AFL Rd 5 2022 Post Game Carlton vs Port Adelaide

[crashlander]

Young,  Parks and setterfield are the weak links in our current line-up.

Young is still...well....Young and needs time to grow.
Similar with parks, but he has probably exceeded what we'd expect from him and has probably reached his ceiling or is very close to it.
Setters has had enough time now that he is over his knee issues, is back up to afl speed.....but is still making some rookie mistakes.

We desperately need to draft (and recruit) a key defender as we are light on for confirmed talent down back. Weitering, obviously, but make shift/unproven options for support from young, omac, gov, plow, parks, Kemp? Marchbank?? Hopefully we can find a chb and a 3rd back from that list, but until we do we keep looking.

So hopefully omac, gov and Cunners take the spot of Young, parks and setters and provide a bit more of an even, more consistent performance in the near future

At the moment Kemp is not looking like it. I would switch him back to defence and keep him there until his confidence is up. He is getting to contests, but not close to holding marks. Some of that is confidence.

I wouldn't put much hope on Marchbank. He has a lot going for him when he is fit, but he isn't a strong physical player, something we could do with. After so many injuries, I just can't see him fulfilling his potential.

Carroll could be a player, but he goes missing. He could well be very useful on a wing. He also has a more penetrating kick than Setts does. For that matter, so does Stocker.