AFL Rd 6 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs St. Kilda

[ElwoodBlues1]

Stkilda ruck Zane Cordy as their relief and also have been employing him down forward to create a bit of room for their smalls.

[JonDorotich]

TDK has been very poor first six weeks and needs to dig deep and find something imo.

We have very few weapons and TDK is one of them. Pittonet is a modern day Mark Porter I.e. Solid VFL player.

[Gointocarlton]

TDK out....why do they say "managed"? Clearly he's been dropped....or omitted.

Why one ruckman? Couldn't give Mirkov a try? Pitto and SOS combo is doomed to fail.

[DJC]

So, the emergencies comprise 3 talls and LOB. Arguably, Kemp could be regarded as a mid, but surely at 192cm he’s a big-bodied mid and we already have Cripps, Hewitt and Kennedy as our bullocking types. Looks like LOB might get the nod.

How can Kemp be regarded as a mid when he’s played all his footy for us (VFL and AFL) as a KPP? 

I’d say he’s cover for McGovern.

[kruddler]

The only way TDK hasn't been dropped, is if he is named as the sub. Then the 'managed' thing makes sense.

Personally i hate the idea of naming any ruck as a sub as it leaves your hands tied tactics wise with the sub.

I'd be using Kemp as the sub as he is more versatile, position wise.

[Mav]

Stkilda ruck Zane Cordy as their relief and also have been employing him down forward to create a bit of room for their smalls.

Should that possibility cause me to mop my brow or jump up and down in ecstacy? I’m going for the latter.

Cordy is a 195/92 defender/forward according to Footywire.

Even his bio on the St Kilda site says:

After eight seasons at the Kennel as a father-son recruit, Zaine Cordy traded in the blue for some black to join St Kilda as a delisted free agent.
The Premiership Bulldog joins the Saints after 118 senior games, taking up positions at either end of the ground during his time at Whitten Oval.

Cordy’s versatility will be an important asset heading into 2023, especially in providing another tall option down back to support defenders Dougal Howard and Callum Wilkie.

Even they couldn’t muster much enthusiasm for his ability as a ruck or forward. He has kicked a grand total of 18 goals over his 123 games with a match best of 2 goals, although he has managed 4 goals in 5 games this year. He has never had double figure hit outs.

Of course, that doesn’t mean he can’t have a break out game against us. But he’s a dream opponent for JSOS who stands at 194/92. And it would be a godsend if Cordy does play forward. Then, Weets or Young would have a natural opponent who isn’t very mobile and who doesn’t have a height or weight advantage over them. They’d be free to work off him rather than being lured out of D50 as happened last week.

[ElwoodBlues1]

How can Kemp be regarded as a mid when he’s played all his footy for us (VFL and AFL) as a KPP? 

I’d say he’s cover for McGovern.

Agree....
Its a losing battle DJ...Kemp will be the only well known mid on our list never to have actually played the position.?
Had this thought McGovern might end up on Wilkie and Kemp might play down back.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Should that possibility cause me to mop my brow or jump up and down in ecstacy? I’m going for the latter.

Cordy is a 195/92 defender/forward according to Footywire.

Even his bio on the St Kilda site says:
Even they couldn’t muster much enthusiasm for his ability as a ruck or forward. He has kicked a grand total of 18 goals over his 123 games with a match best of 2 goals, although he has managed 4 goals in 5 games this year. He has never had double figure hit outs.

Of course, that doesn’t mean he can’t have a break out game against us. But he’s a dream opponent for JSOS who stands at 194/92. And it would be a godsend if Cordy does play forward. Then, Weets or Young would have a natural opponent who isn’t very mobile and who doesn’t have a height or weight advantage over them. They’d be free to work off him rather than being lured out of D50 as happened last week.

Cordy isnt being employed to be the greatest ruckman, forward etc but is your classic Ross Lyon role player who is there to be a nuisance and prevent opposition players doing their job. My guess is he might be used to play on McGovern to prevent him from intercepting and doing his rebound thing if McGovern plays down back...

[Mav]

Save that the defenders select their opponents rather than the forwards choosing their defenders. Sure, Cordy could try to run around with Gov but Weets could take care of Cordy (and Gov’s opponent) while Gov runs off to intercept.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Save that the defenders select their opponents rather than the forwards choosing their defenders. Sure, Cordy could try to run around with Gov but Weets could take care of Cordy (and Gov’s opponent) while Gov runs off to intercept.

Lyon said he stuffed up and backed his system last week and let Nick Daicos freewheel around the park to disastrous effect, I dont see him doing that this week with any of our key rebounders. We saw the Keays/Saad matchup last week and we lost that battle in the coaching box for the second time in a row so my confidence isnt high.