AFL Rd 22 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Hawthorn

[PaulP]

Perhaps the thinking with Kennedy as sub is that he is the best utility player we have available ? Perhaps the club also wants him in the starting 22, but with our current situation, compromises need to be made.

[madbluboy]

They didn't like playing Kennedy, Hewett and Cerra at the same time. No longer a problem.

[kruddler]

Perhaps the thinking with Kennedy as sub is that he is the best utility player we have available ? Perhaps the club also wants him in the starting 22, but with our current situation, compromises need to be made.

The problem i have is that he is too slow.
So if we are getting done for speed, and he is the sub, he doesn't really help us.
If he is in the 22 and its partly as a tall, then its ok. If we want to get more speed, we can sub him out.
If we want to sub out a tall, then he can cover there somewhat, and we get that increase in speed.

No team has ever had too much speed.
Plenty of sides have never had enough.

[Thryleon]

For mine Williams is a better sub.

[pertz]

For mine Williams is a better sub.

Agree. I like Kennedy but need a pacy sub, especially against the Hawks.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Think we have to play to our strengths not try and defend their's so much, we are relying on our bigger stronger mids and KP Forwards to win the day rather than trying to keep up or outpace the Hawks which is futile imho.
They ran Collingwood ragged and the Pies are quicker than we are so I wouldnt be going away from our usual gamestyle and we need to be physical early and show them who is boss.

[DJC]

Think we have to play to our strengths not try and defend their's so much, we are relying on our bigger stronger mids and KP Forwards to win the day rather than trying to keep up or outpace the Hawks which is futile imho.
They ran Collingwood ragged and the Pies are quicker than we are so I wouldnt be going away from our usual gamestyle and we need to be physical early and show them who is boss.

I think that’s the key EB.  Trying to counter their strengths won’t get the job done.  Exploiting their weaknesses will.

[BluePhantom]

Carlton are going through the repechage to get to the finals.

[madbluboy]

They have similar issues to us.
They concede a lot when it gets inside their 50. They are good at stopping the ball getting inside their 50 though.

[Shakin77]

Perhaps the thinking with Kennedy as sub is that he is the best utility player we have available ? Perhaps the club also wants him in the starting 22, but with our current situation, compromises need to be made.

The thinking with Kennedy or Hewett as the sub is that our midfield is too slow and part of us having the worst defense in the comp is our midfield doesn't spread, work hard enough and get back to help out the defensive 6 who cop most of the blame.  Acres and O.Hollands work hard as defensive wingers.    Macrae, Daniels and Sanders and best 22 on ability, but they don't fit the defensive systems so Bramble, Poulter and Baker play.  It's the reason why Jarrod Lyons, Will Brodie don't get a game also.  You can't carry too many inside mids in the current game