VFL 2021 Rd 1: Carlton vs Southport

[ElwoodBlues1]

Dogs were gifted Treloar and Stef Martin was probably the bargain recruit of the season...
Reminds me of Richmond getting Nankervis.. Their back line is their only weakness..

[Thryleon]

True, but we are not that far away from having that, especially as guys like Newman come on line in a few weeks.

Newman has played 2 games in 2 years.

Look at Williamson and docherty for reference.


We are underestimating how badly broken these guys are and it really has wrecked this season before it started IMHO.

imagine Charlie, marchbank, docherty and newman all not having 2 years with minimal footy.  A fair bit of bona-fide ability in that quartet.  Its rare to lose 2 to 2 years worth of injuries but 4 is almost unheard of.

[LP]

Newman has played 2 games in 2 years.

Whoa there, Newman hardly missed a game in 2019, played all except Rnd 7 and 8.

He only played 2 games last year.

[Thryleon]

Whoa there, Newman hardly missed a game in 2019, played all except Rnd 7 and 8.

He only played 2 games last year.

You can call it an exaggeration, but the fact remains, he hasnt played a lot of footy for a very long time and is coming back from a very long way. 

Last season he was unsighted.

This season he is unsighted.

He is going to be unsighted for quite some time.