2018 Rd 2: Pre game Palaver; Carlton vs. Gold Coast

[flyboy77]

No disrespect to O'Shea, but picking him with the other tall defenders in the 22, makes zero sense.

[BlueAvenger]

No disrespect to O'Shea, but picking him with the other tall defenders in the 22, makes zero sense.

Very tall back six, Byrne is 188 but plays much taller. Desperately need some run from him. He just needs to be a bit more composed and pick his time to go. You can tell the boys want to get it to him to run it out, has a killer sidestep. Just needs to use the ball a bit better.
I think we should win by 5 goals, but I'll take a one point win. Hope Cunners can cement himself a spot. Has a bit of toe and I think he'll make it, if he believes he can. Talent is there

[Barbs]

No disrespect to O'Shea, but picking him with the other tall defenders in the 22, makes zero sense.

Yep, team balance is a concern this week.

We've gone tall down back (perhaps as an over reaction to the risk of Lynch carving us up) but they've got a number of smaller forwards (like Richmond) who may out run us too easily.

We then seem to also be embracing the small forward line approach when we could play an extra tall and really stretch them. Maybe Weitering will be moved forward this week?

And light in the midfield. With Kennedy out I would have brought in Kerridge to have one more bigger mature body helping out Cripps. Hopefully I'm wrong on Cuningham (I didn't see the VFL match last week) and he's hardened up and learned to tackle.

[cookie2]

We have to win this one and I think our approach will be a lot more measured than it was v. the Tigers. I expect we will include longer periods of tight defensive play especially if we can build a 3 to 4 goal lead. We have to avoid running out of gas and the risk of mistakes and turnovers.

[kruddler]

No disrespect to O'Shea, but picking him with the other tall defenders in the 22, makes zero sense.

Some might have said the same thing last week.

This week doubley so.

[Lods]

What's the thinking though?

There must be some plan to it all.
The folks doing the selection aren't novices in terms of team selection.
So you have to think there's some "method in the madness".

[cookie2]

What's the thinking though?

There must be some plan to it all.
The folks doing the selection aren't novices in terms of team selection.
So you have to think there's some "method in the madness".

Look at what went wrong in our last game and what we need to change to fix that.

[kruddler]

What's the thinking though?

There must be some plan to it all.
The folks doing the selection aren't novices in terms of team selection.
So you have to think there's some "method in the madness".

Is SOS on the selection committee?
What is the thinking with filling your list with so many tall defenders to begin with?
He has a penchant for tall defenders....and given his standing in the game, he probably believes they are the most important player in the team.....that can even go forward if need be.
I'm not sure SOS's career is 'the rule' and more the exception though.

Not sure how much method there is, but madness....sure.

[Professer E]

I suspect Writers to go forward.....  Horribly unbalanced line up.

Maybe kreuzer won't play?

[Lods]

Terry agrees...too many talls down back

Weitering to the wing
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2018/03/29/t...weitering/   

Former AFL coach Terry Wallace has suggested an entirely new position for struggling Carlton defender Jacob Weitering.

Rather than send the 2015 number one draft pick up forward, where he was trialled early last season, to cover for the omitted Jack Silvagni, Wallace says that playing the 20-year-old on the wing would best suit his abilities as a player.

“I’d like to see him play as a defensive wingman,” the ex-Richmond and Western Bulldogs coach said on SEN’s The Match Committee.

“He would be fantastic in that role because he would cover off as an interceptor, which is the best role that he plays, and he also sets up very well with his feet.”

Wallace believes that the Blues defensive unit from their loss to Richmond last week was simply too tall, considering a move further up the ground for Weitering would help the side in being able to rebound the ball out of their backline quickly.

“To me, Lachie Plowman, Liam Jones, Jacob Weitering and Caleb Marchbank is too tall,” he said.