Pre-Game Possibilities: AFL Rd 4: Carlton vs Gold Coast

[crashlander]

Tim English 15
Josh Schache 1

Jarrod Witts 52
Peter Wright 19

Witts has developed into a good tap ruckman, something I never expected when I saw him at Collingwood. He is our biggest danger at the weekend, as he can give his mids an overwhelming advantage in the middle of the ground. Granted that not all of his taps are to advantage, but the Dogs do have a very solid midfield crew. We badly need 4 quarters from our mids other than just Cripps and Walsh.

At this point I would be looking for ruck options. Having one for this game would be a disaster, a 'point source error'. How fit Kreuzer is, is going to be the question of the week.

Polson and Gibbons need to go back to the VFL and get their confidence back. A couple of big possession games and we can try one of them again.
Marchbank was clearly underdone. Whether we play him in the seniors this week is going to depend on the match-ups. Whether he plays seniors of VFL he will be better for the run.
Lochie O'Brien is another who will be under pressure. His game was disappointing. he needs t get a few 30+ possessions games in the VFL. It isn't impossible. However, he has certainly not come along as we had  hoped and is looking to be a possible mistake for our pick 10 selection.
Setterfield disappointed last weekend, but his fitness after such a long break is understandably ordinary. I'd be willing to persevere with his for a little while yet. But I would like to see him step up, as he does have a lot of what we need.

Who to bring in is an interesting question also: Jack Silvagni and Kennedy are reasonably obvious. They don't improve our pace, but they have bigger, stronger bodies (I can't believe I am writing that about Jack, who needs more work in this area, but when compared to...) and can help in the middle. Jack can also go forward.