Oh look. Another team that recognises how important contested football and having a strong midfield group is.
The midfield Carlton built is what we've been calling on for years. The Blues are real top 4 contenders because their list managers actually addressed their midfield balance.
If the midfield is strong, then you can get away with having only one or two gun forwards and defenders at either end of the ground. Think Collingwood 2018, Richmond 2017, Bulldogs 2016, 2021 and Carlton 2022 (without McKay) or even Fremantle 2022 depending on how they respond to last week. It seems like we're fixated on building a West Coast 2018 type list which takes a lot longer to build and still doesn't guarantee success or sustained success.
We wasted a decent group of defenders and forwards post saga because of our stubborn list managers not addressing our midfield balance.
The midfield Carlton built is what we've been calling on for years. The Blues are real top 4 contenders because their list managers actually addressed their midfield balance.
If the midfield is strong, then you can get away with having only one or two gun forwards and defenders at either end of the ground. Think Collingwood 2018, Richmond 2017, Bulldogs 2016, 2021 and Carlton 2022 (without McKay) or even Fremantle 2022 depending on how they respond to last week. It seems like we're fixated on building a West Coast 2018 type list which takes a lot longer to build and still doesn't guarantee success or sustained success.
We wasted a decent group of defenders and forwards post saga because of our stubborn list managers not addressing our midfield balance.