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so his preseason has been solid this year and you think he's back to his best obviously?
As a wholly biased Carlton supporter, I don't think he will average 118 again no but I don't doubt that he will get back to a 110 to 115 average which for his current price is exactly what you want. I think his role has changed under Malthouse in that he was used more as an inside midfielder than an attacking goal kicking mid as he was used under Ratten. That is not to say he wont recieve the ball outside forward of centre however he is being used more as an inside player which requires a slightly different set of skills. What hurt him (and Carlton in general) a couple years ago was our lack of an enforcer type to apply blocks and create space for players at stoppages, I think Bell specifically early on will be able to provide some of this for us.