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Gratifying to watch the centre clearance work today - a real point of difference. At the same time, you knew that late run would end if they didn't win it out of the middle again. A few key ins in the next few weeks will help. But desperately counting down the weeks until we can see...

Let the two rucks play out until there's undeniable evidence it doesn't work. The clearance work from Pitto is undeniable, and TDK feeds of it too. Great win.

Too much top end talent for them not to be in most games. But maybe not enough collective skill level for them to put away teams, which opens the door. Communication after they go up 16 was dreadful. Need a big performance next week.

Even more improbable than the Brisbane win. Barely did much right - Freo should be kicking themselves for not putting the game away much earlier. Lots to work on, but the foundation and hunger is clearly there for this to be a special season.

This has been a shocking Acres game.

That's a huge break to get the first goal. First 3 minutes read like the last 3 quarters. Freo, use some class on the wings to find uncontested poss. in the corridor leading to scoring opportunities. Doesn't matter, in it now. Get on with it.

Hoping there's still a fair bit of footy left in him, but watching Doc hold his ground against McVee, playing on and kicking a deep penetrating ball inside 50 to Acres is tell your grandkids kinda stuff. s**t you'll never forget.

This is a ridiculous, stupid, insane game. ******* love it.

Boyd might have been been an inspired selection, but he looked best 22 material before suspension and showed it again tonight. One of their best. Hollands is on the right trajectory. Massive tick for the season. But the goal now is to be there again next year, and the year after that etc...

Until that goal in the last, Owies, in both finals, looked like the moment was too big for him. Not an unwarranted omission.

Reasons why I probably can't ever truly be a non-believer in a higher power: It would only be some sick * that lives upstairs that would give us the last two weeks as payoff for what happened last year. The three wingmen of the apocalypse, when last year we had none. Footy. How good.

Don’t let that stretch of footy with some of the worst kicking imaginable be the thing to end the season.

There isn’t a version of this team that can unquestionably be backed as best 22 regardless of opponent. So making tweaks to accomodate for matchups makes sense.

The balance specifically against Sydney seems right. I’m just less convinced about Marchbanks form than I am of Dow or Motlop’s.

Can go either way on this. But will say I'm not concerned (maybe foolishly) about the level of hunger this team will bring to a final, regardless of how many weeks off they've had, given this will be the first time playing in one for nearly all of them - especially the leaders.

Part of the generation that can remember and count nearly every Carlton finals appearance on one hand. Tired of that being the case. Not counting out what they could achieve this year, but irrespective of what happens, I hope this brings in the next successful era for the club.

Whatever we paid for Charles, it wasn’t enough.

Still gonna put this team on trial at The Hague for gaslighting.

Have barely kicked to a contest to Carlton’s favour. Smh

There are valid reasons for why you should let Dow find a new home - both for the club and the player. There are increasingly more reasons for why you should keep Dow in navy blue. The kind of game from him that would even make Voss smile. Tillies into Baggers. What a night.

Did it the hard way, but that's as big a confirmation for Voss, the club, the leaders and ultimately the players as you're going to see this year. 7 in a row feels like a fever dream.

Haven’t seen a Carlton team play for the jumper more than this since before I knew what playing for the jumper meant.

Injuries are the bigger story, but take nothing away from how good Charlie was. TDK is my guy I've decided. I get the reasons for letting him go, but he is building into the type of player that you won't be able to easily replace. If it comes together next week, they'll have turned the...

These injuries are rough, but keen for them to give this final quarter a decent crack and go into next with some strong momentum.

Partly makes me a tad more infuriated that they couldn't figure this out even once in that 6-week stretch, but lessons learnt etc. Mostly, the balance is exactly right. Quick ball movement exists, and defensive pressure is as the made-up pressure rating says 'elite'. The JSOS/Young combo is...

Gonna have to rethink this whole ruckman thing.

50pt lead not even midway through the 3rd. Not just winning, absolutely beasting the contest.

* me they've brought me back in a big big way.

Defensive pressure as good as its been at any point over the last 2 years. Unreal to watch.

Have that contract for Cunners ready to sign at the break.