Carlton are ravaged by injury, but their problems started when they had close to a full list to choose from. Six weeks ago, when the club’s juggernaut was stopped in its tracks, there was a series of eyebrow-raising moves.
, the Carlton juggernaut was rolling. A game and a half clear in second spot and leading by 39 points, the rampaging Blues appeared on track for a sixth straight victory with serious aspirations for a drought-breaking flag.
Despite the Blues’ midfield being comprehensively outplayed in the final three quarters by the Giants, there was no automatic recall for Hewett. Instead, the on-ball experiment continued with Matthew Kennedy starting as the sub the following week in the loss to the Western Bulldogs.
“We ask our players to be able to have a balance within their role as well. We are role-specific, we do need a system to be able to operate and that cohesion that we want to be able to have across the group … we’re trying to balance that always and find the best version of ourselves. As they experimented, gaping holes opened up in their play. The Blues’ game is built on contest and pressure. They became vulnerable in both areas. Their contested numbers plummeted from first across the opening 16 rounds to 10th since round 17. Their scores from clearance differential dropped from 11th to 16th. No team has leaked more from defensive 50 stoppages.
De Koning, 25, in his first season as the primary ruck, was showing signs of tiredness when his home-and-away campaign came to a thudding halt with a broken foot and a punctured lung against North Melbourne.
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