Ask The Coach: Clarkson

[Ricochet]

#AskTheCoach allows AFL Coaches to take over the @AFL twitter account and answer questions from the public


Some of the relevant answers:

[In Reply To: if fit, how many games do you think Dayle Garlett will play in 2014??]
AFL ‏@AFL  2m
.@jarrodrutley Hard to say at this stage, it will depend on how he goes the rest of the pre-season, like many young players coming in.



[In Reply To: What type of role will McEvoy play in 2014, more in the ruck or half ruck/half forward swapping with David Hale?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@Dylan_2112 We'd like to see McEvoy, Hale and Roughead share the ruck duties #askthecoach



[In Reply To: How will Roughead's role change with Franklin now gone? And will Gunston also be stepping up to help fill that role?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@Lucrious There's a number of players that will get an opportunity to play in our front half, Gunston is just one of those #askthecoach



[In Reply To: Where will Taylor Duryea be playing most of his time this year? ]
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@MightyHawksBlog He'll be trying to consolidate his position across half-back #askthecoach



[In Reply To: what teams do you think will be the teams to beat this year?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@MiSeRay Geelong, Sydney and Fremantle are always tough sides to combat. #askthecoach



[In Reply To: who do you expect to debut first out of the draftees..? ]
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@n_talerico All our draftees have had great summers, and we'd like to see them get a chance in the NAB Challenge #askthecoach



[In Reply To: do you see rioli as s permanent forward this year or more a mid like the start of 2013?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@ForzaBaysie We've been trying to make our side more flexible in the past two years, so Cyril will continue to rotate between mid and fwd.



[In Reply To: Is Shiels someone you see being used as a tagger going forward, or was last year more about education?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@BILLZ_17 He's played some really important roles for us, and we'll continue to use him in this way if required. #askthecoach



[In Reply To: What role do you see Isaac Smith playing this season?]
AFL ‏@AFL  24s
.@15Gizmo Really emerged as a damaging wingman last season, we'd like to see him consolidate that spot. #askthecoach



[In Reply To: Hey Clarko, congrats on 2013! Legend! With Gibson & Lake both in their 30's, who will be their successors?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@spidershark3 Schoenmakers, Stratton, Litherland, Brand, Kelly, Heatherly are all players that can play key back. #askthecoach



[In Reply To: Great to have Schoey back this year, where will he be played?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@tully_johns Schoey's had a great rehab from his knee and we can't wait for him to return to our defence. #askthecoach



[In Reply To: who do you see debuting this year?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@harper_kurtis Probably Lowden, Hallahan, Wanganeen, Woodward are all players who have been in our system & are ready to play #askthecoach



[In Reply To: so you see Bruest playing more midfield this season? ]
AFL ‏@AFL  43s
.@drbeardface33 Yep. Together with Puopolo and Rioli they'll all share some midfield and forward play. #askthecoach



[In Reply To: ey Clarko, how's Jed Ando going? I havn't seen much of him in the training vids ]
AFL ‏@AFL  40s
.@SpongeMario Jed got a bout of pneumonia before Christmas so he's just stepping up his program so he's ready to play early in the year.

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[In Reply To: who do you see debuting this year?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@harper_kurtis Probably Lowden, Hallahan, Wanganeen, Woodward are all players who have been in our system & are ready to play #askthecoach

No mention of garlett ???

[Jroo]

Good work Ric.
I'd be surprised if Garlett didn't play this year.