Marc Pittonet has been at the centre of a lightly-publicised but crucial battle behind the scenes at Carlton in recent years. Michael Voss wanted the club to move away from its stoppage-focused gameplan centred around Patrick Cripps roving to Pittonet to use his supreme ability to start scoring chains out of packs. Voss brought in Tom De Koning as a more mobile ruckman and unlocked a modern, sustainable style more around forcing turnovers and scoring from easier positions. For whatever reason, Cripps' contention that Pittonet needs to be lead ruck has won out... for now.
