Agree with both of you (I think). Bring in a few others for next week to fill in for the injured/sore/spent. The following week we must go best (available) 22, and straight for the jugular.
I didn’t say that at all.
Great idea to play all our fringe players when our entire season is on the line. Maybe we should rest Cripps, Charlie and Harry as well?
Take Mirkov and Akuei for example. Both taken as 'project' players with plenty of development needed when they were picked up. Some clubs as part of the development would give them a run at some stage to get a feel for the speed and use that as a part of the learning. Not what we do though, both will be gone in a few weeks. Next man up mentality for some of the squad, not others.
Next man up means NEXT man up.
They should have been given a taste earlier. Won't happen, I hope we refrain from project picks though, it's pointless in our VFL system.
They’re simply not good enough.
Fogarty simply wasn't good enough not that long ago. Some get better when they go up a level.
Fogarty recovered from injury, and then earned his spot through the 2s.
Mirkov started to show some signs will play pitt but if pitt get a bit sore should at least use Mirkov guy is 210 cm as a sub or a dead game too see how he goes no chance for Akuei although especially as a backman. Mirkov has had injuries and health issues Akuei has had a bit of go but hasn't developed that much in VFL the Irish guy Rob Monahan has shown a little bit but only season 1 hopefully step up and can get more of the ball year 2.
test it out in training.
Only dead game left is West Coast, but I'd rather we looked at O'Keffee as a ruck/forward option if anything.
Look if we've got the ability to retain him as a rookie, I'm all for it, he's starting to take the game on properly.
Fogarty played around 20 senior games for Geelong before coming to Carlton, he wasn't a project player.
Has Dom been tried out as a wing?
Not that I can recall, but I think the problem for Dom is he just doesn't know his role. He has the athleticism and solid skills but his footy IQ is lacking.
Could Harry Lemmey, at 202cm, also become a pinch-hitting ruckman?
Yeah, I've wondered about that last part. Given we've got Voss, Hamill (and even the likes of Power, Lonergan, and Ebert who were also hard at it type players), I wonder why that's so. Do we need a 'Robert Walls' camp...?
