Carlton Supporters Club

When they all answer that their best position leaves us without a balanced squad, then what do you do?

I doubt any man in the team will pick forward or back pocket, nor inside midfielder tagger either.

For sure not one of them would want to be a CHF or FF at our club the way the ball is delivered laces out every week.

There is much more to managing a team of individuals than drawing names on a piece of paper and saying now go out there an play football.

The part we are doing wrong, is the kick the ball to our teamates advantage anyway.

This isn't kindergarten football, these "men" know the deal and where they are best suited to establish a career!

Playing them in shizen positions while we look for something better just delays or breaks the development of good players. Like playing Cripps forward while we try to find a 2nd or 3rd tall that works!

So play the 1st choice players in their 1st choice positions, where they play best, then fill the holes with whoever isn't the first choice and who is prepared to have a crack!

This isn't kindergarten football, these "men" know the deal and where they are best suited to establish a career!

Playing them in shizen positions while we look for something better just delays or breaks the development of good players. Like playing Cripps forward while we try to find a 2nd or 3rd tall that works!

So play the 1st choice players in their 1st choice positions, where they play best, then fill the holes with whoever isn't the first choice and who is prepared to have a crack!

Yes, this isnt kindergarten football, this is the level where 22 individuals playing football on the same page will achieve more, than 22 individuals which is what you guys seem to be overly focussed on.

Our issues are a lack of team first mentality, which then becomes players getting caught with the footy (as people are focussing on me, rather than we) and the ball being delivered to contests, because why even care whether or not you kick it to your mates advantage, rather than just kicking it in his vicinity?

The game is simple.  Hit targets = good footy.  Collingwood showed us, all you have to do is compete hard, and then deliver the ball to advantage, and any opposition will soon be left powerless to stop you.

I don't think it matters as much who is up forward and who is down back, barring the odd specific contest.
What is more important is that the players understand where they should be running to based on where the ball is and who has possession. Carlton's formations are awful, those in the packs or running off half back have to search for options quickly, our opponents have a structure and know where their players will be running to.

F: Buckley, Jamison, Walker
HF: Yarran, Rowe ,Tuohy

The funny thing about that is, that backline is probably a better kick than our forward line! 

What happened to the days that if you could kick, you were a forward. If you could not, you were a back.

Turn overs kill.

Yes, this isnt kindergarten football, this is the level where 22 individuals playing football on the same page will achieve more, than 22 individuals which is what you guys seem to be overly focussed on.

Our issues are a lack of team first mentality, which then becomes players getting caught with the footy (as people are focussing on me, rather than we) and the ball being delivered to contests, because why even care whether or not you kick it to your mates advantage, rather than just kicking it in his vicinity?

The game is simple.  Hit targets = good footy.  Collingwood showed us, all you have to do is compete hard, and then deliver the ball to advantage, and any opposition will soon be left powerless to stop you.

You still have to beat your opponent, and your best chance of doing that is when you are playing in the position where you perform the best! Not filling a hole in position that you are unfamiliar with!

ahh, but what happens if you can learn another position and be better suited to it?

From memory Silvagni started a full forward too.

Yes they do.

Have a look at our clearances, specifically centre clearances. We win that every week. We just can't convert on the scoreboard.

If we get the ball out of the centre more than the opposition. Kick goals when we do. We win the game regardless of what happens down back.

Our clearances aren't translating to I50s though. It could be that opposition are allowing us clearances and attacking the receiving player as Geelong were a few years ago.