Preview 2023 Rd 20 Carlton vs Collingwood Friday July 28 7:50PM @ MCG

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …




IN: Cerra, Cripps, Marchbank, Martin, Owies, Pittonet
OUT: Silvagni (knee), Walsh (hamstring), Cowan, E.Curnow, Dow, Honey, Young

AFL team news: Who’s ready for the old enemy?

Carlton has named six inclusions for the Peter Mac Cup.

www.carltonfc.com.au

Backs:	Brodie Kemp	Jacob Weitering	Nic Newman
Half-backs:	Sam Docherty	Mitch McGovern	Adam Saad
Centreline:	Blake Acres	Patrick Cripps	Oliver Hollands
Half-forwards:	Lachie Fogarty	Tom De Koning	David Cuningham
Forwards:	Jack Martin	Charlie Curnow	Matthew Owies
Followers:	Marc Pittonet	Adam Cerra	George Hewett
Interchange:	Alex Cincotta	Matthew Cottrell	Caleb Marchbank
	Jesse Motlop
Emergencies:	Lachie Cowan	Paddy Dow	Zac Fisher
	Lewis Young

 

[passmark]

Port showed how it can be done using Drew.

Daicos’ defensive game/running is not great. Just stick with him until it’s time to go, and hurt him the other way. Drew was doing it well and should have had 2 goals.

Corttrell is perfect for this role.

Was Drew at the centre ball ups?

 

[goreds]

Need to protect our percentage…

Although I have us in the 8 by a game and a half, we are only one injury away from another wasted season…

 

[HaydossJ]

Is it controversial to say Pitto doesn’t fit in this current team? The mobility and utility of TDK and JSOS/Young tandem is a much better fit for our gamestyle.

Not controversial at all from my POV - TDK has been fantastic. I don’t want Pitto playing.

 

[timbertron]

I think one of the best changes the team has made over the last 5 weeks is composition and adhering to roles. Will be interesting to see who plays the role of outside mid with Walsh out.

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[haveago]

Watching closely last night (hoping for a couple of minor one-week injuries ) it was apparent to me that
they can be scored against quickly on the rebound IMO.
They take on the corridor , high risk , high reward footy. However.......

With the manic pressure we are bringing and our link up running, we can cause turnovers in dangerous spots and hurt them
going the other way. (Gonna miss Jessie in this regard )

Our depth will be tested no doubt but they CAN BE BEATEN and we are playing the style of footy to do it!

Dow could be very important with his dash from stoppage and quick hands in congestion I feel.
Talk he could be injured too, I hope not. He came to the bench looking not so good but did go back on again late in game.

WE CAN WIN THIS !!!

 

[Cringle]

With Cerra and Cripps back - Docherty can go back to the wing.

If Walsh misses I think we’re still okay with Cripps, Cerra, Hewett and Dow as the primary midfielders.

However, the loss of Silvagni is a harder fix. I thought Young was fairly useless up forward.

Perhaps Pittonet comes in and allows the Koning to play forward.

 

[Neese]

TDK will get killed up forward imo

 

[The Bighouse]

The key issue with Kemp is his one v one losses. 40 percent is not afl standard for someone who has as many one v ones as him. I think he’s a talent but he does need to focus a little more on spoiling until he can improve his loss percentage. On the plus side he does mark well and adds pace to our backline so overall I like the dynamic. He’s also only 16 games in. He will work it all out.

Out of interest, where does Mitch fit in the 1-on-1’s?

Really think he’s a weak link when it’s pack situation and any help is required.

Prone to drop the easiest of marks as well (and he overrates his kicking).

 

[The Bighouse]

3 goals from 45-50 out on the boundary that snuck in for Coll. they can’t do that every week.

They seem to have a habit of it though.Jamie Elliott in particular…

1 team takes their chances, the other does not (PTA had moments of peppering & total control without scoreboard impact).

 

[The Bighouse]

Based of the fact that clearly he wants to mark everything. He is also a very good kick, showed that he was a reliable set-shot kicker when he played forward last year.
He is doing well in defence, for a young player with a lack of experience. He is very versatile imo, at the end of his career it will be very interesting to see whether he plays more forward, or more back. Such a valuable player, a real quality swing-man.

If that’s the case, no better opportunity than now to try out with JSOS & H likely missing, unless continuity is the preference.

Marchy could be an able replacement down back (S.Durd’s too, more for a key post but McStay & Mihocek are strong lads).

 

[Lukey Skywalker]

Not going to be a popular post but my seats are near the bench so I could see a bit TV may not have shown
and I give JSOS in particular no chance of coming up unfortunately.
Once he cooled down his limp was severe and looked very sore.

Highly doubtful Jesse as well , was limping.

No real idea on Walshy but could have Vossy put him on ice deciding game was over and
no point risking him? Let's hope so and it would have been a brilliant move if true. Fingers crossed.

HE WAS AMAZING, could have been the best half I have seen him play...... WOW !

The injury toll is cruel, at full strength in the form we are in, beating those putrid pies was on the cards.

As it stands our percentage gives us a free throw at the stumps this week as we could very well win our
remaining games taking us into finals.

We are close to THE FORM team of the competition and playing brilliant football.


However we will need some luck with injuries. It is just so tough, Kennedy, Harry and now yesterday.
I think we all need to say a little prayer.

GO BLUES!!!!

