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

 

[bigblueboy]

My one concern is our defensive pressure across the ground has been sub par for 2 weeks. The contest winning ability of Cripps and Doc and pitto/jsos will help us maintain possession but we are turning the ball over at half fwd and the opposition half backs are killing us on the counter and our half backs are starting to break down. We need boyd, Kennedy and Silvagni to fix this, if fit.in addition to doc, cripps

In Cripps, Doc, Kennedy, Motlop, Jsos, boyd
Out Durdin, Fisher, Dow, marchbank, cunningham, cincotta/cunningham

Silvagni has already been ruled out for elimination final. Unlikely he plays the following week if we progress.

 

[Osc1]

Silvagni has already been ruled out for elimination final. Unlikely he plays the following week if we progress.

Not what I was told.

 

[Aphrodite]

Has he been cited ?

Nothing yet Esky

 

[Graffy4242]

Mainboard sooks complaining we are playing on Friday Night in week one of the finals

Bring me their tears

 

[Coops93]

Why are they complaining about us playing Fri Night? Will be the biggest game of the round, it has to be in the prime slot. Carlton fans will come out in immense force for the first final in ages and the storyline will be all about how Carltons stars like Cripps, Curnow, Doc and Weiters finally get to play in a final.

Narratively it's the best set up of any game.

 

[Kruezing]

Not what I was told.

Care to elaborate?

 

[RAPPA]

Why are they complaining about us playing Fri Night? Will be the biggest game of the round, it has to be in the prime slot. Carlton fans will come out in immense force for the first final in ages and the storyline will be all about how Carltons stars like Cripps, Curnow, Doc and Weiters finally get to play in a final.

Narratively it's the best set up of any game.

I don’t think there’s any dispute that Carlton doesn’t warrant a prime time slot. If they thought the Thursday night time slot would attract the lowest crowd then they should’ve chosen the Saints to play that game

 

[Bletch]

The other thing that gets missed in the debate about who plays when, is the scheduling for week 2. The teams that play on Thursday and Friday on week 1, will make up the week 2 Friday night game, and the teams that play in the two Saturday games week 1 will make up the Saturday week 2 slot. Just makes sense.

 

[ctwenty1]

I’ll be on a plane for the duration of the whole game pretty much if it’s Friday night…

hmmm - I think I will see half of the first quarter before take off.... radio silence till i land! eek

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Fisher has been excellent, but he was awful last night. Unaccountable, fumbled often, and poor in the contest. On numerous occasions he was caught out trying to be way too aggressive, leaving his man alone out the back. Put simply, when our pressure from the midfield dropped off, he was exposed.

I would feel much more comfortable playing Boyd on the likes of Wicks, Hayward, or Papley etc - who are all excellent in the marking contest.

I agree that Fisher only works when everything else is going well. He was making position as a backwards option last night, then roosting it anyway. Stat padding.

His lack of physicality will cost us in a final.

Boyd is a better kick, is quicker and defends better one on one. The only issue is form and match fitness.

 

[Coops93]

1 thing I've noticed that I hope doesn't become something of a banana skin for us in a big moment or 2.

Charlies goal kicking has been unbelievably good the past 2 months. 27 goals 4 behinds. 17 goals 1 if you take out the West Coast 10 goal effort.

History and the law of averages suggests that can't continue, that's an all time good run of goal kicking so is due to miss one or 2. Obviously I hope he continues this form, but like I say history suggests it can't happen and eventually will return to the mean.

 

[Coops93]

I agree that Fisher only works when everything else is going well.

The story of his career really.

 

[DollarsandSense]

Just booked flights down. OMG. Looking forward to this one.

 

[Kruezing]

1 thing I've noticed that I hope doesn't become something of a banana skin for us in a big moment or 2.

Charlies goal kicking has been unbelievably good the past 2 months. 27 goals 4 behinds. 17 goals 1 if you take out the West Coast 10 goal effort.

History and the law of averages suggests that can't continue, that's an all time good run of goal kicking so is due to miss one or 2. Obviously I hope he continues this form, but like I say history suggests it can't happen and eventually will return to the mean.

Fortunately there is nothing average about Charlie … I see it going further toward the insane lol

 

[Korn]

We brought in Fisher when McGovern was out. Now that McGovern is back, Fisher shouldn't be playing.
I don't understand the need to have Fisher's role, he practically has no opponent in the backline, leaving holes and somebody has to do extra work to cover it.
Our backline was pretty solid without Fisher before so let's go back to that.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I'm actually jealous of all who can easily get to home games! Life is what it is, and it's why I am in Qld (so not complaining). It'll be awesome for all who can get to the finals. Wishing you all the best.

Pros and cons to both, Rev.

 

[bigblueboy]

Not what I was told.

He had arthroscopic surgery again last week. Would be amazing if he's available for second final.

 

[Schoonerman]

1 thing I've noticed that I hope doesn't become something of a banana skin for us in a big moment or 2.

Charlies goal kicking has been unbelievably good the past 2 months. 27 goals 4 behinds. 17 goals 1 if you take out the West Coast 10 goal effort.

History and the law of averages suggests that can't continue, that's an all time good run of goal kicking so is due to miss one or 2. Obviously I hope he continues this form, but like I say history suggests it can't happen and eventually will return to the mean.

The ol glass half empty

 

[Neese]

Some interesting selection choices coming up

 

[ZabsBlues]

Good omen people, my birthday is on same day as elimination. Oh so is the great man one C Judd as well.

 

[Sedated]

Good omen people, my birthday is on same day as elimination. Oh so is the great man one C Judd as well.

September 8 was also the day we won our last elimination final, keep the good omens coming.

 

[DEliades]

No fracture for Acres. Sore but is a good chance to play - Sam Edmund

 

[Juddernaut08]

HUGE

No fracture for Acres. Sore but is a good chance to play - Sam Edmund

 

[Aphrodite]

No fracture for Acres. Sore but is a good chance to play - Sam Edmund

Excellent news

 

[charred_fate]

No fracture for Acres. Sore but is a good chance to play - Sam Edmund

Massive!!!!!