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

 

[BlueJet]

Marchbank in is clearly tactical

Weitering will get the deeper forward of Amartey or McLean, Kemp the other.Marchbank to McDonald, Gov to Heeney

Saad, Newman, Cincotta will match up on the rest

There will be times where Acres or Doc will push deeper defensively


Forward and midfield I like our matchups

Mostly agree
Weitering - deepest
Kemp - other
Marchbank - McDonald
Newman - Papley
Cincotta - Heeney
I like McGovern being able to play more aggressively.

 

[Kernafides]

Swans one wood is chaos...like the pies...we looked short against the pies...perhaps strategic

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

Watching tonights game, the 2 most dangerous forwards in this game are small forwards.

I cant see the logic in leaving Motlop out.

But neither team have good tall forwards.

We have a very good one (Harry) and an exceptional one in Charlie.

 

[Jimmae]

"We're too tall!"

"Fogarty over Motlop??"

You're answering your own questions there. Don't agree with Pittonet over playing Dow and making the 2nd ruck role work, but at least we acknowledge there's going to be a significant drop in forward and midfield pressure if we opt for Motlop over Fogarty too, with the latter primed to make a strong midfield contribution.

Cuningham over Motlop reflects the former's stoppage ability and body strength, while seeing the difference in scoring potential as minimal. I couldn't help but notice how hard our pressure dropped off when it was both Owies and Motlop without Fogarty, and Cuningham playing through a few niggles. Pittonet selection exacerbates the issue.

At the other end, Marchbank is the better choice of 7th defender between dealing with 3 talls and 2 medium forwards, plus the alternatives of Boyd's limited rebound & chase down ability, and Fisher's inability to impact an opponent.

I personally would have rolled the dice by dropping Marchbank, keeping Dow, using Hollands instead of Pittonet, putting Docherty in a defensive sweep rotation with Walsh, Hollands, and Acres, but I guess we'll see how we're prepared to corral and absorb Sydney's counter attack.

I hope what plans we have work, but I also hope we have a very different plan for Melbourne. Really disappointed for Dow, who I think has the skillset to tear a final apart.

 

[SOSforPM]

Watching tonights game, the 2 most dangerous forwards in this game are small forwards.

I cant see the logic in leaving Motlop out.

And no forward on the ground that can hold a candle to curnow or McKay.

Smash them in the contest and let Charlie and H earn their money…how finals have been won forever.

Let’s go Blues!

 

[DangerousD]

Very surprised with a few of the calls, Motlop was playing very well when he went down sick, I’m surprised that he didn’t replace Durdin, as easy like for like swap.

Dow missing is normal, he’s been playing due to injuries and when fit he’s on the fringes of the team, i would hope he is sub, to inject more midfield options.

As someone else mentioned, a ruck and a key defender on the bench is a big concern.

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

Love the team selected. Flog the Sydney pretenders. Thump those choking melbummers after, Christ they look shit, and a prelim is for the taking for this group now.

Let's go blues

 

[Bluechip66]

Only brothers ?

Ok then

i Just knew that my sisters didn’t need to be reminded!. They r beautiful & pure joy!

 

[Blue1980]

Very surprised with a few of the calls, Motlop was playing very well when he went down sick, I’m surprised that he didn’t replace Durdin, as easy like for like swap.

Dow missing is normal, he’s been playing due to injuries and when fit he’s on the fringes of the team, i would hope he is sub, to inject more midfield options.

As someone else mentioned, a ruck and a key defender on the bench is a big concern.

Depending on conditions, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Marchy go out and a smaller player come in late.

 

[thylacine60]

off the dees board (8pm)

"Game over at 1/4 time and we are looking at Brayshaw and JVR out next week. Going to be back to back straight sets but hey we extended the coach again great stuff".

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

Motlop missing is atrocious in these conditions. Even Dow should be in. Fisher goes missing in the wet so understandable. I’d not be playing marchbank. We are +60 cm across the board which is on average 3cm per player with the ball on the deck for most of the game.

