Preview 2023 Rd 23 Carlton vs Gold Coast Saturday August 19 2:10PM @ Heritage Bank Stadium

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …

AFL team news: McKay back in Blue

Harry McKay will be back for the Blues in Round 23.

www.carltonfc.com.au

IN: Harry McKay
OUT: Lachie Fogarty (soreness), Ed Curnow

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

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

And the irony was his last year his his best for games played (15) in that 10th year. Best for stats as well, goals down on 1992 (14 games, 21 goals, before the knee), but a really good year on 1997. Great memories.

Don't think I ever got to see him play live. Was a weapon though, barrel chested charging towards goals. You would not want to be in his way.

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

Reckon it was the light blue m and m game. McGuire's first and only forgettable game for us. To this day , I still let people know that McGaune never a wore navy blue guernsey

Yep, he was cooked.

 

[Arr0w]

Smart by the club bringing Harry in for this game, as big guys normally need a couple of games to find their rhythm

Walsh, Cerra, Gov coming in next week will pick up where they left off

 

[Arr0w]

What is the likelyhood of Acres in the guts and Doch playing wing?
Boyd's firing in the VFL, should be sub this week.

Acres could easily play through the middle (was involved in many centre bounce drills during preseason), but his end to end running and body strength is a weapon as a starting wingman

 

[Navy Blues 73]

Feels like every time Motlop goals he brings the house down and the atmosphere turns electric. Anyone have a measurement for this in watts?

 

[Matty411]

Cannot wait for this game. My little boy and I will get the pleasure of being on field as the boys run out. So bloody stoked.

Look forward to rubbing shoulders with the other QLD Baggers before the game.

 

[Gointocarlton]

Cannot wait for this game. My little boy and I will get the pleasure of being on field as the boys run out. So bloody stoked.

Look forward to rubbing shoulders with the other QLD Baggers before the game.

Enjoy your special day.
Go Blues

 

[RAPPA]

Who’s lining up on Touk? A box is a must.

 

[Benaly28]

Who’s lining up on Touk? A box is a must.

Hewett


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[lily of laguna]

Nope, first 3 centre bounces Pitto only won the first one (was a great palm down to Crippa). The other 2 he lost comprehensively, our inside mids are good enough to work off the opposition ruckman- a little silver service is nice but IMO Pittos stats are padded by mids who read it very very well.

The idea that the only contribution he offers is winning the tap is faulty, and why he is valued by Voss and the players.

Pitto provided blocks and restricted Gawns ability to gather the ground ball or influence the stoppage.

There is also the intangible effect of giving team mates the sense that the unit as a whole can’t be beaten. Hard to quantify but nevertheless a factor.




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[Franc de Borges]

Reckon it was the light blue m and m game. McGuire's first and only forgettable game for us. To this day , I still let people know that McGaune never a wore navy blue guernsey

McGuane wore the navy blue twice (Rd 1 and 2). The M&M's game was his last with us.

 

[Mr_Plow]

Acres could easily play through the middle (was involved in many centre bounce drills during preseason), but his end to end running and body strength is a weapon as a starting wingman

Impressive size/strength for his running capacity. Apart from the customary out on the full every match, he's been massive in this stretch of wins.

 

[carlton_99]

Nope, first 3 centre bounces Pitto only won the first one (was a great palm down to Crippa). The other 2 he lost comprehensively, our inside mids are good enough to work off the opposition ruckman- a little silver service is nice but IMO Pittos stats are padded by mids who read it very very well.

He might not have gotten the tap for the second ruck contest but he followed up got the handball to Cripps and went to block Petracca leaving Cripps free to exit. Thought Pitt actually had a very good game against Gawn - it was clear on the TV at least that he was effectively tagging Gawn, especially in that first half. Completely stopped Gawn's influence around the ground by playing a purely selfless role perfectly. People also underestimate how much his physicality wears down other rucks making TDK more effective as the game goes on

 

[carlton_99]

Impressive size/strength for his running capacity. Apart from the customary out on the full every match, he's been massive in this stretch of wins.

On the customary OOTF has anyone noticed Acres always smiling/laughing after kicking it? It's almost like he knows he's gonna have a great game after that first kick goes out

 

[Blue and Blue]

Smart by the club bringing Harry in for this game, as big guys normally need a couple of games to find their rhythm

Walsh, Cerra, Gov coming in next week will pick up where they left off

Pretty much yeah although Walsh seems to need a few runs to get to his best after a layoff

 

[HarryFlashman]

The idea that the only contribution he offers is winning the tap is faulty, and why he is valued by Voss and the players.

Pitto provided blocks and restricted Gawns ability to gather the ground ball or influence the stoppage.

There is also the intangible effect of giving team mates the sense that the unit as a whole can’t be beaten. Hard to quantify but nevertheless a factor.




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Response was to the poster stating that Pitto was responsible for the taps early on in the fourth- was just pointing out he didn’t.
Yes, having a big body around the grounds is very handy & he does do some good tap work.
There’s pros & cons on 2 ruckman, it will come down to opposition, conditions & game plan which will determine our line up. Personally I like the TDK/JSOS combo, gives more flexibility

 

[HarryFlashman]

On the customary OOTF has anyone noticed Acres always smiling/laughing after kicking it?It's almost like he knows he's gonna have a great game after that first kick goes out

Have u notice we laugh at it now as well. Normally it would piss me off, Acres I wear it pretty happily

 

[Garters]

Impressive size/strength for his running capacity. Apart from the customary out on the full every match, he's been massive in this stretch of wins.

One of the best.

 

[carlton_99]

Have u notice we laugh at it now as well. Normally it would piss me off, Acres I wear it pretty happily

Tbh it's pretty impressive to get one a game And agree on Acres his performances have been so good I am happy to wear it. So good to have a winger with the capacity to not only run for days (both ways) but also have the strength and height to compete aerially

 

[Sam The Doc]

Have u notice we laugh at it now as well. Normally it would piss me off, Acres I wear it pretty happily

he did it 2-3 times a game at one point. Which was an upgrade on O'brien 4 times a game anyway. (however O'brien insufficient attempts were unlucky, as he really did try....)

 

[COBALT BLUE]

I think the fact he doesn't miss tackles in the forward line is the highlight for me.

He may not be the fastest player or even the most skilled but what he brings is pressure to the opposition or preconceived pressure so their disposal is poor.

For me he is the reason our forward line is locking the ball in our forward 50 so well

Fog was always rated
Cats still owed us from a couple ordinary deals from way back when henderson got tuohy to follow him.....hesa good player.....was a huge loss..then we got a few very ordinary trades from them then Fog..
Fog had some injury with bad ankle issues similar to kennedy,even daisy...thet take a long time to recover properly from those
Fog just shows how important the coaches and performance team are...they found his sweet spot,plus a few others at the moment

lets hope the team can keep the sweet spot happening..............its good

 

[TimeFor17]

Feels like every time Motlop goals he brings the house down and the atmosphere turns electric. Anyone have a measurement for this in watts?

At least 100 x Jack Watts most electric moment would be a good gauge…

 

[COBALT BLUE]

They’ve loaded up for a scalp so we’ll have to be on given its their final home game of the season. I have no reason to doubt that the boys understand what’s at stake. Us by 15-25 IMO

they beat Lions a couple weeks ago on their home ground,was a nasty intense physical grinding game and they actually solidly defeated Bris..
they can take a few teams,and yes they are also a fit physical team...either way Blues will be tired the week after this game..

 

[carlton09]

Ben King

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Ben King

Age

24

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

out replaced by Chol

 

[Rustica]

Weiterings job just got a whole lot easier