buddy, cincotta wasn't overly impressive when he was fully fit. a little purple patch of about 5 games as a tagger is his claim to fame.

there's no way he comes straight back into the team, let alone a winning team.

if fit, the same 22 that rolled out on friday should all get a gig again and see if they can double-down .

Ollie or Acres to play on Smith?

Hewitt to Holmes.

Regards Cazzesman

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yeah, agreed. but pressure and commitment and desire is always welcome. and even the best will cough it up. cats were all over the place at times today. i think we can get to them.

Ollie. Smith hasn't got the physical power that would trouble him.

George is one of the in form mids of the comp.
The opposition would be looking at George, not the other way around.
I don't think you go looking for a tag option for your best ball winning mid

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Call it a matchup rather than a tag.

Regards Cazzesman

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I find that hard to believe.

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I'm biased, but Bailey Smith should get a week

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Yep Rance got $1000 ten years ago so adjusting for inflation comes out at about one week imo

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George plays his best footy when he has a role. Which he has most weeks. He's not a "tagger"but he has a more defensive role than the rest of our mids. He was BOG on the weekend but his principle role was reducing the impact of LDU. Which he did perfectly and then played off him when we had possession.
He will go to Smith IMO. Smith is playing almost exclusively midfield and Ollie has no form there. George doesn't have the explosive run of Smith but he showed against Daicos that he has the smarts and strength to disrupt faster players access to the ball.

The call on Harry is interesting. I'd suggest he'll come back in but it will be interesting to see the impact on the forward line. Obviously he's a far superior talent compared to Young and offers significantly more impact when he's on song but I like the selfless behaviours we're seeing in the front half at the moment. Harry can be a star but the last thing I'd call Harry is selfless.

Young just does his role. He plays on the best interceptor (Lobb, Moore, Barrass) and he's rarely outmarked. His role is to reduce their effectiveness and to keep them away from Charlies leading lanes. None of those 3 had more than 3 marks for the game. Comben had a bit of the ball Friday but he wasn't a factor for them at all. The current structure gives us a reference point for our smalls instead of diluting it. They can lead up at the ball carrier or get back to Charlies feet and get to work. Especially when we have a 6 on 6 restart. I like the effectiveness and with the majority of crumbs being in the corridor, it is working well for our efficiency.

Dangerfield will be the interesting match up. He only attended maybe 1 centre bounce against the Hawks? Perhaps they're protecting him for a 6 day turn around against us but Smith, Atkins, Holmes and to a lesser extent Knevitt and Danger have been their preferred combination. What a great test for our boys.
I like the challenge. We'll know a lot more about the team in a weeks time.

Personally, I'd be tempted to bring Harry back as the sub. If the forward line functions well and we're winning, give him a run on the wing or similar. If the forward line isn't functioning, sub him in.
I suspect having Young as the "disruptor" in our front half will work well against the Cats.

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You seriously think Young has more Grit than Harry? I admit they are both on the lower end of the scale, but Young shits himself, particulary with ball in hand.

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I think our defensive pressure in the forward line is essentially difference between us winning and losing games. Moir and Harry are appalling in this regard and it leads to us being killed on the rebound. Lewis was pretty good I thought against North. I can see Harry as a sub but I would prefer to keep him out of the forward line if possible. Maybe on a wing.

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Harry provides better pressure than Charlie.

Yeah, I also think Charlie's defensive work is woeful. I think though that he contributes a bit more because he's not as easily pushed aside in marking contests and is more agile at ground level.

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stubba?

You're in a footy thread?

Did you get lost?

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based on the weekend's game. yes. young committed more desperate footy acts and showed more grit than
a) i ever knew he had
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b) than what harry is capable of over his entire career

Statistically over their careers, the numbers are almost identical. But that's not what they're there for.
Their job is to mark the ball or not get outmarked. To create a contest, bring the smalls into the game and to be a physical presence in the front half.
As a collective, Carlton average the 2nd most tackles inside 50 in the AFL. That happens by everyone playing their role.

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Going undercover in an attempt to reinvent himself

Guess what...........................we'll always know. Plus CK never forgets a thing.

Welcome to football talk.............any thoughts on Vossy as Coach or the 2 rucks discussion?

Regards Cazzesman

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I was looking for the bar.

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we need to get into smith head ,niggle,bump,smart about it put him off his game and holmes is other player needs to be stopped ??????