Re: 2018 Rd 8: Post Game Passion: Carlton vs Essendon
Reply #221 –
I expect him to get games this year....and for that to continue in the following years. I have no issue with that.
Jones and Rowe, will not be able to play up to the high standard they are setting now forever. Sooner or later they will start to falter. Be that age, injury or simply confidence.
All i ask is that we pick a side that gives us the best chance of winning, or perhaps better stated alternatively as, a side that doesn't guarantee we will lose.
I'm open to perhaps not picking the BEST side if it means some kids get some games, but not at the expense of wins. Wins = confidence, and we need that more than simply games into kids.
Its not a difficult concept to comprehend, yet i'm gobsmacked at how many are struggling with it.
Rowe (when injured with his knee) was obviously not going to be played ahead of Weitering. - You pick Weitering
Weitering (when completed devoid of all confidence) was not going to outperform Rowe when fit. - You pick Rowe
Rowe (when down on confidence) vs Weitering (with confidence) is where things start to get difficult. - ? ? ?
Yep fair is fair.
Where things start to get difficult you look at a few factors. How everyone's travelling in other key roles (no Casboult or McKay as an example gives Rowe a leg up as a back-up ruckman) and what match ups are palatable.
We might run into a side which actually asks us to play taller.