Preview 2024 Rd 17 Carlton vs GWS Saturday 6th July 7:30PM @ Engie Stadium

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …

AFL team news: Blues welcome back two

Tom De Koning and Matthew Cottrell have been named for Round 17.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

George very stiff, he's been good all year and absolutely built for finals footy.

He'll be back soon enough though, got a feeling they'll manage Crippa maybe in a few weeks. Could even be a late in for Chugga.

Cotters probably sub - managed minutes and extra run late in the game.

 

[Bundy Bear Bogan]

Yeah he has actually been great over the past month or so.
Really stiff, thought kennedy would be rested for sure (who knows still could be?)

I'm with you Sam. Shocked at the dropping. Just made so much sense to rest MK as I thought it's his turn and put the sore knee up. So unless we start getting more injuries, selection is going to get harder and harder. People will get left out that deserve a spot. But it's a good problem I suppose

 

[Accidental genius]

Ollie is named in the team so suspect even if Cotts ends up playing it won’t be to play Ollie’s wing role. Maybe he’ll replace Fantasia?

 

[Benaly28]

I wonder if Cottrell is coming in to play a forward defensive role on their most damaging player, Whitfield?

I’d say he starts as sub.


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[Bundy Bear Bogan]

Welcome back Cotts

Welcome back Cotter

 

[Bundy Bear Bogan]

Welcome back Cotter

And if you don't understand, your just too young

 

[ESKIE]

And if you don't understand, your just too young

Oh i get it don’t worry

 

[LanceRomance]

Guess I was wrong about Pitto not being dropped.

I consulted the augur and the lamb guts spilled out the right way and everything

 

[PenskeFile]

I'm pretty sure the 2 rucks is dead. Pitto only plays when we rest TDK.

With the way TDK has come on this year I think this is the best way, I wouldn't mind TDK getting another rest before the finals as well.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

Credit to Cotts and fitness staff. George unlucky. Looks like trying to see how this side will go as a 'quick play' team.

We may well score 200 points!

 

[passmark]

Are we at the point the MC is already looking at changing it up with best 25-26 players getting a look in to see how the system works ? By that I mean we have faith that we should win regardless of who in that top group plays?

 

[passmark]

We may well score 200 billion points!

 

[Bundy Bear Bogan]

Oh i get it don’t worry

Welcome to the retirement village, Eskie

 

[PenskeFile]

Welcome back Cotter

Is that Travolta?

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Good.

We’re pretty close to full strength.

Roll on Saturday night.

 

[PenskeFile]

Like a few others, I'm surprised to see Hewett out.
It was interesting reading the thoughts of a few on here yesterday re: Hewett Vs Kennedy.
I've personally had Kennedy out before George, but Kennedy has been very god

 

[Jacks Seething Rage]

 

[F_therest]

Credit to Cotts and fitness staff. George unlucky. Looks like trying to see how this side will go as a 'quick play' team.

Yeah only reason I can think of since Hewett's actually been in good form.

We have clearly evolved to a strong transition, hard running team and the coaches are picking players to fit the system, not just picking the top 23 players on paper.

Prob our best chance of beating Sydney and Collingwood in a Grand Final.

Other reason i think Hewett loses his spot is he's the least versatile - basically a mid only. Hes even lost his defensive mod/tagger role to Cincotta.

Kennedy can play forward. E Hollands and Fog can play forward/mid. Cottrell and Fantasia can play small forward or high half forward. Cottrell could even rotate wing.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

 

[Revenant1965]

Are we at the point the MC is already looking at changing it up with best 25-26 players getting a look in to see how the system works ? By that I mean we have faith that we should win regardless of who in that top group plays?

I have no idea, but I wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing a rotation of players from now....

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

Cotts or cinc are going to full time that third forward thing Kennedy has admirably attempted for large chunks. So it makes sense Kennedy goes full time into the midfield and cerra is back. Hewett isn't better than either of them.

Voss knows exactly the structure he wants. This just leans more into it.

 

[CCurnow3votes]

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Very nice

 

[AceAndy]

Like a few others, I'm surprised to see Hewett out.
It was interesting reading the thoughts of a few on here yesterday re: Hewett Vs Kennedy.
I've personally had Kennedy out before George, but Kennedy has been very god

I think Hewett a little unlucky to be left out. With Cotters coming back in I would have thought it would be O.Hollands making way rather than George. Anyway, a pretty good lineup and i think we will take the four points on Saturday .

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

George is desperately unlucky, but Cripps and Walsh are going to attend most centre bounces. Kennedy, Elijah and Fog can attend the rest. Kennedy does a reasonable job defensively when up forward and he is the like for like.

We have elite runners in Ollie, Cotters, Walsh, Elijah, Curnow and I'll add in Acres based on what I can see. It's clear this sort of gut running through to full time is something our game plan requires.

Then we have elite field kicking with Newman, Saad, McGovern, Curnow, Cowan, Cerra, Weitering, Boyd, and generally Kennedy.

This is the crux of the game plan, run ... pressure ... turnover ... get the ball into the hands of an elite user and bang.

 

[F_therest]

Are we at the point the MC is already looking at changing it up with best 25-26 players getting a look in to see how the system works ? By that I mean we have faith that we should win regardless of who in that top group plays?

Yeah seems to me we are now a system based team and I love it. We know how we want to play and will pick players accordingly to play a role.

Putting our players in a line, I'd have Pitto and Hewett in our best 23 players this year. But having them in would make us too slow and impact our transition game so they miss out.

They are also not versatile. Pitto is only a ruck and Hewett only a mid. That hurts their case even more compared to TDK (can ruck and play forward decently), with guys like Kennedy, Fog and Hollands all able to play forward and mid.