Preview 2024 Rd 21 Carlton vs Collingwood Saturday 3rd August 7:30PM AEST @ MCG

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …



MILESTONE: Jack Martin

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Jack Martin

Age

29

Ht

186cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

6.3

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.7

5star

G

0.9

4star

D

14.9

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

7.0

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

3.6

4star

G

1.1

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.6

3star

150 AFL Games

AFL team news: Martin returns for game 150

A milestone for a returning Blue among four changes to the Round 21 team.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[Drexl 31]

So win 3 of the last 4 and we pack it up?

Start a rebuild?

Merge with Tassie?

 

[gab213]

Sydney has lost 4 of its last 5 games

 

[Red_man2008]

So win 3 of the last 4 and we pack it up?

Start a rebuild?

Collingwood will get up for pendles 400th Plus season on the line
Hawks have lost once in the last two months.
West coast surely we can’t lose this.
Saints are 5-3 since the bye. Much better form line than us.

2022 season repeating on us it seems.

 

[Arr0w]

Sydney has lost 4 of its last 5 games

They should pack it up too. Sack all their coaches too

 

[Arr0w]

Collingwood will get up for pendles 400th Plus season on the line
Hawks have lost once in the last two months.
West coast surely we can’t lose this.
Saints are 5-3 since the bye. Much better form line than us.

2022 season repeating on us it seems.

Good that you have added context, but the season isn't over even if we only win 2 of the last 4

 

[Kruezing]

Good that you have added context, but the season isn't over even if we only win 2 of the last 4

Given our current form and the reliance on Pitto for the last four rounds and a few non contributors running around I reckon that’s probably the best case scenario ….

 

[gab213]

Good that you have added context, but the season isn't over even if we only win 2 of the last 4

I think that we will win at least 2 and probably 3 of them

 

[gab213]

Given our current form and the reliance on Pitto for the last four rounds and a few non contributors running around I reckon that’s probably the best case scenario ….

Pitto had a stinker last game but has been fine before that, we'll be okay

 

[crippa1234]

Can somebody explain to me why Pittonet cant or isn’t ever there to mark a football?

He is 202cm and averages 1.4 marks a game (usually uncontested)… either his positioning is terrible due to bad coaching or he just doesn’t know how to go for a grab , and this is a massive hole in our game with TDK out.

Most teams rely on their ruck (eg Cameron Gawn Grundy list goes on) to take a link up mark on the wing . We really felt that missing with McKay out this week and Curnow having to go and take them (with no one to then kick it to in our forward 50)

Why is pitto not that guy? I don’t understand … he would be a pretty ok ruck if he could be this guy

 

[Doro]

I think this is exactly the match we need to get back on track. MCG, 80k, nice forgiving surface and the old enemy with a celebration game as motivation. Love spoiling their parties, bring it on.

 

[GoBlues!]

Collingwood will get up for pendles 400th Plus season on the line.

Actually our form line is better than Collingwood's if you look back over the past 5 weeks.

Our 3 losses have been less than 14 points and against some decent sides, and well documented key injuries.

Not sure about the theory of getting up for milestone games. Ferris or Old Dark Navy Blues bring me some data …..fact or myth?

 

[JustaBattler]

Facts? More like opinion:

Port weren't at full strength...

Jones was decent enough despite his brain fades, 1v1 he was a tough matchup...

McKay, Acres and TDK all played v Giants, Dogs and North and we were still pretty woeful aside from about 1.5 quarters in each of those games...

TDK/McKay and Acres did not play against Port - this is a fact not an opinion.

My original post referenced the same point you made above in response it helps if people actually read what is posted.

Compared to Carlton's outs - Port were at full strength - which great player was not in their side?

 

[AceAndy]

I reckon this game is an elimination final …

Hopefully it will be for them.

 

[Tennant]

To those people saying we won’t win because it’s Pendles 400 ……..please

I think Carlton have enough to play for as retaining a top 4 spot and knocking the pies out of the finals race is a big motivation.

Let’s see what they are made of, line in the sand game for Carlton. If this doesn’t motivate the players then make the tough calls at seasons end.

None of this players are sore crap….all players from all clubs are sore this time of year.

