AFL Rd 23 2024 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast

[Baggers]

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.
A player needs a block of games to settle into a 'foreign' postition.
It's probably even fair to say that his efforts on the weekend aren't definitive.
He needs to back that up against better sides, that are ready for him as a forward.

I've suggested we try him forward for over a year now...but it's always met with resistance.
"Kemp is a defender" was the response.
Why weaken one position to fix up another?
I'm still not 100% sure that isn't sound logic, but I am pleased it's being given a go.

The conflict with Curnow and McKay in the side isn't a huge issue.
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.

The noise from the recruiting side is that we look like we're targeting medium/tall defenders.
Perhaps we have a  'cunning' plan in place.

I wouldn't say that forward is a 'foreign' position for Kemp. He played much of his footy before joining us in that position. And he sure didn't play there on Sunday like it was foreign to him. Duck to water. The Aints will be prepared for him and he'll cop plenty of attention. And it doesn't automatically mean JSOS is out of a job, many have thought, correctly, that he is more than capable in the midfield and even defense, provided he can work on his speed over the grass. His footy IQ will be valuable wherever he's played.