Preview 2023 Preliminary Final Carlton vs Brisbane Sat 23rd Sept 5.15PM @ Gabba

[Aphrodite]

TEAM IS IN …


IN: Jordan Boyd, Jack Martin

19

Jack Martin

Age

29

Ht

186cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

6.3

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.7

5star

G

0.9

4star

D

14.9

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

7.0

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

3.6

4star

G

1.1

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.6

3star

, Harry McKay

10

Harry Mckay

Age

27

Ht

200cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.4

2star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.4

5star

D

6.6

1star

K

4.6

2star

HB

2.0

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.4

2star

G

1.4

5star

D

8.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

G

2.0

5star

OUT: David Cuningham, Brodie Kemp, Matthew Kennedy, Matthew Owies

AFL team selection: Four changes for preliminary final

Carlton has named its team for the preliminary final.

www.carltonfc.com.au

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

 

[DEliades]

My only concern if we win this and the pies win, I couldn’t stand losing to them in a GF

 

[BigFrizz36]

My only concern if we win this and the pies win, I couldn’t stand losing to them in a GF

Anyone. Anywhere, any time.

Has to be.

 

[Kramer1]

Cincotta, Weitering, Marchbank
Newman, McGovern, Saad
Acres, Cerra, Docherty
Martin, McKay, Cuningham
Fogarty, Curnow, Motlop

De Koning, Cripps, Walsh

Cottrell, Pittonett, Hewett, Kennedy, Hollands (s)

This is what I've emailed to Vossy.

I'd give my middle testicle for Jsos to get up, but it doesn't appear likely. I'm going to back Kennedy in after a blow out last week...I just feel his big body, strong mark, long hoof and accurate set shot are what's needed in finals, even if he isn't 100% aerobically.

Marchbank to Hipwood and McGovern to stand Rayner.

I'm oddly calm and confident about this one. I like that we are on the road after two hugely emotional weeks and can build some siege mentality, and I think quality ins will give a subliminal boost. Blues by 19.

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

It was 27 in Melbourne yesterday

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Only got to 10 today here in Chillarat.

 

[jezza25]

I’ve never had a shoulder dislocation but I have had ball joint move out of socket enough to cause the sharp pain and dead arm feeling.

Can only imagine the pain dislocation would cause and how doc was feeling

I can’t remember how soon after the event I started strengthening the rotor cuffs. But they really help.

I have no idea but For doc I assume it’s a case of resting it this week until the lions game.

I had a dislocation during a game which was ok.
The next day it was excruciating !

 

[djholmes]

In: Martin, McKay, Fisher
Out: Pittonet, Kennedy, Cottrell

B: Marchbank---------------McGovern----------------Newman

H: Kemp---------------------Weitering------------------Saad

C: Acres----------------------Cripps-------------------Docherty

H: Martin-------------------C.Curnow----------------Cuningham

F: Owies----------------------McKay-------------------Motlop

Foll: De Koning, Cerra, Walsh

Bench: Cincotta, Hewett, Fisher (mid), Fogarty

Sub: Silvagni

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Ins: Martin Mckay Boyd

Outs: Marchy Cunners kennedy


Sub: hollands


Very generic but don’t need to be a genius

I’m in, pull the trigger imo

 

[myblueroan]

Cincotta, Weitering, Marchbank
Newman, McGovern, Saad
Acres, Cerra, Docherty
Martin, McKay, Cuningham
Fogarty, Curnow, Motlop

De Koning, Cripps, Walsh

Cottrell, Pittonett, Hewett, Kennedy, Hollands (s)

This is what I've emailed to Vossy.

I'd give my middle testicle for Jsos to get up, but it doesn't appear likely. I'm going to back Kennedy in after a blow out last week...I just feel his big body, strong mark, long hoof and accurate set shot are what's needed in finals, even if he isn't 100% aerobically.

Marchbank to Hipwood and McGovern to stand Rayner.

I'm oddly calm and confident about this one. I like that we are on the road and can build some siege mentality, and I think quality ins will give a mental boost. Blues by 19.

Liked for 'long hoof' ( and some other stuff)

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Only got to 10 today here in Chillarat.

Same up here in the strezleckis, 23c yesterday 10c today lol

 

[Earls Smother]

My only concern if we win this and the pies win, I couldn’t stand losing to them in a GF

I've mentally prepared myself for this scenario.

We are positioned way better than them for 2024 and beyond. If we were offered Pies beating us this year but we win at least 2 of the next 5, what would we do? The answer would vary, and I'd need alcohol and thinking time, but maybe...

 

[BigFrizz36]

I’m in, pull the trigger imo

Jordan Boyd hasn't played since round 15 and hasn't touched the ball more than 14 times in a game all year.

I like the pace that he would offer but is he a player that appears to be better than he actually is because he hasn't been playing?

 

[Schoonerman]

My only concern if we win this and the pies win, I couldn’t stand losing to them in a GF

If we win this we ain’t losing the big one ….

