Preview 2024 Rd 12 Carlton vs Port Adelaide Thursday 30th May 7:30PM AEST @ Adelaide Oval

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …

Unchanged




https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1566482/afl-team-news-blues-name-23-for-thursday-night-football

Backs:	Adam Saad	Jacob Weitering	Zac Williams
Half-backs:	Brodie Kemp	Mitch McGovern	Nic Newman
Centreline:	Ollie Hollands	Patrick Cripps	Elijah Hollands
Half-forwards:	Lachie Fogarty	Harry McKay	Matthew Owies
Forwards:	George Hewett	Charlie Curnow	Matthew Kennedy
Followers:	Tom De Koning	Sam Walsh	Alex Cincotta
Interchange:	Lachie Cowan	Jack Carroll	Blake Acres
	Jordan Boyd	Orazio Fantasia
Emergencies:	Corey Durdin	Caleb Marchbank	Lewis Young

 

[Aphrodite]

Them …


IN: I Soldo 13, C Dixon 22, F Evans 31

OUT: C Rozee 1, W Rioli 15 (injured), J Sweet 24 (omitted)


B: K Farrell 6, E Ratugolea 27, B Zerk-Thatcher 25
HB: M Bergman 14, A Aliir 21, D Houston 5
C: T Boak, O Wines 16, W Drew 28
HF: D Byrne-Jones 33, T Marshall 4, M Georgiades 19
F: Z Butters 9-C, C Dixon 22, L Jones 34
Foll: I Soldo 13, J Horne-Francis 18, J McEntee 41
I/C: R Burton 3, J Burgoyne 7, J Finlayson 11, F Evans 31, J Mead 44

Emergencies: T Clurey 17, J Sweet 24, T Anastasopoulos 29

 

[Zlatan]

After Butters and JHF, Rioli was the one that worried me most. Would have scored 3 out the back guaranteed.

No excuses with them missing Rioli and Rozee.

 

[9874123]

I think that Butters and Horne-Francis will be more impacted by the new rules interpretations than any of our players.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Carrol would be very stiff to be sub 3 weeks in a row. Not sure thats doing the player any favours.

He can play on Sunday if he only gets a quarter or so, for a change the VFL fixture works in our favor


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[9874123]

He can play on Sunday if he only gets a quarter or so, for a change the VFL fixture works in our favor


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True, good point.

 

[Juice030103]

We win

 

[Aphrodite]

Of course Charlie Dixon

22

Charlie Dixon

Age

34

Ht

200cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.6

5star

D

10.5

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.5

2star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.5

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

is back after being ‘managed’ last week.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Think there is still a watch on McGovern

Did Gov train today sans a mattress?


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[Benaly28]

Carroll sub again?

He needs a full game is sub Fanta.


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[Benaly28]

Of course Charlie Dixon

22

Charlie Dixon

Age

34

Ht

200cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.6

5star

D

10.5

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.5

2star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.5

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

is back after being ‘managed’ last week.

Apparently has a pre arranged schedule for the season when he plays and when he has a rest.


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[Kreuuuzeurns]

Carroll sub again?

Three games in a row would be pretty poor on Jack, imo bad management for a player who desperately needs game time for his development. He is closer to not making it than making it atm.

Unfortunately he is the 23rd fit player and 5th fit midfielder so he might have to cop it, AFL footy ain’t fair.

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

I was hoping Anastasopoulos would play for them.

Not biased at all -but he’ll be the best player in the AFL soon. I thought the same about Jimmy Toumpas

Jimmy Toumpas

Age

30

Ht

183cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.7

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

0.8

3star

No current season stats available

D

7.0

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.4

4star

CL

0.2

2star

and I am never wrong about these things.

 

[bigblueboy]

Of course Charlie Dixon is back after being ‘managed’ last week.

Five day rest off a trip to Tassie against the bottom team - well planned by Port.

 

[norway blue]

Just hope we knock it forward or to advantage by any means. Don’t even grab the ball iff tackler is close. Tomorrow night will be interesting in more ways than one. Go Blues adapt. !


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[9874123]

I was hoping Anastasopoulos would play for them.

Not biased at all -but he’ll be the best player in the AFL soon. I thought the same about Jimmy Toumpas and I am never wrong about these things.

Been a while since we've had a proper Greek surname tearing up the comp. (Daicos doesn't count obviously)

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

I was hoping Anastasopoulos would play for them.

Not biased at all -but he’ll be the best player in the AFL soon. I thought the same about Jimmy Toumpas and I am never wrong about these things.

Phillip Poursanidis horribly underrated...

 

[BlueLocke]

Need to isolate Zirk-Thatcher as much as possible. The bloke is absolutely hopeless 1-1.

 

[JJBagger]

Need to isolate Zirk-Thatcher as much as possible. The bloke is absolutely hopeless 1-1.

All 3 of them are hopeless 1v1

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

 

[T2B_]

I was hoping Anastasopoulos would play for them.

Not biased at all -but he’ll be the best player in the AFL soon. I thought the same about Jimmy Toumpas and I am never wrong about these things.

We still a chance at Albert Proud?

 

[T2B_]

I can't believe Cripps reaches 200 games in 5 matches.

Feels like only yesterday I remember him debuting as a young oversized dude getting used to his body, practically tripping over himself.

 

[myblueroan]

Of course Charlie Dixon is back after being ‘managed’ last week.

Charlie freaking Dixon

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Port have 3 tall defenders, 4 tall forwards (or guys who play tall), and their ruck.

Carlton have 3 tall defenders (or guys who play tall), 2 tall forwards and our ruck.

This time they go in with an extra tall, or one of their forwards is playing another role potentially.

Weitering on Dixon, Kemp on Marshall, Gov on Finlayson/Georgiades because they are the ones most likely to be getting up the ground where Gov likes to be. Maybe one of these guys will be the sub? If all 4 play, then Cowan will take the leftover of the 4.

I would have thought Ratugolea on McKay, Zerk-Thatcher on Curnow, with Allir leaving his man to intercept as much as possible. However, a smart coach would go to school on what Mac Andrew was doing with Charlie last week, and play the more athletic Aliir on him, which means the likes of Elijah Hollands or Matt Kennedy might get the BZT mismatch.

Cripps vs Wines head to head looks tantalising. Cincotta has been named on ball, and I think he's going to run with Butters or Horne-Francis. Drew has been named on a wing, but I think he will watch Walsh closely.

Port aren't as quick as Sydney by foot, but they do move the ball quickly. I'm not seeing this as being a game where they run around or past us though.

Fogarty could play a defensive forward role on Dan Houston

9

Dan Houston

Age

27

Ht

186cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.0

5star

MG

289.2

4star

D

17.6

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.4

4star

MG

319.9

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

12.4

5star

HB

4.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

279.8

5star

who could cut us up with his foot skills if he gets enough of it.

On paper, we possess the ball more than Port do. On the surface you'd say that they go long and direct to that forward line, but theoretically we should be and appear to be using the eye test, but we do average more possessions on average per player selected so it might be that we play more tempo footy when required.

 

[jj1978]

Of course Charlie Dixon is back after being ‘managed’ last week.

You can almost see him having his game of the season tomorrow night.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

You can almost see him having his game of the season tomorrow night.

Something whacky will happen, no doubt. Drew will keep Walsh to 18 disposals, or Finlayson will kick 6, or Allir will keep Charlie to 1.4. There is always an anomaly like that. Last week, we provided the anomaly with Williams kicking 4. We just have to come out on the positive side of the anomaly ledger.