Carlton Supporters Club

Answer me this.
Who does he play on against Richmond?

Weitering should be doing for us what Taylor does for Geelong, Rance does for Nthmond or Gibson did for the Dawks. He should be our main 3rd man up intercept marking player, it's clearly his strength and we've failed to have a structure that allows him to play his game. They don't really play on anybody because their job is to get to as many marking contests as possible and make the extra numbers. I'm pegging he's a certainty if fit to be selected for that very reason, even if he hadn't lead the intercept marking before we tried to make him a forward.

I'm also expecting him to be one of the better ball users from the back half, he's got the skills he just needs the experience to make the majority of his decisions the correct one.

A lot of posters talk about him losing confidence, that is based on hesitations and poor apparent disposal, but a lot of that comes from the players around him and up the ground not doing what they should be doing. It's no different to that Daisy chip-and-run last weekend, which was a result of no KPF leading up the wing at the ball carrier. The problem wasn't Daisy, it was further up the field.

Weitering should be doing for us what Taylor does for Geelong, Rance does for Nthmond or Gibson did for the Dawks. He should be our main 3rd man up intercept marking player, it's clearly his strength and we've failed to have a structure that allows him to play his game. They don't really play on anybody because their job is to get to as many marking contests as possible and make the extra numbers. I'm pegging he's a certainty if fit to be selected for that very reason, even if he hadn't lead the intercept marking before we tried to make him a forward.

I'm also expecting him to be one of the better ball users from the back half, he's got the skills he just needs the experience to make the majority of his decisions the correct one.

A lot of posters talk about him losing confidence, that is based on hesitations and poor apparent disposal, but a lot of that comes from the players around him and up the ground not doing what they should be doing. It's no different to that Daisy chip-and-run last weekend, which was a result of no KPF leading up the wing at the ball carrier. The problem wasn't Daisy, it was further up the field.

Marchbank plays the intercept marking player as does OShea if and when he gets a game, we need true KP players to take the gorilla's...we have Jones, but then look to ACOS and Rowe when fit....
Weitering was recruited to play true KP IMO and to take the likes of Kennedy, Dixon, Lynch, Buddy, Hawkins etc but we now know they are probably not his ideal opponents and he doesnt enjoy the physical push and shove stuff and prefers the intercept role...
We cant have everyone wanting the easy role down back, some have to play proper defense and man up their opponent...

There's a spot for Jacob every day of the week....

We cant have everyone wanting the easy role down back, some have to play proper defense and man up their opponent...

Jones will likely take them as Weiters is not suited to them.

...and as you say, Marchbank plays a similar zone off role, and offers the ability to play on smaller/quicker players if need be. Ditto Plowman, albeit a smaller version of both.

In regards to playing a zone defense, that is fine, but the opposition won't allow it 100% of the time.
Eventually players will have to find a man, and i'd expect Richmond to exploit someone like Weiters on the lead and/or with double/triple leads.

The bloke is just 20 ffs.

Has he even stopped growing? I reckon he's a tad taller and quite a few kg heavier than our public stats suggest....

At 195cm+ and 95kg+ clearly in the size bracket suitable of taking most KPP forwards....

Lot of people saying he can and can't do this or that or he won't be able to do this or that...

My reckoning? The guy will become AA in 2019 (if not before) and stay in that bracket for a darn long time....

Rowe and ASOS both north of 30 i think, Jones 27 odd.

There's a spot for Jacob every day of the week....

Yeah, the kids a spud who can't play tall, small, forward, fast or anything in between!

What are you smoking!

I'd ask you the same thing if thats all you've got out of reading my posts.

Seriously Kruddler, you are clutching at straws trying to justify comments that are unfounded.

I'm allowed to have an opinion. Just because it is unpopular does not mean it is wrong.

I had the opinion that Fevola needed to be traded. Not many people on my side on that one, but hey, that happened. Right Jimbo? Still waiting on that apology, but you are not alone.

I had the opinion that we would struggle last year and end up bottom 3. Copped the same kind of abuse i'm getting now, but checks the ladder, yep, right again. Hey Flyboy...no apologies from you either.

Very few people have anything nice to say about Daisy. He's been 'retired' by most on here every year he's been on the list, yet he earned the right to a new contract of his own bat.

So, insult all you want, doesn't worry me.