Carlton Supporters Club

There's an article in the Age where Martin is quite adamant that he'll be playing forward next year.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blues-recruit-martin-firm-on-expectations-20191129-p53fga.html

Yeah if those so called "kids" haven't won a brownlow each by 21 we should sack them immediately.
Gibbons is a running machine - I think we'd miss him a lot if he wasn't in the team.
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You left gibbons out of your best 22, do he ain’t that important.

Also, given there are only a couple of differences between the sides that we posted, you have to agree that we’ll be in a spot of bother if the team I posted isn’t competitive.

He said it himself in today;s interview.

But he'll play mid too.

Have you see - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYmJ4Nj5Znk&fbclid=IwAR2awxylDbcUTVTntJ18a9pIvbDvQmwnNZ10RDWXRafZlH0f-5o6P2C7nlk

Quote from: jeza on November 29, 2019, 09:38:00 pm

Yeah if those so called "kids" haven't won a brownlow each by 21 we should sack them immediately.
Gibbons is a running machine - I think we'd miss him a lot if he wasn't in the team.
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You left gibbons out of your best 22, do he ain’t that important.

Also, given there are only a couple of differences between the sides that we posted, you have to agree that we’ll be in a spot of bother if the team I posted isn’t competitive.

Definitely agree.
The club looks set to push every opponent each week. There is quality and depth in most positions. The big gap is midfield still. If Setterfield and Martin and Dow for example all come out next season and start averaging 25+ pos we might push right up the ladder. Otherwise we'll still be middle of the road. The midfield is still waiting on the kids.

Think my man Mick Gibbons might be the loser in that equation and be out of a senior job.

If we are going for more run it won't be Gibbons that loses his job!

FB; L. Plowman, L. Jones, C. Marchbank
HB; S. Docherty, J. Weitering, K. Simpson
C; W. Setterfield, E. Curnow, J. Newnes
R; M. Kreuzer, P. Cripps, M. Murphy
HF; J. Silvagni, C. Curnow, J. Martin
FF; M. McGovern, H. Mackay, E. Betts
Int; N. Newman, S. Petrevski-Seton, S. Walsh, M. Gibbbons

That team could win a flag or three.

Swap out Betts for Papley in 2021.

Sam Walsh on the bench?  I think not.  Same with Casboult.  Cannot see it.

I think 'the bench' is no longer seen as separate to the starting 18.
It's not necessarily the case that your bench players are 'fringe' players.
They may be amongst your best.
In most cases they're just there as part of the midfield rotations.

You're probably not going to name your captain(s) on the bench so you won't see Cripps or Docherty listed there but all the others (non KPP half forwards, half backs and mids) are just 'the mix.'
Being named there doesn't necessarily mean you're not best 18.
It's more to do with match-ups, starting impact, taking some early heat or grunt work, as to who starts and that depends to a large extent on who you're playing.

I think 'the bench' is no longer seen as separate to the starting 18.
It's not necessarily the case that your bench players are 'fringe' players.
They may be amongst your best.
In most cases they're just there as part of the midfield rotations.

You're probably not going to name your captain(s) on the bench so you won't see Cripps or Docherty listed there but all the others (non KPP half forwards, half backs and mids) are just 'the mix.'
Being named there doesn't necessarily mean you're not best 18.
It's more to do with match-ups, starting impact, taking some early heat or grunt work, as to who starts and that depends to a large extent on who you're playing.