01-24-2022, 09:35 AM
(01-24-2022, 08:11 AM)crashlander link Wrote:CARLTON
B: K.Harrington - C 9 A.Lee 11
HB: L.Brazzale 12 J.Good 15 J.Dal Pos 2
C: D.Vescio 3 M.Prespakis 4 G.Gee 19
HF: N.Plane 32 P.Trudgeon 26 N.Stevens 21
F: M.Guerin 18 C.Jones 22
Foll: B.Moody 16 E.O'Dea 46 L.McEvoy 13
I/C: V.Laloifi 8 B.Walker 7 A.McKay 5 G.Pound 6 D.Walker 23
Emerg: B.Vickers 24 K.Sherar 25
In: B.Walker
Out: C.Hammans (Omitted)
Our line-up, for those who can't recall last week. Interesting to see Brooke Walker, Abby McKay and Gab Pound named on the bench.
Also of interest is that Paige Trudgeon has ben named forward while jess Good has been named at CHB. Darcy Vescio and georgia gee named on the wings!
If that is the forward line we go out there with, we are basically conceding the ball is going to be played in our back half most of the day. Which is certainly possible.
If we are any chance of kicking a winning score, we simply need to rejig that forward line.
Jones and Trudgeon are tall targets....but neither are elite at marking the ball, nor close to average once the ball hits the deck, so we'd need our best crumbers around them.
Stevens is OK at that, but its not really her thing.
Plane and Guerrin will not take a backward step, but are not going to win any agility/sprint races either.
To call that forward line 'average' is optimistic.
I know McEvoy has got some coaches votes this year playing midfield, but i'd be inclined to play her a marking target up forward, who would provide a contest, and then win the ball off the deck. Start McKay in the guts.
Pound and Laloifi starting on the bench? Pound is a former AA and Laloifi has been a solid contributor/borderline AA squad level performer for a while.
Brooke Walker starting on the bench is probably fair enough given her covid recently, but her fitness base is still probably better than most on the ground.
Bizarre lineup/benche to say the least.