Preview 2024 Rd 8 Carlton v Collingwood Friday 3 May 7.40PM AEST @ MCG

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …

Welcome back Cez

4 changes

IN: Adam Cerra, Alex Cincotta, David Cuningham

28

David Cuningham

Age

27

Ht

183cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.3

5star

G

0.5

3star

D

12.1

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

5.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.1

3star

G

0.4

3star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

5.6

5star

G

0.4

3star

, Orazio Fantasia

14

Orazio Fantasia

Age

28

Ht

180cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.1

5star

G

1.4

5star

D

9.8

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.4

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

2star

G

0.2

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.0

1star

OUT: Jaxon Binns, Jack Carroll, Ollie Hollands, Brodie Kemp

AFL team news: Four changes for Friday night

Adam Cerra returns as one of four changes to the Carlton line-up for Round 8.

www.carltonfc.com.au

Round 8 team v Collingwood
Backs:	Zac Williams	Lewis Young	Lachie Cowan
Half-backs:	Alex Cincotta	Jacob Weitering	Nic Newman
Centreline:	David Cuningham	Patrick Cripps	Blake Acres
Half-forwards:	Matthew Cottrell	Harry McKay	Elijah Hollands
Forwards:	Matthew Owies	Charlie Curnow	Tom De Koning
Followers:	Marc Pittonet	Sam Walsh	George Hewett
Interchange:	Jordan Boyd	Adam Cerra	Corey Durdin
	Orazio Fantasia	Matthew Kennedy
Emergencies:	Jack Carroll	Ollie Hollands	Brodie Kemp

 

[azlou]

If we lose this and don’t head off to Ed’s farm I suspect we are tanking for the mid season draft

 

[Skull Face]

Easier to do this when you’ve got the pace (and experience) of Gov and Saad. They can cover so much more ground than their replacements Young and Cowan.

Trust issues as well, no faith in the weak links to do it but they need to learn to because we stopped so many over the top goals before they got there doing exactly that last year it's what made us a top side.

 

[Drexl 31]

From memory Mitchell plays well against us so a big out.

 

[Irish BlueBagger]

There's a great opportunity to knock the reigning premiers down a peg or two here.

A win for us will also seriously damage the Pies top four hopes as well.

 

[AB_Blue]

Does he? I don't see it

Won’t know unless we give it a go

I don’t think he fits into our back 7….2 years of missing games has meant we’ve moved on without him

I think he could stick a tackle and find a goal or 2 playing further up the ground


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[Soapy V]

Won’t know unless we give it a go

I don’t think he fits into our back 7….2 years of missing games has meant we’ve moved on without him

I think he could stick a tackle and find a goal or 2 playing further up the ground

That's not X factor. I like Williams as a player but I don't see him as an "X Factor" player

 

[Arr0w]

We'll continue to struggle defensively until one or both Gov and Saad return

Boyd needs to play traditional HB and Cowan deeper

We probably see Cerra spending more time around HB this week

 

[BlueAbroad]

 

[SurreyBlue]

We'll continue to struggle defensively until one or both Gov and Saad return

Boyd needs to play traditional HB and Cowan deeper

We probably see Cerra spending more time around HB this week

Gov doesn't own a defensive bone in his body. He is not the issue defensively.
Credit to Saad - he has worked hard on his defensive game since joining us and has improved way beyond my expectations.

 

[ESKIE]

Cerra in is massive…

 

[Accidental genius]

Huge test this game…

I’m thinking we win…

It will depend mainly on whether or not our mids continue their dominance and one or both of H and Charlie fire.

I don’t think the filth will carve us up on the rebound well as the cats did.

 

[Arr0w]

Gov doesn't own a defensive bone in his body. He is not the issue defensively.
Credit to Saad - he has worked hard on his defensive game since joining us and has improved way beyond my expectations.

Most times it's about having the IQ and or speed to shut down an outlet or option

When the Cats broke the first line of our defensive press in our forward half, mids and defenders were in poor defensive positions and or couldn't bridge the space to Cats outlets

 

[Jatz]

There's a great opportunity to knock the reigning premiers down a peg or two here.

A win for us will also seriously damage the Pies top four hopes as well.

Forget Collingwood's top 4 hopes, we need a win for ours.

 

[LemmingMaster]

Most times it's about having the IQ and or speed to shut down an outlet or option

When the Cats broke the first line of our defensive press in our forward half, mids and defenders were in poor defensive positions and or couldn't bridge the space to Cats outlets

I just feel like this is more a midfield issue in some regards. The defenders are doing the correct thing at times, pressing up to slow the speed of the movement and hoping the cover appears behind them. I just felt like the forwards and mids just let the ball release from the forward half too easily.
There were a few moment when defenders pressed up and completely miss judging their ability to get to the contest. (Williams seemed to do this a number of times)

 

[Juddernaut08]

I just feel like this is more a midfield issue in some regards. The defenders are doing the correct thing at times, pressing up to slow the speed of the movement and hoping the cover appears behind them. I just felt like the forwards and mids just let the ball release from the forward half too easily.
There were a few moment when defenders pressed up and completely miss judging their ability to get to the contest. (Williams seemed to do this a number of times)

Williams is pretty sloppy and takes a lot of risks for a defender. Would love him trialled as a small forward.

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

Williams is pretty sloppy and takes a lot of risks for a defender. Would love him trialled as a small forward.

Yes, but not this week. Without Saady, we need his run out of d50. Reckon Vossy pulls him aside this week and gives him a real rev. I expect to see a lot more commitment, decisiveness and accountability from Zac this week.

 

[T2B_]

There's a great opportunity to knock the reigning premiers down a peg or two here.

A win for us will also seriously damage the Pies top four hopes as well.

Yes but if we win the Pies fans and a lot of the Main Board in general will say we only beat them because of their injuries and our injuries are only to VFA grade spuds so they don't matter

There's a serious mental malaise in regards to us from opposition fans.

 

[Irish BlueBagger]

Yes but if we win the Pies fans and a lot of the Main Board in general will say we only beat them because of their injuries and our injuries are only to VFA grade spuds so they don't matter

There's a serious mental malaise in regards to us from opposition fans.

That's because they know we're on our way back as a force to be reckoned with mate.

As for Pies fans bleating on about injuries well that wouldn't fly with me.

No other club in the league has had worse luck than us on the injuries front.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Most times it's about having the IQ and or speed to shut down an outlet or option

When the Cats broke the first line of our defensive press in our forward half, mids and defenders were in poor defensive positions and or couldn't bridge the space to Cats outlets

Gov didn't do much to curb that against Adelaide.

It's a team mindset/discipline thing.

 

[bradfisher14]

De Goey and Mitchell officially ruled out for them.

 

[motts]

We may have been lucky enought to get a box invite for this weekend. So I may have 3 x GA membership upgrade tickets available. They are in the nose bleeds in Q1 Y.

I will know for sure late tomorrow / early Friday latest.

PM me if interested. Not looking for any money for them, but if 3 people can go who otherwise couldn't, that would be great.

Box may fall through so no guarantees.

 

[GT619]

De Goey and Mitchell officially ruled out for them.

I'm still not confident

 

[T2B_]

The way DeGoey has been playing I'd have almost rather he play

 

[Opium]

De Goey and Mitchell officially ruled out for them.

Our midfield should absolutely dominate this match

 

[Accidental genius]

I don’t think we’ve kicked poorly in successive weeks before have we??

With the bake our boys would have received after poor defending surely we tighten up in the one area that could let us down.