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Dropping Kemp was a mistake last September, I don't think we should make that same mistake again.

Dropping Kemp was a mistake last September, I don't think we should make that same mistake again.

Martin tweaked a hammy so he won't be back.

I think that our defence works better with both Kemp and McGovern in the mix, but Kemp does struggle against much taller opponents.  The problem is that all seven defenders are playing well and working well together.  Weitering has to be an automatic in but who goes out ... Boyd?

Maybe play Kemp in the forward line and bring Marchbank in.

Maybe play Kemp in the forward line and bring Marchbank in.

Isn't this the discussion we were having in the other thread? Kemp and McGovern are good at filling in as a KPP but are not actually KPPs.

I don’t consider McGovern to be a KPD and the club doesn’t either.  He’s in the team for his intercept marking and ability to help the KPDs.

Kemp is a KPD but, like many of the KPDs who try to play on Harry McKay, he struggles against very tall opponents.  It’s simply a matter of selecting the KPDs best able to play on the opposition KPFs.  North have two very tall KPFs, one of whom is a very good footballer.  I’d play Weitering on Larkey and Young on Coleman-Jones.

The word on Kemp coming into the season was that he was destined for more midfield minutes after finding a home as a high-marking intercept defender in 2018, but he would end up having an impact just about everywhere. He adapted his kick-dominant game to become a handball-happy midfield extractor, was solid in his usual defensive post for Vic Country, and eventually a game winner for them up forward. Kemp’s success up forward lends to his key strengths of impact and overhead marking. He showed his worth with a huge contested mark in the dying seconds against South Australia to snare the winning goal, while doing the same twice in the last quarter against Western Australia to almost drag his side over the line. All were really game defining moments, and while Kemp does not win crazy amounts of the ball, he has important touches. Add to that a sub-three second 20m sprint and phenomenal agility and you have a prospect that can pull off just about anything. A good size to boot, Kemp would be a top 10 lock if not for his recent injury.

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