Rd 2: Carlton vs Sydney Pre Game Postulations

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I guess the pressure on Levi to kick goals depends very much on whether we can find other avenues to goal. If we can and Levi can provide a marking target that can set up attacking plays and cause problems for opposition defences plus kick the odd goal then agree, he would be safer.

Agree, finding someone to make way for Daisy is not an easy choice, so if Daisy does come in he better put in a good one! 

Personally I would think dropping Buckley on the back of a "bad" one is a step in the wrong direction. Firstly, I say bad in inverted commas because he may have ticked every box the coach asked him to tick and we perceive as bad, the coach may know is is good. Secondly, if Buckley is part of the future, which from all reports he is, he deserves to be persisted with given where he is at in his growth. He deserves more than one bad one before he is chopped. To me, White was alot worse and should face the the chop ahead of DB.

Inexperienced players get in the way inside F50, that is what Buckley was doing last Thursday, getting in the way.

It's a player like Daisy that will allow Casboult to get up the ground and away from goal, I'd love to see Daisy and Walker spending time within F50 together. They are both smart players who get to the right places which is key to F50 success, they won't close off space ball hunting they will open it up by dragging opponents away or demanding the ball when they are open. Buckley dragged opponents to the contest and called for the ball when he had nowhere to go more than once when he should have been protecting the ball carrier.

Our F50 looked much better when McLean, Waite, Henderson and Walker worked well together "when" given the opportunity. Casboult can play the Waite role, he is quite mobile and a reasonable field kick. Daisy is a suitable substitute for McLean, he is smart and won't sh1t on team-mates trying to get a kick. Walker just needs to keep being Walker, and there are plenty to substitute for Henderson.