bluechampion wrote:
The big list management questions we need answered:
McGovern - where is he at? Has he fallen off the radar to the point where he is simply a tall(ish) back-up utility? The next cab off the rank if there's an injury to a KPP? If he and we are happy with that, then so be it. If not... if he wants more game time or if we think he has no future... do you see if anyone else wants him?
No. 1 Ruck - Who is it? We don't have to answer this immediately, but in terms of team balance we need to make a decision. The extravagant publicity behind DeKoning's re-signing suggests he's viewed as no. 1 with Pittonet as no. 2. But they have not yet proven they can play together effectively, so for team balance reasons we have to decide who gets first crack.
Half-back line: Out: Simpson, In: Saad? Newman? Marchbank? Stocker? O'Brien? We played a pretty settled back 7 in 2020. Who slots in there in 2021?
Midfield: So we add Williams... who goes out? When do Dow and Philp and O'Brien and... Kennedy and Cunnignham, etc. get a chance? The automatic selections for the midfield are Cripps, Walsh... and then it's up for grabs.
A lot of questions for a team on the rise, with a plethora of First round picks and now a Destination club.
Sounds good, but as you say, the chemistry must be created for a winning formula.
I think SOS confirmed what the media and every Carlton supporter says that Teague gifted Gov games he didn't deserve. If Teague continues down this path, if Gov doesn't "get a move on" with his output/ form, as SOS suggested then Teague is spart of the problem, and thee heat will come. I'm expecting Gov to be embarrassed and will turn this around. If not, then he can sit in the stands whilst we look for a new suitor.
There's only 22 spots. At some stage during the season, whether its from injury or form, Teague has to give games to peripheral players as part of their development.