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

 

[HereComesJuddy]

Jackpot!

 

[T2B_]

Man DeGoey has a punchable face...

 

[Accidental genius]

I never like to rely on the oppos outs…

We need to bring our best - simple as that

 

[Ezayyak]

I never like to rely on the oppos outs…

We need to bring our best - simple as that

True but it is good for once we get to play a good side with anywhere near our outs.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

I never like to rely on the oppos outs…

We need to bring our best - simple as that

Nice that others are feeling injury pain though isn’t it?

Makes me feel warm & fuzzy!

 

[agro]

I never like to rely on the oppos outs…

We need to bring our best - simple as that

Bairstow, Couch and Hocking say hello!

 

[Arr0w]

Couldn't give a stuff who they have out or playing

Focus needs to be with what our game should look like, play to our strengths and minimise our weaknesses

I would go even harder with our frontal pressure, but ensure Weitering is the deepest player on the park at all times, goal keeper style

 

[DEliades]

O Hollands with the orange guernsey in the training pics.

IMO - he’s out and cincotta is in

 

[Ezayyak]

Bairstow, Couch and Hocking say hello!

That was possibly the worst finals loss outside GFs. Actually not sure, that or being 41pts up against Melbourne in 2000.

 

[BigFrizz36]

Cunners doesn’t do enough imo…great skills and can be very good at times but more often than not can easily go missing.

I wouldn’t give him (or marchy) another contract. Replace them with more robust types. Our flag window is wide open - can’t carry too many injuries now

D.C. is a lot better defensively than many give him credit for. His game is more than just how many touches that he gets. If he was playing last week and sealed up a couple of their fast breaks the outcome may have been different. More than happy to give him a chance to earn another contract . If he plays the next 16 games in a row and contributes to our success surely he's better value than putting a pick in the 60's or 70's into the system and giving them a few years to see if they are up to it. If his body can't stand up to it it's probably goodbye.

 

[Arr0w]

Cerra aside, if Voss wants Cuners in this week along with Fantasia, it's probably at the expense of Durdin and Owies

 

[Arr0w]

I think a wing needs to be able to run more than 12kms a game. Zac doesn't have the tank for wing.

I agree, Zac's strength is his burst, not sustained efforts to play on a wing.

Plenty of guys that have better tanks, even Weitering would eclipse him for endurance

HB, HF or a few rotations through the middle

 

[Bryce Bubbles]

There are certain games that are must win, in my view, this is one of them

If it's not a danger game, it's a must winonly two types of games on bigfooty.

 

[JuddgementDay]

Cerra aside, if Voss wants Cuners in this week along with Fantasia, it's probably at the expense of Durdin and Owies

Durdin - I thought he had a good game, at least the first half

 

[Accidental genius]

D.C. is a lot better defensively than many give him credit for. His game is more than just how many touches that he gets. If he was playing last week and sealed up a couple of their fast breaks the outcome may have been different. More than happy to give him a chance to earn another contract . If he plays the next 16 games in a row and contributes to our success surely he's better value than putting a pick in the 60's or 70's into the system and giving them a few years to see if they are up to it. If his body can't stand up to it it's probably goodbye.

Yeah he’s really struggled with injuries in recent years.

If he strings a run of good games from here on in club may give him another contract.

Also need to be mindful of Austin finding some gems for cheap…

 

[Red_man2008]

Cunners doesn’t do enough imo…great skills and can be very good at times but more often than not can easily go missing.

I wouldn’t give him (or marchy) another contract. Replace them with more robust types. Our flag window is wide open - can’t carry too many injuries now

Cunners does a lot for of centre in blocking, tackling and putting on forward pressure. He’s also more experienced in positioning himself within the press and or zone. We should be able to defend turnover better with him in the side (as well as Fantasia).

His other advantages come with his kicking. He knows exactly where the forwards want it.

 

[Arr0w]

Durdin - I thought he had a good game, at least the first half

At times there are aspects of a player's game that doesn't register on the stats sheet, such as covering an outlet, leading to open up space behind/around you, etc

Unfortunately, didn't apply the pressure needed, substandard execution, but did get into reasonable positions

 

[RAPPA]

Interesting to see if Fly cuts his nose to spite his face by placing Naicos in the midfield in view of Titch and De Gropey being out, or if he leaves his quarterback in the back half so he doesn't get bullied in the middle

 

[Arr0w]

Interesting to see if Fly cuts his nose to spite his face by placing Naicos in the midfield in view of Titch and De Gropey being out, or if he leaves his quarterback in the back half so he doesn't get bullied in the middle

They'll use him in a number of positions to shake any attention, but whoever is near him at any point in time, needs to have an arm across his chest to minimise his running space

Whenever he is playing as a defender, we need to look at playing through his man

Daicos just won't defend the player he stands on at any stoppage at any point

 

[JoeyPBLUES]

Bloody hell, almost looks like he could still run out onto the field

Id back him in

 

[JustaBattler]

Id back him in

Judging by his walking motion - you'd be backing an obvious bung left knee and dodgy hip.

 

[T2B_]

Judging by his walking motion - you'd be backing an obvious bung left knee and dodgy hip.

He'd fit right in!

 

[JJBagger]

Interesting to see if Fly cuts his nose to spite his face by placing Naicos in the midfield in view of Titch and De Gropey being out, or if he leaves his quarterback in the back half so he doesn't get bullied in the middle

Reckon he will. And I reckon Hewett or Cripps will go straight to him at every stoppage to make him accountable

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[JoeyPBLUES]

Judging by his walking motion - you'd be backing an obvious bung left knee and dodgy hip.

Prob Still play more games than Cunners and Marchy even with his hip dysplasia