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I agree with all you've said here, but there is also the old "to be the best you need to beat the best" and everyone a chance to pit themselves against the reigning premiers. You might find the young kids putting their hands up begging for a crack at them. If they do, it's to be encouraged I reckon. Its all part of the learning.
Yep
I'm not overly fussed if they try something like Lemmey and Ben Camporeale this week.
As Kruddler mentioned there's not a great deal hanging on it now.
We can manage the minutes.
If it turns to crap we can move a few magnets.
Just wondering though, with the changes last week, and similar changes suggested for this week...is it too much all at once.
There's probably a couple of schools of thought operating here.
One would be for trying to halting the situation with an element of stability.
The other would be for as much youth and experimentation as possible.
A combination would probably be the best approach with a couple of youngsters getting a try each week and replacing a couple of other youngsters.
Give them a couple of games each before the end of the year, and we go into the off-eason with a bit of an idea how they perform at senior level.
I am a little surprised at some of the strong comments about Friday night (I did end up watching most of it):
- it wasn't a great side selected and going to lose by plenty.
- there have been doubts for ages about Cripps', Weiters' fitness and chat about Curnow's. Leaving them out for who to come in?
Interesting point from the interview with Power at one of the quarter time breaks.
He touched on the backing-up of Young after being a sub the previous night and on other occasions where the needs of the senior team took precedence over the VFL side.
Examples-resting O'Farrell last week and Cincotta last night to be ready for next week after a short break.
It's all part of the total process but VFL wins are clearly secondary to the needs of the AFL team (as it should be) and Power should be cut a bit of slack for any results given his side gets turned upside down on a weekly basis.
Any injuries to any player on the senior list has an impact on the VFL side.
Positional experiments decreed from above also limit his options.
He's doing pretty well.
DBG could have stood up. Got plenty but that last qtr goalkicking....ouch. Could have been costly.
Should probably have kicked 5...all were gettable.
Ben Campo has been very good in the guts at the centre bounces.
Lemmey seems to be playing a Harry McKay type role.
A bit of rucking and playing up around the wing half-forward at times.
Perhaps an audition.
Made a really good chase early in the quarter...it probably stood out because you don't often see that from a tall Carlton forward
How has Lemmey been at our club for 3 years and hasn't put on an ounce of size? Cox is a big unit but he make Lemmey look like an U18 ruck.
I think that was the game winner.
I saw a highlight of Keeley Skepper slotting a goal from the boundary just as the siren went to put us in front.
Not sure if that was to win the game or if it was at one of the breaks.
Can you confirm?
At least the girls won, although it took a huge number of AFLW listed players to manage it:
Carlton: 6 - 5 - 41
Collingwood: 5 - 7 - 37
Brooke Vickers; 27 possessions to lead all comers.
I reckon him rucking would let him focus on where the ball is going and give him more chance of getting to the drop zone first, without some parasite hanging off him.
There's this belief that Cripps is injured to account for his lower effectiveness. I'm wondering if we need to find a different role for him outside the square as he can't get away from contests or buy a kick right now. How's about playing him as a lead up forward and relief ruck? Or has his back too far gone? I'm just thinking that teams seems have come up with a way of completely nullifying him in the square and once the ball leaves the contested zone he's a witches hat.
