AFL Rd 2 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Western Bulldogs

[Baggers]

Walsh for Cerra was a no-brainer but Fogarty for Martin?

Martin's strength is his ability to run non-stop and create passing opportunities from half-back to full-forward as well as providing a lead up target and putting defensive pressure on the opposition defenders.  Fogarty is more of your classic small forward as are Owies and Durdin.  I think that means a lot of crumbing and intense pressure when the Bulldogs attempt to run the ball out of defence.

It also suggests that Vossy isn't wedded to a particular formula.

I was also perplexed at the selection of Fogarty for Martin. I guess we just have to assume that he's shown something since Vossy & Co. arrived that we didn't see last year.

Most are aware that our effort against the Tiggers would be watered down should we drop this one.

We stand to learn even more about our improvement against the Dishlickers tonight. They're on the rebound - strong motivation. We were helped somewhat last week by the Tiggers lack of discipline (50 mtr gifts) though I wouldn't suggest for a second that was why we won. We definitely won on our merits and should have won by more.

I'm sure we all will be watching with great interest to see how we 'back up' an impressive win.