Hopefully just that typical " Silvangi" jean of walk bandy legged !!! LOL

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

Walsh will be a massive out as we lose our one good runner in the midfield, I think Cuningham and possibly even Doch will be forced into spending bigger minutes in the midfield then what they would otherwise. We should compete well around the rest of the ground.

 

[Juice030103]

TDK will get killed up forward imo

Will he be playing injured or something?


He will destroy them

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Okay, let's go back

Firstly, he didn’t opitimise our turnaround, his first 3 games back after being dropped for similar poor defensive decisions, were all losses.

Secondly, he is lucky that Young has gone off the boil and Marchbank still struggling with continuity

Cowan aside, Kemp is still our most inconsistent defensive player, that concerns me

On the plus side, love that he continues to back himself, is quick, aggressive runner wanting to break lines and mongrel

He is young and will continue to improve, so plenty of upside

He backs himself, breaks lines and has mongrel. He was doing this when the side was out of form and not doing these things. Regardless of what you think of his 'inconsistencies', the way he plays 100% epitomises the way we are now attacking the game.

You seem to pick out deficiencies in some players while letting others slide. It's okay though, we all have players we notice more negatively than others.

 

[marcmurphy3]

Kemps 1 on 1 loss rate is skewed by a shocker last week. Lost 7 of 10 1 on 1s. Only lost another 4 for the year.

I don't think we went into the year expecting Kemp to play key position. He will need to put on a few more kgs over the off season if that is the long term intent. He has the frame for it.

 

[Arr0w]

He backs himself, breaks lines and has mongrel. He was doing this when the side was out of form and not doing these things.
Regardless of what you think of his 'inconsistencies', the way he plays 100% epitomises the way we are now attacking the game.

The way the whole team is attacking the game

You seem to pick out deficiencies in some players while letting others slide. It's okay though, we all have players we notice more negatively than others.

All players have deficiencies, but his lack of defensive first acts isn't a deficiency it's a mindset.

Hopefully that continues to get addressed with the coaches to give him and the rest of the backline improved cohesion

 

[HarryBeef]

Even though we were shockingly out of form, we still had the same amount of inside 50's and more scoring shots than them last time we played. If we're relatively fit this time around we're money, baby.

 

[Aphrodite]

We had a couple of unexpected wins against these bastards back in the early/mid 2000’s where the names Justin Davies and Adrian Deluca figured prominently- hope we can pull this off.

Beaumont's 8 goals in the 1st half against the Filth in '99.





Was there.

 

[BlueLocke]

Happy to admit I was very wrong when I thought it was an error to take Docherty away from halfback and shift him into the midfield.

29 at 90% with 9 clearances. He, Cerra and Cripps is a starting midfield capable of taking on the Pies.

I also did not realise how fast he is; considering his knee injuries he still moves very well.

 

[BlueSuede]

With Cerra and Cripps back - Docherty can go back to the wing.

If Walsh misses I think we’re still okay with Cripps, Cerra, Hewett and Dow as the primary midfielders.

However, the loss of Silvagni is a harder fix. I thought Young was fairly useless up forward.

Perhaps Pittonet comes in and allows the Koning to play forward.

I agree that Silvagni is the hardest to cover, especially with McKay out right now. Curnow is going to get heaps of attention from Collingwood - they will zone off onto him relentlessly. We will need other targets demanding the ball, otherwise we all know we will fall back into bombing it to Charlie and Collingwood will intercept and rebound constantly.

Martin back will help as he gets to good spaces. But we will need another marking tall. Pitto back and TDK forward is an option. Marchbank or Young into the backline and then Kemp or McGovern forward would be another option. Not sure that the coaches will want to mess with our backline mix, but also don't know if we have a lot of other options.

 

[Juddrockz]

Binns another 34 touches and BOG in the twos today. Knocking the door down. Can't wait to see him. Prob wouldn't bring him in against the Pies but we clearly have landed one there

We have been know to bring in a kid for a big game in the past. Give them a real feel for the game.
Time to bring in the Binn's!

 

[Benga]

Kemps 1 on 1 loss rate is skewed by a shocker last week. Lost 7 of 10 1 on 1s. Only lost another 4 for the year.

I don't think we went into the year expecting Kemp to play key position. He will need to put on a few more kgs over the off season if that is the long term intent. He has the frame for it.

That game is also a bit of a misrepresentation, he got crucified by the umps, undeservingly imo

 

[RudyBlue]

Happy to admit I was very wrong when I thought it was an error to take Docherty away from halfback and shift him into the midfield.

29 at 90% with 9 clearances. He, Cerra and Cripps is a starting midfield capable of taking on the Pies.

I also did not realise how fast he is; considering his knee injuries he still moves very well.

Great physicality in congestion too.

Can lay a bone crunching tackle.

 

[Arr0w]

Happy to admit I was very wrong when I thought it was an error to take Docherty away from halfback and shift him into the midfield.

29 at 90% with 9 clearances. He, Cerra and Cripps is a starting midfield capable of taking on the Pies.

I also did not realise how fast he is; considering his knee injuries he still moves very well.

It's why I have wanted him between the arcs for some time now and can't see him returning to the back 7 anytime soon

Runs all day both ways, reads the play brilliantly and has dash

Cripps, Cerra, Hewett, Kennedy, Walsh, Doc and Acres as our main mids, with Hollands, Cotts, Cuners the main rotations

 

[Juddrockz]

So disappointed about our current injuries. With Harry,Kennedy,Walshy,Jsos and Mots playing we would've had the Pies on toast.
Im not so confident anymore,just cant afford anymore injuries moving forward.