Re: 2018 Rd 17: Post Game whatever : Carlton vs Hawthorn
Reply #237 –
As Roos pointed out it was the ideal opportunity to teach a kid something, tagging/running with Mitchell. It was more than just a game gone by qtr time, our season is gone, so let's invest in teaching our blokes the patterns etc of AFL leaders? Opportunity knocked and we didn't answer.
But I suspect winning a game is about the last thing we want at present. Every time we lose a game, and get closer to having the no. 1 draft pick to use or trade, you can see SOS dancing up and down Lygon Street. If only we could be confident he'd use it to our greatest possible advantage.
I think that Samo and others got more out going head to head with Mitchell than they would have trying to tag him - and they will get even more out of it when they do their reviews.
Ed is an ideal tagger because he can win his own ball while blanketing an opponent. A young bloke like Samo or O’Brien would have to focus 100% on trying to stop Mitchell and the last thing we need is another player getting next to no possessions.
Bolts is an easy target for the so-called experts, and particularly those with an anti-Carlton axe to grind. If we hold our nerve, they will be eating their words.