Week in and week out, Ratts throws the changes and most of the time, they prove to be a bit of a surprise.
The inclusion of Bentler over Hadley last week was a disaster and why Ratts persisted with Wiggins and Russell over Houlihan this week is an enigma.
Ratten has to stop kidding himself. Yes blokes like Russell, Wiggins and Cloke can have their games but unless they can play these games week in and week out, they should NOT be playing in the navy blue guernsey.
Look at the benchmark of the competition in Geelong. For the last couple years, they know exactly who should be playing and where they should be playing which makes a winning formula. Each week at Carlton, players are thrown around and random players are brought in which needs to stop.
Ratten needs to stamp his authority, drop all players that definitley are not AFL standard, bring in players that can actually play footy and experiment until we find a formula that rest assure, will win us games! Not persist with Russell and Wiggins anymore as their time is/should be up!
Bring in young Robinson, Houlihan, Grigg, Fisher and Garlett
Drop Wiggins, Russell, Cloke, Hampson and Austin.
Play a team full of running and speed which will let us play the game on our own terms. Russell, Cloke and Wiggins will not be part of our next premiership side. Hampson and Austin clearly need more time in the VFL.
If a player doesn't seem up to it.. bring in someone else the next week and eventually, you will find a team that is trustworthy and capable of winning any and every game.
The inclusion of Bentler over Hadley last week was a disaster and why Ratts persisted with Wiggins and Russell over Houlihan this week is an enigma.
Ratten has to stop kidding himself. Yes blokes like Russell, Wiggins and Cloke can have their games but unless they can play these games week in and week out, they should NOT be playing in the navy blue guernsey.
Look at the benchmark of the competition in Geelong. For the last couple years, they know exactly who should be playing and where they should be playing which makes a winning formula. Each week at Carlton, players are thrown around and random players are brought in which needs to stop.
Ratten needs to stamp his authority, drop all players that definitley are not AFL standard, bring in players that can actually play footy and experiment until we find a formula that rest assure, will win us games! Not persist with Russell and Wiggins anymore as their time is/should be up!
Bring in young Robinson, Houlihan, Grigg, Fisher and Garlett
Drop Wiggins, Russell, Cloke, Hampson and Austin.
Play a team full of running and speed which will let us play the game on our own terms. Russell, Cloke and Wiggins will not be part of our next premiership side. Hampson and Austin clearly need more time in the VFL.
If a player doesn't seem up to it.. bring in someone else the next week and eventually, you will find a team that is trustworthy and capable of winning any and every game.