Good sounds like we are bigger and stronger than them in conditions speed doesn't matter as much. Bring it the **** on.

 

[ESKIE]

Gees I’m nervous

 

[Monty1978]

Can’t agree. Voss has this pretty right.

Your right

How can Marchbank be in competition with motley. Holland or Dow. He is a defender, if he doesn't play then Fisher does.

In effect Marchbank comes into the side for Fisher, Doc replaces Hollands, Cripps replaces Dow. The only real structural change is pitto replacing Durdin but we know Vossy clearly likes to play 2 rucks whenever he can.

I'm sure that they'll have another look at how the weather and ground look tomorrow.

what are you on about dude … I said I prefer a runner over Marchbank and you come back with , they are not like for like so who is pitto like for like … want my honest opinion Marchbank has been crap so I prefer Dow , Hols or Motlop … we are too tall and I don’t trust Marchbank

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

[2] Paddy Dow,[3] Jesse Motlop,[14] Oliver Hollands,[25] Zac Fisher

These 4 emergencies were vital in our winning streak and are all runners. Shocked

So were Cripps Hewett Fogarty cuningham and Docherty. Hewett is more experienced polished and stronger than Dow. Fogarty and cuningham are more consistent and better defensively than motlop. Holland's is a rookie and dochs back. I'm not picking Holland's over Cotts or doch. Fisher in defense in a final? Hell no.

Don't see anything to be shocked about.

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

When you line up his form with someone like a Cunningham it makes zero sense.

Cunners has been better. Simple. Plus cunners plays a different role to motlop and does more than mots is capable of. Cunners has more contested and ground ball to his game. He's a better midfield rotation and a better marking option.

Motlop is competing with owies.

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

The selected side is only 2 changes from the group that started it all against Gold Coast.

Boyd and MK out for Marchbank and George.

Ding ding ding.

 

[Kernafides]

Tonight showed bash and crash from the start is pivotol

 

[agro]

Dare I say, Melbourne it is.


Too soon.

 

[AB_Blue]

Cunners has been better. Simple. Plus cunners plays a different role to motlop and does more than mots is capable of. Cunners has more contested and ground ball to his game. He's a better midfield rotation and a better marking option.

Motlop is competing with owies.

Jesse’s last game v Suns, he was very good…Cunners been poor for a fortnight..but not a like for like that’s true….gee whiz he’s unlucky


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[thylacine60]

off the dees board (8pm)

"Game over at 1/4 time and we are looking at Brayshaw and JVR out next week. Going to be back to back straight sets but hey we extended the coach again great stuff".

and

"Curnow will kick a bag on us next week".

and

"It felt like Viney’s worst game of the year as well. Totally off his tucker. I don’t like our chances against Carlton. At all".

 

[Garters]

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.

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The coin is quite small and heavy, I don't think wind gusts should impact it too much.

 

[DirtyLeeds]

A few here getting somewhat ahead of the game. We beat Swans tomorrow, that's a successful year, kpi's met! Then anything else is a bonus.
Reckon Melbourne are very beatable.
Interstate Prelim might be a bridge too far. But you never know do you?
Enjoy the ride Baggers!
I still have two tickets (1 concession, 1 adult) for tomorrow which I cannot use, for cost or best offer...

 

[Red Bull]

Pretty open book is Vossy.
He’s picked the biggest, strongest, most physical and mature team he could to beat Sydney up on a cold, wet Melbourne night.
Right here and right now is the reason we brought Vossy onboard.
Gotta back him in all the way now

 

[Monty1978]

and

"Curnow will kick a bag on us next week".

and

"It felt like Viney’s worst game of the year as well. Totally off his tucker. I don’t like our chances against Carlton. At all".

Let you in on a little secret …. we play Sydney tomorrow and need to win before curnow kicks 10 on may

 

[thylacine60]

Let you in on a little secret …. we play Sydney tomorrow and need to win before curnow kicks 10 in may

let you in on one - ain't me sayin' it........