Josh Battle

[bangaulegend]

I really rated Battle but his form this year has been ordinary at best. IMO just seems really flat Atm

[shanegrambeau]

He would be on par with Carlisle selection wise I suppose, for different reasons. Battle wasn’t picked as a first choice player at the beginning of last season remember?

[B.M]

I thought he was best suited forward, given his attributes. Thought he might be effective on the wing, for the same reasons.

Fact is, his best footy has been played at HB. And on the weekend car crash he was completely inept forward and was moved into defence after HT and immediately looked more at home.

So I’ve changed my mind

CHB is where I’d play him

[Munga]

He's not a winger

[B.M]

As it seems

I thought a 6’4” player with a huge tank and great hands good kick might do ok on the wing? Like another tall bloke with similar albeit better attributes (a blonde fellow)


It seems he can’t find the footy in the middle of the ground though!

So CHB it is for me

[mad saint guy]

Good key forward, good key defender, s*** wingman. Not sure why we're persisting with this experiment.

[Beno88]

Played his best footy in 2019 down back. Don't know why he was moved elsewhere?

[sendmehomehappy]

Played his best footy in 2019 down back. Don't know why he was moved elsewhere?

Too many whingers in the team, unwilling to play elsewhere.

[Ghost Like]

If he's unable to find a permanent role in the backline he will be forever that square peg. Good endurance but a bit like a steam train, similar manoeuvrability.

Time to tell Carlisle his best position is wherever the coach and team needs him.

Howard, Wilkie and Battle as the talls down back.

[longtimesaint]

Carlisle is the best CHB and Battle is a natural forward.
In a strong team he would be a half forward drifting down to goal

[B.M]

That’s what I thought

Can’t get a kick forward of centre.

Carlisle is too slow to play as a key defender ... CHB is no longer a position.

[Yorkeys]

Only Tim, Jack B and occasionally Max get a kick forward of centre. Other than May, Lever and Gawn of course. Nothing left for Josh.

[kalsaint]

Carlisle is the best CHB and Battle is a natural forward.
In a strong team he would be a half forward drifting down to goal

Sounds like Petracca's role at Melbourne. I thought this would be a role for Membrey to add strength, bursts of speed and introduce the capability to set up or run forward for goals. I see Battle interchanging with King over FF and CHF like the good old days of Loewe and Heatley.

[terry smith rules]

Saturday Josh should be sent to McGovern and shut his intercept marking down

McGovern needs to be either taken deep or right up the ground. Allowing him to play 30-40 metres out he will kill you every time

[remboy]

Saturday Josh should be sent to McGovern and shut his intercept marking down

McGovern needs to be either taken deep or right up the ground. Allowing him to play 30-40 metres out he will kill you every time

This makes a lot of sense. I’d like to see him have a crack at it.