2018 Rd 1 Post Game Party: Carlton vs Richmond

[malo]

I suppose there is an undercurrent that suggests a lot of Ablett Jnr's possessions are worthless give and gets where he accumulates two or three touches in the space of a few meters, often at the expense of some poor crushed team-mate. I know I always rated Ablett Jnr less than Judd for this very reason.

Judd would win a hard ball at the coal face, draw in opponents, take the heat and release team-mates moving the ball 40m with minimal disposals.

I'd say Martin is closer to Judd in this regard, I don't think Dusty needs any player to sacrificially take the heat for him, neither needed to put some other poor plebe in the hot seat to escape the traffic.

I must admit after he left Geelong, Ablett Jnr became far more Judd like, which I admire. However, he does whinge a lot about the attention he gets, I've never seen Judd or Dusty complain.

Am I being unfair?

Nah, I get that....but for just sheer class in terms of his disposal, he outstrips Judd & Martin by a considerable amount.  I used to bemoan Juddys huge efforts to win the ball, but by foot, he did let himself down comparably.  It's all very small degrees though.