Preview 2024 Rd 12 Carlton vs Port Adelaide Thursday 30th May 7:30PM AEST @ Adelaide Oval

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …

Unchanged




https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1566482/afl-team-news-blues-name-23-for-thursday-night-football

Backs:	Adam Saad	Jacob Weitering	Zac Williams
Half-backs:	Brodie Kemp	Mitch McGovern	Nic Newman
Centreline:	Ollie Hollands	Patrick Cripps	Elijah Hollands
Half-forwards:	Lachie Fogarty	Harry McKay	Matthew Owies
Forwards:	George Hewett	Charlie Curnow	Matthew Kennedy
Followers:	Tom De Koning	Sam Walsh	Alex Cincotta
Interchange:	Lachie Cowan	Jack Carroll	Blake Acres
	Jordan Boyd	Orazio Fantasia
Emergencies:	Corey Durdin	Caleb Marchbank	Lewis Young

 

[myblueroan]

Pray to himself.

He asked himself for a mercedes benz I hear.

 

[Neese]

Thanks Neesey,

If I can be a bit cheeky, an update an hour out would be great too!


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Beautiful and sunny right now.

 

[Jatz]

I have no idea what to think with this game. Our record there sucks, beating Freo (in a game we arguably should've lost) still doesn't fill me with confidence.

I think the rain probably favours us a bit more.

Feels very 50/50. Would be huge for our season to get the win tonight.

 

[JoeyPBLUES]

Butters for mine has become an out & out gun. His last quarter against Hawthorn (yeah I know say whatever but it was still an AFL game of football) was as good as I've seen (or likely to see) all season. 17 touches 5 clearances 5 inside 50s etc. He dragged them back into it & then over the line. Hopefully we don't give him that kind of space tonight. JHF very dangerous & I reckon Ollie may have a decent one tonight too. Hope the boys are up for it - should be an absolute belter of a game.
Really looking forward to it.

 

[Neese]

I bloody hate Adelaide Oval. Yet I keep going there.

I think if it rains tonight it will be just light (hopefully)

 

[Aphrodite]

Back to the AI drawing board.

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[Bongo Drum]

Beautiful and sunny right now.

Can we get a penetrometer reading too please?

j/k Neese, thats good news appreciate the update. Hope the rain stays away for your sake and the match!

 

[Aphrodite]

He asked himself for a mercedes benz I hear.

 

[RAPPA]

Will be very happy if Gov isn't a late out

If memory serves me, the last time Gov was a late out it was against Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval during Gather Round, and we all know how that ended…

 

[CCurnow3votes]

I have no idea what to think with this game. Our record there sucks, beating Freo (in a game we arguably should've lost) still doesn't fill me with confidence.

I think the rain probably favours us a bit more.

Feels very 50/50. Would be huge for our season to get the win tonight.

Our record has sucked because we sucked generally.

How many other hoodoos have we knocked over in the past year?

We’re a great chance tonight.

 

[Blue Reaper]

This is a big test tonight. Will show us where we really are in the pecking order.

Form against (current) top 8 sides this year:
Giants ️
Cats ️
Collingwood ️
Melbourne ️
Sydney ️️
Port Adelaide ️

If we go 2-4 against top 8 sides after tonight's match, it probably (unfortunately) tells us where we're at.

Yeah, it will. In fact, next three matches will give us a clear view of where we’re positioned compared to the other contenders. Will be a fascinating watch.

 

[Blue By Blood]

Ground hoodoo aside..

Whilst their midfield has a little more zip and polish, ours has the physicality and power advantage (no pun intended). Interested to see which midfield unit gets on top as we like the contested stuff and they like it on the outside and historically tend to wilt with extreme pressure. 4 quarters of tough, hard contested footy always tends to break the Power in big games. Let’s hope we can bring that heat this week.

We definitely have the advantage with our forward line. Zerk-Thatcher and Ratugolea with help from Aliir taking Harry and Charlie.. we should cash in there IF we lower the eyes with our entries, which as we all know isn’t a big strength of ours. We have patches where we do this well and then others where every entry is kick and hope even with time and space.

Their forward line can be potent on its day. Dixon is the pack marking presence but is past his prime. Marshall, Finlayson and Georgiades are more your lead up forward types than aerial threats. Rush their ball movement and force hack entries and we close them down. Allow their mids time to lower the eyes and we could be in strife.

On paper I give us the edge. But a game isn’t won on paper. Both teams have star players with quite a lot of filler. It very well may be a case of which team has its lower rung players stand up without having weaknesses exposed that wins this game. Doing a job on Butters and limiting the amount of ball that Houston and Farrell (both long, slicing kicks) get will go a long way to winning this game. Am a little concerned at our small and half forwards being able to stop these two.

Bounce the ball!

 

[Stig O'Hara]

After a hectic day of being a mobsters fixer, then a delightful 15 minutes in the spa, believe I have earned a pre, pre/game brown & wet, cold frothy ale.

It begins now, humans…..

 

[Graffy4242]

The last time we played them (yes it was at Marvel) was one of our best 4 Quarter performances in the past 18 months.

We got this.

 

[myblueroan]

El Stig. Is good.

 

[OnceWeWereKings]

I hope by work you mean “watch the game live at the adl oval!!!”


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Unfortunately no…..
To make it even worse on a 17:40 (Adelaide time) flight home. Going to miss the first half by the time I get home.
Should be up by 10 goals by then !!

 

[OnceWeWereKings]

Just flown in for work - It’s bloody wet over here.
Steady decent rain.

Turned into a lovely afternoon- little to no wind, sunny. Been dry since lunchtime. Ground should be dried out by game time

 

[HaydossJ]

Orazio to kick 8

 

[Coops93]

Same

The bigger the body the better in the wet

The big boys don't get smaller as the game gets harder

 

[swuzzlebubble]

barrelling him at every opportunity

We don't do this enough

 

[Coops93]

Marshall, Dixon and Finlayson have the height to worry our defence

Of those 3 only Dixon is a contested marker. Marshall is a more leadup/get out over the back type and Finlayson plays like a medium forward. Their height is a non-factor for me.

 

[katmanblue]

He asked himself for a mercedes benz I hear.

Ended up with a Hyundai

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[Neese]

I got a Kona 6 months ago. I bloody love it. Off to SA Blues Supporters function.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

I got a Kona 6 months ago. I bloody love it. Off to SA Blues Supporters function.

I’ll give you a wave from the red seats.

It’s awfully exciting.

 

[The Blueseum]

After a hectic day of being a mobsters fixer, then a delightful 15 minutes in the spa, believe I have earned a pre, pre/game brown & wet, cold frothy ale.

It begins now, humans…..

Well tobacco shops don't burn themselves.