Preview 2023 Rd 22 Carlton vs Melbourne Saturday August 12 7:30M @ MCG

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …


NO. CHANGES.

AFL team selection: A three-year first

Carlton has named its team for Round 22.

www.carltonfc.com.au

Sam Docherty

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Sam Docherty

Age

31

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

will play his 150th game in the Navy Blue guernsey - the jumper he grew up wearing as a supporter - as Carlton looks to continue its strong run of form from recent months.

Last weekend’s sub, Ed Curnow is the sole omission from the Round 22 team: he has been named as one of four emergencies alongside Jordan Boyd (now available after suspension), Sam Durdin

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Sam Durdin

Age

28

Ht

199cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.7

2star

K

6.2

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

11.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.6

4star

and Josh Honey. One of those four will be named as sub an hour before the bounce.

Backs:	Alex Cincotta	Jacob Weitering	Adam Saad
Half-backs:	Nic Newman	Caleb Marchbank	Brodie Kemp
Centreline:	Blake Acres	Patrick Cripps	Oliver Hollands
Half-forwards:	Jack Martin	Tom De Koning	David Cuningham
Forwards:	Lachie Fogarty	Charlie Curnow	Matthew Owies
Followers:	Marc Pittonet	Sam Docherty	George Hewett
Interchange:	Matthew Cottrell	Paddy Dow	Zac Fisher
	Jesse Motlop
Emergencies:	Jordan Boyd	Ed Curnow	Sam Durdin
	Josh Honey

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

Would you rather Boyd or Fisher on Pickett?
It’s true Fisher would provide greater offence … defensively Boyd is much better.
Newman gets Melksham and Saad takes Neal-Bullen/Chandler?
Will be interesting to see selection if Kemp gets up.

Saad will go with picket he's the one with the pace to. Cinc is there too

 

[gbatman]

Yeah, some of the scheduling and planning is misaligned with the needs of the senior competition. Puzzling.

It is but it always has been.

 

[gbatman]

The combo of Fog, Cuners and Martin, since GC game, has us 7-0. The fwd line was a dysfunctional mess before these guys were added.

Let’s not fix what’s not broken.

Durds I rate long term but his 2’s form pretty vanilla before his latest injury set back, would want to do a lot more to earn his spot for now

They are doing really well. The big change however is our ball movement. Those forwards are pretty much playing in a different team. Getting fed properly for once.

Durdin will be best 22, he's an upgrade on Fogarty and will thrive in our new system. But lacking match fitness and carrying a shoulder injury, it's probably not going to happen. Think Durdin needs to get fit, get over that and be prepared to play a bit on the ball when he comes back as well.

Cuningham and Martin can genuinely play half forward flank which makes a big difference.

 

[kreuze_missile]

Unless Young can learn to play forward...other thing with Young is he's not a fluent kick so he doesn't keep the flow of our attack moving

Unfortunately for Young he isn't in our best 28 anymore. Backline exponentially better with him out.

While he is okay as a backup ruckman he doesn't play his primary position well so he's unlikely to get a look anytime soon.

 

[crippa1234]

Unpopular opinion probably … but Ed as a late sub worked

11 minutes game time
4 disposals
1 goal assist
3 score involvements

Got the handball out in the acres goal , and kicked to set up another.

Didn’t mind it at all

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

Caleb Marchbank is an outstanding footballer, just ask his team mates how they rate him.

Lacks continuity and match practice, just like a chap called Charlie Curnow did when he was pretty vanilla in late 2021.

He’ll come good, lock it in.

Calling him “VFL standard” is beyond comical .

He could possibly be.
His best attribute is being able to intercept, unfortunately his biggest weakness is what he does with ball in hand. So often he undoes his good work.

 

[Benaly28]

I love the way David King describes us and players at the moment.

Uses words like brutal/beast/violent when was the last time we were described as that.


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[lily of laguna]

There’s nothing wrong with that, JSOS is fringe 22 whether you like it or not


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His form and performance in his last 4 games before injury were absolutely outstanding.
And there has been plenty of games where he has performed over the journey.
I think he could be best 22 in a lot of teams.
Where he fits in our side with Voss keen on both Pitto and TDK is another matter!
I understand my pov is based on the romance of his family and I would love for him to become a premiership player like his dad and nonna!


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[Benaly28]

BTW how good is it that Walsh/Cerra/Harry/Kennedy will be nice and fresh in the next few weeks.


