Dogs v Carlton practice match

[hujsh]

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A Carlton player got suspended, as far as I know that was pretty much the main story. I think it was Waite, perhaps, or Walker, but he was injured- I think it was Waite.

Twas. On Hahn head high.

[hujsh]

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Twas. On Hahn head high.

Actually Twasn't. Twas Marc Murphy on Hahn

[Scorlibo]

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This from the AFL site.

NAB CHALLENGE
CARLTON 3.5 6.7 10.11 13.15 (93)
WESTERN BULLDOGS 5.1 9.4 11.7 12.12 (84)
Goals: Carlton: B Fevola 4 J Edwards 3 J Russell C Judd S Browne A Hartlett C Cloke R Houlihan.
Western Bulldogs: S Welsh 3 B Johnson 2 J Hill 2 S Minson 2 R Griggen S Higgins J Akermanis.

Best: Carlton: M Murphy B Fevola J Waite M Kreuzer C Judd A Carrazzo.
Western Bulldogs: J Akermanis B Johnson S Higgins M Boyd A Cooney S West.

Injuries: Carlton: A Walker (shoulder). Western Bulldogs: Nil. Reports: Carlton: M Murphy (reported by umpire S Stewart for allegedly making forceful front-on contact to M Hahn in the third quarter). Western Bulldogs: Nil.

Umpires: S Ryan S Stewart S Wenn H Kennedy.

Crowd: 10,137 at Princes Park.

Has Muphy down as being reported, but was Waite according to everyone else I've heard from.

[hujsh]

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Good to see S.Minson got 2 goals and R.Griggen got 1.

[LostDoggy]

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Walker hurt himself in a collision with Murph. Pretty shame.

Hope its not the shoulder he got work on at the end of 07'. Damn shame if it is.

And Aker, well, jesus. Talk about the perfect preparation. Our best by far all summer i would say.

[hujsh]

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Hope its not the shoulder he got work on at the end of 07'. Damn shame if it is.

And Aker, well, jesus. Talk about the perfect preparation. Our best by far all summer i would say.

What about his kicking? Some BF posters have said he kicked it to no-one.

[GVGjr]

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Some positives and negatives out of todays game

Welsh is a far more intelligent player than I have given him credit for. He knows where to lead and how to out position his opponent and how to knock the ball effectively to his teammates

I'm warming to the Minson FF option. He kicked a nice long goal and a very nice left foot snap.He still has plenty to learn but lets stick with him

MacDougall did OK. Ran and carried the ball and kicked long to position. He got beaten on a couple of occasions but I thought they should be happy with him

Street and Hudson worked together well.

Addison did some nice things. Decision making and the occasional error just take some of the shine away from his game.
Hargrave was very good, one bad error cost us a goal but he used the ball well and beat his opponents
Higgins did some nice things and bounced back from a big hip and shoulder.
Tiller played mainly as a defender and looks fitter and stronger than ever.
Gilbee was very classy

Negatives
Eagleton was a long way off it today. I'm a supporter but todays effort wasn't good
Hahn's skill errors hurt us and and he just wasn't effective
Callan has still not shown anything that says he is much more than a depth player

I'm not sure if Wight and Murphy were injured. We didn't see Wight on the ground after Q time and Murphy wasn't sighted in the last.

Griffen needed the gallop and Morris needed some support.

[Scorlibo]

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Thanks v much GVGjr. Much appreciated.

[hujsh]

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Why is Tiller always back? Is he not a forward?

Or are we just teaching him to have a defensive side?

[GVGjr]

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Why is Tiller always back? Is he not a forward?

Or are we just teaching him to have a defensive side?

We had Minson and Welsh as tall forwards plus Hahn and Murphy as the mids. I think it is a great idea to try him back there. He is on a huge learning curve and this will assist him

[hujsh]

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We had Minson and Welsh as tall forwards plus Hahn and Murphy as the mids. I think it is a great idea to try him back there. He is on a huge learning curve and this will assist him

So his future is still as a forward? Like Roughead playing back early?

[GVGjr]

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So his future is still as a forward? Like Roughead playing back early?

I don't think we should lock him into any position just yet. I think this is a good move though especially with Welsh who is a similar size to him playing as the main forward.

[Mantis]

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Agree with your thoughts GVG.

Thought Hahn was Ok in that he worked hard to get the ball, just let himself down a little with his execution.

Not happy with Eagleton's game. As a 'designated' kicker he has to do more with the ball in hand. Helicopters don't cut the mustard.

Impressed with Welsh, used him well early and as you pointed out he has some 'footy smarts'.

Minson worked hard up forward.

Aker looks a different player than last year, got his 'zip' back.

Griffen while needing a run showed his class with a superb goal in the 2nd qtr.

Hill continues to impress.

[GVGjr]

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Thought Hahn was Ok in that he worked hard to get the ball, just let himself down a little with his execution.

Hahn doesn't get enough of the ball to make the errors that he did today.
Guys like Aker can make some mistakes but can rebound from it because they attract the ball. Hahn just doesn't have that luxury.

Aker is a very intelligent player. At one stage he was going to be out marked but simply backed into his much taller opponent and got the free. I don't think awareness like that can be taught.

[hujsh]

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Hahn doesn't get enough of the ball to make the errors that he did today.
Guys like Aker can make some mistakes but can rebound from it because they attract the ball. Hahn just doesn't have that luxury.

Aker is a very intelligent player. At one stage he was going to be out marked but simply backed into his much taller opponent and got the free. I don't think awareness like that can be taught.

Maybe not taught but Hahn could still learn if you get what I'm saying.