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The thread is about R1 DJC - none of your suggestions for CHF would seem to be ready?

Anyway, the line up as shown is about our "forward 6" - they surely will be rotated through different roles throughout the game rather than play in one fixed position.

i don't get the idea of a resting forward.
ALL of our forwards spend 90% of the game running to and from our backline, generally behind the ball as well.
We have no stay at home forwards anymore.

There's still only one key forward in that forward six and we won't kick a competitive score if we have to rely on Casboult, Kreuzer, Phillips, Rowe, etc to share the duties.  Playing White, Walker or Everitt as a key forward would give Richmond an advantage.

I fear that we may go with an underdone Jaksch, an underdeveloped Curnow or an underwhelming Jones 

Of course, Thomas isn't available for round 1 but I don't think his replacement will weaken the side.

It's going to be very interesting to see how it changes due to the limited rotations, defenders also won't be able to run up and down like they have in the past.

It's not so much resting it's more about making extra rotations available for certain mids while reducing your own run. I think it's only available as an option to marking talls who demand a defenders attention, they will be able to reduce their running for a period while we try to lock the ball inside F50 with small medium sized players rotating. Of course you must win the midfield to implement this strategy.

Expect more zones in 2016 and less man on man.

Expect the continued overlap and free player availability other teams seem get when they play us.
Zones are great when EVERYONE is on the same page.

I'd like to see Murphy spend most of his time as a forward. Besides being very good there, we need to start moving into the next generation midfield. Murphy for spurts and when they new guys start to lose their way (which will likely be often to begin with)

We need a small bloke in the fwd line that can draw a free kick, Murph is quite good at it. About time we start exploiting goals from frees like other teams do to us.

We need a small bloke in the fwd line that can draw a free kick, Murph is quite good at it. About time we start exploiting goals from frees like other teams do to us.

We are Carlton, we don't get free kicks!

Ain't that the truth