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2004
- Round 7 |
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Match
Preview Round 7 - By Johnson#26 My Team vs Carlton: B: Prestigiacomo, Wakelin, Clement. IN: Buckley, Tarrant, Fraser*. *(From selected side last week) The Match: Carltons forward line has lost a lot of it's potency
in recent times but it has recently been revived by Brendan Fevola.
Fevola has had a wonderful season infront of the big sticks and it will
be Shane Wakelins job to keep him quiet. Wakelin never gives in and
never stops trying. The other midfield dangers are Nick Stevens and Scott Camporearle. Many belevied that Stevens should be in the black and white this Saturday but he is on the opposing side. He is the blues midfield key, and will be tagged and scragged by Brodie Holland. Camporearle is not a vital for Carlton but has the ability to hurt an opposition. Paul Licuria will be thrown on to 'Campo' and will look to play off him by winning his own ball to hurt the Blues midfield. For the Magpies, Nathan Buckley will be tagged by David Clarke. In a crunch game for Clarke, he will be thrown into the deep end on the Magpie skipper who is returning from injury. Shane O'Bree and Mark McGough both had brilliant matches last week against the power and will have to be watched as will Brett Johnson, who has starred so far for the Blues. The loss of Scott Burns will also hurt the Pies, as his ability to win the ball and use it well will be sorely missed. In the ruck, Fraser, who was a late withdrawal last week, and Guy Richards will go up against Barnaby French and the new boy Adrian DeLuca. For once, Collingwood might have the ruck advantage. Up forward for Collingwood, the return of Chris Tarrant will be a huge boost for the Pies. Tarrant has been out of action since round 4 and his return to the forward line will also help big Anthony Rocca who has struggled when double teamed by the oposition. In his 150th match for Collingwood, big Rocca will look for a big match against the old enemy. If both Rocca and Tarrant kick 4 goals each we will win and win well. Cameron Cloke will also play a part. Cloke has looked the goodes in his 1st 2 matches and if he can continue to give a contest and kick a goal or two he has done his job. Alan Didak and Leon Davis also play a big part. They will most likely be manned up by Houlahan and Lappin, who constantly run off opponants. If we play threw 'Dids' and 'Magic' we could buy an extra 6 goals. In the
wash up, Collingwood should win easily. They are running into form and
the Blues are coming off a big a loss. With Tarrant and Rocca kicking
4 each and McGough and Holland wiining 25 touches each, the Pies should
win easily.
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