the player who may come under consideration is Evans who won the ball ok but couldnt hit the scoreboard and finish his work. I wouldnt select him but given the Crows torched us around the packs and our small forwards were AWOL he may get a call up. Small forwards had little or no chance when we weren't getting centre clearances.
Lemmey just spends too much time unable to get near the ball and is pushed aside by smaller players in contests. Situation normal. Id be playing Lemmey down back in the VFL in the second half of the season as a last resort to see if he can make it. Been there; done that.
Apart from his towering mark and goal, I was very impressed with the number of intense pressure acts from Durdin, which possibly didn't trouble the statistician.
Ollie Hollands running ability was on a different level today; the number of times he tracked up and (deep) back was eye catching and very telling - even his disposal was better than sometimes is the case.
McGovern seemed to miss out on his obligatory floating turnover but Carroll had some shocking kicks for a change.
Interesting Xerri got 116 AF points, TDK got 62. I thought TDK beat Xerri.
TDK's centre square ruckwork was decisive in creating the lopsided clearance stats (and that goal) but I thought Xerri consistently out-positioned him around the ground and in boundary throw ins - although the fact that TDK failed to adjust to the consistent lack of depth of throw-ins from at least one of the boundary umpires probably contributed.
TDK's best work is top shelf but he still has several areas in which he can improve.
McGovern's good is good but he is not going to get better and I suspect they will keep playing him.
I think Lemmey is a better option in the future.
McGovern is an attacking defender but he has hit and miss tendencies so, too often, when trying to intercept or spoil, he completely over-runs the contest and leaves a gaping hole behind him. Also he continues to contribute at least one short pass with too much air under it that is easily turned over - I noticed two this week.
Unfortunately, I am yet to be convinced that Lemmey offers any option for the future.
Motlop with 8 tackles and 28 pressure acts was enormous.
There was one passage of play that indicated that he might have taken the next step as a player when he repeatedly chased and pressured each successive opponent who was about the receive the next handpass in a chain of handpasses. I can't recall a Carlton player ever making such a committed chase.
