2018 Rd 2: Post Game Prattle: Carlton vs Gold Coast

[kruddler]

LP..Think they may have thought we might be able to run GC off their feet with our new game plan, Poulsen has worked as tagger
in the NB's and maybe they thought he could lock down on one of the GC quicker mids or small forwards...looks like we were prepared to concede in the ruck and maybe hope Casboult might take a few marks around the ground and get involved in general play a bit more than Witts. Witts surprised with his endurance and had only Day as support so he rucked most of the day....

re Kreuzer for Polsen....
I have no doubt they tried to run GC around by playing a smaller side. Basically conceding the ruck.
Not a terrible strategy if you plan to do that from day 1.

However, when you have already brought in an abundance of tall timber to play down back (despite having no matchups) that doesn't agree with the match day strategy. Specifically playing Weitering, allowed them to run around and off us. Playing Casboult in the ruck for the majority of the game helped them too.
If we really wanted to run them around we should've played Curnowfides in the ruck. Due to the ruck rules, he doesn't have to jump into Witts, nor worry about others jumping into him. So all he has to do is be there at centre bounces, and run off him the rest of the game. Leaving Casboult to be the anchor at home.

The club tried to half ar$* 2 opposing strategies at once which meant we were really doing neither.