AFL Rd 17 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs GWS

[kruddler]

Yesterday, BigH was red hot in the opening term, then TDK rolls his ankle and our red hot KPF is moved up the ground and out of F50
simply because we went into the game without a viable plan B. That's not a viable option, it's not a plan, taking our only functional KPF and sending them out of goal range is insanity.

What's harder to find, a functional KPF or a competitive ruck?

The game was then over for the next 2-1/2 qtrs, what happened in the last was all too late and too little, partly triggered by GWS' own moves.

The same will likely happen on GF Day if we suffer a similar circumstance. Sure it's rare, but so are GF appearances.

What we did in the last quarter yesterday isn't sustainable, it comes at a huge cost and it will impact us in the coming weeks, that impact will also come on top of any potential injuries from putting legless blokes back on the field.

Next week, TDK, Weiters and maybe McGovern are our new Kennedy.

Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. We'd kicked 1 goal before TDK got injured.

https://twitter.com/7AFL/status/1809523226240029017

1. Harry was rucking in parts of the first quarter when he was on fire.

2. Where did TDK injure himself? In defense helping out.

Best we not hurt out KPPs by rucking them, they might get hurt.
Maybe we shouldnt expect our rucks to act like KPPs, they might get hurt!

Maybe what happened yesterday is unavoidable and extenuating circumstances.

Trying to be prepared for the 2% chance of covering for an injured ruck, might mean you don't win enough games to make the GF because you are playing sub-standard players like Young to cover in such instances.

How about we play to our strengths.
Use our super athletic CHF giant to help out in the ruck.
Use our super strong and tall midfield to help out in the ruck.

Young plays last night, i dont think we win that game. There was no other options to play.

Midfield was sub-par, but that was not because of our ruck efforts.
It was because we played Kennedy despite having his leg amputated the week before in a nasty ruck clash and dropped Hewett.....and because we keep persisting with Fantasia at the expense of Owies (this week) and Cuningham, Motlop, Martin (when fit).

Cottrell.....maybe came in too soon to be effective as well. He has missed A LOT of football.