Not sure if anyone listened to this, but it was a good innovation from the club.
Season 1 was last year and it was hosted by Sarah Hosking. Consisted of 20-30min chats with (mostly) Carlton AFLW players. There was about 13 episodes coming out weekly.
As we all know Sarah Hosking wanted out and is now a Tigers player.
So what was going to happen with BTG?
A few days ago we got an answer.
Season 2 hosting duties will be shared across 2 'teams' if hosts.
Darcy Vescio and Elise O'Dea will pair up to become 1 team of hosts. Jess Hosking and Brooke Walker will pair up to become the 2nd team of hosts.
At this stage i think they will alternate every other week. If nothing else it will make for an easier transition should someone want out at the end of the year again.
I've run into similar problems with picking a best 22, and as you eluded to, it all starts with the ruck.
TDK or Pittonet.....or both? If both, do we have room for Casboult? If we play Casboult, then surely we can't play Charlie, Harry and Mitch as well. We might even struggle to play Charlie and Harry with Casboult.....and both rucks.
If we can't fit in either Casboult or McGovern and we get an injury down back, what cover do we have (mid-game?).
No matter which way you slice it, there will be AFL level 'taller players' who cannot fit into our best 22 each week.
I reckon we have a similar problem with our smaller defenders. Pick 6 players to go with Jones/Weitering to play as defenders... Docherty, Newman, Plowman, Marchbank, Saad, SPS, Willo, Stocker....
You can see that to fit them in you are already using wing/bench spots (to get to 6) and you still can't fit that list entire list of defenders in.
These teams are all based on previous years efforts too. But what about a kid coming in and earning/demanding a spot? What about if any/all of Dow, LoB, Kemp, Fogarty breaking the door down?? Who makes way then?
Yes, injuries will always 'help' us pick a best 22.....but i reckon we have a best 30....with a few more players who could easily play AFL outside of that.
Teague likes to have a stable team....which has its advantages. However, personally i think you should always pick your team that matches up on the opposition best....without handicapping yourself in the process. With that in mind, we have a lot of flexibility with our team selections and overall team 'style'. We can play supertall. (pick TDK, Pittonet, Casboult, Harry, Charlie, Jones, Weitering....Mcgovern) We can play bigger bodied. (pick Cripps, Setterfield, Ed, Williams, Kennedy, Silvagni...) We can play smaller and quicker (Pick Dow, LoB, Owies, Honey....
We can change our team, and our game plan, on a week to week basis to suit our opponents.
Even with reduced rotations, you would have at least one defender on the interchange and several others able to fill in as required. At least 10 and as many as 15 of the 22 able to play as dedicated defenders.
I get that at least 1 bench player is a defender. I get that there is a team defense
However, suggesting any team, even clarko's teams, have 15 'defenders' is just stupidity. You have midfielders.....who run both ways....but are not defenders. You have forwards.....who chase....but are not defenders. You have rucks.....who are just rucks.
If you instill a 'defend first, attack second' mindset into your players....by picking 15 defenders.....then you are instilling a reactionary mindset into your team, and you have already lost the battle.
Our back 6 (or 7) are not the problem. We have back 6 capable players that are not going to be getting games because we simply cannot play them all. Our team lacks in other areas. - Midfielders who can hit a target by foot. - Forwards who can lead correctly and impact the scoreboard consistently. These positions are NOT made up of 'defenders' no matter which way you slice it.
So no, we will not play every player G2C mentioned in the same team because that is not how you pick a team, no matter how many 'defenders' you think a team requires.
Saad, Docherty, Plowman, Newman, SPS, Willo, Marchbank, Stocker....can not and will not all play in the same team. Some may play on a wing, or midfield on occassions.......maybe 1 will for the whole year....but there will be weeks where at least 1 of them, and up to 3 of them (depending on injuries) will be playing 2's.
He is very talented and underrated....and i think a few have forgotten how good he can be.
However, he is often injured and cannot be relied upon to play each week.
We have pushed for a stable back 6, and his (perhaps) forced inclusion could jeopardize that.
Alternatively.... Does Williamson deserve to lose his spot from 2020? Does Newman deserve to get his spot back from 2019? Does Stocker deserve a chance in 2021? Does SPS get pushed out of the back 6 despite Teague saying he will be playing there?
4 players who could/should misplace Marchbank from that lineup......and probably could add a few more if forced too....
Never got into the NFL, we like our basketball and are Spurs fans but I get the negativity on the NBA from you and LP, its become less about high quality basketball and more about money and gimmicks to get the corporate/TV dollar.
I've been to 2 games of both.
Saw Kobe and the Lakers @ Home in a pre-season game and i reckon our training has better intensity and atmosphere.
Saw the Spurs v Clippers @ Spurs and even with the coyote (?) entertainment the atmosphere was largely poor.
In the NFL games, 1 @ Seattle, 1 @ Minnesota, the atmosphere was amazing. On 3rd downs, don't even bother trying to talk to the person next to you as they won't hear you. The extra entertainment was almost non-existent at the NFL, but thats because the real action was far superior to that of the NBA.
The NFL is a game of chess. The NBA is game of memory.....the start is boring and its all about what happens right at the end.
I was a huge NBA fan in the 90's, but its not the same. Its so sanitary and boring now.
I can't stand drugs. My worst experience was riding the tram home to Kew on day, and there was a young kid (couldn't have been older than 13) and he was inhaling fumes out of a bag from a can of spray paint.
That was truly frightening and not much shocks me anymore after witnessing that episode.
That's called 'chroming'.
I saw a similar thing on a packed train once. The guy doing it was maybe 17. Had paint all over his face while continuing to huff into his paper bag.
Another bloke, early 20's nicely dressed started up a convo with him. Gave him the whole spiel about how its no good for you and you need to turn your life around. Asking him to repeat stuff he'd just been told, asked him to repeat his name back to make sure the numpty was taking it all in. He even went as far to grab some new mangoes he'd just purchased from out of his backpack to give to this guy to help him get his life in order. The 'chromer' nodded his head, said all the right things, remembered the guys name and everything, agreed he'll stop etc etc. The smartly dressed guy got off the train first, i gave him a nod and smile of approval for his efforts and off he went. No sooner than when his first foot stepped off the train, the chromer was huffing again like nothing had happened.
I don't know about what LP posted, but i listened to a podcast on iceages and they agreed with Thry and his trivia master. We are still in the latter stages of an ice age.
I cannot recall the exact definition and where it came from, but if i had an educated guess at it, it would be the fact we still have ice on our caps.
From memory there was 3 stages. ice age, middle bit aka lesser ice age which we are in now and non-ice age. Obviously the technical jargon is not there, but the point remains.
I posted about Bill Gates commentary on Covid and vaccinations......from about 4 months ago?
Anyway, short version is he said that all the big companies will charge developed countries as expected....this will allow the companies to make enough of a profit that they will manufacture for the rest of world....even those countries that can't afford it will be covered by the 'rich countries' like us.
