Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?

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Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?

Today at 12:49:08 pm

The last couple of games from Lewis Young have revealed a less tentative, less panicked player than previously.

Is this a result of how Fraser is using him or has he simply cast off his ultra-defensive mindset?

Was his previous role as a panic-prone defender an imposition of the coaching at the time?

Is it a coincidence that his recent form has come when Weitering has been absent? Was he hamstrung by being required to play second fiddle to Weitering and having to try to cover whichever forward Weitering chose to switch from?

Or are the recent games a flash in the pan that will be revealed as such if he reverts to previous habits?

Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?

Reply #1 – Today at 12:56:00 pm

Been saying it for a while, he is no where near as bad as people make out. In fact, he's been pretty darn good. Plays his role, is team first, excellent solider.

Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?

Reply #2 – Today at 02:06:56 pm

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on Today at 12:56:00 pm

Been saying it for a while, he is no where near as bad as people make out. In fact, he's been pretty darn good. Plays his role, is team first, excellent solider.

He certainly has put his best foot forward and will probably be retained. His footy smarts yesterday were something we haven't always seen. Hopefully, he can continue that.

Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?

Reply #3 – Today at 02:30:03 pm

One of the best quarters of football I've seen from a Carlton player in the last 4 or 5 years was Lewis Young palying all over the ground in a VFL game...he tore it apart.
No indecision, no tentativeness.
I felt sure he was headed back to the seniors....
Then around quarter time he got injured.
Yes, it was VFL but he was a class above.

Re: Is Lewis Young showing more than ever before?

Reply #4 – Today at 04:14:18 pm

For mine, hes a better player sans weitering.

I reckon weitering asks him to do stuff that he doesnt necessarily agree with which is why he plays a more instinctive game without weiters.

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Reply #5 – Today at 04:33:15 pm

At the moment Young is rucking and floating forward, and it's Pitto doing the D50 end, it helped let Harry and Kemp off the hook. Young doesn't have to be as accountable in F50, he can move to space and make himself an option and teams aren't standing a close defender on him, but that won't persist. On top of this, right at the moment at least, he has the perfect coach to get the most out of him by using him in his best role.

In D50 Young gets caught out in no man's land ball watching, he's not needed there at the moment because we have Derksen and Dean doing a job. In this regard he is miles off Weitering, Dean or Derksen, they do no hesitate they just back themselves in to influence the contest.

As I watched last night I was thinking the Lions were making the same mistake with Hipwood that we made with Young, just because someone has the size and shape doesn't mean they will make it as a defender.

As much as I like the two rucks, I suspect when Weitering is back Young might be the out, with Derksen filling the F50 role, Derksen is now probably our 3rd best contested mark and getting better just behind Weitering and Harry. I think Derksen could easily fill the role left vacant by Charlie, and float to wherever he is needed. In my opinion he's a great get, who recruited him?

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Reply #6 – Today at 05:02:16 pm

Quote from: crashlander – on Today at 02:06:56 pm

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on Today at 12:56:00 pm
Been saying it for a while, he is no where near as bad as people make out. In fact, he's been pretty darn good. Plays his role, is team first, excellent solider.
He certainly has put his best foot forward and will probably be retained. His footy smarts yesterday were something we haven't always seen. Hopefully, he can continue that.

Did you notice the quick gives to runners going by instead of vital seconds of procrastination and poor decision making? He has been reliable and playing his role.