Footy Focus Podcast Ep 32 – 2021 – Club Reviews – Carlton & Geelong

Footy Focus Podcast

Recorded on 22nd January 2021

- What worked, what failed, who deserves a pay rise & who needs a big 2021

- Plus, key list changes, our best 22, grade for 2020 & 2021 projection

FOOTY NEWS FLASH

- Pies poach Hawks’ premiership list architect Graham Wright to be new footy GM

- AFLW Crow Marinoff’s 3 game suspension for front-on contact on Giant Stack

Carlton @ 3.27

- Competitive, but lapses within games costly & John Nicholls Medallist TBC

- Pittonet proves to be more than depth & no 2nd year blues for Walsh

- Slow out of the blocks & recycled player merry-go-round continues

- Charlie Curnow fails to get on the park as big Harry McKay picks up slack

- Setterfield shows promise while host of fellow 1st round picks stagnate

- Under 16's star Durdin and draft slider Carroll the only recruits from 2020 National Draft class

- Can Zac Williams be an elite midfielder? And can O’Brien & Dow crack the best 22 for Round 1?

Geelong @ 23.24

- Another exceptional year, however, sense of déjà vu in GF vs Tigers

- Positives & negatives from shortened season with travel as guns honoured in BnF finish & AA squad

- Midfield support for Dangerwood arrives in many forms & fresh faces continue to develop

- Steven retires with 9 games as a Cat while speed out of defence one of few weaknesses

- Naks’ impressed by Parfitt’s year while Shez applauds Menagola’s AA quality season

- Familiar whipping boys Stanley & Rohan in the gun, even after better seasons

- Holmes to provide much needed dash, Neale needs time to develop as No 1 ruck & is Stevens another Wells gem draft pick?

- High profile recruits certain starters, but can Stephens, De Koning, Ratugolea etc push for best 22 spots