2017 Rd 2: Post Game Postulations: Carlton vs Melbourne

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Two options if we're going to send Weitering back.

1) Marchbank forward for a game or two to see how he goes.

2) Rowe goes forward permanently and let the combination of Weitering, Marchbank and Plowman settle. If this rebuild is to take as long as anticipated Rowe is probably not going to be a piece of the final puzzle. If we go this route I'd also send White forward as another mature body.

Youngsters back...old guys forward...and rotate the young forwards through there with a bit of support.

I think Rowe and Plowman are working pretty well together, I'd be inclined to move Weitering back and give Macreadie a fews NBs games while Jaksch or Jones get a run at AFL level. This frees up Marchbank to give us that run off HBF option in addition to Simmo and Docherty.

White can easily slot into a F50 role, he's making a few too many bloopers in D50 for my liking, his foot skills just aren't up to the required standard. I could easily see White and Thomas in some sort of defensive rotation to keep the opposition defenders honest.