I would think we could. I don't believe AJ has been put on the LTI either.
As for Talia, I am assuming that although he had some bone displacement he will not require surgery for bone fixation, else the recovery period would likely be longer than the time stated. It's a scary injury with many re-injuries when the recovery is not done properly. The NFL had a study on Lisfranc injuries and the average return to playing time was 11 months, but there is a whole range of severity in this type of injury. The Dane Swan injury with 3 broken bones reported is one example. I can't see him returning this year. I suppose Talia will be in a moonboot for a good 4-6 weeks. I would think 12 weeks is a best case scenario as it will take time to scale up to match fitness.
I know we shouldn't take Carlton lightly, but they really don't have much of a forward line to worry about. Casboult will take his marks even against the best defenders, but it usually doesn't amount to much damage due to his poor kicking. I would give Ted another week in the reserves and try Aliir to come in for Talia. I would put him on Casboult and see how he goes. With Talia likely missing for at least half the season and with some uncertainty to the time off his return, I would take the opportunity against Carlton to try to build the depth in our KPD area. If not Aliir, then XR is okay too. Furthermore, with both Cameron and McCarthy not playing in the round 3 game for GWS, we could even extend the Aliir or XR inclusion for another game, as both would have had experience playing against Patton, Lobb and Stewart in reserves matches, which would help. With Reid and Rohan also out injured, an all too frequent state of affairs, we should take every chance available to build depth to our defence.
I know Robinson had a decent game against Collingwood, but I would bring in Rose for Robbo, just to be able to compare the 2. Rose is a more natural forward and would allow Hewett and Heeney to spend more time in the midfield, where they would certainly be comfortable. Once McVeigh returns, Robbo would be the first be dropped anyway. Even McGlynn would be a likely replacement as I think Papley would be preferred to Robbo.
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