Preview 2023 Rd 18 Carlton vs Port Adelaide Saturday July 15 4:35PM @ Marvel Stadium

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …


IN: Tom De Koning

12

Tom De Koning

Age

25

Ht

201cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.0

4star

CL

0.5

2star

HO

1.5

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.0

4star

CL

0.5

3star

HO

1.5

5star

OUT: Matthew Kennedy (knee), Lewis Young

33

Lewis Young

Age

26

Ht

202cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

197.9

3star

D

4.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

1.0

1star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

26.0

1star

D

14.4

4star

K

8.2

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

2.0

4star

MG

181.6

3star

After starting last weekend as sub, George Hewett

29

George Hewett

Age

29

Ht

187cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.7

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

10.3

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

3.3

5star

D

13.8

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

9.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.2

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.4

3star

has been elevated into the 22

AFL team news: De Koning named for return

Tom De Koning will return for Carlton this Saturday.

www.carltonfc.com.au

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

 

[Cringle]

Durdin would be back up as the lockdown defender position - being Weitering.

That’s also the only position I’d have Young in as a defender.

The other two KPD positions should remain with two mobile rebounding players - I.e. Kemp and McGovern.

If the Gov is injured - Marchbank should be the direct replacement.

 

[BigFrizz36]

no-one likes a smarty-pants..........

He was from corryong you know.

 

[thylacine60]

He was from corryong you know.

 

[Lukeblueboy]

At this stage, I'm thinking...

OUT: Kennedy (knee), Young, Boyd (rest), McGovern (quad)
IN: Dow, TDK, Cowan, Marchbank

One of Binns, O'Brien, and Hollands as sub.

Boyd ??

 

[Matty411]

How do we get Hollands back in? Luckily we've hit form so can make him earn that spot back over a few weeks in the seconds. Right now, Acres and Cotts are just lighting it up, and Walshy is giving us great run on the outside (not to mention the other backup brigade).

Assuming Mitch and MK are out and TDK is fit, I'd go:

• Gov out for Marchy (closest like for like and Marchy BOG in 2nds)
• Young for TDK (take 2)
• Kennedy for Dow/Hollands/Binns

The last one will be the most contentious and one I won't bother speculating on. I think Dow deserves a go and has made an impact whenever he's come on this year. BUT think the club most likely just keeps Hewett in the 22 now, with Ollie called up as the sub (with a view to bringing him into the 22 the week after).

Big week for the club and a game that could define our season. Win, and the chance at the F word and redemption for 2022 is a real possibility.

Mostly though, I'm just enjoying us playing good, positive and easy-to-watch footy.

 

[Benaly28]

McKenzie out for them will offset Gov out.

At least Marchy, Durdin and Young can replace Gov - we have more options than normal

We’ve been relatively lucky with injuries this year.


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[Benaly28]

Reckon we go again with no rucks. Our midfield isn't the quickest so having an extra two players able to run up and down the park to give us options might be worth more than a ruckman at the moment. Young, without feeling the pressure floated back to take intercept marks. And Silvagni is a beast when the ball hits the ground in a pack. Let's try for one more week.

Kennedy is a massive blow. The guy is a genuinely good kick and magnificent mark of the ball. Not many midfielders have his marking ability. Bring Hewitt in and see if he can recapture any of last year's early form.

We should run the risk and bring in Marchbank if McGovern is out. His aerobic capacity isn't really an issue.

Their rucks are out as well.


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[Hands On]

Marshall and Finlayson don't really play that tall. Will be fine down back with Weiters, Marchy/MCG, Kemp. Though Kemp has now had a couple of poor games (generally Greene was his man and he managed to get a free way too often)

Marchy has been pretty quiet on his return up until the weekend where he 23 possessions

Everyone smashed it in the 2's slaughter of Coburg. i think marchy needs a few more games before promotion. Durdin for me.

 

[thylacine60]

Everyone smashed it in the 2's slaughter of Coburg. i think marchy needs a few more games before promotion. Durdin for me.

running out of games.......

 

[Sector 7G]

Their rucks are out as well.


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Pretty sure Ken was saying before the game that Lycett would be back for the Carlton game

 

[Jimmyonesix]

If dow wasn't concussed he would have probably been sub this week so hewitt could get a full game in reserves .. interesting decision for MC ..
Pity Carroll hasn't come on as I thought he would ..