If a player is legitimately injured don’t play them, it’s hurt us the last few weeks. Players are playing for careers and to be part of finals campaign. That’s gotta motivate them and if it doesn’t get rid of them.

We have the talent, let’s turn this around and beat Collingwood

 

[AceAndy]

To those people saying we won’t win because it’s Pendles 400 ……..please

I think Carlton have enough to play for as retaining a top 4 spot and knocking the pies out of the finals race is a big motivation.

Let’s see what they are made of, line in the sand game for Carlton. If this doesn’t motivate the players then make the tough calls at seasons end.

None of this players are sore crap….all players from all clubs are sore this time of year.

I am not sure milestone games are any motivator for players. Cant recall the last time i thought players had played out of their skins because it was a milestone game, just a media /marketing thing. Absolutely zero impact on players imo.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

TDK/McKay and Acres did not play against Port - this is a fact not an opinion.

Obviously... but they were there in the other three games we were poor, let's not pretend that them missing was the real problem... because clearly it's deeper than that...

My original post referenced the same point you made above in response it helps if people actually read what is posted.

Compared to Carlton's outs - Port were at full strength - which great player was not in their side?

Since when is a full strength side made up entirely of great players? Name any team that have 23 great players... you won't be able to.

Port were missing SPP, Finlayson, Marshall and Soldo... all best 22 players for them and them being missing means they were not at full strength. If your point was that they were better off than us on the injury front, sure can't argue that, but it certainly wasn't articulated very well on your behalf...

Jones was a proper tall defender who played alongside Weitering. The fact we haven't addressed this when we lost him is a glaring issue.

 

[Worm4]

It's time to make a statement. Put a nail into their coffin , please.

 

[branedotorg]

Guys, this is a forum for discussion and robust opinion but not for personal stuff.

Leave that at the door please

 

[JustaBattler]

Obviously... but they were there in the other three games we were poor, let's not pretend that them missing was the real problem... because clearly it's deeper than that...



Since when is a full strength side made up entirely of great players? Name any team that have 23 great players... you won't be able to.

Port were missing SPP, Finlayson, Marshall and Soldo... all best 22 players for them and them being missing means they were not at full strength. If your point was that they were better off than us on the injury front, sure can't argue that, but it certainly wasn't articulated very well on your behalf...

Jones was a proper tall defender who played alongside Weitering. The fact we haven't addressed this when we lost him is a glaring issue.

Yes my mistake I meant since Jones left - cant play against there talls with only one- and it has cost games this year and continues to be exploited by the opposition. I hav. been on about that for two years now - Young/DurdinMcDonald all flops - and we didn't even look at Collins who would have cost peanuts or nothong- the bloke who played next to Weitering all through TAC.

 

[hoops2fev]

Kemp should not be played on big fwds, it's going to kill his confidence, not sure why he wasn't swung fwd for young earlier or tried fwd throughout the year

 

[BigFrizz36]

Yes my mistake I meant since Jones left - cant play against there talls with only one- and it has cost games this year and continues to be exploited by the opposition. I hav. been on about that for two years now - Young/DurdinMcDonald all flops - and we didn't even look at Collins who would have cost peanuts or nothong- the bloke who played next to Weitering all through TAC.

You do know that the Collins that plays for the Gold Coast is 30 years old and not the bloke that Weitering played with?

The bloke he played with was drafted by the Dogs, was very very slow and only played one game before being delisted.

 

[JustaBattler]

You do know that the Collins that plays for the Gold Coast is 30 years old and not the bloke that Weitering played with?

The bloke he played with was drafted by the Dogs, was very very slow and only played one game before being delisted.

Oh well - I thought it was the same bloke- still a 30 yr old Collins would be handy.

 

[Benaly28]

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[macky99]

Oh well - I thought it was the same bloke- still a 30 yr old Collins would be handy.

Same as comments re Adam Cerra he played all his football at Fremantle on the wing & inside mid, he did not play at half back.

 

[TheReal99prelim]

So much fear in here...

Filth won by 26 pts against an insipid Tigers outfit, with only 1 more scoring shot than them...

Not afraid of them at all... what I am afraid of, is us turning up with a shit attitude again...

Lost us every game this year apart from Sydney game