Preview 2024 Rd 15 Carlton v Geelong Friday 21 June 7:40PM (AEST) @ MCG

[Aphrodite]

TEAM IS IN …


IN: Fantasia

OUT: Carroll

AFL team news: Blues make one change

It's a relatively settled 23 for the Blues heading into the 2024 AFL Carlton Respects Game.

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

 

[Aphrodite]

Wouldn’t expect a high score game like last time,Voss was really pi55ed that day.


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2.8 in the 1st qtr

 

[Coops93]

I just hear a whiff of arrogance every time he speaks

And yet I find him the more tolerable to the 2, Brad is even worse somehow.

 

[Coops93]

If Touhy gets off the leash again and starts fist pumping the faithful I’m gonna lose it

He didn’t want to leave, SOS lowballed him.

It makes no sense that fans boo him when we play Geelong.

At least we got Marchbank out of it...

 

[Wickzki]

Ive been advised on good authority that......... we aren't wearing the orange socks!!! Just orange numbers. So relieved. We will win this.

Why is the home team wearing an alternate? I always thought the home team wore their normal gear and the away team wore the clash of that's the issue?

 

[Coops93]

Why is the home team wearing an alternate? I always thought the home team wore their normal gear and the away team wore the clash of that's the issue?

It's not an issue of home/away alternate kit, it's a charity kit.

 

[jj1978]

Statistically, yes, that is true

If you were to train an ML model then it would infer at this moment if you asked it, "will Carlton win the game if it's wearing orange socks?" It would reply "No" with a confidence level of 100%.

Statistics are fun.

 

[Michael Jezz]

Carlton are a 5 goal better side than last time we played and lost by 16 points. Therefore....
Blues by 14 points

 

[AceAndy]

Carlton are a 5 goal better side than last time we played and lost by 16 points. Therefore....
Blues by 14 points

I think it will be a just under 3 goal victory to us , Blues by 16 points

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

If you were to train an ML model then it would infer at this moment if you asked it, "will Carlton win the game if it's wearing orange socks?" It would reply "No" with a confidence level of 100%.

Statistics are fun.

It probably wouldn't, because it's happened before doesn't mean it'll happen again. Something as complex as ML would be able to process all game history of Carlton not just orange socks and it would pretty comfortably not predict a loss with 100%

 

[ctwenty1]

He didn’t want to leave, SOS lowballed him.

It makes no sense that fans boo him when we play Geelong.

Totally agree. Don’t understand it - was loyal to us and was not reciprocated tbh.

 

[ctwenty1]

I think it will be a just over 10 goal victory to us , Blues by 61 points

EFA

 

[jj1978]

It probably wouldn't, because it's happened before doesn't mean it'll happen again. Something as complex as ML would be able to process all game history of Carlton not just orange socks and it would pretty comfortably not predict a loss with 100%

Depends on the features you're training the model on.

 

[Countryblueswitnotattoos]

Reckon you're all talking like these guys are playing at the peak of their powers...

They ain't.

Spot on '4in5'

Last time we played them, they were unbeaten and on top of the ladder. But they hadn't played a single team now in the 8 at that point. The Lions and Bulldogs were probably their best wins at the time. Those teams are in good form now, but they were a long way off the pace earlier in the year when the Cats played them.

Against us, they were far from convincing. Our defensive lapses gifted them a lot of easy entries and they made the most of them with 18 goals from 45 i50s. They won't have that luxury this time around. Our backline has stiffened up considerably since then with key inclusions and some much needed continuity.

Since their win against us, they have played 5 teams from the top 11 and they have lost them all. Their solitary win came against the injury ravaged Tigers, but was nothing to get overly excited about. The Tigers had a good lead late in the 2nd qtr after kicking 7 goals to 3. A few minutes into the 4th qtr, the margin was just 3 points.

Looking ahead at their draw, they have some tough games ahead and will struggle to retain their spot in the 8.

If the Blues come back from the bye in the same form as our last 3 matches, we win comfortably. If Carlton is a genuine top 4 team, we win comfortably. Heck if we deserve our position in 2nd place on the ladder (which I think we do), we win this comfortably.

I have no doubt the Cats will come back from the bye fired up and will throw everything including the kitchen sink at the Blues. But we should be strutting into the G with an air of confidence.

Fire up fellow Blue Baggers!

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

Depends on the features you're training the model on.

no... Not really lol. I mean unless you give it 8 data points and don't let it know any other game of football has ever been played.

 

[Sector 7G]

Carlton are a 5 goal better side than last time we played and lost by 16 points. Therefore....
Blues by 14 points

That would also depend on which umpires turn up. We copped the pineapple treatment last time around.

 

[katmanblue]

Statistically, yes, that is true

Hoyne, is that you?

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[CCurnow3votes]

I am absolutely dumbfounded at them picking Orazio over Motlop. Horrendous decision.

You’ve been founded dumb?

 

[CCurnow3votes]

Why is the home team wearing an alternate? I always thought the home team wore their normal gear and the away team wore the clash of that's the issue?

Exactly - we should make The Cats wear orange!

 

[katmanblue]

Totally agree. Don’t understand it - was loyal to us and was not reciprocated tbh.

SOS + Mathouse = disaster

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[Wickzki]

Exactly - we should make The Cats wear orange!

Might be an advantage for Jeremy Cameron

 

[Wickzki]

He didn’t want to leave, SOS lowballed him.

It makes no sense that fans boo him when we play Geelong.

This is the one thing that continues to irritate me about our supporter base. It's not as though the reasoning behind him leaving the club hasn't been highly publicized multiple times over.

 

[blueycarlton]

Last time we played it was a Geelong home game, but they wore their away shorts (white). We wore our navy (home) shorts.

 

[SOS Rules]

And yet I find him the more tolerable to the 2, Brad is even worse somehow.

It's close run thing between those two. Much happier with our humble coach. Just gives off better vibes.

 

[Sam The Doc]

2.8 in the 1st qtr

Complete dominance that quarter too...

 

[Sam The Doc]

This is the one thing that continues to irritate me about our supporter base. It's not as though the reasoning behind him leaving the club hasn't been highly publicized multiple times over.

I think he loves the booing. Gives it back in a big way after every goal he kicks.