Preview 2023 Rd 24 Carlton vs GWS Sunday August 27 6:10PM @ Marvel Stadium

[Aphrodite]

Final Team is in ...



IN: Cerra, Fogarty, McGovern, Walsh, C. Durdin
OUT: Cripps (soreness), Docherty (soreness), E.Curnow, Marchbank, Pittonet, Motlop (illness)

AFL team news: Blues welcome four back

Midfielders Adam Cerra and Sam Walsh are among four returnees for Round 24.

www.carltonfc.com.au

Backs:	Brodie Kemp	Jacob Weitering	Alex Cincotta
Half-backs:	Adam Saad	Mitch McGovern	Nic Newman
Centreline:	Blake Acres	Sam Walsh	Ollie Hollands
Half-forwards:	Jack Martin	Harry McKay	David Cuningham
Forwards:	Lachie Fogarty	Charlie Curnow	Matthew Owies
Followers:	Tom De Koning	Adam Cerra	George Hewett
Interchange:	Matthew Cottrell	Paddy Dow	Zac Fisher
	Corey Durdin
Emergencies:	Ed Curnow	Marc Pittonet	Caleb Marchbank

*Update 26th August

AFL team news: Motlop out for Round 24

Jesse Motlop will miss the final round clash with GWS.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[esoteric]

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Preview will wait until the round is finished and we can see what's at stake for both Blues and GWS. For now just this... our second quarter in round 14 was what kick started our unbeaten run. Our second quarter in round 23 has saved our streak and put us into the finals. And in all of recorded history we are unbeaten against the Giants when we win the second quarter.

Well, what a weekend of footy!

Crows were murdered by an inexcusable shocker. There is no way to rectify the situation but the AFL must ensure that can never happen again. It's not that hard - they don't even need to review every score, just those where the ball comes close to the line, the post, or a player. Anyhow, enough about that.

This game is not a must win, and by the time the ball is bounced it may be the ultimate dead rubber where we will still play GWS two weeks later in Melbourne, no matter the result.

I think as it stands a home final is highly probable, and our opponent could be any one of GWS, Bulldogs, Saints or Swans depending on other results.

Make no mistake, the Blues will want to win this. You don't flirt with form in late August. But we do have the relative luxury of managing sore players and trying out tactical ideas.

How banged up is Crippa? It does seem like a rest would do him some good. Are there any others who would benefit from a freshen up? Doc perhaps. Cincotta also looked tired on Saturday.

It seems there are plenty to come in. Cerra and Walsh surely come in for a gallop, perhaps one of them as the sub if they are still not 100%. Kennedy, McGovern, JSOS and Boyd should be under consideration. I would love to see Binns make his debut - he's earned it and you never know if we might not need him in September, let's see what he's got on the main stage.

A lot has changed for both clubs since we last played the Giants. Both have assembled impressive, consistent, winning form. And with that comes confidence. If we do play them two weeks later it should be a cracker, with the winner a real chance to go deep into the finals.

But this one is more likely to be an open, bruise-free encounter which may well turn into a shootout. It will not resemble finals footy in the least.

The most important result to come out of this game will be the injury report afterwards - let's pray it is completely blank.

Blues by 15 points to keep the streak going into September, just like we did in '95.

 

[Arr0w]

Changes will be interesting this week and could change considerably with other results and whether we are still a chance for top 4

Tough calls will need to be made unfortunately, but many variations

GOV for Kemp or Marchbank, flip a coin

Walsh for Hollands

Cerra for Dow

Personally I would rest Cripps and give Dow another game

Fog, Boyd, Jsos, Kennedy still in the mix

 

[bigblueboy]

Changes will be interesting this week and could change considerably with other results and whether we are still a chance for top 4

Tough calls will need to be made unfortunately, but many variations

GOV for Kemp or Marchbank, flip a coin

Walsh for Hollands

Cerra for Dow

Personally I would reat Cripps and give Dow another game

Fog, Boyd, Jsos, Kennedy still in the mix

Very tough calls.
Cripps has to be rested. Think Cunners is on the cusp. Ed Curnow, thanks for your service. They might prefer Marchy over Kemp.
In: Cerra, Fog, Walsh, Gov

 

[macky99]

Changes will be interesting this week and could change considerably with other results and whether we are still a chance for top 4

Tough calls will need to be made unfortunately, but many variations

GOV for Kemp or Marchbank, flip a coin

Walsh for Hollands

Cerra for Dow

Personally I would reat Cripps and give Dow another game

Fog, Boyd, Jsos, Kennedy still in the mix

Kemp deserves his spot over Marchbank.
We need to continue to invest in him, Marchbank has been average on return.
Agree on Cripps.

