Carlton Supporters Club

So wind back to last Thurs, in your mind, what mistakes were made at the selection table?

With an inkling of hindsight (which would've been available to the selection committee)....

Playing Martin. He clearly wasn't fit.
I made a comment in the in-game thread that he could barely walk at one stage (1st or 2nd qtr) and i thought he should be subbed out. For a bloke who is super fast, agile and smooth.....he looked like a miniture version of Levi. Not good enough. He shouldn't have been picked before the bye, and i figured he was fit enough when the picked him, he was not.

I wouldn't have picked Parks.....done nothing.

I would've played Murphy (for Martin).....as least Murphy can run.


All that being said.....i wasn't simply talking about that one game. We've played underdone players all year. Levi should've been dropped about 3 weeks before he was. Williams probably shouldn't have played a few games he did.
I think plenty of people have pointed this out in Thursdays teams over the year.
Ask me again on Thursday and i'll point out what i think is wrong with it.

So Murphy for Martin and ?? for Parks, whatvever. Would it have made a difference?

So Murphy for Martin and ?? for Parks, whatvever. Would it have made a difference?

Again, i'm not just talking about 1 game. I'm talking all year.

Lets look at it this way. A few close losses against the top teams is 'acceptable'. Confidence levels don't take too much of a hit.
However, turn one of those close losses into a win, and suddenly confidence levels rise. Imagine if the 16 point loss to the dogs was a win. That kind of confidence boost can lead to potentially more wins.....etc

....and its not just personnel, but where they are played too. Murphy proved he is more effective in the middle than up forward.
I'm all for giving the kids a run through the middle, but when its crunch time. Put your best players in the middle.

If you are happy with the teams that are announced each week, i think you are in the minority.

Parks is likely a reserve player, nothing more.

Not disagreeing with what you have said, I just personally think it would have made SFA difference who is selected. The way they are playing seems engrained in every one on the list. I guess the review will find out.

It may not change L to W but the result would be closer if we selected 22 fit players in reasonable form and played them in the right positions 🤔

It may not change L to W but the result would be closer if we selected 22 fit players in reasonable form and played them in the right positions 🤔

Agree Rock, given how we're travelling, it doesnt really matter. Problems aren't at the selection table.

But do we have 22 mentally fit players DJC?

Parks is a VFL player and Martin on Whitfield was a dumb move given Whitfield runs all day. I would have played Cottrell on Whitfield as he has the pace and endurance and has done the job before.
Whitfield hates a hard tag and that isn't Martins game at all as he was recruited to be creative and provide some goals, not sit on a bloke who needs an endurance type of tagger.

Parks is a VFL player and Martin on Whitfield was a dumb move given Whitfield runs all day. I would have played Cottrell on Whitfield as he has the pace and endurance and has done the job before.
Whitfield hates a hard tag and that isn't Martins game at all as he was recruited to be creative and provide some goals, not sit on a bloke who needs an endurance type of tagger.