 

[Schoonerman]

In: Martin, McKay, Fisher
Out: Pittonet, Kennedy, Cottrell

B: Marchbank---------------McGovern----------------Newman

H: Kemp---------------------Weitering------------------Saad

C: Acres----------------------Cripps-------------------Docherty

H: Martin-------------------C.Curnow----------------Cuningham

F: Owies----------------------McKay-------------------Motlop

Foll: De Koning, Cerra, Walsh

Bench: Cincotta, Hewett, Fisher (mid), Fogarty

Sub: Silvagni

Jezuz Cottrell?
Don’t reckon ..

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Jordan Boyd hasn't played since round 15 and hasn't touched the ball more than 14 times in a game all year.

I like the pace that he would offer but is he a player that appears to be better than he actually is because he hasn't been playing?

Yeah I understand all that. But just keep going back and forth of leaning towards playing one more quick.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Seeking the advice of those conspiracy-minded posters on here who reckon the biased AFL tells corrupt umpires how to slant their rulings to get the results the AFL wants. What's your take on this week? Seems to me that everything points to us being favoured:

- If Pies beat GWS, there's the prospect of a Blues/Pies GF on which the AFL would make absolute bank

- If GWS beat Pies, there's the prospect of a terribly unexciting Bris/GWS GF which the AFL would be desperate to avoid

Either way I'd have thought the triple-encrypted messages would be going out to each of the umpires this week: BLUES TO WIN STOP YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO STOP THIS MESSAGE WILL SELF DESTRUCT IN TEN SECONDS STOP

Brisbane won't like it, but sucks to be them I guess. With the AFL so clearly in our corner, it's the rare week where there won't be the slightest cause for any Blues supporter to criticise or question the umpires' integrity when a call goes against us.

...... right?

Well….as long as number 22 doesn’t come near our game I give that an extreme micro slight chance of happening


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[kreuze_missile]

Neale hard tag? Can Hewett do the job?

 

[Canyouhearthedrums]

My only concern if we win this and the pies win, I couldn’t stand losing to them in a GF

You’d rather not be in the GF at all? Odd.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

If we win this we ain’t losing the big one ….

Precisely, I’d even go as far to say as the GF would be our most well played game for the year…if we made it


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[jezza25]

My only concern if we win this and the pies win, I couldn’t stand losing to them in a GF

We’ll beat Collingwood if we both get through !

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

Yeah I understand all that. But just keep going back and forth of leaning towards playing one more quick.

Like Boyd, but no chance. Fish is a genuine chance, excellent user, shows poise and elusive. Could envisage him coming into our team and playing well. Our backline is crying out for a playmaker, a small crafty type.

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Would bring in Fisher before Boyd if we wanted to go smaller.

Doc to the back 7 and Hollands in would be safest option. But they like him up the ground.

 

[passmark]

My only concern if we win this and the pies win, I couldn’t stand losing to them in a GF

let’s cross that bridge when our chickens come home to roost

 

[jj1978]

Know this, if we bring in 1 player at least such as Dow/Fisher/Boyd... they will absolutely kill themselves in order to ensure a chance to play in GF. It may be beneficial bringing in a surprise call up to cover a sore player as you'd think they'd be chomping at the bit and giving hope to anyone in the top 26 that they are all a chance to play in that last Saturday in September.

 

[NavySteel]

Serious question, how many Brisbane Players would die for the cause?

14 Carlton: Acres, Docherty, Cottrel, Weitering, Pittonet, Owies, Fogarty, Curnow, Hewett, Kennedy, Walsh, Hollands, Cripps, Martin

Cripps bae

 

[BlueSuede]

The more I think about it, the more these teams are evenly matched. We don't have good match ups for their small/medium forwards, and any of them could get off the chain. They don't have good match ups for our tall forwards (especially with Payne out - word on the street here in Brisbane is that he's definitely not going to play).

The midfield battle will be intense. Neale, Dunkley, Zorko, McLuggage, Berry, Roberston, Fletcher. Cripps, Walsh, Cerra, Hewett, Acres, Docherty, Cottrell. I know it's cliche, but this will be a big factor in deciding the game.

Some things that will be key if we are to win:

• Midfielders flooding back. Our elite runners will have to get back quickly to clog up the space. The Lions want it in quick and in space. One on one, their forwards are too good for any backline. If we slow the space/clog the space/outnumber, we'll take away a major weapon.
• Our small forwards being switched on defensively. The Lions love to intercept and launch through McKenna, Coleman and Wilmot. Our smalls have to be ready to match up instantly if there's a turnover in our front half.
• Take away uncontested marks. Do not allow space. Make them kick long down the line. It's what we did so well when we beat Collingwood late in the year. We'll need a similar amount of attention and discipline to beat the Lions.

It's no surprise that these points are all defensive. Once we take away their scoring, they can be vulnerable defensively. This is how Gold Coast beat them in Rd 20, but it took being switched on for every minute of the game. Teams like Adelaide, St Kilda and Geelong came close, but the Lions held them off.

But this is where the system we built is made for finals - contest, pressure, roles, discipline. Bring it on.