2016 - Rnd 1 Carlton vs Richmond

[Vivian]

Dangerous players to put the inexperienced Smith on....Deledio will probably play forward and is a capable goal kicker these days........both would be too big for Smith to handle.
I'd rather Ed Curnow take Cotchin...

Deledio, Cotchin and Martin are very dangerous when played forward and we need to get our match ups right and not have undersized players on them...

Smith is probably better suited being out of the forward pocket where he can create some turnovers and forward pressure...

I agree. Smith would get lost very quickly, and it is asking too much of him to do much with the ball if he did get hands on it. The best result would be for Clem Smith to spend most of the season playing in the reserves, with a block of 3 or 4 games in the seniors due to injury. He isn't ready for league level football yet, and apart from the odd exception, we shouldn't expect first and second year players to be playing regular league football. That's the depth the club is striving to build.