Banter Who will be better in 2024? Carlton or Collingwood?

[Wosh]

Mainly here so we can enjoy the LOLs afterwards at the end of 2023, but also an interesting discussion point.

I’m in genuine two minds and can’t call it, but who do you see finishing higher in 2023?

Who is positioned better from a list/team perspective?

Let the games begin…

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[Corn Cobbers]

4-0 before Walsh was fit
2-4 after Walsh returned

Pittonet has the same record

TDK has disappeared and McKay's output has been reduced

Pitto himself is playing ok but his presence has blown up the team's balance

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[manicpie]

This is really disappointing, I would've at least had the courage to concede that we played a far better side tonight.

 

[Magpie Since 1986]

Did they even win the prelimiership ? Thought they were smashed by Brisbane ?

No, no, listen you may not understand this because you support a team that has made prelims 11 out of the last 22 years... but apparently to them just making a prelim is like a huge victory and their biggest achievement, I think. Any blues fans wanna clarify?

 

[doppleganger]

Did they even win the prelimiership ? Thought they were smashed by Brisbane ?

They got their highest first round draft pick, which is apparently how Bagger fans evaluate a season.

 

[manicpie]

Come out, come out, wherever you are. We can still be friends, you just aint gunna finish higher than us, it's cool

 

[manicpie]

bugger it, I'll sing it for you. Da da da da da

 

[Corn Cobbers]

bugger it, I'll sing it for you. Da da da da da

"Weeee Aaaare the.. SYDNEY SWANS"

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[Mr Meow]

Carlton are easy to play against.

Need better coaching and structures.

You can't expect to be competitive with Fogarty, Martin, Motlop and Cottrell out.

 

[Doc1763]

You can't expect to be competitive with Fogarty, Martin, Motlop and Cottrell out.

and Orazio, oh, hang on................

 

[manicpie]

we are going to cop it bad if we lose tomorrow but tonight will be forever in my heart

 

[doppleganger]

You can't expect to be competitive with Fogarty, Martin, Motlop and Cottrell out.

Sydney without Mills, Parker and McCartin some real quality not on the park.

They just have better structures and players who crack in and work hard for the team.

 

[Mr Meow]

Sydney without Mills, Parker and McCartin some real quality not on the park.

They just have better structures and players who crack in and work hard for the team.

Too much skill, dare and desire. Just like the Suns last night against Geelong. Sometimes you simply have to take the medicine!

 

[manicpie]

Too much skill, dare and desire. Just like the Suns last night against Geelong. Sometimes you simply have to take the medicine!

they are too easy to predict with their forward entries, they don't lower the eyes and always look for their two big forwards. Modern football requires multiple avenues to goal and ones that aren't so predictable.

 

[Defabs]

and Orazio, oh, hang on................

Didn’t he get delisted a couple of years back and is now playing Div 3 local footy? Surely no team could be that desperate to want to pick up Orazio!

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Predictable game plan, unbalanced line up, soft mids and generally unfit, the Blues are a long way off it

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[Coolangatta]

Wouldn’t write the Blues off yet, they will improve once they get back the 800 players missing from their lineup, 798 of them A graders.

 

[PieBeast]

You guys are way too harsh on carlton



it's not their fault the umpies decided to stop gifting them games all of a sudden

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

It's mid May, so the Carlton supporters have packed up the gear and gone home. See you next year Bloose......




Hope we dont lose to Adelaide. ......


But I guess Carlton already did so.....

 

[NetworkNerd]

Whoa... Pies can be top 4 tonight if results go their way....

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

It is instructive as a neutral to pop into a thread like this.

Some times I might make an observation about how one or both teams performed. I can’t this time as the Blues played my mob. Frankly I am cranky with what was an average Bloods effort. Beyond one or two basic role players like that Heeney chap and one of the Warner clan, the rest will doubtless have a tough review. The only things we did that the Blues didn’t were:

• The Bloods fielded 4 trades, the rest are home developed. Ours were all serviceable.
• Whereas the Blues fielded 10 by my count. Only Acres and Newman were serviceable
• The Blues rely on two mids. One can’t kick, the other can’t chase.
• Sticking to a viable game plan
• Running both ways.

My mob are fortunate to be in the running for the 8 and may finish top 4.

I am confident the Blues remain a viable mid table team and could sneak into 7th or 8th. I disagree with those suggesting there is some risk of descending to the bottom 6.

I have been confident the Pies will again have a much better year. No reason to change my independent view.

 

[beerbandit]

we are going to cop it bad if we lose tomorrow but tonight will be forever in my heart

At least we front up in this thread after a loss

 

[Arr0w]

At least we front up in this thread after a loss

Give it time keg boy

 

[Arr0w]

We were putrid, no other way to describe it

 

[mike ross]

We were putrid, no other way to describe it

While as a team Carlton shouldn't be copping hidings anymore, last nights result happens occasionally, especially from a red hot Sydney side. The club will reset and get rolling.

 

[Arr0w]

While as a team Carlton shouldn't be copping hidings anymore, last nights result happens occasionally, especially from a red hot Sydney side. The club will reset and get rolling.

Agreed, shouldn't be allowing any side to have that sort of momentum unchecked, we completely lost shape and did nothing to stem the tide