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

 

[gab213]

There's a big chance of a Carlton vs GWS Grand Final this year, who would have thought that possible halfway through the season? Will be barracking hard for GWS tomorrow night.

 

[azlou]

Just think with Marchy, he is very highly respected within the group. Has had a terrible run and now finally he is having a good run of games. Eight day break will help him and Voss and MC are showing faith in him to do a job on big Hipwood.
He will wear Hipwood like a glove and give him nightmares for months.

He positions himself better defensively he is a experienced defender that understands the game and the nuance of defence.He will be in the right spot at the right time

 

[bourbons]

Gee whiz, wouldn't have thought Boyd comes in for Kemp in a PF after not playing at the level for over a month. Kemp was a bit ordinary last week but didn't think his game vs Sydney was all that bad (goal square howler aside).

Think Owies is stiff, not based on last week but body of work

Kemp same on the body of work argument surely.

 

[TimeFor17]

The easy thing to do is unchanged gutsy calls that make sense.Horses for courses this team will run hard and hit the post in the lead

As long as Harry doesn’t hit the post in the lead again and I will be mostly happy with him.

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

7 games off and ACL and injured for a good portion of the season. Has worked really hard, no doubt… but Kemp v Marchbank on stats alone

Kemp marchy
Rebound 50 4 0
I50. 2. 0
Tackles. 2. 1
ToG. 94%. 82%
clangers. 4. 3
Marks. .3. 5
Disposals. 14. 12

Marchy has improved but there’s no way he’s doing better than Kemp atm imo.

Obviously MC is seeing something different at training.

Stats are not everything, ever heard of actually watching closely.

Marchy has the discipline to defend when necessary.

Kemp at this stage of his budding career lacks assuredness at times. Goes for marks too often, when he should be punching the footy away. I love Kemp, he has a great career at Carlton ahead of him. Marchy has shown incremental improvement each game, he will be fine.

 

[BigFrizz36]

Sad for Matt & Brodie. Unfortunately Matty was having less and less impact week on week and staying in by kicking the odd goal. Kemp had three kicked on him by Smith and was moved on to Fritsch who kicked another on him so he had to be shuffled out to a flank. So here we are. Match committee would have been tough.

Good luck to our team. Hoping that all big footy posters enjoy the day and get the outcome that we all hope for.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

For all the talk of us being banged up, I reckon there's a fair bit of freshness about the team.

• Boyd hasn't played for a number of weeks
• Cerra missed several weeks, came back vs GWS
• Cripps didn't play vs GWS
• Doc didn't play vs GWS
• Fogarty didn't play vs Gold Coast
• Hollands was sub last week, didn't play the week before
• Marchbank was sub vs GWS
• Martin didn't play last week
• McGovern missed several weeks, came back vs GWS
• McKay didn't play last week
• Motlop didn't play vs GWS, was sub vs Swans
• Pitto didn't play vs GWS
• Walsh missed several weeks, came back vs GWS

That's more than half the side who have had rests of one kind or another in recent times.

Compare that to

I didn't look at the teams named, I'm just saying Hollands & Acres are our wingers, with some extra wing time remaining for Cottrell/Doc, hence I expect Doc would be a late out unless he really plays forward majority of the game.



Lyons basically confirmed in an interview (https://spotify.link/100wOgHueDb) that he will be sub this week (4:25)

Joyce just on standby for any defender injuries.

Doc might be off the bench as support down back - or he’s starting back with Boyd on the bench?

Can’t see doc up forward.

 

[BeijingBlue]

I nearly died when I saw the middle two named for this match, especially the third one.

If we play well they are irrelevant

 

[katmanblue]

We will put heaps of pressure on Coleman

The way I see it, crucial that we are switched on for the start of each qtr

And the end. Hate copping red time goals.

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[52Goals4inGranny]

There's a big chance of a Carlton vs GWS Grand Final this year, who would have thought that possible halfway through the season? Will be barracking hard for GWS tomorrow night.

