2018 Rd 6: Pre Game Paranoia: Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

[ianh]

All depends upon the game plan!

Who said that we have to do like for like?

No-one says we have to do like for like - but when we seem already to be taller and slower than them, on Etihad and at night why do we go taller and slower?

Perhaps the MC considered creating difficult match ups for the Doggies ...

Sound point, but what match-uo difficulties in particular?  I get going tall up forward gives us a height advantage, but the risk is if marks aren't taken (and on recent history they usually aren't) that opens up the Doggies chance to run from defence against our taller & slower forwards.  To my mind a risky strategy and not one I am overly keen on. But what is worse is that instead we seem to have loaded up on key defenders against a team that has ONE key forward.  We may well have them massively outgunned in the air in our defence but what if they don't bomb it in but instead lower the eyes?  At ground level and on the lead we risk being cut up badly with that line-up.

Anyway that is my amateur observers 2 cents worth, I certainly hope to be proved wrong.