AFL Rd 23 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast

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Have we?
'Cameos' aren't trying something different.
A quarter here, a quarter there....even a full game doesn't present a lot of opportunity to show what you can do.
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If it comes off Kemp will be a third tall.
You're right in that, apart from the rucking, Kemp may put a lot of pressure on Jack Silvagni who may have to reinvent himself.

On the first part, it reminds me of Williams as a mid, we gave him a pre-season game and fans and the club wrote him off after getting suspended, it was stupidity. But now at his size and shape he'd only ever be a backup option for Cerra, Kennedy, Hewett, etc., etc., it's still an option if he could keep himself fit.

However, as I've mentioned since early in their careers, Kemp and SoJ should have been in the midfield rotations as a size for size chop out for Cripps. They are both more than useful attacking types with tricks for players their size and shape. SoJ even spent some time in the VFL playing in the midfield and looked OK, while there he was also tried in D50 and looked like a fish out of water, other than tagging SoJ doesn't have the D50 mindset and he just won't ever better McGovern or Weiters in that role and we've already got two his size and shape.

SoJ might work well as a defensive forward, but you'd think Kemp could go that role as well, and Kemp has SoJ covered for pace.

One good thing about Kemp working as a forward is that he raises the average leg speed of the group, he's as fast if not faster than Martin, Motlop, Owies, etc., etc..