2018 Rd 4: Post Game Pain: Carlton vs North Melbourne

[crashlander]

Maybe once Rowe is back he cab play that role?

Absolutely. He needs to be the 2nd or 3rd defender, not the first one. With the other defenders being so poor, he is being sacrificed. Other teams have done their homework on him.
If we were playing the sort of team defence we were last year, he would be doing much better, but with our present defensive structure and the way the ball is coming down, he is not having much of a chance. He isn't a body player and never has been.
Having either Silvagni or Rowe down there gives us a body player, which we need. Then we need to fix up our defensive structures and get some of our players back into form and fitness. Particularly, we need to get the ball out of the middle, which e simply are not doing.