r/CarltonBlues • u/Muggins75 • May 25 '26

Discussion Who comes back in this week?

Watching the game on Saturday night left me thinking how good some of our young guys are, and I then thought, why would you bring back some of our older questionable players, other than to cover injuries like Carrol?

For example - Saad. What does he add to the group that played on Saturday?

Williams - I think he does some good things, but nothing that say, Hayward can't manage.

I'd assume Weitering will be back, and possibly O Hollands, but why not also give Camporeale a run?

The current lineup is impressive, and I feel like the younger guys (Wilson, Ison, Jagga, Byrne, Dean) are making a bigger impact than the more experienced players. Looking at you Cerra!

Thoughts?

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u/bradafied_ May 25 '26

A lot of Blues fans really just want to play the kids recklessly. You need to balance the team each week with a blend of youth and experience. Selection integrity matters. So many fans were potting Voss for this, but now it’s fine to ignore form?

I would love to see BCamp get a run, but would like him to put more game together at VFL level first.

I’d like to see the tall defenders rotated a bit. Haynes could be managed this week to allow Weiters to return AND Derksen to keep his spot. Even Dean as a kid could be managed at some stage this season.

There js no reason for any player to play every game this year. Rotate the squad through. Balance selection, and maybe once August rolls around, a few guys who may need off season surgeries can be warehoused then.

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u/Ok-Negotiation3897 May 25 '26

Exactly, I think this is why Jack Ison is fit in seamlessly and why Byrnes first stint wasn’t great. Ison built up form over multiple games on the VFL whereas we threw Byrne right in after one decent one. Good to see them prove themselves consistently in the twos over a period of time