JLT game 3

[kruddler]

As an example....Throw Weitering down back for that game and all of a sudden that defence becomes much stronger and as a result the defenders have assistance. It reduces their workload and allows them to play closer attention to their own man. Mccarthy doesn't get six goals, some of those over the top/ free run into goal scores don't occur.

Yes, our defense gets better with Weitering down back.
However, our forward line gets a lot worse.

Weitering kicked 1.1 and a score assist. =team high marks inside 50 (2)

He adds more value to the team playing in the forwardline.

Rowe, Marchbank, Plowman, A. Silvagni and even White can play key posts down back in Weiterings absence.
Who can play up forward if we take Weitering away from there?
Casboutl, J. Silvagni....Curnow.....McKay.... ??

Basically the same thing was said last night...
There was a discussion had about weitering last night with Dunstall re forward vs back.
If he is a 9/10 backman and a 7-8/10 forward, where is he best played in our side?

Given the lack of depth and need of forward, he's better off forward.