Preview 2025 Round 21 Carlton vs Fremantle Sunday 3rd August 5:10PM AEST @ Optus Stadium

[Aphrodite]

Final Team is in …

AFL team selection: Pair of Youngs return

Three changes ahead of our trip West.

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3 changes:-

 

[Benaly28]

should’ve just taken over a more depleted side for this game no point in risking anyone for next year.

 

[TheThunderboltKid]

Last year we were sitting second for most of the year.
Expectation by the club was a top 4 finish. Some might not want to admit it, but at the least, this list is good enough to play finals.
Big fail in 2025.

We never really looked a top 2 team last year. I think it was wildly optimistic to think with the same coaches and a weaker list that we were going to go past clubs.

 

[Bale Dup]

I really hope we get a win for our WA supporters.

Was over there when we played the eagles and they are some of the best supporters I have seen.
Loyal, passionate, positive, grateful, true blue supporters.

Hats off to them!

Up the baggers

As a WA supporter, Thanks

Absolutely atrocious conditions today that look like continuing.
Cold, windy, thunder, lightning and lots of rain. If I was a player I wouldn't want to be out there today.
Still a magnificent day though after the pies yesterday. So happy, not even a loss today would alter that and a win would be
Go Blues!

 

[Coona Blues]

Wanting to see our young backline continue to gel and develop, as well as more involvement from Moir.

Perhaps my biggest watch becomes Flynn Young. Was very hopeful when he was brought in, just the “type” we need, with seemingly quality disposal by foot and good goal sense. To date his output has been underwhelming. A few good minutes, enough to impress many of us supporters, but not a great output by quantity and his role has not really highlighted his greatest assets. At this stage has not, in my opinion, guaranteed a spot for next season. Still needs to promote himself from park and state league to AFL, some can’t do it.

Loving Wil White since he returned after seemingly getting a bit tired and/or jaded mid year. Thinking he has cemented a future in Navy, placing pressure on Fantasia, Evans, Young and maybe even Motlop to earn their spots for ‘26.

 

[agro]

Hope our boys can bring the same energy and competitiveness that our undermanned VFL side brought last night against Frankston - otherwise I fear this will get extremely ugly.

 

[JK61]

We never really looked a top 2 team last year. I think it was wildly optimistic to think with the same coaches and a weaker list that we were going to go past clubs.

We absolutely looked like a top 2 side before the wheels fell off. We were 11 and 4 and had smashed the Cats and beaten Port in Adelaide. We were being talked up a premiership facourites by some in the media.

 

[jj1978]

I am at the stage now where I think it’s absolutely dumb that TDK is still playing in matches. He’s not going to re-sign and who cares about getting him to 100 games in the hopes that his future son might be good enough to be drafted as a FS. Right now is more important than what will happen in 18+ years. Get games into players who will be at the club in 2026.

Yes seems kinda sickening that he'll get his name on the locker.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Perhaps my biggest watch becomes Flynn Young. Was very hopeful when he was brought in, just the “type” we need, with seemingly quality disposal by foot and good goal sense. To date his output has been underwhelming. A few good minutes, enough to impress many of us supporters, but not a great output by quantity and his role has not really highlighted his greatest assets. At this stage has not, in my opinion, guaranteed a spot for next season. Still needs to promote himself from park and state league to AFL, some can’t do it.

Ideally has a breakout game at some point, but otherwise needs to get the ball in more space. He's nearly always under the pump when receiving.

 

[Stamos]

Ideally has a breakout game at some point, but otherwise needs to get the ball in more space. He's nearly always under the pump when receiving.

So he’s following our game plan

 

[jezza25]

As a WA supporter, Thanks

Absolutely atrocious conditions today that look like continuing.
Cold, windy, thunder, lightning and lots of rain. If I was a player I wouldn't want to be out there today.
Still a magnificent day though after the pies yesterday. So happy, not even a loss today would alter that and a win would be
Go Blues!

Maybe they call the game off and we split the points ???

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Maybe they call the game off and we split the points ???

We'd probably settle for 3-1

 

[Bale Dup]

Maybe they call the game off and we split the points ???

Nah. Still chase the win but just head straight to the nearest pub. 18 v 18 at Pub Golf. 9 holes. Lowest team score wins.

 

[Kruezing]

I think we’re a big show today … we match up well on them … the tank to kick 4 and lead the side to an unlikely victory thereby resulting in Freo most probably missing the eight lol …

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Today is one of those games where I genuinely don’t know which way it will go.
We could well win it.
Or get spanked by 12 goals

 

[ESKIE]

I don't see how we win Freo are in form with finals on the line I'm expecting an easy Freo win

 

[agro]

As Butch Gale used to say - I’ll walk up and down Bourke Street naked and in a stooped position should we manage to win this evening.

