Dont like it. Give a young guy a rest if he needs it. A key to all winning teams is keeping a settled team on the park, a rotation policy would throw all that out the window. A team sport like footy needs players to continuously play together so they can build an understanding and that only comes by playing together constantly.

Plus, i like the idea of having to earn your spot. If you deserve it, your in the 22. Keeps a high standard and puts pressure on those in the 22 to keep performing, reward for effort rather than games just being given.

Having said that, Ratten did say he needs to balance the act of keeping a settled team and blooding young guys. So not so much a strict rotation policy as such, just on a week to week basis what they think is best.

Benny Gale can eat shit and die

we aren't the bumbers, we don't give people easy games for bs reasons (refer Dean Rioli)

do you read the bullants reports? Would giving Austin a game be for an "easy reason"??

yeah, you make a fair point, but his time will come, someone is bound to put in a shit performance sooner rather then later (wiggo?) or for the purpose of match ups he'll get his chance.

http://www.carltonfc.com.au/tabid/4311/Default.aspx?newsid=61711

Carlton has debuted six players so far this season and Ratten pledged to continue giving his young players exposure to the elite level where possible despite breaking into the top eight.

that doesn't exactly constitude a "plan" kk

Don't forget that we have to squeeze Walker back in and besides dropping Hampson and/or resting Kreuzer, there isn't a lot of fat to trim from this side.

That means Browne, Pfeiffer, Edwards, Austin, Anderson etc etc will be short of a run in the firsts and can't do much more to earn a game and won't get much more out of playing in the seconds.

My suggestion is about being proactive about getting experience into them. They all have a lot of potential and really need firsts experience to make the most of it.

To be in the position of haveing players in the Bullants in form who are unable to break into the senior team is fantastic. I wouldn't rotate for its own sake. Given Austin is a defender, you would need to have a defence slot free for him to come in. At the moment, there's no need.

Although Wiggo is hard at it and form is OK, I'd replace him with pfeiffer or Edwards before "resting" Armfield or Kreuzer.

Competiton for spots coming from the Bullants is a wonderful thing.

No matter which way you look at it or sugar coat it how you like, if a player is playing well in the firsts then gets 'rotated' back to the Ants he can't possibly take it well.

it happened to Browne, and to Edwards and Pfeiffer before then

Would it not be better to be rotated out knowing you'll get back in the forseeable future?