Re: AFLW R8 - Carlton vs Gold Coast @Metricon - Fri 5:10pm
Reply #10 –
After a solid effort against Freo, we should have an easier week this week against Gold Coast. However, we can not take them lightly as if we are any chance of making finals, we need to bury our next 2 opponents and increase our %.
Friday 'night' match is something a little different at this time of year and it will give us a short week, especially since we have to travel!
Not sure a 5-day break after a gruelling match is what we need right now, but if wanna contend, we can't make anymore excuses.
My predictions...
In: Walker
Out: Walker
I've been calling for Al Downies head the last few weeks and while she was far from impressive, her playing down back has freed up Harrington who has put in her best 2 games of the year courtesy of this.....so Downie stays....for now.
I think that Downie is an important piece of the puzzle. She mightn't get a lot of the ball but she is always in the contest, gives Moody a chop out, wins the contested footy and is a bit of a hard nut.
I would prefer to see her in our team each week and her ability to add a defensive role to her toolkit has positive outcomes for our other defenders.
If the opposition goes small, Ali has the ability to provide a marking target in our forward 50.