Looking forward to this game , Sure it is a game between 13th and 18th on the ladder but it is so much more than that.
It is a game between two sides with a focus on rebuilding and youth.
So while many people are talking about the obvious key match ups such as.
VS
Sure these two guys will have a big bearing on the result , Both have been freshened up by a week off for different reasons , Cripps in particular looked in desperate need of the rest and probably should not have played against Sydney.
But i would prefer to focus on match ups like like
VS
Both sides have some exciting young talent Carlton Have Dow , Petrevski - Seton and Fisher all doing good things.
Fremantle Have Cerra , Brayshaw ,Cox , Giro and Banfield .
All showing they belong at Afl level , With Cerra and Cox not only showing they belong at the level but Starring last week.
Will Cerra and Cox be able to back up those games i certainly hope so if they do it will go a long way towards us winning the game.
Last time we met.
Fremantle won by 35 points , On a very wet day . ironically the best three players for Carlton were Docherty, Murphy and Gibbs.
Our last five against Carlton gives us a 4-1 advantage , Three of the victories have been in Perth , Our last victory against them in Melbourne was in our grand final year 2013 by 36 points.
Prediction
There are many around town saying we will lose this game because our road form this year has been poor , But our opposition on the road has been fairly strong , Collingwood and Richmond at the G , Port at home and GWS at manuka .
All appear tougher assignments than Carlton.
Having said that Carlton's form in their last two before the bye were competitive losses so we need to be at our best or we will lose and then the critics will then justifiably say we can't win on the road .
I am predicting Fremantle by 10 points
Because our youth is better
