Re: 2017 Round 4 : Post Game thread - Carlton V Gold Coast
Reply #52 –
He was brilliant until they moved Miller on to him after 1/4 time.
Good selections this week by leaving out slowpokes Kerridge & Palmer against a fast team at Etihad but I felt Bolton pulled the wrong rein after 1/2 time when he moved Weitering to defence and Rowe away from Lynch. I don't believe anybody could have cut off the passes to Lynch because of the Suns kicking skills and lack of pressure from our midfielders. The switch seemed to upset the balance of the defence and it certainly dismantled what had been a reasonably effective forward line structure during the first half.
I think Bolton was trying not to lose the game rather than trying to win it, if that makes sense. Leaving Rowe on Lynch and getting another defender to cut off his leads may have been a better option.
Bolton tried an extra defender but Eade added another forward.