AFL Rd 20 2022 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Adelaide

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Jack is the 3rd tall forward and it's a important position.
McGovern couldn't handle it and has been sent down back and as Fritsch from Melbourne has shown a good 3rd tall forward helps win premierships.

Our 3rd talls are not like Bailey Fritsch, Fritsch is both quick and an elite aerobic runner as well as being strong overhead like our talls, probably the only runner we have that is comparable is Cottrell.

The progress of Young has change our team dynamic significantly, fans need to accept it.

Gov, Young, Weitering have the D50 stitched up, BigH, Charlie and probably TDK have the F50 stitched up.

While TDK is in the mix SoJ won't be a ruck option.

Suspect the only place SoJ can compete is on the wing against Setterfield, Newnes or Cottrell, but SoJ is going to have to take his run up a whole new level just to keep up, just as his team-mates have done to improve in 2022.

Even that wing opportunity becomes limited when all of Cripps, Walsh, Cerra, Kennedy, Hewett and Fisher play and we toy starting Walsh, Hewett, Fisher or Cerra on a wing at times.

I'm a bit surprised Motlop retained his spot.

There is a lot of complaining about SoJ being dropped, but I still haven't read a viable argument for who he replaces in that side outside of bad form or an injury.