left disgusted. Carlton won 3 games for the season, 2 of them were against us! It cost us top 4.

    We also lost to them late in 2004 at Princes Park after topping the ladder in round 18 against Hawthorn. I was working that day and remember being in utter shock when I checked the scores.

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    I was chatting to a couple of blues supporting mates and i think there is seriously a CFCSS situation going on. one expects them to lose by plenty, the other things they'll dominate the game, have all the running and choke in the last 10 minutes and lose.Ā 

    i said i was fine with either, but would like to win by a bit as last week was a bit hectic.Ā 

    they both can't stand teague and think the club is covering up a pretty significant injury to CrippsĀ 

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