Preview 2026 Rd 7 Carlton vs Fremantle Saturday 25th April 8:15PM AEST @ Optus Stadium

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …


3 changes

AFL team selection: Blues recall three

Carlton has made a trio of changes for Saturday’s trip west to take on Fremantle.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Ladder
Carlton 1-4 76.6% - 16th
Fremantle 4-1 131.3% - 2nd

Form
LWLLL
LWWWW

Recent Clashes
Rd 21 2025 - Dockers by 27
Rd 4 2024 - Blues by 10
Rd 17 2023 - Blues by 53
Rd 15 2022 - Blues by 31
Rd 6 2022 - Dockers by 35

Possible Match-Ups
Weitering vs Voss
Dean vs Amiss
Haynes vs Treacy
Cox vs McGovern
Ryan vs Kemp
Evans vs Clark
Pittonet vs Jackson
Walsh vs Bradshaw
Williams vs Bolton




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[passmark]

I hope all WA members and supporters do not attend.

There nothing to be gained by rewarding this shit.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Out: McKay (concussion), E Hollands (donuts), O Hollands, L Young, Cerra
In: F Young, Acres, Lord, Hewett, Derksen

Newman Weitering Dean
Cowan Haynes Florent
Carroll Cripps Acres
Ainsworth McGovern Hayward
Evans Derksen Kemp
Pittonet Walsh Williams

Smith Lord Hewett Byrne F Young

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

I hope all WA members and supporters do not attend.

There nothing to be gained by rewarding this shit.

WA Blues will always turn out.

 

[jj1978]

Out: McKay (conc), Elijah (delisted), Jagga, Young
In: Hewett, Acres, HOK, Lord

 

[passmark]

WA Blues will always turn out.

I can’t tell you there’ll be 15 that won’t this year.

 

[Bletch]

Out: McKay (concussion), E Hollands (donuts), O Hollands, L Young, Cerra
In: F Young, Acres, Lord, Hewett, Derksen

Newman Weitering Dean
Cowan Haynes Florent
Carroll Cripps Acres
Ainsworth McGovern Hayward
Evans Derksen Kemp
Pittonet Walsh Williams

Smith Lord Hewett Byrne F Young

2nd ruck?

Think Reidy might come in for Freo. Don't like playing both Pitto and Reidy, but with H out not sure we've got much choice.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

2nd ruck?

Think Reidy might come in for Freo. Don't like playing both Pitto and Reidy, but with H out not sure we've got much choice.

It would have to be Derksen. But hell, make Cripps do it and at least we will have an extra midfielder at centre bounces.

I wondered if Reidy might come in for his old club, but it would be a mistake. Still, he'd straighten us out, offer mongrel and bring the ball to ground up forward.

 

[james Dean]

I’d wait on the next 48
Hours before doing ins and outs

 

[branedotorg]

Cripps should be dropped. Make a stance.

Next best choice play him 2nd ruck and forward pocket.

His lack of defensive run and all too frequent attempts to do too much are no longer offset by his clearance dominance. That's part on him and part on the speed of the game.

 

[Jatz]

Cripps should be dropped. Make a stance.

Next best choice play him 2nd ruck and forward pocket.

His lack of defensive run and all too frequent attempts to do too much are no longer offset by his clearance dominance. That's part on him and part on the speed of the game.

They won’t drop Cripps.

Now I think of it, has a captain ever been dropped?

 

[The Fantom]

They won’t drop Cripps.

Now I think of it, has a captain ever been dropped?

Yes.

 

[branedotorg]

Fwiw I don't think they'll drop him either but he's a net liability this season.

 

[Jatz]

Fwiw I don't think they'll drop him either but he's a net liability this season.

I think anyone other than the most one eyed Blues fan can see that.

I don’t know his contract status off the top of my head but this year really should be it with us.

 

[Jatz]

Yes.

Who/when?

If they decide to go that route, they’ll used ‘managed’. But I doubt they even do that.

 

[Jimmae]

If it were me? Probably:

OUT: L.Young, Byrne, E.Hollands, McKay
IN: Hewett, F.Young, Acres, Saad

And roll the dice with respect to the 2nd ruck.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Might be worth seeing how the VFL guys go, but Harry and E Hollands are certainly out.

You'd have to consider bring back Hewett and maybe Reidy, playing Young forward potentially.

 

[GoBlues!]

Out: McKay (concussion), E Hollands, Byrne (kid needs more time in the VFL I reckon)
In: HOK, Lord, Flynn

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

Who/when?

If they decide to go that route, they’ll used ‘managed’. But I doubt they even do that.

Coniglio
Worsfold
Bond

 

[Red_man2008]

Out: McKay (concussion), E Hollands, Byrne (kid needs more time in the VFL I reckon)
In: HOK, Lord, Flynn

They won’t drop Byrne after that game. It would kill the kid.

 

[Accidental genius]

I’ll bet $1000000000000000000

L Young won’t be dropped.

Harry unlikely in ….so you’re not dropping another tall.

 

[BlueLocke]

They won’t drop Cripps.

Now I think of it, has a captain ever been dropped?

Reckon Richie Vandenberg was the Hawk’s skipper when he spent a fair chunk of a season in the VFL.

 

[Bletch]

They won’t drop Byrne after that game. It would kill the kid.

Agree. He probably does need a spell in the 2s, but not this week. Would be totally the wrong message to a kid that is giving it his all.

 

[GoBlues!]

They won’t drop Byrne after that game. It would kill the kid.

You’re right they probably won’t drop him.

But I’m looking at his overall recent form. Byrne has played a block of 4 games against Melbourne, North, Crows and Collingwood. He only turned 18 in Nov last year and playing 4 of the first 6 games in his first year is a fair effort, that not every new player gets the chance to.

We’re coming into a block of tougher teams like Freo, Lions away, Bulldogs and Saints at Marvel and Geelong. There’s nothing wrong with Byrne going back to the VFL to work on his game. We also need to consider the form and opportunity for other young players working on their games in the VFL like Moir, Flynn etc.

 

[thefrog]

Out: McKay, E. Hollands, O. Hollands

In: Derksen, F. Young, Acres