AFL Rd 13 2024 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Essendon

[PaulP]

So if Pitto passes his test is he in with TDK?

I'm torn, but I think a rested Goldstein with 2MP might be a step too far. 2MP is not a great ruck, but his size makes him a handful in our D50 which will drag a solo TDK to the wrong end of the ground for our liking. But I get the concerns about the CheatsFC run and carry and the berserker game style.

Also, when you have an opposition coach known as "The Tunnelling King", you know your talls aren't going to have their usual advantage.

At this point, the footy experts tell us that our 1 wood is strength and power around stoppage and contest. We are not a great transition / turnover team, and we don't really play surge footy. We have a choice between adding to our strength around contest, or diluting that somewhat and trying to match other teams in speed and mobility. There's a reasonable case to be made for both, and both involve rolling the dice, but I'd suggest playing to our strengths and maximizing our strong hand in one space, is to be preferred. I'd play both Pittonet and De Koning, assuming  both are legitimately fit.