Preview 2024 Rd 9 Carlton vs Melbourne Thursday 9th May 7:30PM @ MCG

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …


IN: Ollie Hollands, Brodie Kemp, Jack Martin

21

Jack Martin

Age

29

Ht

186cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

6.3

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.7

5star

G

0.9

4star

D

14.9

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

7.0

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

3.6

4star

G

1.1

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.6

3star

, Mitch McGovern

11

Mitch Mcgovern

Age

29

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

189.8

3star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

1.1

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.9

3star

MG

179.6

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.0

5star

MG

218.0

4star

OUT: Zac Williams (glute soreness), 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

, Lewis Young

33

Lewis Young

Age

25

Ht

202cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

197.9

3star

D

4.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

1.0

1star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

26.0

1star

D

14.4

4star

K

8.2

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

2.0

4star

MG

181.6

3star

AFL team selection: Blues recall four

Carlton's Round 9 team is in.

www.carltonfc.com.au

Round 9 team v Melbourne
Backs:	Brodie Kemp	Jacob Weitering	Lachie Cowan
Half-backs:	Alex Cincotta	Mitch McGovern	Nic Newman
Centreline:	Ollie Hollands	Patrick Cripps	Blake Acres
Half-forwards:	Jack Martin	Harry McKay	Elijah Hollands
Forwards:	Matthew Owies	Charlie Curnow	Tom De Koning
Followers:	Marc Pittonet	Sam Walsh	Matthew Kennedy
Interchange:	Jordan Boyd	Adam Cerra	Matthew Cottrell
	Corey Durdin	George Hewett
Emergencies:	David Cuningham	Orazio Fantasia	Lewis Young

 

[Arr0w]

Bounce the ball ffs

 

[Accidental genius]

An amazingly positive & inspirational post - thanks for sharing.

Just how I feel about where we are atm.

I think there is plenty to be positive about - we have lots of strengths but we’ve lost our way a bit this season - loss against crows at home in Melbourne was a bad loss.

The losses against cats and filth were by tight margins but they exposed a serious weakness in our running and rebound game.

The return of Martin and gov gives me hope for this week and When saad returns we will have no excuse to lose any match.

So season not over obviously and we desperately need to get back on the winners list.

 

[Accidental genius]

durdin was far far worse. Cunners at least gets into position to make plays. Even if he didn't end up making them first game back. Durds sits next to security until the balls in deep F50 chatting and drinking tea

I don’t think durds realises he’s a small forward…

He nearly took mark of the year over the oppos key defender last week (or was it the previous week)

 

[Osc1]

I don’t think durds realises he’s a small forward…

He nearly took mark of the year over the oppos key defender last week (or was it previous us week)

It’s every bloody week mate. Drives me nuts !

 

[JJBagger]

Just how I feel about where we are atm.

I think there is plenty to be positive about - we have lots of strengths but we’ve lost our way a bit this season - loss against crows at home in Melbourne was a bad loss.

The losses against cats and filth were by tight margins but they exposed a serious weakness in our running and rebound game.

The return of Martin and gov gives me hope for this week and When saad returns we will have no excuse to lose any match.

So season not over obviously and we desperately need to get back on the winners list.

We’ve had one of the toughest draws of any team in the 8 at the moment. We’ve already played Brisbane at the Gabba, GWS, Geelong and Collingwood, with Melbourne and Sydney in the next 2. We are currently a game and percentage out of the 4. To say that we won’t make the 4 if we lose this week is way too dramatic seeing our schedule opens up a bit the longer the season goes on

 

[Sickblue]

Whilst we have clearly made some changes out of pure necessity, having 3-4 fresh players in the team vs 1 for the dees and them coming off a 5 day break definitely gives us an edge. Gov and Martin will be fresh AF, as will Kennedy be coming off the sub role and Ollie will go all day and keep going so I think this will give us a nice little edge in addition to the changes also helping our overall structure. I think the sub role will have stung Kennedy last week and he’ll be a raging bull. Likewise Charlie, Walsh and Cez have all received criticism… so watch out! Bring it on, LFG!!!

 

[Accidental genius]

We’ve had one of the toughest draws of any team in the 8 at the moment. We’ve already played Brisbane at the Gabba, GWS, Geelong and Collingwood, with Melbourne and Sydney in the next 2. We are currently a game and percentage out of the 4. To say that we won’t make the 4 if we lose this week is way too dramatic seeing our schedule opens up a bit the longer the season goes on

Let’s hope so but it is very tight in the 8 and the filth are coming through with good momentum from 9th.

If we make top 4 from here on that would be a dream come true.

A lot is going to depend on how well we play when we get gov Martin and saad back in the team. Our players are going to need to play with the intensity they had rolling through the second half of last season.

They need that spark back.

we showed it in spades against gws.

 

[Soapy V]

durdin was far far worse. Cunners at least gets into position to make plays. Even if he didn't end up making them first game back. Durds sits next to security until the balls in deep F50 chatting and drinking tea

Obviously not

PS if we had options Durdin would have been dropped as well

 

[Accidental genius]

Obviously not

PS if we had options Durdin would have been dropped as well

Yeah this is how I see it too.

I don’t think coaches/MC would have been weighing up between cunners and durds - different positions different roles.

 

[Benaly28]

Can we just start with our best 5 mids and not have one of them start sub.