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[CCurnow3votes]

Yeah agree Gov would have been our best match up.
Big concerns for me.
What about Kosi ?

Kemp could take Trac

Saad on Kosi

 

[NavySteel]

BTW how good is it that Walsh/Cerra/Harry/Kennedy will be nice and fresh in the next few weeks.


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If Paddy strings a couple more good games together (+25 possies, 4 tackles, 7 clearance and a goal per game and all active actions) is Kennedy and auto in?

 

[Jeremias]

I love the way David King describes us and players at the moment.

Uses words like brutal/beast/violent when was the last time we were described as that.

Last year

 

[xDQ82x]

If Paddy strings a couple more good games together (+25 possies, 4 tackles, 7 clearance and a goal per game and all active actions) is Kennedy and auto in?

I don't think he is... I think Dow at his best offers something different in the midfield group. Plus we saw his confidence grow as the game went on so hopefully that continues.

Great problem to have, can't remember the last time we had these real selection problems.

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

If Paddy strings a couple more good games together (+25 possies, 4 tackles, 7 clearance and a goal per game and all active actions) is Kennedy and auto in?

If he can get 25+ touches then he is ahead of Kennedy. Kennedy is probably behind Hewett now anyway so I think we go Cripps, Cerra, Hewett and Walsh with Dow or Kennedy sub depending on form.

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

We match up well with the Dees.

Will be close, but very much winnable.

Will Oliver be an in?

Are any of Walsh, Harry or JSOS likely?

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

If he can get 25+ touches then he is ahead of Kennedy. Kennedy is probably behind Hewett now anyway so I think we go Cripps, Cerra, Hewett and Walsh with Dow or Kennedy sub depending on form.

Kennedy's strong marking, and his bullocking, are his key points of difference.

And he ain't slow despite what most think....

 

[Arr0w]

IMHO, Cripps, Hewett, Walsh, Kennedy, Cerra are all locks

 

[haveago]

Kennedy's strong marking, and his bullocking, are his key points of difference.

And he ain't slow despite what most think....

very good kick/user too.

 

[Michael Jezz]

It's vomit from anus worthy that Jack has not seen a contract offer yet.

No it is not, Carlton did not know how much money it had in the cap until De Konig signed. JSOS contract may depend on the future of Fisher and Dow, weather Fisher can become a running HBF, we can diss O'brien's contract, or weather JSOS has leveraged an offer we can not match. Enjoy the present and embrace AFL reality, we can not keep all our players. Dow, Fisher and JSOS may not be at the club in 2024

 

[Michael Jezz]

IMHO, Cripps, Hewett, Walsh, Kennedy, Cerra are all locks

Agree Fisher and Dow are depth

 

[Michael Jezz]

Caleb Marchbank is an outstanding footballer, just ask his team mates how they rate him.

Lacks continuity and match practice, just like a chap called Charlie Curnow did when he was pretty vanilla in late 2021.

He’ll come good, lock it in.

Calling him “VFL standard” is beyond comical .

....but do you tie up 250 to 300k of cap space for 7 games a year and lose let's say JSOS

 

[Michael Jezz]

I will put my tip in early this week.
Demons by 34 points.
I don't think we can win contested ball and clearance with Oliver and Petracca, which will put the Blues on the back foot and deny us our one wood.
Don't worry, all is not lost, we will meet them in the last 2 weeks of the finals and with our players back, it will be a different story. The winner of this game is almost premiership favourite

 

[xDQ82x]

IMHO, Cripps, Hewett, Walsh, Kennedy, Cerra are all locks

If they went to a 5 man bench no sub would Dow make it in the 23?

I feel we lack burst from stoppage

 

[xDQ82x]

Caleb Marchbank is an outstanding footballer, just ask his team mates how they rate him.

Lacks continuity and match practice, just like a chap called Charlie Curnow did when he was pretty vanilla in late 2021.

He’ll come good, lock it in.

Calling him “VFL standard” is beyond comical .

I think he looked like a man who has been out for a very long time.

But every game is getting better...

He's a keep for me if he gets continuity

 

[teagueyubeauty]

If Paddy strings a couple more good games together (+25 possies, 4 tackles, 7 clearance and a goal per game and all active actions) is Kennedy and auto in?

Shouldn’t be, excellent sub alternative though


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