Re: 2018 Rd 2: Post Game Prattle: Carlton vs Gold Coast
Reply #355 –
Casboult is a 10 min a quarter ruckman who also plays as a forward pocket along the lines of Josh Jenkins.....he was out of his depth vs a monster like Witts, Kruezer cant handle Witts that well so I dont/didnt expect Casboult to work wonders either. It left Charlie Curnow one out vs a good full back in May and the rest of their tall backs like Thompson. It was more damaging what was happening to Curnow than worrying what Casboult was or wasnt doing...Curnow is our ace in the pack and we left him one out with no support down forward vs a dirty unit like May. Mckay should have played to support Curnow more than anything else, the ruck was a lost cause anyway but another tall body down forward would have helped Charlie more and given us more opportunities to score from both marks and crumbing.
The MC/selectors, Bolton all should take the blame for the ludicrous selection of Poulsen and omission of McKay......you cant judge or criticise Casboult, we lost that game the moment the final team was announced..
There endeth the lesson.
Given how little I expected from Casboult I was surprised at how little it actually hurt us.
It pains me to say it, because I love Kreuzer, but wouldn't it be nice to have a ruckman who can play a couple of full seasons back to back in top form without breaking down?