AFL Rd 12 Post Game Passing Carlton vs Melbourne

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Dow got a big cheer when he came on and again every time he got a good possession.
There was that one poor mis-kick that resulted in a goal but there were lots of poor kicks under pressure by others.
The last pass to McKay was a good one.

Now what the cheerring shows is that, for all his faults, many supporters don't think he's been given a fair deal in terms of game time.
While supporters shouldn't be determining match selections it can be another burden, in terms of pressure, on those making the decisions.
We may as well play players like Dow, even if we are planning on letting him go at the end of the year.
We'll either up his trade value
Decide he's worth keeping.
...or justify any reasons we might have for letting him go.
No-one will be able to say we didn't give him a chance.

I personally don't think we'll lose a lot by playing him.
He wasn't outstanding but he did contribute more than some.