Preview 2024 Elimination Final Carlton vs Brisbane Saturday 7th September 7:30PM AEST @ The Gabba

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …

AFL team news: Blues welcome back six

Tom De Koning is one of half a dozen of Carlton inclusions for the elimination final.

www.carltonfc.com.au

6 Changes :-

 

[bradfisher14]

The only thing that matters for us in this game is pressure.

If we bring a rating close to 200 across 4 quarters, we will win. It's that simple.

Therefore, if you can't bring pressure for whatever reason, you should not be selected in this game regardless of reputation.

 

[Arr0w]

All this repetitive concern/apprehension about player XYZ not being ready to return for the game

Same stuff was being trotted out just over a week ago about Doc, that he wasn't in full training and or wasn't going to start contact work until end of year

Every club has players with niggles and injury concerns, who will be assessed and compared to lesser quality players, in terms of likely output

 

[jimsta10]

All this repetitive concern/apprehension about player XYZ not being ready to return for the game

Same stuff was being trotted out just over a week ago about Doc, that he wasn't in full training and or wasn't going to start contact work until end of year

Every club has players with niggles and injury concerns, who will be assessed and compared to lesser quality players, in terms of likely output

Don't worry, there will be a tone of "I told you so's" regardless.

 

[goreds]

All this repetitive concern/apprehension about player XYZ not being ready to return for the game

Same stuff was being trotted out just over a week ago about Doc, that he wasn't in full training and or wasn't going to start contact work until end of year

Every club has players with niggles and injury concerns, who will be assessed and compared to lesser quality players, in terms of likely output

I have concerns as well…

I haven’t had a XXXX beer in 6 months, so the chances of me picking up an injury because of balance issues and stomach movements are a real concern…

 

[Moon]

Carlton really shouldn't be anywhere near pulling this off .... couldn't possibly have a worse lead up to finals than what the Blues have had ... otoh ... Brisbane's lead up has been brilliant.. even the 1 point loss to Pies was good for them for a reality check.

Carlton are so unsettled that they don't even know who their team mates will be. Not the solid machine you'd want to be.

Having said that .... there's always an upset in there, surely


All the other finals are 50/50 .... Carlton doing a number on the Lions would be the only upset this week

 

[Benaly28]

Carlton really shouldn't be anywhere near pulling this off .... couldn't possibly have a worse lead up to finals than what the Blues have had ... otoh ... Brisbane's lead up has been brilliant.. even the 1 point loss to Pies was good for them for a reality check.

Carlton are so unsettled that they don't even know who their team mates will be. Not the solid machine you'd want to be.

Having said that .... there's always an upset in there, surely


All the other finals are 50/50 .... Carlton doing a number on the Lions would be the only upset this week

Yep you’re right.

We only need to play well for 4 weeks.


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[ctwenty1]

Yep you’re right.

We only need to play well for 4 weeks.


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And we have done that in this season already... would be nice to do it again

 

[Manhattanite]

Carlton really shouldn't be anywhere near pulling this off .... couldn't possibly have a worse lead up to finals than what the Blues have had ... otoh ... Brisbane's lead up has been brilliant.. even the 1 point loss to Pies was good for them for a reality check.

Carlton are so unsettled that they don't even know who their team mates will be. Not the solid machine you'd want to be.

Having said that .... there's always an upset in there, surely


All the other finals are 50/50 .... Carlton doing a number on the Lions would be the only upset this week

Officially the betting markets have Power 70-30, Swans and Bulldogs at 60-40 and Lions at 80-20.

If I was a betting man I would wager on the Bulldogs at those odds. I also think Carlton has a better than 1 in 5 chance so we are underpriced.


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[Manhattanite]

Yep you’re right.

We only need to play well for 4 weeks.


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And we have actually already shown we can win where and against whom we need to in these 4 games

We have beaten the Lions at the Gabba this year
We beat the Giants at Giants stadium last season
We beat Port at Adelaide Oval this year and beat the Cats at the MCG this year
We beat the Swans at the MCG last season


The only team we haven’t beaten the last two seasons are the Bulldogs but we also haven’t played them at the MCG




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[Blue and Silver]

The task before the team is Herculean.

If we win this week, it's off to Sydney to face either the Swans or Giants.

