Prediction 2025 - Best 23 + Emergencies - Rolling

[Bennyboy7777]

Gov Weitering Cowan

Saad Haynes Newman

Acres Cripps Docherty

Kemp McKay E Hollands

Motlop Curnow Williams

Foll: TDK, Walsh & Cerra

Bench: Hewett, O Hollands, Smith, JSOS Sub: Lord

Emerg: Moir, Fogarty, Cottrell, Durdin, Pittonet

 

[The Bighouse]

While all sides can improve defensive intent, our numbers were reasonable

6th for tackles
3rd for I50 tackles
7th for pressure
6th for defensive pressure acts

Interestingly, for the same metrics, Lions recorded

17th
7th
17th
18th

In the modern game, I believe it's still what you do, when you have the pill

Scores from turnovers, Swans and Lions were both top 2, we were 4th

We also lead the league for goals per inside 50

We aren't that far away

That’s where we’d like to see overall skills improvement to hit our targets along with some composure (+ stop leaking at stoppages) and we’re away..

 

[JustaBattler]

That’s where we’d like to see overall skills improvement to hit our targets along with some composure (+ stop leaking at stoppages) and we’re away..

Good luck waiting for that to happen - Carlton doesn't have anywhere near the kicking skill between the arcs required to play that kind of game.

 

[GoBlues!]

Interesting looking at our leading goal scorers and goal assists along with games played this year:

1. Charlie (21 games ): 57 + 15,
2. Harry (21): 49 + 6
3. Owies (23): 33 + 15
4. Fogarty (15): 9 + 21
5. Elijah (22): 17 + 10
6. Cripps (24): 17 + 13
7. Williams (19): 15 + 12
8. Kennedy (24): 16 + 8
9. Kemp (3 as fwd): 6 + 3
10. Motlop (7): 6 + 3
11. Durdin (14): 7 + 3
12. Moir (2): 2 + 0

Owies and Kennedy provided 49 goals and 23 assists between them. Their loss will need to be picked up by others, who is going to step up?

Fogarty only played 15 games and generated/contributed to 30 goals which is a fair effort.

Elijah and Williams played most of the year and contributed to 27 goals, less than 1.5 score involvements per game - both will need to pull the finger out and do a lot more next year.

I think Motlop and Kemp are the most likely to succeed - a good preseason and run of games from Motlop and Kemp’s attributes and experience will see them both step up. Moir will get games but is still developing. I’m not convinced Durdin will make it as a small forward.

Jagga on the half forward line could provide some goal scoring opportunities particularly from stoppages. His extraction, distribution and evasive skills are something our small forwards have lacked in the past.

 

[The Bighouse]

Good luck waiting for that to happen - Carlton doesn't have anywhere near the kicking skill between the arcs required to play that kind of game.

Hence the query by a few on our missing skills training &/or coaches to address this..

 

[marcmurphy3]

Interesting looking at our leading goal scorers and goal assists along with games played this year:

1. Charlie (21 games ): 57 + 15,
2. Harry (21): 49 + 6
3. Owies (23): 33 + 15
4. Fogarty (15): 9 + 21
5. Elijah (22): 17 + 10
6. Cripps (24): 17 + 13
7. Williams (19): 15 + 12
8. Kennedy (24): 16 + 8
9. Kemp (3 as fwd): 6 + 3
10. Motlop (7): 6 + 3
11. Durdin (14): 7 + 3
12. Moir (2): 2 + 0

Owies and Kennedy provided 49 goals and 23 assists between them. Their loss will need to be picked up by others, who is going to step up?

Fogarty only played 15 games and generated/contributed to 30 goals which is a fair effort.

Elijah and Williams played most of the year and contributed to 27 goals, less than 1.5 score involvements per game - both will need to pull the finger out and do a lot more next year.

I think Motlop and Kemp are the most likely to succeed - a good preseason and run of games from Motlop and Kemp’s attributes and experience will see them both step up. Moir will get games but is still developing. I’m not convinced Durdin will make it as a small forward.

Jagga on the half forward line could provide some goal scoring opportunities particularly from stoppages. His extraction, distribution and evasive skills are something our small forwards have lacked in the past.

In fairness to Williams he played the first half a season in defence.

His first 8 games 0 goals 2 assists.

His last 11 games 15 goals 10 assists

Extrapolate that out to a 22 game season and you got 30 goals 20 assists. Thats top shelf.

 

[JustaBattler]

Hence the query by a few on our missing skills training &/or coaches to address this..

I dont think there are a lot of between the arcs players that have it in them to improve- tbh. cripsp has improved from hopeless to ok sometimes. Walsh has never been a good kick and probably never will be Hewett is ok at shorter distances - sometimes, Cerra is the pcik of that bunch and he is average - but at least put ome thought into it. Acres? Cottrell?

Mids have to be able to execute elite kicks under pressure - much harder than defenders who usually have more time and space or forwards who have goals to look for as an excuse.

Carlton right now is a contested and runnign team much more than kicking - it is what it is because of who is there...Charlie is teh best field kick in the team and he is our full forward - why I believe he should play CHF in more space...but that is another story.

 

[GoBlues!]

In fairness to Williams he played the first half a season in defence.

His first 8 games 0 goals 2 assists.

His last 11 games 15 goals 10 assists

Extrapolate that out to a 22 game season and you got 30 goals 20 assists. Thats top shelf.

Good pick up mm3. Forgot his first 8 games were in defence.

That extrapolation puts him in the Owies level of output.

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

In fairness to Williams he played the first half a season in defence.

His first 8 games 0 goals 2 assists.

His last 11 games 15 goals 10 assists

Extrapolate that out to a 22 game season and you got 30 goals 20 assists. Thats top shelf.

I see a small wrinkle in that plan...