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Prediction 2023 Consensus Best 22 - Final vote closed, team selected!
thylacine60
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can never have enough mids........
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BlueGum
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Thanks for asking us. I'm for redoing the def vote. Put Doc in the midst.
Wondering, if all our mids are on the park and Doc is playing through the middle, will Hewett play as a defender and or will Walsh or Cerra take a wing spot
Hewett Weitering McGovern
Williams Young Saad
Acres Cripps Cerra
Pittonet Walsh Doc
Durdin C. Curnow Martin
TDK McKay Motlop
Newman Kennedy Fisher Jsos/Kemp or whoever
Hewett Weitering McGovern
Williams Young Saad
Acres Cripps Cerra
Pittonet Walsh Doc
Durdin C. Curnow Martin
TDK McKay Motlop
Newman Kennedy Fisher Jsos/Kemp or whoever
Maybe have him as a duel player in both categories, then leave him in the one he votes the most in, promote the next best player in line which he is taken out of…
Docherty has played his whole career as a defender and won AA honours in doing so.
IF he plays midfield all next season then revisit it this time next year.
The facts are, he is a defender atm … until he’s not …
IF he plays midfield all next season then revisit it this time next year.
The facts are, he is a defender atm … until he’s not …
McGovern was a forward, until Voss arrived and earmarked him as a defender last preseason. Fisher was a deep forward, shifted further up the ground. Young targeted as a defender, after Bevo played him forward and ruck
Now, it seems Voss wants Doc training with the midfield group, going by Weiterings comments
And, there will be other positional changes
Now, it seems Voss wants Doc training with the midfield group, going by Weiterings comments
And, there will be other positional changes
JuddgementDay
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Doc as mid only if Boyd or Cowan can play in defence
Otherwise, they’ll get Plowman to lockdown a small fwd - yikes!
We still have Marchbank and Newman
Hewett could be the smokey to play as a backman
JuddgementDay
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Why Hewett? He has been a great addition to our midfield
Played there for a while with the Swans in 2021 and shutdown some very good small/mid size forwards. I agree, I prefer him in the middle.
If Doc plays through middle, and with Boyd out for a while, we do need one more medium defender
Newman/Hewett Weitering Gov
Williams Young Saad
Backup - Plowman, Marchbank, Durdin, Cowan
Will be interesting to see what we do
He's doing the preseason as a mid, so I'd say he's already not.
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Yeh because Plowman has such a terrible record on dangerous small forwards like Papley, Cameron & Walters etc... oh wait...
JuddgementDay
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I like to think that we’ve gone past him. Handy backup but not in best 22
Doc could be training with the mids to fill in for Walsh for 4 to 10 weeks(however long he's out). He can easily slide back to his AA position in defense once Walshy returns.
To CJMB i'd leave it as is, as this exercise assumes we are full strength.
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I agree he's not best 22 just guess I wouldn't have a problem with him defending small forwards if necessary.
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Id just about bet my house that Hewett will not be playing back this year or any other while at Carlton. He was bordering on AA level all of last year and was our most reliable midfielder. If he plays the last month of the year we probably make finals such is his impact on ball.
The only reason Doc is being looked at through the middle is because he can provide some pace to an otherwise one paced midfield while also being great defensively. Doubt he's anything more than a minor rotation once Walsh returns, just an option for when we come against the zippy midfielders who have troubled us in the past like Bolton . Nullifies their ability to spread from our inside behemoths and allows Cripps etc to play with an offensive license.
Either way Cowan and Marchbank would be better fits than Hewett for us down back. We lack interceptors and players with the ability to rebound quickly, Hewett's strengths as a backman don't provide either
The only reason Doc is being looked at through the middle is because he can provide some pace to an otherwise one paced midfield while also being great defensively. Doubt he's anything more than a minor rotation once Walsh returns, just an option for when we come against the zippy midfielders who have troubled us in the past like Bolton . Nullifies their ability to spread from our inside behemoths and allows Cripps etc to play with an offensive license.
Either way Cowan and Marchbank would be better fits than Hewett for us down back. We lack interceptors and players with the ability to rebound quickly, Hewett's strengths as a backman don't provide either
This is a tough one because there are 9 players you would like to have in that backline.
Questions are will we go tall and play Marchbank and McGovern on the flanks as we did towards the end of the year.
Do we play Docherty in the midfield? We can afford to because we have a wealth of depth with small defenders. Boyd, Newman, Williams and Saad. Particularly if we go tall which I think we will.
Docherty is an AA defender but was very good on the ball at the back end of the season.
Then there is youth. Does Cowan and/or Kemp put their hand up to play this season?
Either way, with all players fit, there will be two very good players in the reserves and even more solid ones.
Questions are will we go tall and play Marchbank and McGovern on the flanks as we did towards the end of the year.
Do we play Docherty in the midfield? We can afford to because we have a wealth of depth with small defenders. Boyd, Newman, Williams and Saad. Particularly if we go tall which I think we will.
Docherty is an AA defender but was very good on the ball at the back end of the season.
Then there is youth. Does Cowan and/or Kemp put their hand up to play this season?
Either way, with all players fit, there will be two very good players in the reserves and even more solid ones.
Jimmae
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I mean he also knows defensive systems backwards at this point and appears to be actively assisting Cowan in learning them, so while we're tooling him up in stoppage and midfield strategy, he could just as easily play defence in round 1.
I still think his best position is in defence, and that's where I'm happy to pick him.
Think Doc could pretty much play anywhere on the park. Where he plays, will be more about balance and effectiveness for the team
With the number of defenders we have, I prefer him in the middle, attacking the sticks
With the number of defenders we have, I prefer him in the middle, attacking the sticks
FB: Newman Weitering McGovern
HB: Williams Young Saad
7th: Marchbank
Would have loved Boyd in there, due to his dash, tenacity and foot skills, but injured.
Doc needed further up the ground to cover Walsh and Cottrell.
Plowman is now depth.
Cowan to develop in the VFL.
HB: Williams Young Saad
7th: Marchbank
Would have loved Boyd in there, due to his dash, tenacity and foot skills, but injured.
Doc needed further up the ground to cover Walsh and Cottrell.
Plowman is now depth.
Cowan to develop in the VFL.
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If you want Boyd in, you can do it here.
This exercise assumes all are fit and raring to go.
Same applies for Walsh etc …
