AFL Rd 17 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast

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Height is overvalued imo when considering how effective a forward will be on a given day.

How the ball is moved to the forward is far more important then height difference. Us fans think if you have a decent height advantage it’s a massive bonus but it’s rarely plays out that way.

Last weeks game is an example of how in the last quarter Harry had a massive height advantage and I don’t remember one occasion where we were able to kick it to his advantage.

Having the advantage is one thing but being able to exploit it is not as easy as it appears on paper. Otherwise every ruckman would be a great resting forward yet they rarely kick more then the odd goal.

I'd suggest delivery to and intensity from Harry and Charlie wasnt as good as it should have been, Saints lost Howard as well and ended up with Battle on Harry but we were not good enough to exploit that as a team or Harry as an Individual.
Wilkie is an underrated defender and fair to say he probably had the better of Charlie who like Harry looked a bit laconic and I hope Voss smartens them up this week at training because I see plenty of opportunities vs WC if they are switched on.
Charlie doing those around the corner kicks instead of lining up properly is starting to concern me and he needs to balance those approaches out more and be a bit more orthodox as we have some tough games ahead and cant be squandering opportunities.