Kemp isnt a reliable set shot kick for goal and will never make a good full forward on that basis imho.
Is he any worse than Harry? I'm not saying Kemp is a star but it s not the situation that if you're not elite you're on the cracked sacked list.
About on par with Harry and that's the problem, McGoverns a better set shot than both of them and he is a bandaid. Good teams have the forwards who kick straight, Kemp is going at 46% accuracy this season. We need Gunston and Morris types who you can rely on to convert. I always hear we could have won that game if we kicked straight.
Bazball is no more after coach Brendon McCullum was sent on his way from his role of test team coach while retaining his role as white ball coach where he is better suited. It was fun while it lasted for 4 years but Englands test results were deplorable overall and Id expect a return to old style English cricket values and a more conservative approach.
Surely Kemp has to be on shaky ground. When I watch him play I am reminded of the saying "Jack of all trades and master of none". He has been tried on the back line, the forward line and positions in between. On a good day he breaks even with his opponent, and on most other days his performance can best be described as mediocre.
The fact he is able to retain his position in the side is a reflection of our desperate shortage of KPPs.
McGovern has been our most productive forward imo which doesnt say much about Kemp and the rest....he is too unreliable and we have nothing in the twos. Concerning for me is the news we are in the hunt for Amartey from the Swans who I dont rate at all....
Im probably prepared to keep going with Ison for development, Williams is more of a spare parts backup player for me if we get injuries at either end of the ground. Id definitely bring back Acres and think about Fogarty if the conditions were poor....
Fair comment on Fogarty. His cards have probably been marked but, if Hewitt can't go, he might be worth a run in the midfield rotation.
Thats how I see it RR, bit of horses for courses if its wet and being able run onball as part of the rotation if Hewett is out.The game will more than likely be a grind rather than a shoot out and suit Fogarty.
Fogarty playing onball has been our best, conditions suiting along with Acres who has worked his way into the game. The Campos have been solid contributors but nothing great that says "pick us for the seniors" next week. Williams has been steady down back and shown his experience in the conditions. Moir has been more interested in pushing and shoving with his opponents more than attacking the ball after attempting a speccy early in the game. Okeefe been handy down forward using his size but its not a day for marking players so not expecting much from him but he has provided a target. Reidy has done some ok stuff around the ground and probably broken even in the ruck but there is nothing dominating about his play and he does get sucked in to giving away silly frees as has been suggested.
I've got Williams in for Ison next week up forward. He regularly hits the scorebaord.
Im probably prepared to keep going with Ison for development, Williams is more of a spare parts backup player for me if we get injuries at either end of the ground. Id definitely bring back Acres and think about Fogarty if the conditions were poor....
Fogarty playing onball has been our best, conditions suiting along with Acres who has worked his way into the game. The Campos have been solid contributors but nothing great that says "pick us for the seniors" next week. Williams has been steady down back and shown his experience in the conditions. Moir has been more interested in pushing and shoving with his opponents more than attacking the ball after attempting a speccy early in the game. Okeefe been handy down forward using his size but its not a day for marking players so not expecting much from him but he has provided a target. Reidy has done some ok stuff around the ground and probably broken even in the ruck but there is nothing dominating about his play and he does get sucked in to giving away silly frees as has been suggested.
I wouldn't expect too much EB. Our seconds has F all AFL-standard players as well. Be tempted to play both the Campos for Hewitt and Hollands, but Lord is a consideration. Today's VFL game will be illuminating. Jagga Smith might need a break as well, missing a lot of tackles/having them broken and that won't fly against the filth. Cottrell or Acres to run with Daicos.
Prof, I wouldn't mind seeing Ben Campo get a run for Hewett . Probably need a rotation on ND, Nth had Osullivan on him but the Pies beat up on NDs taggers and he was very sore going into the last quarter and couldn't keep up with him .Jagga wouldn't have played too many senior games in the real wet and needs a couple of more years in the gym to build up the body to stick and standup in tackles. Acres is a must have back in the team, it will probably be a grinding game and we need his size. A few of our blokes looked a bit flimsy and Cripps needs some help..
I'd expect to beat Collingwood who are struggling with injury and have Frampton suspended. Nick Daicos looked cooked after winning them the game vs Nth and if you look at their VFL team it hardly has any senior players. Cripps won't play two bad ones in a row and I'd be expecting a rebound from our blokes after this weekends debacle in the wet. Blues by 25 points..
Tonight was a test and we failed. We planned very poorly for the rain IMO. I stayed home because I checked my trusty metvuw charts (https://www.metvuw.com/forecast/forecast.php?type=rain®ion=victoria&noofdays=3) and it was obvious to me it was going to be drenched. Players trying to scoop up the cake of soap off the deck at full tilt (Wilson, Cowan, Cerra), players flying for high kicks (Kemp, H). Welcome to Carlton interim coach Fraser.
Agree, rain was a bit of a shock for our blokes who have been trying to perfect the run and carry game and didnt really have much idea about wet weather footy. Cripps wasnt a factor and this is the problem when you rely so much on one bloke to lead the way.
Still no explanation on the massive turn around in Cripps and Walsh's form/fitness in particular, the captain couldnt run out of sight on a dark night during last quarters under Voss and looked like the next club he would be playing for would be the Arcare or Aveo old boys.
It's been explained frequently by many of us, some are not absorbing that discussion because it contradicts their personal beliefs. Fraser is not a messiah, yet too many Carlton fans seem addicted to the concept. I'll summarise for you;
Early in the season Cripps and Walsh were cooked in last quarters because too many were sitting back letting too few do the heavy lifting, there was no load sharing. Hewett and Cerra were playing like receivers, skirting packs, waiting for cheap possessions, Voss dropped Hewett because of it and he returned renewed, that's called a wake up call.
This claimed "massive turned around" is a mirage, we've been steadily building over the whole season. The conversion of losses to wins is just a swing of a handful of points, swings that result from a handful turnovers in our favour and less errors executing the very same game plan we've played all season.
The majority of it is a consequence of sharing the load, allowing our best players to be fresher at the final siren.
Cripps was capped at 80% time on ground under Voss and has played more under Fraser 80-85% . I actually think Voss went out of his way to look after his main man... Bont averages about 83.8 % time on ground and Nick Daicos 87%...so Im not buying workload for such a dramatic change in form/fitness...
Still no explanation on the massive turn around in Cripps and Walsh's form/fitness in particular, the captain couldnt run out of sight on a dark night during last quarters under Voss and looked like the next club he would be playing for would be the Arcare or Aveo old boys.
Good luck to young Riley, reality is the new rule changes have changed the ruck landscape and Pittonet is one of the casualties and we really need a new No 1 ruck who can at least break even with Jackson, Grundy and the other high possession, high jumping athletic types who dominate games now more than we have seen for a long while, and Riley's height should at least make it difficult for Hawthorns rucks..
