AFL Rd 22 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Melbourne

[madbluboy]

With Boyd and McGovern out Saad had to play a shut down role while Fisher free wheeled. Zac did some nice things but obviously we prefer Saad in that role.

[pinot]

Saad is getting tagged - a very hard tag.

[WASurfer]

Do we bring Young into the team and play him or TDK forward? Charlie had 2 and sometimes 3 blokes on him yesterday and May and Lever will be double teaming him this week. Young won't kick a bag of goals but at least a tall presence.

Maybe Doc plays more down back this week to replace Kemp and Ed comes into the starting 22 and Binns as the sub?

[blueianh]

Do we bring Young into the team and play him or TDK forward? Charlie had 2 and sometimes 3 blokes on him yesterday and May and Lever will be double teaming him this week. Young won't kick a bag of goals but at least a tall presence.
Hard no to Young as a forward.
Maybe Doc plays more down back this week to replace Kemp and Ed comes into the starting 22 and Binns as the sub?

Hard no to Young as a forward

[WASurfer]

blue...more about Young possibly rucking to support Pitto and playing TDK permanently forward.

Charlie will have his work cut out against May and Lever but hopefully the likes of Martin, Motlop, Owies, Cunningham etc can pick up the slack and TDK can push forward at times.

[rocky]

I think if Kemp can't get up for this game then Young needs to be the next man up.

[kruddler]

Do we bring Young into the team and play him or TDK forward? Charlie had 2 and sometimes 3 blokes on him yes,terday and May and Lever will be double teaming him this week. Young won't kick a bag of goals but at least a tall presence.

Maybe Doc plays more down back this week to replace Kemp and Ed comes into the starting 22 and Binns as the sub?

You are thinking about it all backwards.

Firstly, we don't need to bring in forwards to play on their backmen. They need to find matchups for our forwards.

Secondly, it doesn't matter if Charlie is double teamed, it means we have a free player elsewhere......use them.

Finally, We need to play how we want to play. We are winning playing the way we are playing. Why change it?
The only thing we need to look at changing is how we enter F50 when Charlie is being double teamed. He is probably good enough to beat 2 opponents half the time. However, whoever the spare player is is good enough to beat nobody 100% of the time. So lets look for the spare man and let them double team Charlie.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Petty out for Melbourne is a real loss after starring as a forward and no sign of bogey players like Oliver or Fritsch on the horizon either which is a real help. Petracca being forced to play forward is also another bonus for our mids.
Of course with Petty out do Melbourne do the obvious and play Grundy hoping for a big rebound and collective effort from both their star ruckman to prove the critics and media wrong.
Only way I can see Melbourne winning is if the latter happens and one of Grundy or Gawn catches fire down forward along with Pickett and Petracca but I dont see it and imo Melbournes form isnt that great.
Id expect Charlie to be all over May as well remembering the whole successful May/Lever double act was based around Petty doing the grunt defending work and that wont be happening.
Melbourne are tough physically especially around the ball and having played a tough game vs Stkilda I hope our blokes are up to another grinding type game.

[Gointocarlton]

Are we expecting anyone to come back from injury this week? I heard Doc on radio the other day after the game, he explained how system based they are now so when someone comes in, they know exactly what to do and what's expected of them. The last 7 weeks confirms this.

[DJC]

I think if Kemp can't get up for this game then Young needs to be the next man up.

Fortunately, players rarely miss games for cramp ?