AFL Rd 17 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs GWS

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So.....LP.....who (with the OBVIOUS BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT) should we have played this game?

If we didn't play Pitto to allow a reshuffle, we could have played Young.

Because LP would rather see a viable KPP backup on the bench, who might get smashed in the 2nd ruck role, rather than risking our Coleman or Brownlow medallists for 3-1/2 qtrs of blunt grunt work. At least Young if not in the ruck allows a reshuffle when Weiters got injured.

Even as poor as Young can be, if he was the one chosen he'd still be useful in the ruck or KPD roles, and have more influence and impact than Fantasia at pretty much any location on the field.

Of course if you want to leverage AFL capable strengths, you can go with Pitto and restructure the rest, and Pitto for Fantasia wouldn't be a loss based on yesterday.

But yesterday, no options, we had no choice but to send our 1st choice ruck and only KPD back onto the field for 3 qtrs of ineffective injury carrying pain and suffering simply because of an MC decision. That won't work in a GF.

Making futuristic statements like, we need to draft one later this year, doesn't solve our KPP issue this season.