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Herald Sun's Carlton best 22 in 22

B: Stocker Jones Newman
HB: Saad, Weitering, Williams
C: Hewett, Sam Walsh, Dow 
HF: J.Martin, C. Curnow, Fisher
F: Silvagni, McKay, E. Curnow
Foll: Pittonet Cripps Cerra
Int: De Koning, Young, McGovern, Newnes
Sub: Setterfield
Emerg: Plowman, Kemp, Honey, Owies
# Sam Docherty will return to the team when he is full healthy.

Crazy selections!  Who are your midfielders rotating off the bench? Setterfield ahead of Kemp?

I thought Young was to brought in as a 3rd tall down back.

I read somewhere else that Ed is going to be a pressure forward next year.

I thought Young was to brought in as a 3rd tall down back.

I read somewhere else that Ed is going to be a pressure forward next year.

From what I've seen, Young is a CHB/FB and not agile enough to match up with the players Plowman or Kemp usually get.  Could we play Weitering as the third tall?  He's good enough to stay with most forwards.

Haven't we tried Ed as a pressure forward before?

He's our best run with player and I think he should be used as such until Hewett takes over.

I'd go with...

B Nic Newman Jacob Weitering Zac Williams
HB Mitch McGovern Liam Jones Adam Saad
 
M George Hewett Patrick Cripps Zac Fisher
 
HF Josh Honey Charlie Curnow Jack Martin
F Tom De Koning Harry McKay Jack Silvagni
 
R Marc Pittonet Adam Cerra Sam Walsh
 
I Liam Stocker Matthew Kennedy Ed Curnow
 Paddy Dow

Why would Cuningham be a replacement for Ed and/or Kennedy ? I see him more as a pacy, outside finisher than an inside grunt mid.

If you already have Cripps, Walsh, Cerra and perhaps even Hewett in the grunt midfield mix, you need pace in there. Starting with too many slows in the mid at once dooms you to losing momentum. So we need to find a way to keep some pace in their along side players like Cripps and Walsh.

Kennedy and Ed might be better as rotations with Cripps and Walsh, not in rotations with the running types that surround them.

How you then do that, off the bench or out of the FP or BP is up to the coaches to manage, but at least commit to being competitive or holding ground in all rotations so the momentum doesn't swing violently.

If you already have Cripps, Walsh, Cerra and perhaps even Hewett in the grunt midfield mix rotations, you need complimentary pace in there. Starting with too many slows in the mid at once dooms you to losing momentum. So we need to find a way to keep some pace in their along side players like Cripps and Walsh.

Kennedy and Ed might be better as rotations with Cripps and Walsh, not in rotations with the running types that surround them.

How you then do that, off the bench or out of the FP or BP is up to the coaches to manage, but at least commit to being competitive or holding ground in all rotations so the momentum doesn't swing violently.

While I was all for Teague's game style, one of my big criticisms of his setup last year was that too often we ended up with all slows or all skinnies in the midfield. It can't happen, it makes it too easy for opponents to counter our tactics.

Some examples, Nic Nat or Blicavs ruck against De Koning, both are heavier and stronger than De Koning. We have Cripps, Walsh and Ed at ground level around De Koning. Nic Nat or Blicavs can win the ruck and still beat Cripps, Walsh and Ed to the footy over 10m!

Right, but that's more about list balance, as opposed to three players competing for the same spot ? Clearly you need a mix of players who defend and those who attack, a mix of talls and smalls, a mix of inside and outside etc. ? IMO, Kennedy and Ed would be kept out of the side by Cripps, Hewett etc., and not Cuningham.