Do you think Docherty will/should spend much time onball next year?

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"You are being watched. The government has a secret system. A machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it." - Finch

Hopefully so, unless the MC choose to ease him back in. I thought he was a certainty to make the transition this year.
I'd suggest his football IQ will increase significantly from his year on the sidelines. He has courage, smarts and good hands. Hopefully he can translate those skills to a midfield role.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Only Carlton would take an All Australian h/b and play him in another role, coming off a knee as well. Crazy talk. Leave him to play his best position which he is most suited too.

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"Then joked and said he (Jack himself) probably wouldn't even need to play until round 2 against Collingwood."

He already played parts in the midfield last year and showed promise there.

The Prospectus said

"Docherty added another string to his bow and was used at centre bounces, recording the third-best centre bounce attendance differential of the top 10 attendees at Carlton"

Given the lack of depth in the Carlton midfield it would be crazy to not consider it.

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"You are being watched. The government has a secret system. A machine that spies on you every hour of every day. I know because I built it." - Finch

Robbing Peter to pay Paul. He was the best halfback in the league last year, that's what the Champion data numbers tell us; and they write the Prospectus.
Leave him where he excels.

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"Then joked and said he (Jack himself) probably wouldn't even need to play until round 2 against Collingwood."

Yep should have left Jezza on the HFF

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Was Maclure a CHF or a CHB?

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Ratts should have remained in the back pocket God Damn it!

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Johnno should have stayed on the HFF

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

SOS should have played forward....no back...wait forward...no back...

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Bloody Kouta was just damn confusing - wingman, swingman, CHF or onballer?

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

All I got out of all of that was Kouta was a Swinger

I'd leave Docherty as a rebounding half back for a while. Maybe the midfield in 2020.

funny the places people go....

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Docherty into the midfield.
We have enough HBF's; don't we?

I'd be inclined to start Doc at HB just to gwet back into the groove, from there it is a matter of where we have the greater need. I suspect if Simpson plays on and we have a reasonable run with injuries to defenders we will move Doc to midfield, from there it is a matter of how he goes but I would expect him to be very useful in there and best used in that role even though those that cover for him down back would not be expected to reach his level.

Id have Marchbank, Jones, fight it out for one spot. Plow and Byrne too. Prefer the backline to be more mobile.


B Docherty Weitering C Byrne/ Plow
HB Williamson L Jones/marchbank K Simpson
C LoB Murphy Z Fisher
HF Dow C Curnow Petrevski-Seton
F Pickett H McKay D Lang
R Kreuzer P Cripps M Kennedy

I ECurnow D Thomas Cuningham Garlett/ Polson/ Shoemaker

Marchbank is easily in our best 22 IMO. He won't be "fighting" for a spot with anyone if he's fit.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

I agree. So Jones out... unless he is in better form. Then Marchbank can have a crack at Weiterings spot... or add some dash and take Williamsons or Byrn spot.

My aim would be to have a more mobile backline. Try to get away with playing as little lumbery/tall players as possible across the 22.
Base the gameplan around pressure and being impossible to play against. Score on the counter.