Carlton V North- Post match thread

[Barbs]

With a small defence of thouy yarran buckley simpson docherty.....norths talls like any other tall forward line will kill carlton....

We need 25 new players imo

The backline has to be one of biggest weaknesses at the moment, and the smaller players mentioned here are at the heart of it. The problem is that not one of these guys is best suited to being in the backline. Yarran should be playing forward where his speed is a weapon and he is less of a liability. Simpson is an aging champion that belongs more on the wing so that he doesn't have to stand in front of guys like Petrie (and with any luck we can get another season or 2 out of him). Buckley should join him on the other wing and Docherty seems better suited as a mid. I've never been sure what to do with Tuohy, a great kick but doesn't apply enough pressure or read the play well enough to be down back.

Looking at the tall defenders, I do think Jamison and Rowe are made to look worse because of the ample supply of good delivery from the opposition mids that aren't under enough pressure.

Barker seems to have caught malthouse syndrome and refuses to try anything different like Henderson down back or Yarran up forward.