2017 Rd 7: pre game protestations Carlton vs Collingwood

[Thryleon]

I don't agree with the idea that he is a Buddy specialist and therefore should not get another gig until a similar player is named for the oppo. If he can go a good job on the most athletic and most damaging forward in the comp, why can't he do an even better job on lesser forwards ? Are any of his attributes ill suited to such a task ? Don't tell me, it's depriving the kiddies of games.

And I'm not sure Daisy is exclusively a back line player - he tends to play where needed, doing as you say, a similar thing to Alex.

I think both can play in the same team no probs, but not in the same back line.

Just my devalued 2 bob's worth.

I was the one suggested that Alex might get dropped not because of what he can do or cant do, but simply for team balance which is where the initial post came from.

I look at our defense, and although he performed really well, I thought he got a lot of help from our mids who slowed Sydney's forward thrusts, and our other defenders which gave him very little space to work with resulting in Buddy really going up the ground to get posessions.  Not to mention between Plowman, Marchbank (both can mind talls and smalls) Rowe, White (better on your medium, and talls) and Macreadie might come back as he looked sore, but not injured 2 weeks ago and Weitering who is potentially our best key defender (who is currently moonlighting as a forward IMHO) may see him surplus to requirements.

At the end of the day, its a great headache to have, and likewise, I dont think its highly likely he'll miss, but this is my thinking behind Alex missing if he does.

No one would blame the club if that occurred either.