(04-03-2016, 01:00 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:See I cant agree. He's a defender, a bloody good one at that. Will patrol (and eventually control) our defence for the next 10 to 15 years. Leave him there, don't break him like we have done to to many others. Whats to be gained by playing him fwd? For me nothing.
What would we rather... a permanent set defender or a guy who can play both forward and back?
He may be an absolute dud as a forward....but we'll never know unless we give him an opportunity.
He may turn out to be Carlton's greatest defender.... but our current "greatest ever defender" could also go forward and kick a few goals
It's about turning him into the "best footballer"...not the "best defender or forward".
How could it possibly be detrimental to his development as a defender to get up close and personal with some of the competitions best defenders and see how they go about their jobs.
Makes perfect sense from an education point of view..