Preview 2023 Semi Final - Carlton vs Melbourne Friday 15th September 7.50PM @ MCG

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …



IN: Matthew Kennedy
OUT: Jack Martin (suspension), Harry McKay

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Harry Mckay

Age

26

Ht

200cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.4

2star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.4

5star

D

6.6

1star

K

4.6

2star

HB

2.0

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.4

2star

G

1.4

5star

D

8.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

G

2.0

5star

(concussion)

AFL team selection: Kennedy to return

It's two changes to the 22 for Carlton's semi final with Melbourne.

www.carltonfc.com.au

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

 

[thylacine60]

2. More. Sleeps.

yeah sleeps .....

 

[DollarsandSense]

I'm keen to see SOS come back in. quite mobile. gives 10,000% every time. let him bust himself over the first half or 3/4 of the game. Then bring in Dow as the sub for some zip and late clearances

 

[All Australian]

JSOS to get a year per goal for his new contract .

 

[Earls Smother]

Agree, can't any unforced changes for the rest of this year. We're not going to adjust the team to suit opposition lineups, unless a fringe player has maybe 2 poor games. We don't need Marchy this week, but can't see him Fog or Cunners getting dropped.

Since we started winning, we have played a backline of 3 talls (Weiters, Kemp and one of Gov/Marchbank) in 9 of the 11 games. 3 of the others have been constant - Saad, Cinc and Newman. The other spot has rotated between Boyd and Fisher, with Cowan playing the WC game.

The 2 games where we went with 4 talls were Collingwood and last week versus Sydney. That suggests that last week we adjusted the team to suit the opposition, so why wouldn't we potentially adjust back to what we have predominantly done? Maybe the MC do prefer that taller structure, but there isn't enough evidence to know.

We don't need to drop a tall, because of the holes we have up forward. It will be interesting to see what we do.

 

[Kernafides]

No sign of sos in the training gallery

 

[reg_lower91]

51 hours out from the first bounce… How are we feeling, baggers?

I’m sh***ing bricks to be honest. Because I think we’re good enough to go all the way and I’m incredibly scared at the thought of looking back and thinking “what if”.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Pretty low key prep. Did the grocery shopping with Mrs Robbo today.

 

[ferrisb]

Hollands should be sub.

Inject him into a game later on as fresh legs and he'll be running twice as hard as anyone else in the last quarter when we need it.

I see this the opposite.

No point putting in your best runners as sub. Their whole advantage is that they can keep going stronger for longer.

The guys with the least endurance (but can run out a quarter) are the best ones to use as a late tactical sub. That probably means poor Paddy Dow gets the nod again.

Think about this (from a pure fitness perspective), what would you rather? Hollands for 3/4 and Dow for the last. Or Dow for 3/4 and Ollie for the last? I pick the former.

 

[Rosscoe 17]

51 hours out from the first bounce… How are we feeling, baggers?

I’m sh***ing bricks to be honest. Because I think we’re good enough to go all the way and I’m incredibly scared at the thought of looking back and thinking “what if”.

when you have put in the amount of work everyone at the club has, you cant help but go out there thinking ****ed if we are losing this.

 

[StaggerLee]

51 hours out from the first bounce… How are we feeling, baggers?

I’m sh***ing bricks to be honest. Because I think we’re good enough to go all the way and I’m incredibly scared at the thought of looking back and thinking “what if”.

I thought we would win last week and feel the same this week.

From a few conversations I have had, the Melbourne supporters are less confident than we are.

 

[bigblueboy]

51 hours out from the first bounce… How are we feeling, baggers?

I’m sh***ing bricks to be honest. Because I think we’re good enough to go all the way and I’m incredibly scared at the thought of looking back and thinking “what if”.

Excited.
Melbourne is showing signs of anxiety and have no simple solution to their forward line issues.
I don't think we have much to loose ... just hope the players don't think their job is done because we won a final which looked unlikely two months ago.

 

[ESKIE]

I’m edgey….not sure but i was like this last week, the boys know they’re good enough

 

[The Great Ian]

Kennedy for Martin

Jack for Harry

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

Feeling pretty confident, we play near our best and we win. Dees forward line is a weakness that we should be able to exploit.

 

[BlueBlood15]

The anticipation has been building steadily all week. I really do think our boys are going to come out and throw absolutely everything at Melbourne. Charlie rarely has multiple quiet games in a row.

Defensively we need to lock down on Fritsch and Pickett. They’re the two that Melbourne will be relying on for a lot of their scoring. Cincotta has done well on Pickett in the two encounters this year. Newman or Saad could take that match up too. One of McGovern, Kemp or Marchbank will need to take care of Fritsch.

The Charlie vs May match up will be pivotal but we also want to nullify Lever from impacting as the third up. For me, that’s a job for JSOS if fit or potentially Kennedy if not. The smalls in the front half - Fog, Mots, Owies, Cunners, Cotts - really need to get to work and impact the scoreboard this week. Goals will be at a premium in what I expect will be a very tightly contested, defensive game.

Optimistic we can get the result if we bring our pressure and convert when we get the chance.

 

[Arr0w]

Pretty low key prep. Did the grocery shopping with Mrs Robbo today.

Short and sharp is okay, hope it had intensity though

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

We’ll get up, we are a better team than this mob.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

The anticipation has been building steadily all week. I really do think our boys are going to come out and throw absolutely everything at Melbourne. Charlie rarely has multiple quiet games in a row.

Defensively we need to lock down on Fritsch and Pickett. They’re the two that Melbourne will be relying on for a lot of their scoring. Cincotta has done well on Pickett in the two encounters this year. Newman or Saad could take that match up too. One of McGovern, Kemp or Marchbank will need to take care of Fritsch.

The Charlie vs May match up will be pivotal but we also want to nullify Lever from impacting as the third up. For me, that’s a job for JSOS if fit or potentially Kennedy if not. The smalls in the front half - Fog, Mots, Owies, Cunners, Cotts - really need to get to work and impact the scoreboard this week. Goals will be at a premium in what I expect will be a very tightly contested, defensive game.

Optimistic we can get the result if we bring our pressure and convert when we get the chance.

Can’t see us losing this one.

Fritsch and Pickett will be well held.

We will beat them out of the middle, have more run & our forward line is very effective playing small.

SOS, Motts in

Dow to sub.

 

[Franc de Borges]

No nerves, just anticipation. Same as last week. I have belief in them and I think they'll play well. Whether it's well enough to win, who knows?

 

[BigFrizz36]

Pretty low key prep. Did the grocery shopping with Mrs Robbo today.

What a time to be alive!!

 

[Michael Jezz]

Play cotrell in the duigan role
Bring in Dow and Hollands
Hollands to a wing
Run melbourne off their feet
Don't select players who have not played for 8 weeks and may not bee 100% fit

 

[Franc de Borges]

We haven't lost an MCG final for 22 years.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Short and sharp is okay, hope it had intensity though

Sure did. In the confectionary aisle.

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

jJust in case you missed it - terrific forecast.

Charlie due to have a big one!

 

[Accidental genius]

I cannot understand so many people wanting Dow to be Sub
In the main the Sub does not get on until Q4
What don't people understand about him having the highest CB Clearance %
I would like to see that for 4 quarters not just one

Who does he replace if he is starting 22?