Win that and we face either the Power in Adelaide or Geelong in Melbourne.

Win that and it's whoever is left out of Giants, Swans, Dogs and Hawks in the Grand Final.

Minimum two interstate, maybe 3 finals



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[swuzzlebubble]

apply some pressure which Williams will not do as much with a sussy hammy as he might normally.

Should not be playing if he can't do that. I could understand if he wasn't covering as much ground as usual, but he's got to apply pressure in his area

 

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[Glicksy11]

Hearing all 8 will be named (Cerra sub)
TDK Charlie wait and see

In; Charlie Harry Williams McGovern Martin Cerra (sub), Docherty TDK

Young will play

OUT: Carrol, durdin, fantasia, lord, binns, moir, Pitt, owies

this will be the team named with Pitt and lord on standby for Charlie (Kennedy will play forward if not and lord into the guts) and pitt for TDK

 

[bourbons]

Why not us? Champion Data details the reasons why each top 8 team can win the flag

“They’ve got the best profile in the game.”

www.sen.com.au

“Carlton’s pressure this year is the third best of any team in the competition. 180 is the is the AFL average for pressure rating, and in 20 of their 23 matches, Carlton has rated higher than 180 which is significant.

Weird stat. How do we leak goals like we do while being 3rd best in pressure? 14th in the comp for points against

 

[Stamos]

Weird stat. How do we leak goals like we do while being 3rd best in pressure? 14th in the comp for points against

Lapses I guess?
So way above 180 for part of the game, and below for too much?

Also I guess the way we have leaked goals from stoppage, might still have a high pressure rating.

 

[Stamos]

Hearing all 8 will be named (Cerra sub)
TDK Charlie wait and see

In; Charlie Harry Williams McGovern Martin Cerra (sub), Docherty TDK

Young will play

OUT: Carrol, durdin, fantasia, lord, binns, moir, Pitt, owies

this will be the team named with Pitt and lord on standby for Charlie (Kennedy will play forward if not and lord into the guts) and pitt for TDK

Would reek of desperation and a lack of confidence and considered strategy.

Also not sure how Motlop would hold his spot ahead of Fantasia, or Durdin, or most of the others for that matter. He was terrible against the Saints.

 

[Soapy V]

Don't worry, there will be a tone of "I told you so's" regardless.

Yeh. People shouldn't have opinions or concerns.

 

[TrueQldBlue]

Somewhat, but not defensively

Fair enough

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[LanceRomance]

I thought only carlton players carried injuries?

 

[Big Red is back]

Carlton really shouldn't be anywhere near pulling this off .... couldn't possibly have a worse lead up to finals than what the Blues have had ... otoh ... Brisbane's lead up has been brilliant.. even the 1 point loss to Pies was good for them for a reality check.

Carlton are so unsettled that they don't even know who their team mates will be. Not the solid machine you'd want to be.

Having said that .... there's always an upset in there, surely


All the other finals are 50/50 .... Carlton doing a number on the Lions would be the only upset this week

Lions lead up not flash, lost at home to GWS comfortably then lost to undermanned Pies and a 3 goal win vs the Bombers.

 

[jimsta10]

Yeh. People shouldn't have opinions or concerns.

The Chief would be bored shi1less and BF would be non existent.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

The Chef would be bored shi1less and BF would be non existent.

Looks pretty motivated to me.

 

[jimsta10]

Chief

Looks pretty motivated to me.

 

[bourbons]

The task before the team is Herculean.

If we win this week, it's off to Sydney to face either the Swans or Giants.

Win that and we face either the Power in Adelaide or Geelong in Melbourne.

Win that and it's whoever is left out of Giants, Swans, Dogs and Hawks in the Grand Final.

Minimum two interstate, maybe 3 finals



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Yep

Loving the passion in this thread but we need to temper expectations a bit, I don't think we get within 6 goals of Brisbane and if we somehow pull out a win for the ages its off to Sydney next week, just ain't gonna happen.

I just hope they realise what a great chance they blew this year and it fuels them in '25. Would be nice to finally have a season where they don't forget how to play footy for 1/3 of it.

 

[SurreyBlue]

MSN

Hope Cripps, Walsh, Charlie, Harry and others get the same looking after Fagen!