Preview 2024 Rd 9 Carlton vs Melbourne Thursday 9th May 7:30PM @ MCG

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …


IN: Ollie Hollands, Brodie Kemp, Jack Martin

21

Jack Martin

Age

30

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

, Mitch McGovern

11

Mitch Mcgovern

Age

30

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

189.8

3star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

1.1

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.9

3star

MG

179.6

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.0

5star

MG

218.0

4star

OUT: Zac Williams (glute soreness), David Cuningham

28

David Cuningham

Age

27

Ht

183cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.3

5star

G

0.5

3star

D

12.1

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

5.6

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.1

3star

G

0.4

3star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

5.6

5star

G

0.4

3star

, Orazio Fantasia

14

Orazio Fantasia

Age

29

Ht

180cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.1

5star

G

1.4

5star

D

9.8

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.4

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

2star

G

0.2

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.0

1star

, Lewis Young

33

Lewis Young

Age

26

Ht

202cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

197.9

3star

D

4.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

1.0

1star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

26.0

1star

D

14.4

4star

K

8.2

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

2.0

4star

MG

181.6

3star

AFL team selection: Blues recall four

Carlton's Round 9 team is in.

www.carltonfc.com.au

Round 9 team v Melbourne
Backs:	Brodie Kemp	Jacob Weitering	Lachie Cowan
Half-backs:	Alex Cincotta	Mitch McGovern	Nic Newman
Centreline:	Ollie Hollands	Patrick Cripps	Blake Acres
Half-forwards:	Jack Martin	Harry McKay	Elijah Hollands
Forwards:	Matthew Owies	Charlie Curnow	Tom De Koning
Followers:	Marc Pittonet	Sam Walsh	Matthew Kennedy
Interchange:	Jordan Boyd	Adam Cerra	Matthew Cottrell
	Corey Durdin	George Hewett
Emergencies:	David Cuningham	Orazio Fantasia	Lewis Young

 

[Arr0w]

Have a feeling Young will stay in the side to play on Petty

 

[HereComesJuddy]

Have a feeling Young will stay in the side to play on Petty

Yeah I don’t think Young is getting dropped this week. Petty took a few good clunks tonight so hopefully Young can combat that

 

[carlton_99]

Let’s use it in combination with the eye test.

Did you feel he was damaging with his distribution?

Like Cripps, he’s very handball happy - would Kennedy offer more to the midfield mix perhaps?

Worth a discussion.

I’d have Kennedy in against Petrecca, Oliver and Viney tbh.

I don't think Hewett performed well against the Pies but his low metres gained weren't the reason why. I am very happy with Kennedy in the 22 but would not be dropping Hewett for him. However, we should not be running any CBAs with Cripps, Hewett AND Kennedy together. And even CBAs with two of them should be limited imo

 

[carlton_99]

Have a feeling Young will stay in the side to play on Petty

Can't Weitering take Petty? Young is just so slow with ball in hand I think he really hurts our ability to move the ball out of D50.

 

[Arr0w]

Can't Weitering take Petty? Young is just so slow with ball in hand I think he really hurts our ability to move the ball out of D50.

Weitering will likely take Van Rooyen

Weitering could take Petty and Kemp comes in to take Van Rooyen

Haven't watched the VFL game yet

 

[carlton_99]

Weitering will likely take Van Rooyen

Weitering could take Petty and Kemp comes in to take Van Rooyen

Haven't watched the VFL game yet

Yeh my thoughts were that. Weitering on Petty, Kemp on JVR and Gov on Fritsch. Leaves us with Turner. Could we see Weitering/Gov/Kemp/Marchbank all together with Boyd, Williams and Newman...

 

[Cringle]

Can't Weitering take Petty? Young is just so slow with ball in hand I think he really hurts our ability to move the ball out of D50.

Young trips over his own feet trying to pick up the ball.

He’s probably the weakest 200cm player in the AFL and is shrugged off in tackles and marking contests.

Does a few good things too though.

 

[carlton_99]

Young trips over his own feet trying to pick up the ball.

He’s probably the weakest 200cm player in the AFL and is shrugged off in tackles and marking contests.

Does a few good things too though.

He's fine for what he is - a fifth string tall defender on our list. Just unfortunate he has had to play so many games this early in the season with injuries to Weitering, McGovern and Marchbank.

