JLT 2018: Carlton vs St Kilda at Ikon on Wednesday

[Lods]

How and where do we fit Weitering into this side?

For team balance, we simply can't.

If you cant find a spot for him in defence he plays forward in place of McKay at this point.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Good point!

He’d still fit in pretty easily.

I think Oshea is better than Mullet but the coach may be looking for a smaller defender given we have Weitering to come back and have ACOS also as backup,
most teams are playing smaller forwards so we need to get the balance right...

[mateinone]

Interview with Dow was hit near the boundary line lost a front tooth. Mouth guard was in his sock. For a young player to loose a front tooth and still keep that composure sounds promising with his composure

Only problem is now we need to trade him to Collingwood

[ElwoodBlues1]

If you cant find a spot for him in defence he plays forward in place of McKay at this point.

I'd like to continue with Harry down forward.....he needs the work and development....

[PaulP]

Only problem is now we need to trade him to Collingwood

Snuck that in when no one was looking MIO.

[kruddler]

I think Oshea is better than Mullet but the coach may be looking for a smaller defender given we have Weitering to come back and have ACOS also as backup,
most teams are playing smaller forwards so we need to get the balance right...

Which is exactly why i think it will ruin our team balance with Weitering in the side.

Alex Silvagni is more flexible in terms of who he can play on. Weitering is tall, slow and can zone off, but if there isn't a tall/slow forward for him to play on...the opposition can just play through his man.

Jones is tall and quick.
Marchbank can play small if required.
Plowman generally plays small, but can play tall too.
Even A. Silvagni is tall and quick

If you cant find a spot for him in defence he plays forward in place of McKay at this point.

No. McKay is the great white hope up forward, he needs to play there. He is big enough and ugly enough to play with the big boys now, we just gotta force games into him.

[Lods]

I'd like to continue with Harry down forward.....he needs the work and development....

So would I. More than anything he needs game time at a senior level....just pointing out that Weitering plays whoever has to be squeezed out for him.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Which is exactly why i think it will ruin our team balance with Weitering in the side.

Alex Silvagni is more flexible in terms of who he can play on. Weitering is tall, slow and can zone off, but if there isn't a tall/slow forward for him to play on...the opposition can just play through his man.

Jones is tall and quick.
Marchbank can play small if required.
Plowman generally plays small, but can play tall too.
Even A. Silvagni is tall and quick

No. McKay is the great white hope up forward, he needs to play there. He is big enough and ugly enough to play with the big boys now, we just gotta force games into him.

I agree finding a spot for Weitering vs less traditional forward lines will be more difficult.....Mckay will probably be the fall guy given Cripps appears set to play forward more along with Kruezer....Weitering might find himself more forward than expected...

[flyboy77]

No Weitering, SPS and little from Charlie and several others.

Cripps up forward. The bloke is a star.

Plenty of upside - and the umps were not on our side either...

Go Blues.

[ElwoodBlues1]

No Weitering, SPS and little from Charlie and several others.

Cripps up forward. The bloke is a star.

Plenty of upside - and the umps were not on our side either...

Go Blues.

Agree...Saints are meant to be top 8 material but look light on for leadership and really miss Riewoldt....I'd like to think we can finish higher than them...
Weitering missing may have given us a bit better balance as a few have alluded to.....think selection will be more important this year given you need to pick a team to suit your opposing team more and more rather than just picking a traditional 22 that play most games.