AFL Rd 20 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Collingwood

[PaulP]

And that's how it has to be.  We have considerable momentum and resting players for a game against a formidable opponent could jeopardise that.  A competitive loss against the top team won't do much damage but giving up would......................

I guess the flip side is the approach taken in recent seasons by Geelong, who in order to go deep in finals, were well known to rest players. I can see merit in both approaches.