AFL Rd 21 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

[pew2]

TAG siniclair other big move Marshall to fwd line

[WASurfer]

Camanitti has been rubbed out for a week.

[rocky]

Camanitti has been rubbed out for a week.

Good, it was a stupid act. Remember when Newman used to cop time off for similar stuff. He'll learn, maybe.

[townsendcalling]

There is a part of me that thinks this would not be a bad week to blood Binns to give us some extra run and out of left field I could see O'Keeffe as a chance to replace Pitto, swinging TDK into the ruck and letting O'Keeffe do the forward/ruck role. He shows more forward than either of Pitto or TDK and whilst he is no hare he is more mobile than Pitto even without injury concerns. I don't think O'Keeffe is anywhere near fully developed and if JSOS was available I'd be looking at him doing the relief ruck but he isn't so there it is. Lemmey is way further back than O'Keeffe and I don't see any other options if we have stamped Young's papers as a forward, which I think we should have.

Don't know why people think O'Keefe is ready. He's still a fair way off. We still need Pitto's toughness, especially against  this mob.

[blueianh]

Don't know why people think O'Keefe is ready. He's still a fair way off. We still need Pitto's toughness, especially against  this mob.

Agree O'Keeffe is very raw but I don't think he is as far off as all that.  St Kilda don't boast a lot of defensive height and his main duty would be to offer a bail-out option up forward which I think he could do better than Pitto and at least as well as TDK (unless TDK chooses this week to move from "almost brilliant" to actual brilliance) and some relief minutes in the ruck.  The problem with Pitto and TDK in the same team is the impact on run and the limited value of either (but especially Pitto) up forward.  That said I am not opposed to Pitto leading the ruck division but loss of run is a price that then has to be paid.

[pinot]

No Cerra, Walsh, Kennedy, McKay, SOS

Thats some serious talent missing. Will be a good test how deep this squad goes and how strong the system is.

[pinot]

Oke is 18 year old doesn't turn 19 until December (I think).

Coming along nicely the big fella.. big pre season will be good for him.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Don't know why people think O'Keefe is ready. He's still a fair way off. We still need Pitto's toughness, especially against  this mob.

Agree...No time to get cute and experimental and Pittonet will be a very handy opponent for Marshall next game.
O'Keefe is promising and I like his work rate but is still very raw.

[kruddler]

I'm not sure i get the hysteria around Pittonet this week.

We picked him when he clearly wasn't fit because we were down too many other soldiers.
Despite that, he still outperformed TDK who played he worst game for the year, if not 2 years.

Somehow, some raw kid is supposed to be an upgrade on both?

Yeah nah.

[LoveNavy]

We have significant outs again. If we continue to sustain our defensive intensity and win at the coalface, we'll trouble any team. I hope we're across the 2 faces of the Saints (low, slow - slick, precise) and Vossy has Rossy's measure. I'd love to beat this mob but that's been easier said than done in recent times.

Go Blues

If I were a punter, I'd beat that Cunners has a breakout game.