Pick your 22 for Rounds 1 and 12

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Re: Pick your 22 for Rounds 1 and 12

Reply #45 – March 08, 2017, 02:28:01 pm

The reason Carlton have been a struggling football club for the last 20 years, is because we look too much at what blokes don't do, rather than what they can and will do.

There is almost nothing wrong with Rowe's game. He has a role, he plays it week in and out to the best of his abilities.

He doesn't get a game because there isnt a better alternative. He beat out and out lasted Jamison who's body let him down, for the last few years. He has battled adversity to get to where he is now. Went from Sydney to Norwood and took the long hard road back to AFL footy.

Rowe will be superceded in time. Not because he is found wanting, but someone will beat him out of the side, and there is no shame in that, but he will make players earn that spot irrespective of relative quality. more talented players have come through Carlton and been found wanting, and its about time we celebrate attitude over ability because thats the only way we are going to get anywhere as a footy club.

Re: Pick your 22 for Rounds 1 and 12

Reply #46 – March 08, 2017, 02:34:17 pm

Rowe has his limitations without doubt but he is far from being the main reason we find ourselves in the current predicament. He has played in a defence that has been mercilessly exposed week in week out by very poor defensive efforts and skill errors further up the ground.

Re: Pick your 22 for Rounds 1 and 12

Reply #47 – March 08, 2017, 02:56:15 pm

Quote from: cookie2 on March 08, 2017, 02:34:17 pm

Rowe has his limitations without doubt but he is far from being the main reason we find ourselves in the current predicament. He has played in a defence that has been mercilessly exposed week in week out by very poor defensive efforts and skill errors further up the ground.

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Having pace, smart players, or well drilled and motivated slower players, won't help you when the chases don't happen.

Good AFL teams only need one opponent running forward and not chasing for the flood gates to open up, we've offered most teams way more than one of those options each week. I won't name them, you all have your favorites!

It has nothing to do with pace, stamina or strength, it is all about attitude.

Re: Pick your 22 for Rounds 1 and 12

Reply #48 – March 08, 2017, 03:24:12 pm

Quote from: laj on March 08, 2017, 12:00:02 pm

Rowe won't be rucking with Casboult there, who did it with Kreuzer in the first JLT game. Yes, Weitering may well play forward.

Yes he will!

I should have said that Rowe will give Kreuzer AND Casboult a chop out but with with Phillips and Gorringe out of contention, Rowe will be used in the ruck from time to time as he has been throughout his career. He actually mentions it in his interview and talks about training to play in the ruck.

Rowe is actually a better tap ruckman than Casboult but the latter is more effective around the ground.