AFL Rd 13 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

[kruddler]

People have short memories it seems.  We are not flushed with talls and Cripps was doing the ruck work with Jsos as backup to Tom De Koning last week.

The Bombers rucks will give us a headache, and Durdin for me is a walk in start, because even if he doesnt set the house on fire, I dont want to tempt the Footy gods by talking about other players going down, but one key tall at each end with one ruckman means he becomes an automatic in.

Agree.

We have....
Charlie - forward
TDK - ruck
Young - back
and Jack as backup to all 3.

....and people are suggesting we don't quite need Durdin in the side? FMD. What happens if Young or TDK goes down??

Durdin plays.
I'd be playing Marchbank and Plowman as well.

That way we can have a traditional backline setup of 2 KPPs, a 3rd tall and a 'tall marking small' -Plowman.

Then we can use Jack as KP/ruck swapping with TDK both helping out Charlie.

To go in without Durdin is suicide.