Preview 2024 Rd 16 Carlton v Richmond Sunday 30th June 3:20PM AEST @ MCG

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …


IN: Adam Cerra
OUT: Corey Durdin

MILESTONE: Zac Williams 150 AFL Games

AFL team selection: Cerra returns

Carlton has welcomed back Adam Cerra for the Round 16 clash with Richmond.

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

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

Let's see how much this changes by Sunday...

 

[Jatz]

Would much prefer a dry track, for a good old fashioned belting.

 

[jj1978]

They still have some decent pace in the side and you never know Martin could pull out one of his final blinders. Problem is they're now officially out of finals (even if they go on a winning streak now can only get 11 wins), so depends on what mindset the players come with and what things the coach may now want to work on accomplish in these final weeks.

We should be pulling a Mortal Kombat finishing move on them, but this mob did beat Sydney!

 

[Juddernaut08]

Would much prefer a dry track, for a good old fashioned belting.

I'll take any margin and no injuries.

But how good would a 100+ point thrashing be? Would be helping them anyway as they need to get a lower % than North to get pick 1.

 

[Sweet Seventeen]

Would much prefer a dry track, for a good old fashioned belting.

Don't think the weather will matter much. wet or dry. We win by 70 points plus.

Cerra to play a full game, spending more time in our forward half than normal. Could even play Fantas role, possibly.

He will be cherry ripe, if he is picked. Have a lot of faith in our fitness team now.

Their is little to no benefit from playing Cerra in the magoos, imo.

 

[Juice030103]

Grimes is out too, Charlie might kick 10

 

[jj1978]

Grimes is out too, Charlie might kick 10

Now we're going to have to hear that Charlie wins the coleman because we played Richmond twice.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Can't see Cerra running around at VFL level, he would have built resistance under an extended training block

If ready, I think he plays at one level, AFL

Training loads is not VFL playing and certainly nowhere near AFL.

People can kid themselves it’s the same, it’s just not. Playing for something real when you have an opponent wanting to beat, chase and tackle you puts your body under far different conditions than training does.

Cerra’s an A grader, I can certainly see why he would just come into the seniors, others not A graders should be going back through the magoos and building conditioning in real games

If he does play twos then it’ll be crystal clear the strategy has changed from years past and earlier this season




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[jj1978]

Training loads is not VFL playing and certainly nowhere near AFL.

People can kid themselves it’s the same, it’s just not. Playing for something real when you have an opponent wanting to beat, chase and tackle you puts your body under far different conditions than training does.

Cerra’s an A grader, I can certainly see why he would just come into the seniors, others not A graders should be going back through the magoos and building conditioning in real games

If he does play twos then it’ll be crystal clear the strategy has changed from years past and earlier this season




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Even Judd when he missed many weeks played VFL. Cerra's missed 9 games this season he's not immune to going via the VFL considering his injury limited his running work and fitness.

 

[JJBagger]

Even Judd when he missed many weeks played VFL. Cerra's missed 9 games this season he's not immune to going via the VFL considering his injury limited his running work and fitness.

Judd played one VFL game at the backend of his career when he was rarely fit

 

[Arr0w]

Training loads is not VFL playing and certainly nowhere near AFL.

People can kid themselves it’s the same, it’s just not. Playing for something real when you have an opponent wanting to beat, chase and tackle you puts your body under far different conditions than training does.

Cerra’s an A grader, I can certainly see why he would just come into the seniors, others not A graders should be going back through the magoos and building conditioning in real games

If he does play twos then it’ll be crystal clear the strategy has changed from years past and earlier this season




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No issue with me if he plays VFL first on managed minutes

 

[BigFrizz36]

Tigers are $7.00 to win. Been a long time since one of our bitter rivals has gone around at that price against us.

 

[BigFrizz36]

Grimes is out too, Charlie might kick 10

Poor old Frank Grimes has had back surgery and will miss the rest of the season. Might be all over for him - uncontracted next season.

 

[sweethoney]

I said at the end of pre season Kennedy was flying and needed to play midfield. He is a better player than Hewett (who I rate) if left to play his role. IMO the weekend showed that

I also said TDK will have a breakout year if rucking alone

Please leave them there

Cerra is vital but will have to work his way back like Motlop. These players having to "earn" their spots makes us better and winning should be rewarded

We are in a great spot for this time of year but a long way to go

Don’t forget you also said Williams up forward Soap

 

[Juddernaut08]

Tigers are $7.00 to win. Been a long time since one of our bitter rivals has gone around at that price against us.

considering last game was so close, I'm shocked at those odds!

 

[JJBagger]

considering last game was so close, I'm shocked at those odds!

Both sides completely different this time around. Weitering, Walsh, E. Hollands all playing this time for us, while Lynch, Grimes, Prestia, Lefau all not playing for them

 

[BigFrizz36]

Both sides completely different this time around. Weitering, Walsh, E. Hollands all playing this time for us, while Lynch, Grimes, Prestia, Lefau all not playing for them

That is absolutely silk inclusions for us there.

 

[teagueyubeauty]

How good was he on Friday night, he seemed to be in everything

How goods he been the last few years


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[jj1978]

considering last game was so close, I'm shocked at those odds!

1.11 is ridiculous. Should be 1.01

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Given how bad our VFL team is, Cerra will probably find it harder to find touch there than getting silver service from Cripps all afternoon.

He’ll be roving to Pittonet, he’d get plenty of opportunities and probably plenty of the pill


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[xDQ82x]

Cez to come back through the twos. Likely will only play a half.

Pitto only to play when TDK needs a rest. Which will be soon but not this week.

 

[skadoosh]

Cez to come back through the twos. Likely will only play a half.

Pitto only to play when TDK needs a rest. Which will be soon but not this week.

These are both from your contact rather than your opinion right?

Appreciated as always!

 

[xDQ82x]

These are both from your contact rather than your opinion right?

Appreciated as always!

Yep, he isn't infallible but that's what i got told today.

 

[skadoosh]

Arr0w falsely inflating Richmond's preview thread numbers and driving the conversation.
Thread would be at 15 replies if not for this heroic effort

 

[Juddernaut08]

Grimes is out too, Charlie might kick 10

Grimes is what 45 now? He'd have been useless anyway.