by Booney » Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:51 am
Why does everyone think Carlton should be playing finals? Without going into it forensically, where does their list rank in order of talent?
Bulldogs, Melbourne, Geelong, Brisbane, Port, West Coast, Richmond probably even GWS, Sydney and Essendon have less holes than Carlton do.
Their front half lacks scoring power, McKay is a star in the making and Betts still offers some highlights but at 35 his best footy is long ago. Casboult is hit and miss ( in 151 games he's kicked 153 goals and has kicked 20+ twice in 10 years ), Silvagni wouldn't get a game in a top 8 side, Martin has flashes of brilliance but isn't going to be a 30 goal a year player and McGovern, lol.
In the middle outside of Walsh who is their elite ball user and possession winners? Cripps is broken, literally, Dow, Setterfield, Cottrell, Newman, Plowman, Petrevski-Seton, hardly keeping the likes of the Bulldogs. Richmond or Geelongs midfield awake at night. In fact any of the top 8 sides.
Weitering has Jones as help down back, Jones tries but is he in Brisbane's back 7, or Ports? No. Saad and Williams are both cheap kick gathering mercenaries, Stocker looks a player and Curnow tries.
On their injury list is Cunningham, C Curnow, Durdin, Fisher, Gibbons, MArchbank, McDonald, McGovern, Philp.
Why does the media rate them as a finals chance?
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