2016 - Rnd 1 Carlton vs Richmond

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There's still only one key forward in that forward six and we won't kick a competitive score if we have to rely on Casboult, Kreuzer, Phillips, Rowe, etc to share the duties.  Playing White, Walker or Everitt as a key forward would give Richmond an advantage.

I fear that we may go with an underdone Jaksch, an underdeveloped Curnow or an underwhelming Jones 

Of course, Thomas isn't available for round 1 but I don't think his replacement will weaken the side.

It will all obviously come down to how BB structures for the game, and the rotations and the tactics he employs. It's his challenge to optimise our approach based on the personnel available. High, dumb bombs into F50 will not work as they play to one of our major current weaknesses. He has to make sure we are a lot more creative and less predictable, based on the personnel ready and available for the game and their respective strengths.  I'll be very interested to see how we approach it.