 

[Jimmae]

Young might be needed in defence against Freo forwards. HOF could get exposed as #2.

Do you mean 2nd KPD? Because he's only ever played 2nd KPF and 2nd ruck for us.

We've got enough height down there, and Young's not a better contested read than O'Farrell.

Last year we were sitting second for most of the year.
Expectation by the club was a top 4 finish. Some might not want to admit it, but at the least, this list is good enough to play finals.
Big fail in 2025.

We absolutely looked like a top 2 side before the wheels fell off. We were 11 and 4 and had smashed the Cats and beaten Port in Adelaide. We were being talked up a premiership facourites by some in the media.

I kept saying the same thing over and over: we weren't fast enough and it was impacting the quality of the contests we engaged in and the quality of the exits from those contests to provide proper opportunities in our forward 50.

That we didn't know how to move as a team to defend or attack efficiently, and that we needed to make personnel changes to tweak that output, something we only did once successfully in the last 3 seasons when we ditched Fisher, Pittonet, and Kennedy for Fogarty, TDK, and Dow.

We've never looked better consistently in that time, only more confident on the back of it, but we ran ourselves into the ground in the front half of all 3 seasons, and again in the 2023 finals when we reverted, eventually capitulating twice over to Brisbane with a team that was never geared to compete with them.

Hope our boys can bring the same energy and competitiveness that our undermanned VFL side brought last night against Frankston - otherwise I fear this will get extremely ugly.

You mean the team that was outscored 15.7 to 5.4 after quarter time?

I mean, that's our brand.

I think we’re a big show today … we match up well on them … the tank to kick 4 and lead the side to an unlikely victory thereby resulting in Freo most probably missing the eight lol …

I'd be stunned if Evans is anything other than the sub.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Do you mean 2nd KPD? Because he's only ever played 2nd KPF and 2nd ruck for us.

We've got enough height down there, and Young's not a better contested read than O'Farrell

Lewis Young has often played KPD for us and Freo have multiple tall forwards.
O'Farrell is at risk of them playing through his man.

 

[agro]

Do you mean 2nd KPD? Because he's only ever played 2nd KPF and 2nd ruck for us.

We've got enough height down there, and Young's not a better contested read than O'Farrell.


I kept saying the same thing over and over: we weren't fast enough and it was impacting the quality of the contests we engaged in and the quality of the exits from those contests to provide proper opportunities in our forward 50.

That we didn't know how to move as a team to defend or attack efficiently, and that we needed to make personnel changes to tweak that output, something we only did once successfully in the last 3 seasons when we ditched Fisher, Pittonet, and Kennedy for Fogarty, TDK, and Dow.

We've never looked better consistently in that time, only more confident on the back of it, but we ran ourselves into the ground in the front half of all 3 seasons, and again in the 2023 finals when we reverted, eventually capitulating twice over to Brisbane with a team that was never geared to compete with them.

You mean the team that was outscored 15.7 to 5.4 after quarter time?

I mean, that's our brand.

I'd be stunned if Evans is anything other than the sub.

I felt they were competitive given how undermanned they were.

 

[Blues_1864]

Wanting to see our young backline continue to gel and develop, as well as more involvement from Moir.

Perhaps my biggest watch becomes Flynn Young. Was very hopeful when he was brought in, just the “type” we need, with seemingly quality disposal by foot and good goal sense. To date his output has been underwhelming. A few good minutes, enough to impress many of us supporters, but not a great output by quantity and his role has not really highlighted his greatest assets. At this stage has not, in my opinion, guaranteed a spot for next season. Still needs to promote himself from park and state league to AFL, some can’t do it.

Loving Wil White since he returned after seemingly getting a bit tired and/or jaded mid year. Thinking he has cemented a future in Navy, placing pressure on Fantasia, Evans, Young and maybe even Motlop to earn their spots for ‘26.

Yep. I am sure Flynn Young is auditioning for a pre-season, and right now he is probably sitting at D for delist. Fitness permitting, I think they will keep selecting him, to give him a chance to move the needle. I wish him the best, but I am not optimistic at this stage.

 

[Michael Jezz]

I think we’re a big show today … we match up well on them … the tank to kick 4 and lead the side to an unlikely victory thereby resulting in Freo most probably missing the eight lol …

....but there is not enough fight in the Carlton Dog

 

[Benaly28]

Jackson/Brayshaw/Serong/Young.

We are no chance.

 

[Kruezing]

Jackson/Brayshaw/Serong/Young.

We are no chance.

Frank Durds Motlop Fog …