With a fit list our defence is fantastic and has run. I was excited in the pre season watching Doc, Williams, Saad, McGovern all fit and running out of defence. It looked awesome. Boyd makes it better as well

It's the midfield that's the real issue. With Kennedy Hewett Walsh injured early we then play Ed Curnow? Been a good player but slow as a wet week and can't kick over a jam tin. We added Acres, who is a good addition but he isn't quick either. Why isn't Carroll playing? With a fit list Docherty & Williams could easily play time on ball. That helps

Cottrell Cuningham Philp Martin are the types we need but none are best 22 yet and can't get on the partk

You can see why we are playing Cowan & Hollnds from Day one. They are the future and their type is needed. Binns will play soon

At years end we need to address run through the middle and X factor up forward. IMO our best 22 is good enough but we fall away badly after that and injuries are killing us

This side isn't slow at all

B: Boyd Young McGovern
HB: Williams Weitering Saad
C: Acres Cripps Hollands
HF: Owies McKay Durdin
F: Motlop Curnow Martin
Foll: Pittonet Walsh Docherty
Int: TDK Cerra Kennedy Cuningham Fisher
Em: Philp Cottrell Binns Cowan

Article by Jake Niall nailed it in my opinion

We lack run, leg speed and depth. I would add skill/smart footballer to that list

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blu ... 5d0ln.html

Article by Jake Niall nailed it in my opinion

We lack run, leg speed and depth. I would add skill/smart footballer to that list

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blu ... 5d0ln.html

It’s hard to disagree with Niall here. In fact, he is pretty much repeating what some of us were saying in the off season.

Can't get past the paywall.

Many Carlton fans groaned upon learning that Mitch McGovern had suffered calf tightness during the warm-up on Thursday night and would be a late scratching at the Adelaide Oval.

The Blues were facing a primed Adelaide team at a ground where Carlton have lost all seven of their games against the Crows or Port Adelaide. They were not in stellar form, either, having scraped home against the Giants - assisted by a timely free for dissent - and then struggled for a half against a Kangaroos outfit that was without their two key defenders on Good Friday.

The Blues had little margin for mishap and there was something awfully predictable about McGovern’s injury at this critical moment, when Michael Voss’s team had established a platform to make the leap from fringe finals team to genuine top six or even top four contenders.

Carlton’s dismembering by a greatly improved Adelaide - the result shaped by the first 15 minutes of utter Crow domination - exposed the significant issues facing the Blues in a season in which finals should be the bare minimum given their top-end talent and trajectory.

The Blues have three overlapping problems that need redress if they are to finally end two decades of mediocrity and contend. These are: the lack of pace in the midfield; over-reliance on their key forward duo and - as underscored by McGovern’s injury - the large group of players, three highly paid, who are forever injured.

Adelaide exposed Carlton’s pace deficit in the midfield - a weakness that the Blues know all about and as yet have been unable to repair in trades. While the drafting of Ollie Hollands will help Carlton’s running capacity, he is a first-year player and won’t make a serious impact until next year at best.

Need to go:

Marchbank Cuningham Plowman Dow Fogarty Martin Cuningham Philp Curnow Honey

TDK for the right deal

A few only survive as they have contracts

If we’re not putting the big bucks on the table, then the market for Tom would be one pick in the 15-25 range.

A club will offer him 800K+ IMHO.
You can't offer that and then expect us to take a pick 15-25. We'd get a pick in the 8-12 range IMHO. We don't need to hype him up. The unwarranted media love for Tom will do it for us.

Martin has a contract for next season, but that’s more or less the list.

If we’re not putting the big bucks on the table, then the market for Tom would be one pick in the 15-25 range.

Dow would have to play to generate any value outside the club.

Ed is a delicate one - you can’t just force good clubmen out the door and hope to be successful. He’s on a rookie deal, probably at the bargain rate…

The rest will be delisted.

A club will offer him 800K+ IMHO.
You can't offer that and then expect us to take a pick 15-25. We'd get a pick in the 8-12 range IMHO. We don't need to hype him up. The unwarranted media love for Tom will do it for us.

Any spots for Mid season draft or can we make some? Mid season draft becoming important

Philp & Williams were replaced by Cincotta & O’Keeffe.

I thought we were -1 before that, but the additional spot might’ve been a Cat B.

37 Primary
5 Cat A: O’Brien, Ed, Boyd, Mirkov, S.Durdin
2 Cat A replacements: Cincotta, O’Keeffe
1 Cat B: Akuei

Honestly, I’ve got NFI.