Rd 4: Post Game Pain: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

[crashlander]

Plowman and Weitering showed tonight that we don't need Rowe or Jamison.  Rowe looked lost on a number of occasions and I know Byrne was blame for that cross the goal mouth goal, but Rowe put no body on the mark, just accepted it in a lazy, la de da fashion.  Because he zero awareness.

I think you have done Rowe a disservice: he may not have played a great game ( we don't call him 'Fumbles' for nothing), but he kept Tom Boyd down to a handful of possessions and had him totally ineffective. His spoiling was excellent (and nor was it alone: most of our defenders had good nights in the air) and his body work on Boyd was also first class.
What let him down was his inability to hold his marks after he has done all the hard work and his tendency to be a part of some of our worst looking errors.

When Rowe was at his best, a couple of seasons back, he started fumbling a lot, but as the year went on, his confidence improved and he started hold some pretty good marks. I'd like to see him getting back to that sort of form, as having Rowe firing is a big plus.
However, neither he nor Jamison has really managed to get our new game style and defensive structure down pat yet. These 2 guys have been caught out when the ball goes over their heads. THAT is definitely due to lack of awareness.
Yesterday Rowe played a more 1 on 1 game, which suits him far better. Hence he played more effectively.