Preview 2024 Round 24 Carlton vs St Kilda Sunday 25th August 3:20PM AEST @ Marvel Stadium

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …

AFL team news: Blues make one change

Carlton's team is in for the Round 24 clash with St Kilda.

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1 change

IN: Saad
OUT: Williams

 

[jj1978]

I think the equation is:

We win, we're in.

We lose, and Freo lose, we're in.

We lose and Freo win, we're out.

Can't finish higher than 8th, can't finish lower than 9th.

Brisbane at the Gabba in an Elim final waiting for us.

Discrediting this season. GWS will want top 2 so will give Dogs a big shake. Even * has pulled off some surprises and few players want some contracts (Package cough cough) and Brisbane have been hit and miss as well and recent weeks suggest they can be vulnerable. And you never know with North. Hawks have been up a while, lost their best player who knows.

This weekend many permutations. I wouldn’t even pencil in a Geelong win.

 

[ctwenty1]

Discrediting this season. GWS will want top 2 so will give Dogs a big shake. Even * has pulled off some surprises and few players want some contracts (Package cough cough) and Brisbane have been hit and miss as well and recent weeks suggest they can be vulnerable. And you never know with North. Hawks have been up a while, lost their best player who knows.

This weekend many permutations. I wouldn’t even pencil in a Geelong win.

port will want top 2 as well - agree this last round has all sorts of possibilities.

Other than Sydney, noone else vying for finals will be taking the foot off the pedal

 

[SOS Rules]

What a beautiful morning.

Hopefully Zac is good to go. Didn't know there was anything wrong with Gov. You'd have to assume that Corey will miss unless there was minimal ligament damage. Looked like his shoulder had been popped back in.

In an ideal scenario, maybe only Big H back in the side, otherwise no change and the Blues can play exactly the same way as yesterday. Crack in, posses ball, move forward with purpose, spot up leading options. Defend well without ball. It's a very winnable game and it's nice to not be relying on other teams to get us in the eight.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

We can definitely finish higher than 8th.

Mathematically as high as 4th

 

[myblueroan]

It wont matter, Port will beat Freo

Slight doubt due to whatsisname missing the game from tribunal outcome. And Freo being desperate enough.

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Saints have Wilkie/battle/howard as there key backs.

They don’t have a big forward line, with Owens/membery/sharman. Wood and Marshall drift down there.

They may move battle forward as might not be required in there back half with how small we are.

Be some interesting match ups

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Slight doubt due to whatsisname missing the game from tribunal outcome. And Freo being desperate enough.

And freo will get a few decent players back as well I think.

Darcy/tracey/freddrick

 

[Vamos Juddamente]

Not really understanding the thinking that Harry might be back. Didn’t he tear a quad 1 week ago. That has to be a three week injury.

 

[DollarsandSense]

Lets just beat these campaigners. I can't stand this club and they've had the wood over us for long enough. I'd prefer not to have to wait for Port to beat Freo. Not sure that'll happen either.

 

[Curnowhan]

And freo will get a few decent players back as well I think.

Darcy/tracey/freddrick

Didn’t Frederick play on the weekend?

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

Didn’t Frederick play on the weekend?

yes.

 

[Lukeblueboy]

Didn’t Frederick play on the weekend?

Sorry mate my bad. I just checked and he did play

 

[juzza316]

Lets just beat these campaigners. I can't stand this club and they've had the wood over us for long enough. I'd prefer not to have to wait for Port to beat Freo. Not sure that'll happen either.

This is why GWS beating the Dogs is a must - otherwise it's likely a dead rubber for Port

 

[juzza316]

Don't want to even think about how sickening it would be for us to lose to Saints and see Power pull out a couple of stars pre-game knowing they have 2nd spot tied up already

 

[Stamos]

Don't want to even think about how sickening it would be for us to lose to Saints and see Power pull out a couple of stars pre-game knowing they have 2nd spot tied up already

If we're not good enough to beat St Kilda, nor win more than 2 of our last 8 games, we don't deserve to be in the finals.

 

[Flaro]

If we're not good enough to beat St Kilda, nor win more than 2 of our last 8 games, we don't deserve to be in the finals.

Exactly. We shouldn't be playing finals if we can't beat StK. Not saying it's easy if the long injury list though.

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

This was their team that beat the Cats...only Ross and Phillipou to maybe come in...

No King, Henry, Crouch, Windhager....



Nothing scary at all.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

 

[carlton09]

Saad the only certainty to return this week. Doubt on the rest. Would much prefer to leave them out anyway and have them fresh off a 4 week break if we were to sneak into finals

 

[ESKIE]

Slight doubt due to whatsisname missing the game from tribunal outcome. And Freo being desperate enough.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Saad the only certainty to return this week

How certain?

 

[carlton09]

How certain?

Playing.

 

[Benaly28]

Role for Chink this week?

Wilkie.


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[Benaly28]

Kids were good yesterday but saints are a better quality side they’ll need to step up again.The difference will be the midfield I think we can get enough supply but losing Durds and potentially Zac will hurt.

Our forward line looked dangerous every time it hit the deck.


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[SurreyBlue]

Any chance they keep Kemp forward even if the big two come back?

Not opposed to H at CHB.

Kemp must stay forward and be an even bigger asset when the 2 keys return. Let's hope we can get there and give us the opportunity to play all 3!!!!