Autopsy AFL 2023 First Semi Final (Week 2) - Demons v Blues Fri Sept 15th 7:50pm EST (MCG)

[BG32]

Apparently Oliver is in doubt?

Any clarification on this, Dee fans?

He will play, just missed the light run around in front of the fans

 

[PCORF]

Should be a great game in front of a sellout crowd at the MCG. I think Melbourne will just get up.

 

[PCORF]

And let’s hope that interstate side then goes on to beat Collingwood in a Grand Final!

Brisbane 2002, 2003.

Ghosts of the past Grand Finals.

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

Carlton 2023 = Melbourne 2018

Beat 2 ageing former champions. Ride a wave of emotion into an interstate prelim

Get pantsed by said interstate opposition in the prelim.

Win a flag a year or two later

Ageing former Champs?

Swans side average age was 25y 9m
Dees side for Pies was 26y 7m (Pies was 28y 5m)

Blues side was 26y 7m.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Melbourne should win this in the final quarter.

 

[Dee Train]

Dees should go small with Kozzie, Chin and Spargo the ‘KPF’s’. Just scrub kick into the forward 50 all night. Can’t be worse than the shit we served up against the filth.

 

[Jeremias]

 

[Chinacats]

All 4 winners in week 1 of finals reversed the H & A result between the two!
Blues beat Dees in H & A … good little omen for Dees maybe…

 

[South of the Yarra]

Dees too tough, strong and good.
Dees by 27

 

[Jeremias]

All 4 winners in week 1 of finals reversed the H & A result between the two!
Blues beat Dees in H & A … good little omen for Dees maybe…

Melbourne beat us earlier in the season.

 

[Jibroni]

Have not given this game much thought TBH, still flat about Thursday and worried about the future of Gus Brayshaw.

If our season ends on Friday then so be it, but if Gus is ok then that is truly what matters.

 

[Worm4]

Dees too tough, strong and good.
Dees by 27

Just like last time the 2 sides met...

 

[gopies1981]

Melbourne will bounce back. Melbourne should have won the last time they played Carlton as the petracca goal was a goal. Petracca, gawn, Oliver and Viney to dominate. Blues will be leading by 9pts at 3qtr time then Melbourne will come from the clouds to kick 4 goals to 1 in the last qtr to win by 10 pts

 

[YeoShuey]

Acres to be our hero once again and to win us the match.

 

[Soapy V]

Martin out really hurts Carlton's forward line. More so than McKay. May and Lever will strangle Charlie's supply.

If Silvagni is not fit then the forward lines will be equally average.

This will be a very dour slogfest. 8-10 goals from each side.

Key for me is how we deliver it inside 50. Lower the eyes and leave it to the smalls. Charlie is good on the ground as well.

Nullifies Lever/May and we can hold it in

Charlie Jack with Motlop Owies Cottrell etc can be very dangerous

B: Newman Weitering McGovern
HB: Cincotta Kemp Saad
C: Acres Cripps Hollands
HF: Cottrell Silvagni Owies
F: Motlop Charlie Fogarty
Foll: TDK Hewett Walsh
Int: Pittonet Marchbank Cerra Docherty (Dow or Cuningham)

Hollands for Cuningham or Fogarty. Unlucky but we need more gut running. Vital as shown by Acres & Walsh

Docherty can play anywhere needed

Silvagni or Kennedy?

 

[Soapy V]

Ageing former Champs?

Swans side average age was 25y 9m
Dees side for Pies was 26y 7m (Pies was 28y 5m)

Blues side was 26y 7m.

Games played would be interesting. Guys like Cincotta Marchbank Cuningham Pittonet Fogarty McGovern are mid 20’s but haven’t played a lot of footy

 

[Opium]

Melbourne will bounce back. Melbourne should have won the last time they played Carlton as the petracca goal was a goal. Petracca, gawn, Oliver and Viney to dominate. Blues will be leading by 9pts at 3qtr time then Melbourne will come from the clouds to kick 4 goals to 1 in the last qtr to win by 10 pts

Melbourne should have beaten Collingwood. 69 inside 50s

 

[Opium]

Melbourne beat us earlier in the season.

We've only played Melbourne once this year.

 

[YeoShuey]

Melbourne should have beaten Collingwood. 69 inside 50s

Could have had 200 inside 50s and still lost when you have a weakened forward line against a strong defence.

 

[T2B_]

the petracca goal was a goal.

Nope.

 

[Blueboys11]

We've only played Melbourne once this year.

Twice

In fairness I’ve erased that 8/9 loss streak from my mind as well

 

[Blueboys11]

Melbourne will bounce back. Melbourne should have won the last time they played Carlton as the petracca goal was a goal. Petracca, gawn, Oliver and Viney to dominate. Blues will be leading by 9pts at 3qtr time then Melbourne will come from the clouds to kick 4 goals to 1 in the last qtr to win by 10 pts

Maybe a goal, maybe not.
As far as teams go the blues will add Cerra, Walsh, McGovern and Owies to that team. Only really losing Martin.
Dees on the other hand have lost Melksham and JVR but not really gained anyone.

So on pure matchup Blues have gained, not that it will overly matter as the guys they are replacing were in genuinely good form and stiff to miss

 

[South of the Yarra]

Just like last time the 2 sides met...

Do you mean like last time Collingwood and Melbourne met?

 

[Worm4]

Do you mean like last time Collingwood and Melbourne met?

No. It's 4th v 5th in theory
And 5th knocked over 4th last time they met a month ago

 

[Worm4]

Melbourne will bounce back. Melbourne should have won the last time they played Carlton as the petracca goal was a goal. Petracca, gawn, Oliver and Viney to dominate. Blues will be leading by 9pts at 3qtr time then Melbourne will come from the clouds to kick 4 goals to 1 in the last qtr to win by 10 pts

Don't forget the Petracca throw which resulted in the melbourne goal in the 3rd quarter. Why wouldn't you mention that in your thought process? Oh wait , the narrative doesn't suit your theory