Carlton co-captain Patrick Cripps has revealed his intentions to spend more time up forward this season in a bid to hit the scoreboard more regularly.
The gun ball winner booted 11 goals for the Blues last season to finish fifth in the club's goal kicking tally.
And he is keen to boost that number as Brendan Bolton's team looks to improve on their two-win campaign.
โIโve been doing a bit of forward craft, I want to get up forward a bit more this year, especially with the young cut we got coming through the midfield,โ Cripps toldย SENโs Whateley.
โTheyโre getting ready to shoulder the load in there and play some good footy.
โSo itโs probably the goal kicking and the craft element up forward is something Iโve been working on.โ
The 23-year old was hoping to double his goal count from last season, which would put him in the same class as star midfielders such as Patrick Dangerfield, Stephen Coniglio and Dayne Zorko.
โIโd like to kick a goal a game,โ Cripps said.
โI didnโt quite make the most of it last year.
โIโd like to get a goal a game but Iโll just do whatever the team needs me to do.โ
Cripps predicted that he would spend nearly a third of his time on the ground
in the forward line.
โ(Iโll spend) maybe 20 or 30 per cent up forward,โ he said.
โIโll probably rest more up there instead of going to the bench, thatโll probably be the luxury of it.โ