Would be far better and easier to beat Collingwood if we make it

 

[Wickzki]

Cuningham was ordinary last week.

Willing to overlook that a little bit. Wasn't his sort of game and I think Melbourne will always present some mental challenges for DC to overcome since that's who he did his knee against.

 

[HarryFlashman]

Boyd adds mongrel..I like it

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[xDQ82x]

It's only Thursday and I'm like bloody hell bounce the ball

 

[Kismet]

Seems like a well balanced team, with good mobility in the forward line combined with excellent talls. What I most like is not only the potential potency, but that all of them can provide the necessary pressure to lock the ball in the attacking fifty.

The injection of pace into the backline with Boyd, who's also a good decision maker looks good too.

 

[BlueTang]

I feel for Owies, he has had a good year and does a lot of team orientated things. 2 goals in the last 2 low scoring games. Bit unlucky.

Overall I do like the changers. Good luck baggers, get us to the gf

 

[Schoonerman]

I hope not, Cincotta will be pivotal against one of the many dangerous small forwards.

I only wrote it because I thought I’d heard Cincotta was in doubt

 

[Benaly28]

There's a big chance of a Carlton vs GWS Grand Final this year, who would have thought that possible halfway through the season? Will be barracking hard for GWS tomorrow night.

There’s also a chance of a GWS v Lions that no one will give a s*** about except the afl.


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[bourbons]

Owies incredibly stiff. A goal in each of our low-scoring finals. Think only 1 or 2 games this year where he hasn't kicked a goal too.

Big game for Mots. Something he won't give you that Matty Owies does is a reliable set shot from 40-45, can put your glasses down when he's got it. Mots a better crumber but yeah, he'd wanna kick a few.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

It's only Thursday and I'm like bloody hell bounce the ball

Brians have waited so long to play.

Interesting to see if it saps their energy

 

[reg_lower91]

In recent history, there’s typically been an upset in the prelim week… There has been an upset in 5 out of the last 7 PF weekends:

2021: Bulldogs
2020: Lions
2019: GWS
2018: Collingwood
2016: Bulldogs

2023 could be us… It will be us.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

Owies incredibly stiff. A goal in each of our low-scoring finals. Think only 1 or 2 games this year where he hasn't kicked a goal too.

Big game for Mots. Something he won't give you that Matty Owies does is a reliable set shot from 40-45, can put your glasses down when he's got it. Mots a better crumber but yeah, he'd wanna kick a few.

J Martin gives you that.

Martin a big upgrade.

 

[jj1978]

Done the right thing bringing in "fresh" players. Am a little surprised at Kemp (albeit he did look out of sorts against Melbourne), as he and the backline had a bit of synergy going and thought they wouldn't want to disrupt that and he earned enough tickets somewhat.

Cunners was a no brainer, twice subbed out the last month and has not fired a shot. Owies been fumbly and making some silly decisions with the heat of finals.

I guess we've got our 26 locked in now for the remainder of the season, so doubt we'll see Fish or Dow in Blue again . Would've hoped Dow was a shot this week, but alas not.

Marten, Harry, Charlie, Motlop will be keys to our victory. I think our mids can supply them enough, but have to take their chances and collectively kick 10.

Blues by 8.

 

[Kruezing]

7 games off and ACL and injured for a good portion of the season. Has worked really hard, no doubt… but Kemp v Marchbank on stats alone

Kemp marchy
Rebound 50 4 0
I50. 2. 0
Tackles. 2. 1
ToG. 94%. 82%
clangers. 4. 3
Marks. .3. 5
Disposals. 14. 12

Marchy has improved but there’s no way he’s doing better than Kemp atm imo.

Obviously MC is seeing something different at training.

It may as simple as experience

 

[Banga19]

Love that team. MC picked a team that gives us the best chance of beating the Lions at the Gabba. Smart smart smart, couple of pairs of fresh legs in, smaller backline, still have pressure up forward along with serious marking and goal kicking power.

 

[Kernafides]

Saw on the news they fly up tomorrow

Nope photos of some of them on insta at the airport today including fish