Rd 17: Post Game Disinterested Dissections: Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

[sydneybluesfan]

You wouldn't be saying that if you'd watched the VFL on Saturday.
Pickett took a big hanger but did almost nothing else, Macredie had a bag kicked on him and Harry barely touched the ball in the first half although he was marginally better after he was swung into the ruck after half time.
Sumner, Buckley, Boekhorst and to a lesser extent Graham, Kerridge and Lamb aren't good enough for senior AFL football but the cupboard is pretty bare with Cripps, Curnow, Thomas and Cunningham unavailable.
There's no alternative to Casboult, we're stuck with him for the immediate future although even Jaksch could provide more.
If all we're looking at is winning games then we'll pick Armfield, Smedts and Palmer next week, and Sheehan shouldn't have been dropped in the first place.
Sumner, Buckley and Boekhorst can play out the season in the VFL then pack their bags for all I care.

I agree with you totally that the VFL form doesn't warrant selection - but it's a 'lesser of 2 evils' argument in my mind. With the VFL side undermanned and getting pumped what development are the young guys with some 'potential' going to get?? I just don't see the point of playing guys over the next 6 weeks who aren't going to be some chance of being in the side come rd1 2018. Harry, Macreadie, Smedts and Pickett are probably the only fit senior listed players who fit that bill right now.

The arguments on the pro's and con's for H are difficult to judge from afar - but at the moment I would take the risk and play him to see if with better players around him he can lift. The fact that the MC aren't prepared to give him a game given our current situation is ringing alarm bells for me about where they think he is at, and that is a really big concern given he is the only answer we have right now to our woeful forward line.