Preview 2023 Round 5 Carlton vs Adelaide Thursday April 13 7:40PM AEST @ Adelaide Oval

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …


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IN: Blake Acres, Matthew Kennedy, Sam Walsh

18

Sam Walsh

Age

24

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.1

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

3.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.2

5star

K

15.4

5star

HB

10.8

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

4.8

5star

OUT: Sam Docherty (knee), Jack Carroll, Josh Honey, Lochie O'Brien

4

Lochie O'brien

Age

24

Ht

185cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

9.3

4star

HB

3.9

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.3

3star

CL

0.7

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

3.2

3star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.4

4star

CL

1.0

3star

Backs:	Lewis Young	Jacob Weitering	Adam Saad
Half-backs:	Nic Newman	Mitch McGovern	Lachie Cowan
Centreline:	Adam Cerra	Patrick Cripps	Ollie Hollands
Half-forwards:	Zac Fisher	Harry McKay	Jack Silvagni
Forwards:	Ed Curnow	Charlie Curnow	Jesse Motlop
Followers:	Tom De Koning	George Hewett	Sam Walsh
Interchange:	Blake Acres	Corey Durdin	Matthew Kennedy
	Marc Pittonet
Emergencies:	Jack Carroll	Josh Honey	Lochie O'Brien
	Lachie Plowman

 

[teddy-hopkins]

No way McKay gets suspended for that. Very light contact.

Literally just sent it and got a notification that he's suspended 1 week. What an absolute farce.

 

[Stamos]

McKay charged by MRO

Harry McKay has been cited for striking.

www.carltonfc.com.au

They're taking the piss, surely?

 

[teddy-hopkins]

Walsh for Carroll.
Kennedy for JSOS
Acres for LOB.
Jack Sos had a shocker I thought, he was okay last week. Overall he has had a poor start to the season.
I would retain the two ruckmen and our inclusions make us so much stronger.
Maybe Fish as sub.

You'd play Honey in front of SOS?

 

[Salt Lake Cities]

McKay charged by MRO

Harry McKay has been cited for striking.

www.carltonfc.com.au

They're taking the piss, surely?

Sane people would think so but Chrisso is certifiably nuts. I’d say I can’t believe it but I can, it’s a complete muppet show

 

[Juice030103]

They’ll get it downgraded to low impact and he’ll get off

 

[Blue Doormat]

Is Sheezel dead?
Did he play no further part in the game?
Was it before or after he got 15 disposals in the last quarter?
What is medium impact?

 

[I bleed Blue]

MRO is joking right?

What an inconsistent bunch of clowns

 

[carlton_99]

If that is considered "medium impact" what exactly is "low impact" - breathing on someone?

 

[I bleed Blue]

What was picketts graded at a couple if weeks ago?

Whatever it was Harry's should be 5 levels lower...

 

[Sharks On A Plane]

Astonishing decision.

 

[gbatman]

It's a shame we haven't had a big win however...

Teams are going to go very defensive against us and flood hard simply because we have Curnow and McKay in the side. So it's likely teams will hold us, keep the score down and make it a close game. We reply by doing the same.

I've always believed that if you have really good depth and high midfield rotations you come home strong and win a lot of close games. 5 good onballers a forward and a back who go in there. Two good wingers. We come home strong, if it's close, we win.

IMO if teams go attacking against us, don't flood. If we get in a high scoring game we will have big wins but teams aren't going to do that against us.

Our deal will be dealing with flooding, low scoring defensive games, not allowing teams to generate attack from defensive tactics such as rebound run and intercept marking. Giving those defensive tactics back to the opposition. Winning contests, tackling, pressure, clearance and contested ball. Having high rotations, midfield depth, finishing strong and running, keeping intensity up.

Just keep winning. Winning ugly is still winning.

 

[morningbrown]

MRO makes zero sense anymore.

Anyway if Harry is out I'd give Lemmey a go.

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

You'd play Honey in front of SOS?

Yeah, I would. But then again I was quite a poor coach at under 10's level. So what would I know?

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Huge test, biggest of the year. Think the Crows’ game style will genuinely worry us, hoping the boys can treat it as a line in the sand type game on the road.

A lot here seem to be drinking the bathwater after some unconvincing wins, if we find a way to get the four points here I’ll have a swig too.

I drink anything to be fair SOAP!

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

If we don't appeal H's suspension, I'm not sure we will go like for like. We have 2 rucks so TDK will rest down forward a portion of the time. Charlie and Jack can bring the ball to ground, and with our full strength midfield potentially back, we could give Kennedy more time up forward. Crows have so much run. I wouldn't want to go with Lemmey this early in his career and potentially be too top heavy. He's not a known factor as far as the down the line contested marking that McKay does is concerned.

I think we need more speed in the back half with Rachele and Rankine running riot up forward. I wish some of our midfielders had shown more of an ability to defend back there. I'd like to play Cincotta, but I figure Voss will choose his best side and not worry about the Crows strengths.

 

[Zlatan]

MRO makes zero sense anymore.

Anyway if Harry is out I'd give Lemmey a go.

I believe we’ll rotate TDK and Pitto but with the tactical sub available if he doesn’t look up to it, it’s much less risky.

 

[Michael Jezz]

Could walsh be the sub?

 

[carlton_99]

Could walsh be the sub?

 

[Arr0w]

Huge test, biggest of the year. Think the Crows’ game style will genuinely worry us, hoping the boys can treat it as a line in the sand type game on the road.

A lot here seem to be drinking the bathwater after some unconvincing wins, if we find a way to get the four points here I’ll have a swig too.

Yeap, toughest test to date, happy to take a win, however it comes

 

[NavySteel]

Would love to pump these pretenders on their home turf.

 

[thylacine60]

Huge test, biggest of the year. Think the Crows’ game style will genuinely worry us, hoping the boys can treat it as a line in the sand type game on the road.

A lot here seem to be drinking the bathwater after some unconvincing wins, if we find a way to get the four points here I’ll have a swig too.

not much chance of me drinking the bathwater - I threw it all out and have a look what was in it!

 

[macky99]

I believe we’ll rotate TDK and Pitto but with the tactical sub available if he doesn’t look up to it, it’s much less risky.

The charge has to be downgraded to low impact.

 

[Blue since 72]

I think Voss and Co won't play a bloke that isn't fit and I think they want to play a fit, Martin.

My opinion? I'd prefer a fit Cuningham in there over a few of the blokes currently playing - (IMO) we need to get games into this bloke who can win a close game for us in a final - but a fit Cuningham seems to be an elusive goal. I suspect that Martin is considered to be a similar factor X player.

I agree but surely he’s running out of petrol tickets. Would love to see Cunners playing like those highlights from 2020, would give us much more value.

 

[Blue since 72]

Just watched the Crows Freo game.

We’ve gotta kick these blokes and personally i’d like to see a shoot out. Crows are playing with freedom and confidence, if we go into our shells for this game they will tear us a new one.

Conversely Freo are the exact opposite, fumbly no confidence and playing slow footy.

 

[skadoosh]

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