 

[thegreatbeast]

Yeh my thoughts were that. Weitering on Petty, Kemp on JVR and Gov on Fritsch. Leaves us with Turner. Could we see Weitering/Gov/Kemp/Marchbank all together with Boyd, Williams and Newman...

That scares me. Fritsch is dangerous. We need someone on him that is less attacking than Gov.

 

[carlton_99]

That scares me. Fritsch is dangerous. We need someone on him that is less attacking than Gov.

If they go with the four talls Marchbank could play on him - but it's a tough match up no matter who it is. Just need to try and minimise the supply or make it a lot of dirty entries i50.

 

[Benaly28]

Have to win one of the next two.


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[Arr0w]

Yeh my thoughts were that. Weitering on Petty, Kemp on JVR and Gov on Fritsch. Leaves us with Turner. Could we see Weitering/Gov/Kemp/Marchbank all together with Boyd, Williams and Newman...

Very much a possible back 7 against the Demons

 

[Benaly28]

How many games do people think you need to win to finish top 4?

I’m thinking 15-16


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[Jimmyonesix]

Have to win one of the next two.


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Probably need 7 maybe 6 out of our next nine to make top 4

 

[Blue1980]

To win we will need to play better than any game so far this season.

On available evidence Dees will be too tough and disciplined for us.

 

[JJBagger]

To win we will need to play better than any game so far this season.

On available evidence Dees will be too tough and disciplined for us.

The dees got carved up at home by the lions 3 weeks ago. We always seem to match up pretty well against them too. Reckon it’ll be a good contest

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Yeah I don’t think Young is getting dropped this week. Petty took a few good clunks tonight so hopefully Young can combat that

How confident are you of that happening?

I don't have any confidence in the bloke at all anymore.

Young has the height to match it with Petty.. but that's about it. This stuff goes beyond just matchups.

We need to play a team defence and for that to work we need players that have the ability to work to a system. Young just has nfi. He tries hard but just isn't reliable at AFL level.

If Marchbank and Gov are fit like Voss suggested, no way he stays in imo.

 

[HBF]

Lever grabbed at his hammy in the last 20 seconds when kicking and slipping on the synthetic grass


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I noticed that as well.
If he misses that is a huge bonus for us.

 

[Accidental genius]

Let me tell you the facts. Hill had 8 possessions and 1 goal with 63 inside 50s and you want Cincotta dropped?? ok

Cincotta had a great game and should be a regular pick in our senior side. No question in my mind.

 

[HBF]

Weitering will likely take Van Rooyen

Weitering could take Petty and Kemp comes in to take Van Rooyen

Haven't watched the VFL game yet

I reckon Kemp might be a good match up for Fritsch.

 

[Opium]

I reckon Kemp might be a good match up for Fritsch.

The MC selections are bewildering. Let's hope Marchbank isn't bought straight back in after playing only a half all year.

Changes id make this week are:

Kemp for young.
Mcgovern for Williams.
Martin for Fantasia

Kennedy Must start.

 

[JJBagger]

The MC selections are bewildering. Let's hope Marchbank isn't bought straight back in after playing only a half all year.

Changes id make this week are:

Kemp for young.
Mcgovern for Williams.
Martin for Fantasia

Kennedy Must start.

Hardly bewildering. I’m not in MC and I get why players are and aren’t selected. Kennedy I think was just a part of a rotation. He gets rested several times a year, and I think this may have been a good opportunity to give him a little bit of a rest. Young played because Cox would’ve torn Kemp a new one had that been the matchup. Fantasia only played because Fog, Motlop and Martin didn’t play

 

[Arr0w]

I reckon Kemp might be a good match up for Fritsch.

If Gov comes in, I think he takes Fritsch

Petty, Van Rooyen, Turner - Weitering and 2 of Young, Kemp, Marchbank

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

Why not? Walsh walks in after 6 weeks and dominates.

I am really tired of excuses for average players

Walsh dominates offensively but also doesn't. Walsh has been terrible defensively. His running hides how often he's lost his man. Since he's been back we've basically been worst in the league at defending stoppages. So let's settle on all of it. Cunners first game back was stillbetter than half the team played. Walsh last quarter losing daicos was horrific. They're both still coming back. Other posters are right. Attention should be on the hewetts, acres, durdins, etc who just don't defend at all anymore. Or for the smalls win ground ball gets

 

[Just Kreuzing]

I reckon Kemp might be a good match up for Fritsch.

Was thinking the same thing