Re: Pre-Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 3: Carlton vs Sydney
Reply #31 –
Then why select Casboult?
It was interesting Saturday night, McKay and McGovern subjectively functioned better after Charlie left the field.
It looks to me like 3 into 2 doesn't go and McKay is not much ruck value, Levi is not much better, while Lobbe was listed by some as BoG at weekends practice match against some reasonable opposition.
We can't concede the stoppages and expect Cripps to keep mopping up the pieces, we will break Cripps and when he fails we will get smashed. We have to offer some resistance in the potential absence of Cripps or we are a club lost! Running a solo ruck with Cripps give us competitiveness only 75% of the time, and that is reflected in our results.
When you see a team like the Dawks running two rucks in McEvoy and Ceglar it's a tell.
I suspect we'll keep running with McKay and a ruck because we need game time into McKay. But under the 666 rule it's robbing Peter to pay Paul when you take your main KPF marking target and put them in the midfield. Even if they help win the clearances it's obviously a faulty strategy as they can't be in two places at once, off the back of a winning clearance you don't want your main KPF languishing behind play!
I thought the same thing. With Charlie's elite running ability and superior marking instincts you'd think he'd be much better on the ball... replace Murphy, who would be a much better small forward than on-baller at this stage of his career. Hopefully Kennedy comes in for Charlie making us less 'top heavy'.
Although I agree with your two ruckman combo scenario, I just don't know who you drop to bring in Lobbe (or Kreuzer in 2028 when he's injury free!!!).