Rd 13: Pre Game posturing: Carlton vs Gold Coast

[Wet Willie]

3AW this morning said the word coming out of Carlton is that Harry will play this week...

[cookie2]

3AW this morning said the word coming out of Carlton is that Harry will play this week...

Good news - I'm looking forward to seeing him in action. Won't be travelling north though.

[mateinone]

Try young SOS up back and give McKay a run up forward?

If not, who is Harry coming in for?

[LP]

Try young SOS up back and give McKay a run up forward?

If not, who is Harry coming in for?

I gather last game they may have again been planning to send Weiters forward for a period before ACoS got injured.

I hope not!

Maybe they will try and force GC's hand with 2MP and Lynch up forward, force them to look at another tall in their defense.

Maybe ACoS will make a miracle recovery!

[laj]

Try young SOS up back and give McKay a run up forward?

If not, who is Harry coming in for?

I'd say he's coming for for ACOS. McKay and Casboult will then play as key forwards. SOS will be forward too.

[mateinone]

I am not sure I like a forward line with H, Casboult & SOS.

Will be interesting to see how it goes, whilst SOS has good ground/tackling pressure, I am still not comfortable we will have enough when the ball goes to ground.

In saying that, it is just that in H's highlights you don't see a lot of ground pressure, those who see him regularly might be able to correct that, which would be great.

[Thryleon]

I am not sure I like a forward line with H, Casboult & SOS.

Will be interesting to see how it goes, whilst SOS has good ground/tackling pressure, I am still not comfortable we will have enough when the ball goes to ground.

In saying that, it is just that in H's highlights you don't see a lot of ground pressure, those who see him regularly might be able to correct that, which would be great.

I think it depends on the attributes of the other 3.

If the other 3 are Matthew Wright, Jed Lamb and a resting midfielder or even a Dennis Armfield (type) then there should be enough accountability going both ways to make it ok.

Wright and Lamb were happy to work up the ground, and JSOS plays as a lead up forward who pitches in around the midfield anyway.

Technically, we play one tall, with another pinch hitting and going Mckay and Levi means we are mixing it up to two talls and a medium.


Even if it doesnt work now, it seems to be a better balance of players for the future which is what we are supposed to be building towards anyway which ratifies the thought process IMHO.

[cookie2]

I'd say he's coming for for ACOS. McKay and Casboult will then play as key forwards. SOS will be forward too.

That's how I see it.

[laj]

I am not sure I like a forward line with H, Casboult & SOS.

Will be interesting to see how it goes, whilst SOS has good ground/tackling pressure, I am still not comfortable we will have enough when the ball goes to ground.

In saying that, it is just that in H's highlights you don't see a lot of ground pressure, those who see him regularly might be able to correct that, which would be great.

That's what we had with Weitering, Casboult and SOS. SOS isn't a key forward therefore you'd leave Casboult to play as the only key forward as well as a ruck. It's normal to have two forwards and a 3rd tall.

[mateinone]

No I more than understand that, well there isn't really a 'normal' these days actually.. but I know what you are saying.

My worry is whether H has pace, because 2 KP and a medium/tall are fine, but I think Casboult lacks forward intensity and if H does (again, not saying he does but I haven't seen a lot on highlight reels to suggest he is a forward pressure type player) then I think that might be 2 of the same type and just might not cut it.

I think Weitering has more mobility than Cas and I would be much more open to a forward line with Weitering and Casboult or Weitering and H than H and Casboult.

RR or baggers might alleviate my fear and suggest H is more than capable when it hits the deck and applying defensive pressure.