 

[bigblueboy]

Boyd tracking to be our best small defender since Matthew Hogg. Someone is just fishing here.

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

Mods can you guys start a Dow thread this week cause this place is gonna be filled with Dow talk all week and quite frankly it’s getting boring now.


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Nah. It's actually relevant this week if he's recovered. Should be him or Hewett in and the other sub. Appropriate discussion this week

 

[Sector 7G]

If dow wasn't concussed he would have probably been sub this week so hewitt could get a full game in reserves .. interesting decision for MC ..
Pity Carroll hasn't come on as I thought he would ..

At least Carrol played what was probably his best reserves game on the weekend. Has been unlucky with injuries this year.

 

[ctwenty1]

running out of games.......

pfft.. forgetting finals already thy?

 

[ctwenty1]

How do we get Hollands back in? Luckily we've hit form so can make him earn that spot back over a few weeks in the seconds. Right now, Acres and Cotts are just lighting it up, and Walshy is giving us great run on the outside (not to mention the other backup brigade).

Assuming Mitch and MK are out and TDK is fit, I'd go:

• Gov out for Marchy (closest like for like and Marchy BOG in 2nds)
• Young for TDK (take 2)
• Kennedy for Dow/Hollands/Binns

The last one will be the most contentious and one I won't bother speculating on. I think Dow deserves a go and has made an impact whenever he's come on this year. BUT think the club most likely just keeps Hewett in the 22 now, with Ollie called up as the sub (with a view to bringing him into the 22 the week after).

Big week for the club and a game that could define our season. Win, and the chance at the F word and redemption for 2022 is a real possibility.

Mostly though, I'm just enjoying us playing good, positive and easy-to-watch footy.

Would be happy not to see Hollands in the senior side again this year.

Dont quite think his body is strong enough at this point for footy.

He will be a player for us in future years so don't feel the need to play him again in 2023

 

[bigblueboy]

I don't think Hewett should be the replacement for Kennedy as he looks out of touch but I expect that is what will happen.

 

[bigdog43]

It feels nice to be optimistic again heading into a big match! We finally have our balance right and I think this mainly comes from the front half pressure of Cuningham, Martin and Fogarty plus a much more balanced and fast backline. Cincotta, Boyd, Saad and Kemp gives us much better foot skills and speed than what we had at the start of the year.

I'd bring in Carrol for Kennedy, he has a bit more zip than Hewett.

 

[Sector 7G]

Everyone smashed it in the 2's slaughter of Coburg. i think marchy needs a few more games before promotion. Durdin for me.

I am not worried about the quality of the opposition and Marchy's ability to beat them, only concerned about how he moved. Looked close enough to being ready.

 

[Hands On]

running out of games.......

Just worried he is not yet ready for seniors. I would rather he come in fully fit and last 2 or 3 games before getting injured again.

 

[Hands On]

I am not worried about the quality of the opposition and Marchy's ability to beat them, only concerned about how he moved. Looked close enough to being ready.

Marchy at his best is Jake Leveresque. Is close enough good enough?

 

[FlowersByIrene]

They're due for a loss surely.

 

[Matty411]

They're due for a loss surely.

They 100% are. I'd have been worried if they faltered on the weekend and we were playing them off that broken streak. But now we have the opportunity to burst the bubble (thankfully away from AO) and create that problem for another side.

I still refuse to believe after this year broke me (I was one who emailed the club in frustration) and am just enjoying watching us play good, connected, pressure footy again. Win this week and the needle may just begin to swing back.

 

[ctwenty1]

They 100% are. I'd have been worried if they faltered on the weekend and we were playing them off that broken streak. But now we have the opportunity to burst the bubble (thankfully away from AO) and create that problem for another side.

I still refuse to believe after this year broke me (I was one who emailed the club in frustration) and am just enjoying watching us play good, connected, pressure footy again. Win this week and the needle may just begin to swing back.

They have the pies after us at AO.

If I were Ken Hinkley, I'd be engineering a loss to Carlton this week to get the Port boys fired up for the Pies the week after.

Its the only sane course of action for them if you think about it

 

[katmanblue]

Marshall and Finlayson don't really play that tall. Will be fine down back with Weiters, Marchy/MCG, Kemp. Though Kemp has now had a couple of poor games (generally Greene was his man and he managed to get a free way too often)

Marchy has been pretty quiet on his return up until the weekend where he 23 possessions

Kemp is young and inexperienced. Fluctuations in form is expected.

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