Former AFL coach Terry Wallace has suggested an entirely new position for struggling Carlton defender Jacob Weitering.
Rather than send the 2015 number one draft pick up forward, where he was trialled early last season, to cover for the omitted Jack Silvagni, Wallace says that playing the 20-year-old on the wing would best suit his abilities as a player.
“I’d like to see him play as a defensive wingman,” the ex-Richmond and Western Bulldogs coach said on SEN’s The Match Committee.
“He would be fantastic in that role because he would cover off as an interceptor, which is the best role that he plays, and he also sets up very well with his feet.”
Wallace believes that the Blues defensive unit from their loss to Richmond last week was simply too tall, considering a move further up the ground for Weitering would help the side in being able to rebound the ball out of their backline quickly.
“To me, Lachie Plowman, Liam Jones, Jacob Weitering and Caleb Marchbank is too tall,” he said.
“It doesn’t allow you to have enough run off the back part of the ground.”
Carlton take on the Gold Coast Suns tomorrow at Etihad Stadium at 1:45PM, and you can hear the game live on 1116 SEN from 1:00pm AEDT with Gerard Whateley, Kevin Bartlett, Daisy Pearce and Bob Murphy.
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The full Carlton team for this week:
In: David Cuningham, Cam O'Shea
Out: Matt Kennedy (ankle), Jack Silvagni (omitted)
B: Lachie Plowman, Liam Jones, Jacob Weitering
HB: Cam O’Shea, Caleb Marchbank, Ciaran Byrne
C: Kade Simpson, Patrick Cripps, Aaron Mullett
HF: Zac Fisher, Levi Casboult, Dale Thomas
F: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Charlie Curnow, Jarrod Garlett
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Ed Curnow, Marc Murphy
I/C: Paddy Dow, David Cuningham, Jed Lamb, Matthew Wright
Emerg: Sam Kerridge, Jack Silvagni, Harry McKay, Cameron Polson
Listen to the full show of The Match Committee with Sam McClure and Terry Wallace below: