AFL Rd 11 2023 Pre Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney

[kruddler]

"its not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog"

Says the person who has been breaking down our list to the cm for years proclaiming we need taller players ad nauseum.

[kruddler]

The big thing Raydan & I discussed this morning was the fact that there is no honesty in the selection policy. If a guy in the seconds busts his guts & plays a blinder he doesn't get a promotion to the seniors even though there were 2-3 players who were woeful and deserve to be dropped.

Honesty? or Transparency??

You don't know what the 2nd's players have been told they need to work on.
As an example, the coaches know that Dow can get it 40 times. They've seen it.
Perhaps the coaches need to know that he can be accountable for his opponent too. That he can play defence.
If Dows opponent has 25 touches and goes forward and kicks 2 goals because Dow didn't transition from attack into defence well enough, then has he really played a good game?

[ElwoodBlues1]

Honesty? or Transparency??

You don't know what the 2nd's players have been told they need to work on.
As an example, the coaches know that Dow can get it 40 times. They've seen it.
Perhaps the coaches need to know that he can be accountable for his opponent too. That he can play defence.
If Dows opponent has 25 touches and goes forward and kicks 2 goals because Dow didn't transition from attack into defence well enough, then has he really played a good game?

None of our other mids are accountable especially the captain.....its one of the reasons our defense gets swarmed.
Why should Dow have to worry about an opponent when nobody else does apart from Ed Curnow .
Its one of the features of our play that we man up very poorly and have for years....

[cookie2]

If our leaders aren't held accountable for meeting the onfield playing standards then what hope of getting others to strive to meet them?

[kruddler]

None of our other mids are accountable especially the captain.....its one of the reasons our defense gets swarmed.
Why should Dow have to worry about an opponent when nobody else does apart from Ed Curnow .
Its one of the features of our play that we man up very poorly and have for years....

Thats not quite true, but i get your point.

So the question remains, who deserves to be dropped from our midfield for Dow?
Sure a few players might not be in top form, but i think they still offer a lot more than what Dow has previously.

[cookie2]

Must admit that the prospect of Dow being selected does not fill me with great anticipation.  I can't remember the last time he impressed in the seniors.  I haven't seen him in the VFL but reports certainly aren't encouraging.

[Mav]

If the root of our current predicament is that our mids are unaccountable, why would you bring in another unaccountable mid? Wouldn’t it make more sense to bring in an accountable mid?

[kruddler]

If the root of our current predicament is that our mids are unaccountable, why would you bring in another unaccountable mid? Wouldn’t it make more sense to bring in an accountable mid?

Thats makes sense.
You'd have better luck finding a unicorn on our list though.

[Lods]

Thats makes sense.
You'd have better luck finding a unicorn on our list though.

It's probably a problem
To little 'difference' or 'variation' in our list.

[LP]

Given the club website article you might find Akuei getting a run, usually these things follow a pattern.