Pre-Game Pressure: AFL 2019 Rd 5: Carlton vs Western BUlldogs

[ElwoodBlues1]

Fair enough, and I agree. But I think he ejected himself form the leadership group a couple of seasons back, maybe he's a leader without needing the title anyway!

What about a kid or marginal player we wanted to see grow, do we have one, Weitering, SPS, Fisher, Plowman perhaps even Jones! I was surprised to read Jones is so analytical, I'd not read that as part of his personality before.

LP..Weitering is a logical leader as he can play the game at a high level, is a smart operator on and off the field but you would hate to mess with his head and inflict more responsibility on him after
he went through a down period and we now have him back where we want him.

Jones...food for thought...for a bloke who has been a haphazard footballer he is quite grounded off the field and dare I say it a bit smarter than he looks...

[LP]

In other words, swap Gibbons for Fisher and work to both their strengths!!! (Maybe I should be a line coach, because that was hard to work out!!)

Gibbons is an awful kick, it's his biggest weakness.

Gibbons kicked at VFL level like Dow is currently kicking at AFL level, and it doesn't get any easier! I've seen him on the fast break entering F50 almost unattended by AFL standards, in miles of free space, miss the points by 10m! I've watched him stream into F50 get only 30m on the run and not make the distance!

[sandsmere]

I'll help Teague out.....play Zac Fisher as the small pressure forward, can kick goals, tackles well and has been getting a bit of attention in the midfield from taggers anyway so
it might help his game and the team if we start him deep forward and see what happens.
We have plenty of mid options to cover him and we need goals to win games......lets try and be proactive rather than reactive for a change.

I reckon you are spot on there EB.

Fisher could be a gun small forward. Give him a go.

[LP]

I reckon you are spot on there EB.

Fisher could be a gun small forward. Give him a go.

So it's a war between Teague and Barker who lands the Fish?

PS; Does the 2019 version of Fish have a right side?

One out of the box, how about playing the talented young HBs we have a plenty off the HBF, and put Simmo inside F50? Before the recent form of Jones and Weitering it probably wasn't an option, but I think it is now and Simmo will spot up team-mates and not panic.

[PaulP]

I reckon you are spot on there EB.

Fisher could be a gun small forward. Give him a go.

I agree. The problem is he could also be a gun outside mid. So it's another of those robbing Peter to pay me scenarios.

[cookie2]

I agree. The problem is he could also be a gun outside mid. So it's another of those robbing Peter to pay me scenarios.

Yep. We need to fix that MF asap and Fisher is important to that end.

[LP]

I agree. The problem is he could also be a gun outside mid. So it's another of those robbing Peter to pay me scenarios.

If you were pocketing the profit PaulP I'd be happy to pay it, but I fear the lot grabbing the loot will only waste it!

[pew2]

can we play ED as the player he is a TAGGER and nothing else and can we add some quick players against footscray

[Thryleon]

can we play ED as the player he is a TAGGER and nothing else and can we add some quick players against footscray

Luke Hodge was saying last week that the tagger is dead.

I agree ED cant do much else, but perhaps there is a reason why we arent using him to tag.

[flyboy77]

Interesting isn't it:

1.Gibbons - played out of (best) position
2.  Garlett - played out of (best) position
3. Ed C - played out of (best) position
4. Charlie C - played out of (best) position (arguably) -  what is his best position?
5. Murph - what is his best position (these days)?


Again, perhaps too much is being over thought?