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

[Aphrodite]

TEAM IS IN …


IN: Jordan Boyd, Jack Martin

21

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

26

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

 

[swuzzlebubble]

H to kick 8. Bookmark it.

Breakdown of drop punt v hook snaps pls.

 

[Beer n Skittles]

I'm concerned with taking Kemp out with both Hipwood and Daniher. Weiters obviously covers one, whoever cops the other is going to make me very nervous.

Will be interesting. Think Weitering stays closest to goal and takes the deepest of the pair, and then one of McGovern or Marchbank has the other.

Would like to see McGovern on Rayner, it's always a joy to see those powerful forwards who are used to shrugging tackles getting dumped by Mitch. So Marchbank on the other tall

 

[Jimmyonesix]

Having 4 of our best players Martin Mackay curnow doc close to goals gives me great optimism we will score heavy -- with motlop on pure football ability it is probably the most talented we have been in front of goal all year --

 

[ctwenty1]

Breakdown of drop punt v hook snaps pls.

zero hook snaps

 

[Jatz]

Will be interesting. Think Weitering stays closest to goal and takes the deepest of the pair, and then one of McGovern or Marchbank has the other.

Would like to see McGovern on Rayner, it's always a joy to see those powerful forwards who are used to shrugging tackles getting dumped by Mitch. So Marchbank on the other tall

Tend to agree which leaves Marchy on Hipwood. Just not sure that's a good matchup for us.

 

[Stamos]

Very rare I would have thought to have 4 unforced changes heading into a prelim final!

Like it though, it's bold and I think the right calls.

It's not really 4 unforced changes.
I'd call H and Martin back in forced, given they're clearly in our best team, and only missed last week due to suspension and concussion.
It's semantics saying Hollands is a change given we're just swapping our sub. If protocols were as they should be to name a 23 instead of 22 and then a sub, this wouldn't be a change.

So it's more like 1 unforced change, Boyd in for Kemp.

 

[Stamos]

Everyone is saying it's Kemp for Boyd when I think its actually Owies for Boyd in that we are choosing defense over attack.

How do you figure?

 

[ctwenty1]

Stealthy....

not sure about those birkentsocks on george. Glad the sheriff is in sensible footwear - and no sling!!!

 

[carlton_99]

Go back to sleep and report back please

And if you sense a come back wake up!!!

 

[Benaly28]

I'm concerned with taking Kemp out with both Hipwood and Daniher. Weiters obviously covers one, whoever cops the other is going to make me very nervous.

Possibly.

I’d be more nervous as a brisbane player trying to contain Charlie,Harry and TDK.

Oh then there’s a guy called Jack Martin.


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[Benaly28]

Lions supporters very confident and cocky(probably should be) but I wonder if the game was played at the G if they would be as much.


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[BigFrizz36]

Will be interesting. Think Weitering stays closest to goal and takes the deepest of the pair, and then one of McGovern or Marchbank has the other.

Would like to see McGovern on Rayner, it's always a joy to see those powerful forwards who are used to shrugging tackles getting dumped by Mitch. So Marchbank on the other tall

Hipwood is 203 cm and Mitch 191cm. Suspect that Marchy at 196cm takes hipwood.

 

[Show_Me_The_Money]

Hipwood is 203 cm and Mitch 191cm. Suspect that Marchy at 196cm takes hipwood.

You're right in the sense that Marchy is taller but by only 2cm at 193cm. Still, 193cm is better than 191cm against 203cm.

 

[Kruezing]

I’m not too concerned about Hipwood and Daniher getting shots on goal even Rayner to a lesser extent as they tend to spray more than they get … it’s Bailey and Cameron who we need to clamp down on as much as possible … those two rarely miss …

 

[Aphrodite]

Cheer Squad will be in Aisle 213.

 

[AB_Blue]

For some reason I’m feeling way more confident today than I have all week..

The key to this game is midfield..if we can win it in the middle and get it in quick I reckon we could do some real damage.