 

[Stamos]

Out: Cripps, Doc, maybe Pitto

In: Cerra, Walsh, SOS

Then maybe Gov in if he's right.

Also maybe rest Cunners for Fog.

 

[esoteric]

Cincotta looked a little tired today I thought.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Cincotta looked a little tired today I thought.

He certainly started slowly. (Who didn’t?)
I thought he was pretty solid after that but I will watch the replay again.

 

[Faz 2000]

Cripps definitely needs the rest. Shouldn’t do the farcical rest half the team thing, but those who really need it. H to tune up, find touch, get some time into (hopefully) Walsh and Cerra.

 

[Zlatan]

We’re now afforded the flexibility to rest who we need to and bring others in for match fitness prior to the finals.

Ins: Walsh, Cerra, McGovern, JSOS
Out: Cripps, Doc, Marchbank, Pitto

Wouldn’t be surprised if we see a few more on top of that.

 

[thefrog]

If Fogarty is fit I think he comes in for Cuningham.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

Changes will be interesting this week and could change considerably with other results and whether we are still a chance for top 4

Tough calls will need to be made unfortunately, but many variations

GOV for Kemp or Marchbank, flip a coin

Walsh for Hollands

Cerra for Dow

Personally I would reat Cripps and give Dow another game

Fog, Boyd, Jsos, Kennedy still in the mix

Dow stays

 

[bigdog43]

Who played on Swallow?

 

[Sqotty from office works]

Can't remember the last time we were in a game we didn't need to win.

To play in finals

 

[Zlatan]

Can't remember the last time we were in a game we didn't need to win.

There’s been a while where we didn’t need to win one about 6 games into the season since we were no chance of making finals after that

 

[Zlatan]

Who played on Swallow?

Marchbank was at least on a couple of occasions but hard to tell when for some reason there were consistently packs of about 10 people in the GC forward line.

 

[Rustica]

Depending on how results go

Out - Cripps (rest), Docherty (rest) Cincotta, Cunners and Ed

In - Cerra, Walsh, McGovern and Kennedy*

 

[sweethoney]

Who played on Swallow?

Think he was doing a roll on saad early

 

[blueblooded]

Can't remember the last time we were in a game we didn't need to win.

To play in finals

2011 was the last time we finished 5th from memory so at least 12 years!

 

[windows1]

Zero hope Kemp is dropped.

Marchy hanging on by his fingernails but I’d say he’s gone. He was so slow today again.

Cripps and Doc rested for sure.

 

[Blue train 28]

Rest Cripps and doc
Bring in Walsh and Cerra

 

[windows1]

Not sure I would risk Cerra.

 

[JoeyPBLUES]

Who played on Swallow?

No one by the look of the game.

 

[Red_man2008]

I think we wait until the fixture is sorted. Handy to play last.

 

[Jimmae]

OUT: Pittonet, Cuningham (rest), Marchbank, Hollands, Fisher
IN: Silvagni, Fogarty, McGovern, Walsh, Cerra

Give Dow a look in this setup with Walsh playing more outside. If it doesn't gel, swap him out for Cuningham in the first final.

Big test for Cottrell, who I'm not sure will stand up to finals pressure in terms of his passing. Bare minimum we need to treat this as a dress rehearsal, but tonight will inform us if we're playing for a slim chance of top 4 or a home final as well.

 

[jj1978]

Not sure I would risk Cerra.

First game back shouldn’t be a final. Harry was rusty as hell after 5 weeks and you wouldn’t want Cerra to be 7 weeks without a game.