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With the game between Fremantle and Carlton coming up, we get to look at the first game of the battle for the wooden spoon.
In the eyes of most, Fremantle should win this with no problems. To a point, I agree with them, as the Dockers are a more experienced team and, playing at home, they should cruise to an easy win that could put their season back on track. But there are a couple of things which could hold them up and cause problems during the game.
To start with there is the battle in the ruck. With Matthew Kreuzer still fit and improving each week, this could be his time to shine. The Dockers’ number one ruckman, Aaron Sandilands, is out injured, and Jonathon Griffin is not playing at his best, so Carlton could get first use of the ball from the middle. From there, they will just need to be able to get the ball forward.
Also, Levi Casboult, as some have said, started to improve his play in the last 10 games of 2015. If he is able to get some confidence during the game against Fremantle he could well be the difference between Carlton wining and losing.
Compared to Fremantle, Carlton are a much younger side with an average age of less than 25 years. They could well be faster than the Dockers, who have been an average age of close to 27 years. However, that does give the Dockers the advantage of experience over their younger counterparts.
Carlton are slowly learning Brendon Bolton’s game plan and, with each week, you can see an improvement. If ever there was a good time to face Fremantle, it is now while they are still trying to find their feet.
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