Lions put the cue in the rack when they got to a 41 point lead...during the 3rd quarter. But I get your point.

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All good ideas, including BVs Durdin.

Mixing it up should be a standard thing, not a desperate response.

I like the Cripps Kennedy idea at FP, just to mix things up.

I think the word is flexibility and adapting to the situation at large

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Yeah. I'm not saying we throw the magnets up in the air, but a lot of our players just scream one-position or one trick pony to me. Moreso than other sides. Our lack of options through the middle is concerning.

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Agree Cripps and Kennedy need to spend some time forward. I remember Kennedy saying he had a chat with Voss when he first started as coach and was told it's inside mid or nothing. I hope Voss still doesn't feel that way.

I would take Durdin in the middle over Fisher any day of the week. He punches way above his weight and loves to tackle.

Is it too soon to be suggesting Charlie attend one or two centre bounces per game?

JSOS?

Nobody is suggesting any of these guys play full time mid, but a centre bounce here and there to keep the opposition guessing, and give the inside bulls a few minutes to have a breather up forward might help?

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The only issue putting Durdin in the centre is our forward line is already too one dimensional and he's really the only one that is providing anything as an alternative ATM.
Durdin and Motlop were the only multiple goal scorers for us on the weekend.
I think he'd be great on ball but unlike our defence depth that has the option of moving required players like Saad or Doc into different roles, the cupboard is already bare in the F50, hence our predictability and ease of defending against when we go forward to our mainly used options of Charlie or McKay.
We need to add more depth and pressure with players like Kennedy and Cripps not less IMO.
A more viable option for speed in the centre is Cottrell and from all accounts on the weekend, he could be ready to go this week.

Durdin and Motlop have done SFA this year, including last Friday

Some junk time stats don't cut it for me

Durds to middle as part of the rotations
Cripps to FF for short bursts-the greatest effect from that is that the other mids are empowered to take the lead
kennedy is EASILY EASILY EASILY our best inside mid/HF combo
Cincotta to play with angry pills on one of their midfield playmakers giving us grief

As bondi said, these should be proactive moves as part of our gameplan; not reactive moves at 3QT when the game is lost

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Pretty good summation
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/ris ... 5d6gk.html

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We are relying on two 19 and 20yo kids to do too much heavy lifting because there's no seasoned forwards on our list.

Hollands is just 19yo. Honey 21yo.

These guys should be building their games, but we are relying on them to conquer their position.

Something not right about that.

Really missing seasoned bodies Martin and Cuningham imo.

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The forwards need more support, not position changes.

Our backline which is usually a strength is really struggling. Weitering is out of form. (And needs to toughen up a bit as well)
Young had a shocker and has had his flaws exposed a bit recently. Decent intercept mark but his spoiling is abysmal. Doesn't kill the ball. Instead he hits the ball straight to the opposition (twice on Friday) or hits it into the corridor. Coughed up goals on Friday through stupid mistakes or terrible technique. The last straw for Voss was when he handballed it straight to Brisbane for a goal. It shows how bad he was when he was subbed out at a time we were desperate for a tall defender.

Newman was beaten but he's been very good to date. The match up wasn't great. Pace isn't his asset. I admire Kemp's confidence but he makes some atrocious decisions with the ball. He needs to keep it simple. When the game was on the line, our back line leaked like a sieve.

Sadly mistakes can be contagious and we put that on full display in the third quarter. Our disposal skills went down the toilet and some players became turnover machines. It wasn't from the pressure of Brisbane. It was the space between our players ears that dragged them down. Quality players like Sam Walsh were fumbling, missing targets etc. It's no different to when a team gets a run of goal misses happening. Suddenly no one wants to take a shot or if they do, they expect to miss. I'm sure we had players on Friday night who expected to miss the target before they kicked the ball. The human mind. No team will master it but those who can extract more from it will have success. We're still a long way off.

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And when you are playing against a side that has such a dangerous forward line of talls and smalls, you get exposed for even the slightest of errors.
And we didn't just have slight errors in defence, coming out of defence or moving up the ground.

Oh I did. Before, during and most certainly after.

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Two direct turnovers for goals from Weitering up to 3/4 time which is when I found something more interesting to do. For someone who is usually composed with the ball this was glaring.




Carlton hasn't had a defender who's been consistently able to match quick small forwards like Charlie Cameron for as long as I can remember.

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You can add to that, 1 from McGovern handball.
And two from Acres errant kicking, nearly 3.
That's 5 goals in total, it makes a difference.

Des English?

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Williams.

Saad can when he locking down is his primary objective

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