Half forward line need to be on their game..quick ball movement is our enemy once they have the ball…need to force them wide which will make them to kick high and long

Getting exited…no nerves yet


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[The Dochs in]

I like Kemp but do sense he still misjudges and lets the ball out the back at times and we simply cant afford that against Brisbane. Like the team named just hope we arent too banged up. Think Kennedy is the sub. Can play forward, mid or back (not that any of us particualarly like him on the back flank). Could be a good foil to come in and be fresh to help beat up Dunkley if he is ontop of Cripps as well.

So very excited

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

And Port got well beaten by GWS at their home ground the next week...seems like they were a bit banged up so quality of opposition to Brisbane is suss.

Think we are better than Port in a few areas which could be key:

- Key forwards. Lord kicked 4 goals on Andrews. Marshall got easy shots on goal but kept missing. Dixon didnt play. We have Charlie, Harry and TDK. Thry are missing Payne.

- Bigger midfield. Butters, Rozee and JHF all had pretty quiet finals series...our midfield is bigger and more experienced to physically impose ourselves at the coalface. Lions' midfield have been bullied before when Neale has been shut down.

- Key defenders. Everyone knows Port are missing a true big key defender. Danniher gave Port a touch up. He's tough to stop when on but Weitering is one of the best key defenders in the comp.

Daniher didn't do anything special.

The Port midfield was just darn lazy defensively....

Daniher got lots of easy ball.

 

[myblueroan]

H to kick 8. Bookmark it.

CHarlie - 3-5
Hazza 2-3
Martin 2
Jesse 1
Walshy 1
Crippa 1
Doc 1
Cotters...who knows!
Cerra 1?
Lots of goals
We win.
Done.

 

[gab213]

I had a dream last night too, no scores but who cares?

 

[myblueroan]

For some reason I’m feeling way more confident today than I have all week..

The key to this game is midfield..if we can win it in the middle and get it in quick I reckon we could do some real damage.

Half forward line need to be on their game..quick ball movement is our enemy once they have the ball…need to force them wide which will make them to kick high and long

Getting exited…no nerves yet


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Had a very strong winning feeling for us whilst up in the air.
Charlie was marking, a Lot.
And kicking true. I saw a LOT of celebrating.
But, you never know what they put in your coffee these days. So...

 

[Faz 2000]

Tend to agree which leaves Marchy on Hipwood. Just not sure that's a good matchup for us.

If Eric Hipwood tears us apart it was never meant to be.

 

[Faz 2000]

I’m not too concerned about Hipwood and Daniher getting shots on goal even Rayner to a lesser extent as they tend to spray more than they get … it’s Bailey and Cameron who we need to clamp down on as much as possible … those two rarely miss …

Agree, those two are terrifying and slowing them down and limiting their space is a massive key to the whole shebang. I WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISH we had Zac Bailey in our side. Imagine him in (no disrespect) DC's role.

 

[DangerousD]

There has been a little bit of talk on the footy shows and in the papers about Brisbane going after Doc, Cripps and Acres due to their known injury problems in recent weeks and before it happens i want to put it out there, bring it on.

Voss and co are taking a gamble by playing all three, with all three clearly hampered by injury, but when you name a side and a player runs on to the ground, they are deemed fit and able to give everything for their team. I would expect the same from our players, no favours to the opposition, when they go near the ball, hit them hard, fair and make them earn everything.

Edit. On taking injured players in to games is a risk and if it doesn’t work, you can’t complain, we had a choice to replace them with fit players but didn’t, the choice was ours, win or lose we need to own that.

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

Right, I'll say it.

OUR midfield is much, much better than theirs!

Crippa, Walsh, Cerra vs. Neale, Dunkley, Zorko...

Acres, Doc, Hollands, Cotters the equal (or better) of McGlugg etc.

Ranking the midfields: Which prelim team comes out on top?

Nathan Schmook runs the rule over the four teams fighting it out for the 2023 AFL premiership

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