Preview 2023 Elimination Final - Carlton vs Sydney Friday 8th Sept 7.50PM @ MCG

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …


IN: Patrick Cripps

9

Patrick Cripps

Age

29

Ht

195cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

16.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.8

5star

CL

7.4

5star

D

21.0

5star

K

10.1

4star

HB

10.9

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

3.8

4star

CL

6.3

5star

D

12.6

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.4

4star

, Sam Docherty

15

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

, Marc Pittonet

27

Marc Pittonet

Age

28

Ht

202cm

Wt

107kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.7

2star

K

2.9

1star

HB

4.8

3star

CL

3.1

5star

HO

22.3

5star

D

8.6

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.0

3star

CL

3.7

5star

HO

25.9

5star

D

5.8

2star

K

1.2

1star

HB

4.6

4star

CL

2.4

5star

HO

16.6

5star

OUT: Paddy Dow

15

Paddy Dow

Age

25

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.9

4star

CL

2.6

4star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

12.4

4star

K

5.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

, Corey Durdin, Zac Fisher

16

Zac Fisher

Age

26

Ht

175cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.9

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.0

5star

MG

384.0

5star

D

17.0

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

384.0

5star

D

12.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

1.2

2star

T

3.0

5star

, Ollie Hollands

After starting the last game as sub, Caleb Marchbank has been elevated into the starting 22.

AFL team news: Who's in for the elimination final?

Some big Blues are back for the clash with Sydney.

www.carltonfc.com.au

Backs:	Brodie Kemp	Jacob Weitering	Nic Newman
Half-backs:	Alex Cincotta	Mitch McGovern	Adam Saad
Centreline:	Blake Acres	Patrick Cripps	Sam Docherty
Half-forwards:	Jack Martin	Harry McKay	David Cuningham
Forwards:	Lachie Fogarty	Charlie Curnow	Matthew Owies
Followers:	Marc Pittonet	Adam Cerra	Sam Walsh
Interchange:	Matthew Cottrell	Tom De Koning	George Hewett
	Caleb Marchbank
Emergencies:	Paddy Dow	Zac Fisher	Ollie Hollands
	Jesse Motlop

 

[HarryFlashman]

To me, this kinda has the feel of picking a side not to lose & not one to go out & win the game. Like what we were doing with a full side back in the dark days of earlier this season.
Mots is baffling to me & Dow just shits me.

 

[Catfish blue]

Motlop to be the super sub

 

[Aphrodite]

From what I have been told this is the strongest Carlton to grace the field this year.

Back em in. Get it done boys.

 

[HarryFlashman]

yeah, that's what match committee would have been saying......

Defensive mind set over attacking - we dropped our most attacking small forward who was in great form

 

[KohPhi]

Or is this the cartoon of where the employer employs the guy who looks just like him?
We can beat Sydney with this team but I am worried about whether any runners get back in next week
Harry not being able to ruck really unbalances our team (in his current form)
I hope he and Cunners earn their places
Thinking to the future (not just next week) I would have like to see if Mots could bring the X factor
I reckon we could miss Dow's run - he must surely be sub

Horses for courses I reckon. Voss and his team have picked a side to beat Sydney.
If we win, I have no doubt the side selected next week will be picked to give us the best chance of beating Melbourne or Collingwood and may have a different look to it.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Fogarty over Motlop is a tough call, let’s hope it’s the right one

 

[BigFrizz36]

Defensive mind set over attacking - we dropped our most attacking small forward who was in great form

Who's that? The only small forward dropped was Durdin.

Assume that you mean Motlop who didn't play last week so hasn't been dropped.

You could actually argue that owies has been our best small forward anyway.

 

[HarryFlashman]

Who's that? The only small forward dropped was Durdin.

Assume that you mean Motlop who didn't play last week so hasn't been dropped.

You could actually argue that owies has been our best small forward anyway.

Didn’t say best, said most attacking/dynamic, Owies has been great- was an illness out so he has been dropped from his starting 22 position.




*Mod Edit: Please refrain from playing the man

 

[Kruezing]

Fogarty over Motlop is a tough call, let’s hope it’s the right one

Problem is Fog brings great pressure but doesn’t score Jesse has great goal sense … hoping for a late change

 

[GeorgieBoyBlue2]

On paper.... big deal!
Too tall, lack run and pressure with 2 rucks and McKay. Marchbank wtf??
A champion team will always beat a team of champions!

 

[Blue and Blue]

Good team.
Knock em dead Blueboys.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

By experience




By Height

 

[rampar]

This is a bomb it long side. Very worried

 

[El Topo]

Michael Christian really ****ed Boyd over, Marchy has effectively taken his spot - not sure that's an upgrade for us when the heat is on

 

[myblueroan]

There will be wind gusts according to BOM. 25 to 40 kms decreasing in late evening to 20-25kms.
You'd think that will be a factor, starting with toss.

 

[Aphrodite]

There will be wind gusts according to BOM. 25 to 40 kms decreasing in late evening to 20-25kms.
You'd think that will be a factor, srarting with toss.

Shut the roof ffs

 

[bigbertha5]

Bobby Hill and Pickett dominating in these conditions. Motlop has to play.

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[Sammoll]

Melbourne are looking extremely beatable at the moment. Reckon both us and Sydney would be able to beat them next week. So tomorrow’s game is the real challenge. Huge opportunity awaits if we can grasp it tomorrow.

 

[Zlatan]

We need goals from Harry tomorrow. All well and good that it doesn’t allow teams to triple team Charlie but that’s not enough.

Absolutely gutted for Motlop and Hollands. Would have rathered them than Fog and Cotters but it is what it is.

We’re going with our 1 wood to win clearances and be brutal at the contest; I’ll judge the term performance and selection on its merits.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

A ruck and a tall defender on the bench. It's going to make the midfield rotation times interesting.

I get that we are probably going to stop them from scoring and really bash them up in the first half, and sub in Motlop when the game opens up more in the third.

A little bit of a risk but I can see matchups for all of the defenders.

Weitering on McDonald, Marchbank on McLean, Kemp on Heeney because he can keep up with him on the lead and has the leap to match. Gov on Amartey. Newman on Papley deep and Cincotta on Papley when he goes up the ground and looks to double back on the slingshot. When Cincotta is on him, Newman is on Hayward. Haven't really factored in Saad there. Pretty useful lose defender.

 

[myblueroan]

We need goals from Harry tomorrow. All well and good that it doesn’t allow teams to triple team Charlie but that’s not enough.

Absolutely gutted for Motlop and Hollands. Would have rathered them than Fog and Cotters but it is what it is.

We’re going with our 1 wood to win clearances and be brutal at the contest; I’ll judge the term performance and selection on its merits.

Harry will kick at least 2.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Melbourne are looking extremely beatable at the moment. Reckon both us and Sydney would be able to beat them next week. So tomorrow’s game is the real challenge. Huge opportunity awaits if we can grasp it tomorrow.

Dees missing Brayshaw next week if they lose.

 

[lukep_86]

Fogarty over Motlop is a tough call, let’s hope it’s the right one

Fog is a tackling machine, his pressure is through the roof! He's also quite versatile which Mots doesn't offer

 

[skadoosh]

Dees missing Brayshaw next week if they lose.

Injury, concussion protocol or both?

Didn't see the incident.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Injury, concussion protocol or both?

Concussion by the looks of it.