Carlton Supporters Club

Why do you want Kemp in the middle?

Keep him down back. He is performing very well, but is still learning. Silly to move him around.

You wanna move someone, you move Gov.

I have no doubt that Kemp could play in the midfield but his intercept and contested marking in defence would be sorely missed.  If our forward line is struggling, he could go forward (he was the under 18 All-Australian full forward) but I don't expect to see him in the midfield.

If the opportunity presents we are crazy not to give Kemp a run through the midfield here or there, there is nobody on our list Kemp's size perhaps outside of McGovern, that can go with him over the first couple of meters of acceleration. Across the league, Bont has similar power, Stringer perhaps, De Goey, for size they are similar power over those first few meters.

There is no point fans complaining about Cripps being run into the ground, if our club doesn't actually try someone who can actually have an impact while giving him a chop out. There is no point using traffic cones, it has to be someone the opposition needs to respect.

The bulk of fans do not see this potential in Kemp because they are either ball watching or watching on TV, and what Kemp does and can do mostly happens before the ball gets near! There is a reason why you are seeing him more often as the 3rd man up and intercept marking, because he has the acceleration to leave his opponent at the last possible moment and clos the gap.

It's true we could try McGovern, but he's a much much better ball user than Kemp so losing McGovern off HB is a much bigger deal.

If we had Pitto and TDK, or some other combo that releases SoJ from ruck duty, then SoJ would be another great midfield rotation option that can offer a big body to give Cripps a chop out.

If the opportunity presents we are crazy not to give Kemp a run through the midfield here or there, there is nobody on our list Kemp's size perhaps outside of McGovern, that can go with him over the first couple of meters of acceleration. Across the league, Bont has similar power, Stringer perhaps, De Goey, for size they are similar power over those first few meters.

Don't close your mind to the idea of Kemp in the mid-field completely.

Cripps will be 29 at the start of next year.
The way he plays it's probably likely he'll only have 3-4 years left...and the last few probably won't be pretty.
Our other midfielders are mostly proving to be as fragile as eggs.
 
We need to start looking for, and developing big bodied mids.

It doesn't have to be Kemp in the middle tomorrow, next week or even next year but it would be silly not to give him a run through there at some stage.

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Cripps will be 29 at the start of next year.
The way he plays it's probably likely he'll only have 3-4 years left...and the last few probably won't be pretty....
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I wouldn't be surprised if there's a late change and one of Marchbank or Young come in.

The most gettable 4 points in the history of mankind and we are gonna fark it up just you watch.

Why not try Weitering in the midfield?  Harry might go OK there too. 😇

Kemp - can play tall or small or on a wing in a pinch

BRODIE KEMP
POS: Utility
Ht 193cm, Wt 89kg, DOB 1/5/01
From Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country

DRAFT PROFILE Bio, stats, highlights and more

Kemp's a first-round floater, mainly because the season-ending knee injury in July robbed him of the chance of finishing the season in a burst of midfield form. Nevertheless, his carnival for Vic Country was very impressive, playing all over the ground, including up forward where he kicked the match-winning goal against South Australia, and in bursts in the midfield against Western Australia. Tall, mobile and versatile, Kemp will appeal to a number of clubs early despite not being likely to play until deep into 2020. Gold Coast looms as a strong chance to take Kemp if he slides through.