AFL 2019 Round 6: Hawthorn v Carlton, 3:20pm AEST, UTAS

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Where and when: University of Tasmania Stadium, Sunday April 28, 3.20pm AEST

Launceston Forecast

Partly cloudy. Winds northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h tending westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon.

Last time they met: Etihad Stadium, round 18, 2018: Carlton 7.10 (52) lost to Hawthorn 18.16 (124)
The Hawks held the Blues to just one goal in the first half on their way to a thumping 72-point win late in the season. Tom Mitchell was the standout with 46 disposals and two goals, while smalls Luke Bruest and Paul Puopolo combined for nine majors between them.

What it means for Hawthorn: On paper, this should be routine for the Hawks. But their indifferent form means nothing can be ruled out down in Tasmania. Victory on Sunday should be a settler in an unpredictable season.

What it means for Carlton: After its first victory of the season last week, Carlton will hope to replicate what St Kilda has done this year and build upon that confidence. Victory here could get the Blues on a roll.

How Hawthorn wins: By exploiting Carlton's mid-sized defenders. If players such as Breust and Puopolo can find form, as they did last season, it could spell trouble for the Blues.

How Carlton wins: By doing exactly what it did against the Dogs. Win the ball out of the midfield, control the tempo of the game and let its key forwards get to work inside 50.

The stat: Hawthorn has won 15 of its last 16 encounters against Carlton. Remarkably, seven of those have been won by more than 50 points and two have been won by triple-digit margins.

The match-up: Jaeger O'Meara v Patrick Cripps
Cripps is the game's best inside midfielder at the moment, with Carlton's onball brigade delivering in its first victory of the season last week. Hawthorn's midfield has had its issues this season, so O'Meara will prove key to thwarting the Blues' work out of the centre.

Harry McKay is leading the competition for contested marks. Picture: AFL Photos

It's a big week for: Harry McKay
McKay continues to lead the League for contested marks, but he must find consistency in front of goal. After his bag of four majors against the Dogs last week lifted the Blues to victory, he'll be hoping for another haul against the Hawks on Sunday.

Big call: Breust tears Blues backline to shreds in Tassie triumph

Prediction: Hawthorn by 21 points

Source: AFL Website

 

[gavaniacono]

Both teams look pretty average, and Blues with more upside. They should win in a canter as Clarkos white gloved gentle love approach back fires again.

Blues as a real Big 4 club will want to beat their usurpers.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Head says Hawks 1-20 points as Stratton is a key in.

 

[WCfan22]

Close at half time then blow out in the second half as hawks run away 30 plus

 

[Ron The Bear]

I'd like to watch both of today's games, but the other one begins at half time of this one.

The AFL never ceases to amaze me, and not in a good way.

 

[Brutalitops]

Have heard Curnow will be making room for Cuningham. Is McEvoy likely to be a late as well or did he pull up ok?

 

[Kram]

So there's only 2 AFL games on today, why are they having them overlap?

 

[kaiserchief13]

So there's only 2 AFL games on today, why are they having them overlap?

This is a channel 7 game and they want it to run into the news

 

[RUNVS]

I look at the Hawks team and think "there are a lot of very very average players in that lineup" and yet they as a unit continue to perform quite well. They are not premiership contenders, but they are most certainly not a bad team.

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

% booster for Hawks today 80+ points.

 

[Ron The Bear]

This is a channel 7 game and they want it to run into the news

That may well be it.

 

[WCfan22]

Carlton should win this comfortably.
Clear premiership favorite
(Based on the afl and channel 7)

 

[Brutalitops]

Arent there normally more Crows fans in our match day threads normally? Theyre normally a bit chirpy after theyve had a win. Someone wanna go to their club board and do a welfare check?

 

[Cold Sober]

I'd like to watch both of today's games, but the other one begins at half time of this one.

The AFL never ceases to amaze me, and not in a good way.

We have a whole sunday to play 2 games Gil, what do you reckon, one early one late.
Nah put em on about the same time, I'll be sick of footy by then, anyway I think the mother in-laws over for tea. **** the footy public

 

[Americanpies]

Not sure what's going to happen here.

I can see Hawthorn going off and winning by a mile, or Carlton using last week's momentum to get another win.

One thing I do know is that this game will show a lot of where Carlton is really at. If Carlton pull out the win or even go close in a competitive slug, then it solidifies last weeks game as the corner potentially turning for this team. Whereas if they get belted... it's the same old story, and Bolton should resign.

 

[Ron The Bear]

Carlton should win this comfortably.
Clear premiership favorite
(Based on the afl and channel 7)

I'd cite some figures which contradict that outlook but I don't want to upset anyone before the game starts.

 

[Cuzz09]

Hawks to win each qtr by about 1-2 goals and win by about 33 points in a struggly game that never really gets going.



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[The Old Dark Navy's]

Charlie Curnow out, David Cuningham in.

 

[Xtreme]

Carlton by 27

And another Anzac tribute despite Anzac day being Thursday.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Bugler shat the bed

 

[Xtreme]

Clarko to continue his high fiving routine by high fiving Bolton ?

 

[Bazza97]

Reckon the Blues are a pretty decent chance to get consecutive wins today

 

[Xtreme]

Reckon the Blues are a pretty decent chance to get consecutive wins today

And make them an easy kill for Melbourne next week ?

Interesting to see if this female umpire botches things today

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Carlton with the Sb promo

 

[Cold Sober]

Peter ski is a bona fide gun