Shaun Hampson shoots for goal at Carlton training. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun
CARLTON believes AFL finals are still well within reach despite losing the first three games and star ruckman Matthew Kreuzer.
If the winless Blues lose to West Coast in Perth on Saturday night it will be their worst season start in 24 years.
But big man Shaun Hampson, who will shoulder greater responsibility with Kreuzer to miss up to weeks with a thumb fracture, said the Blues' mood remained upbeat.
"It's still quite positive even though we have lost the three games," the forward-ruckman said today.
"Definitely nobody's panicking at all.
"We still feel like we could do anything with this season.
"It's only three rounds in.
"When you look at where we were three rounds into last season we were premiership favourites.
"Things can turn around in football very quickly."
Carlton must decide whether to replace Kreuzer with Robert Warnock, who is yet to play an AFL game this season, or Levi Casboult, who was dropped after failing to fire in the opening two rounds.
Warnock would play mostly in the ruck, freeing Hampson to continue to play his preferred role spending large periods in attack.
But Hampson said he was happy to slot in as No.1 ruckman if coach Mick Malthouse settled on Casboult.
"I'll do whatever they tell me at the end of the day," Hampson said.
"I maybe prefer ruck-forward.
"I feel like I've got a fair bit to offer up forward, maybe hit the scoreboard, take a couple of marks and then go into the ruck.
"But like I said I'll do whatever they need."
Whoever leads the ruck will have to go head-to-head with in-form West Coast ruckman Dean Cox at Patersons Stadium on Saturday night.
"Coxy's been a very good player for a very long time so whoever goes into the ruck against him is going to have their hands full," Hampson said.
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