Pre Game Premonitions: AFL 2021 Rd 6: Carlton vs Brisbane

[laj]

All I want to see this week, and for the next 17 games, is committed effort, and players in their right positions, the latter my only real knock on Teague. If players are played in positions they are familiar with their productivity will surely be much better. Wrong positions can only confuse players. Still, the players need to be fully committed for more than 2 weeks in a row.

[tonyo]

If there are any kids in the 2s who would have a decent crack at it, I say bring them in.

On thing for sure, if we think the same formula will bring a different result, we haven't learned much.

[Gointocarlton]

If there are any kids in the 2s who would have a decent crack at it, I say bring them in.

On thing for sure, if we think the same formula will bring a different result, we haven't learned much.

Some might even say its insanity (by definition).

[Gointocarlton]

All I want to see this week, and for the next 17 games, is committed effort, and players in their right positions, the latter my only real knock on Teague. If players are played in positions they are familiar with their productivity will surely be much better. Wrong positions can only confuse players. Still, the players need to be fully committed for more than 2 weeks in a row.

And if not?

[Lods]

Is part of the problem playing players in their 'right positions' the fact that for many of them the 'right position' is the same as a number of other players.
If Stocker and SPS's right positions are midfielders....what about the other midfielders.

How do we go picking a team of players in their 'right positions.'
I suspect it wouldn't be an easy task.
Hence the compromises....some half-forward or back.

[flyboy77]

Stocker and Ramsay in for me......
Williamson and SPS out...

Murphy deserves to go out before SPS imo.

Play Stocker off HBF, SPS to that mid/high HF spot.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Murphy deserves to go out before SPS imo.

Play Stocker off HBF, SPS to that mid/high HF spot.

I'd have both Murphy and SPS out...but Murphy is being nursed to 300 and is an automatic selection by default.
SPS is too lazy and frustrating, I'm over him and he would be on my trade out list at seasons end.
I'd be playing Stocker in the middle where I saw him play well in the U18's, can get the ball, distribute and has a initial burst of pace. Our midfield is disappointing and needs revamping....

[WASurfer]

Agree EB...talk of moving Williams back onto a HBF is ridiculous....he was recruited to play in the middle and add some run and carry. It's in the middle that we're being thrashed apart from Walsh. Saad, Plowman and Docherty should be able to provide what's needed down back....and I'd be playing McGovern down there this week too. With Daniher, McStay and Hipwood we'll need someone else....and Williamson isn't the one.

Similarly, Murphy should be playing in the guts....not as an outside small forward. If he can't do that, back to the VFL.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Agree EB...talk of moving Williams back onto a HBF is ridiculous....he was recruited to play in the middle and add some run and carry. It's in the middle that we're being thrashed apart from Walsh. Saad, Plowman and Docherty should be able to provide what's needed down back....and I'd be playing McGovern down there this week too. With Daniher, McStay and Hipwood we'll need someone else....and Williamson isn't the one.

Similarly, Murphy should be playing in the guts....not as an outside small forward. If he can't do that, back to the VFL.

For sure Surfie we will need help down back, McStay is 196cm and he is the shortest out of those three talls so we need another tall defender, not sure about McGovern but no harm trying him  there.
Williams is a midfielder in training and thats where the issue is IMO, you cant expect him to be totally across the position yet and
I think we will try and get a few goals out of him too while he plays a Martin type role and spends time forward and onball.
Murphy should be in the VFL now IMO, time to bite the bullet and play some kids in the roles they were recruited for.
eg Setterfield...been a mess this season IMO, timid and really out of sorts, perhaps time in the middle and back to his original role can shake him out of the lethargy he seems to be in. Ed Curnow has been a warrior but Setterfields time is now and I want to see him at the coalface getting more minutes than Ed....

[WASurfer]

Yes Curnow has been a warrior but for now, he's still our best option as a run-with tagging sort of player....he's got the tank for it and likely to get the job on Neale.

I like the idea of Williams in the midfield...his disposal is usually pretty good and we really don't have any others with that breakaway speed that he's got. If it takes him a bit of time to adjust, then so be it....but don't throw him back onto a HBF now.