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[The Blue Weirdo]

I think this is the best team we have rolled out all year. No excuses in this one. The backline looks well rounded. The forward line looks better balanced with both Martin back, and TDK having had a couple of good weeks as a third forward (makes it a lot harder for Lever/May to zone off and help each other if there's a third big body to contend with in the air).



Funny thing is, this is almost season on the line time. We've been pretty ordinary this year, TBH, after coming in with high expectations. We got blown out of the water by Brisbane, only to have them run out of gas and snag a win. We barely beat Richmond, grabbed one we probably didn't deserve vs Freo, then lost to Adelaide (solidly bottom 6). Had a good win vs GWS but were then pretty ordinary in the last two games.

We've had the on field talent to win all of our past 4 games, we've been clearly beaten for 4 quarter pressure.(excluding GWS game)
It'll be different tonight, seasons looking a bit shakey, expecting to take home the 4 points.

No excuses.

 

[ITCHY EYEBALLS]

It’s every bloody week mate. Drives me nuts !

He ain’t no Jamie Elliot….someone needs to tell him that

 

[xDQ82x]

We’ve had one of the toughest draws of any team in the 8 at the moment. We’ve already played Brisbane at the Gabba, GWS, Geelong and Collingwood, with Melbourne and Sydney in the next 2. We are currently a game and percentage out of the 4. To say that we won’t make the 4 if we lose this week is way too dramatic seeing our schedule opens up a bit the longer the season goes on

Whilst I agree with this, the only counter point is we play a lot of them twice. So it still is a tough road home.

 

[Benaly28]

Need to be brutal.


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[CCurnow3votes]

Just how I feel about where we are atm.

I think there is plenty to be positive about - we have lots of strengths but we’ve lost our way a bit this season - loss against crows at home in Melbourne was a bad loss.

The losses against cats and filth were by tight margins but they exposed a serious weakness in our running and rebound game.

The return of Martin and gov gives me hope for this week and When saad returns we will have no excuse to lose any match.

So season not over obviously and we desperately need to get back on the winners list.

The team has shown amazing resilience actually in light of the mass of injuries & playing against some of the best teams - sans Adelaide - our efforts against Geelong and Collingwood weren’t without merit.

Players coming back may take some time to gel, let’s see.

That we are a 50/50 chance against Melbourne is another sign we’re coming off a strong platform with only upside ahead.

Stay positive brother!

 

[T2B_]

He ain’t no Jamie Elliot….someone needs to tell him that

That's who I think he's modeling his game on. I'd prefer he emulate Eddie Betts ATM

 

[BlueSuede]

Interesting to read the chat about where we're at ATM. It does feel like this game is a crucial one for us.

On one hand, we could have won every game we've played in. But, equally, nearly every team we beat were in the game as well (except North). Recently we've gone from finding ways to win games to finding ways to lose games.

Will be very interesting to see how we go tonight. Some really good players coming in, not just in terms of talent but also the roles they play. The backline is better with McGovern, and the forward line is better with Martin.

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

I know Zacs been injured lately but his form has been below par.Looks lost as a defender and seems to panic.Maybe I’m being harsh but a bit of a worry ATM.


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simply not cut out to be a 1 on 1 defender....

 

[morningbrown]

Good changes besides Durds surviving as others have mentioned.

 

[DEliades]

Give cincotta the job on that grub Pickett. He’ll try sniping one of our players like usual

 

[Just Kreuzing]

It’s every bloody week mate. Drives me nuts !

Me too, if he done this when playing next to a Lockett, Ablett, Hall type they would have thrown him over the fence !!

 

[BluStreak]

Nafan

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what did Carlton do to this guy??

 

[BluStreak]

No premature bouncing ffs

yeah it's not good when you go early..

 

[Bluechip66]

Who do we send to Petracca?

 

[skadoosh]

Courage, a near miss and a shoulder hanging by a thread: The 20-second passage of play that shook the MCG

We break down the key moments from a play Blues fans will never forget the last time their side took on the Demons at the mighty MCG.

www.theage.com.au

https://archive.md/oXRSg

All up, it took about 20 seconds. Diehard Carlton fans can remember it by heart from having it on loop all summer and beyond: The dare, the courage and the near miss, followed by a roar so thunderous the MCG stands shook.

It’s a passage of perfect imperfection that will forever tie Jacob Weitering

23

Jacob Weitering

Age

26

Ht

195cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.8

4star

K

9.1

4star

HB

4.7

3star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.3

3star

MG

189.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.8

4star

K

10.8

4star

HB

6.0

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

0.8

3star

MG

263.4

4star

, Ollie Hollands, Sam Docherty

15

Sam Docherty

Age

30

Ht

187cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.3

5star

K

15.1

5star

HB

7.2

4star

M

6.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

CL

1.1

3star

D

22.6

5star

K

16.0

5star

HB

6.6

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

0.6

1star

CL

0.4

3star

D

11.2

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.4

4star

CL

0.6

3star

and Blake Acres

13

Blake Acres

Age

28

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.5

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

8.6

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.9

4star

D

12.7

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

7.7

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.0

3star

D

8.2

2star

K

3.8

2star

HB

4.4

4star

M

1.2

2star

T

2.4

4star

CL

1.8

4star

together in Carlton folklore; a play instantly as iconic as Fraser Brown’s tackle on Dean Wallis in the 1999 preliminary final.