- Sep 5, 2013
- 6,707
- 11,402
- AFL Club
- Carlton
- Other Teams
- Western Bulldogs
Footscray vs Carlton
Sunday April 21st, 1.10pm
Docklands
Last 5 head to head
Footscray 5 - 0 Carlton -- 21-point average losing margin
2018 Matchups
R6 @ Docklands: Footscray (11.14.80) def Carlton (8.11.59)
R22 @ Docklands: Carlton (7.7.49) def by Footscray (10.6.66)
Last meeting
It was late in the season when we last suited up against the men from the west in the red, white and blue. After a tight, scrappy affair that never reached great heights or large margins, the Dogs kicked four of the last five goals to hand Carlton the spoon and ensure Sam Walsh would wear Navy Blue the next time the two clubs would meet. So, silver linings and all that.
Goals: Prince Charlie 2, King Tom, M Wright, K Simpson, P Dow, J Silvagni
Best: K Simpson, P Cripps, C Marchbank, J Lamb, D Thomas, C Byrne
2019 in a nutshell
Carlton: Honourable losses. Enough said.
Footscray: The swarm returns. Kinda.
The teams
It’s been a season of ‘nearlys’ for the Baggers to date: the defence has nearly contained opposing forward lines; the midfield has nearly matured enough to support Cripps; the forwards have nearly formed a cohesive unit; the rucks have nearly broken even. And fans, well… many of us have nearly run out of patience.
Which is a shame, because nearly is an improvement on barely. And if barely was where we were and nearly is where we are, then finally is where we’ll soon be.
Footscray, on the other hand, have shown glimpses of what took them to their upset flag in 2016. A high possession, high pressure gameplan typified by chains of quick flip handballs to escape congestion and maintain possession by foot, before hitting up a marking target inside 50. All this with a ruck division almost explicitly designed not to win hitouts.
How do Carlton get the four points?
The midfield. This is where the game will be won. Bont, Hunter and Libba – well supported by Dunkley, Wallis and McLean – give Footscray plenty of size, experience, flexibility and depth through the middle of the ground. Cripps aside, Carlton have been unable to stand up (both literally and figuratively) to some of the more mature midfields we’ve come up against. Turn that around this week and we will give our tall forwards the best opportunity to impact the game. That said...
Blunting the Bulldogs rebound. With players such as Suckling, Caleb Daniel, Crozier and JJ, the Dogs have a bevvy of rebounders that provide impetus and drive once the ball hits the ground. With a tall mobile forward line and appropriate delivery from further up the ground, Carlton has the capacity to control the air and therefore limit the impact of Footscray’s skilled smalls. Fingers crossed on this one. Maybe its fourth time’s a charm.
Deep breathes, clear thoughts. Carlton, like all teams, make mistakes. However, we are a team of youth and inexperience, so our mistakes just seem to be more costly. Too many players make too many errors at the wrong time or in the wrong place. This season, they've regularly killed our momentum and deinied us goals, or worse, lead directly to opposition goals. Rarely have they simply ended up with the ball in dispute or in a stoppage. Lucky for us, Footscray are not known as a high scoring team so reducing our unforced error rate will ensure that we stay within striking distance throughout the game.
Teams, matchups to note and margin:
Stay tuned! All will be revealed upon team announcements on Thursday (or maybe Friday, depends how I’m tracking ahead of the long weekend).
GO BLUES.
Sunday April 21st, 1.10pm
Docklands
Last 5 head to head
Footscray 5 - 0 Carlton -- 21-point average losing margin
2018 Matchups
R6 @ Docklands: Footscray (11.14.80) def Carlton (8.11.59)
R22 @ Docklands: Carlton (7.7.49) def by Footscray (10.6.66)
Last meeting
It was late in the season when we last suited up against the men from the west in the red, white and blue. After a tight, scrappy affair that never reached great heights or large margins, the Dogs kicked four of the last five goals to hand Carlton the spoon and ensure Sam Walsh would wear Navy Blue the next time the two clubs would meet. So, silver linings and all that.
Goals: Prince Charlie 2, King Tom, M Wright, K Simpson, P Dow, J Silvagni
Best: K Simpson, P Cripps, C Marchbank, J Lamb, D Thomas, C Byrne
2019 in a nutshell
Carlton: Honourable losses. Enough said.
Footscray: The swarm returns. Kinda.
The teams
It’s been a season of ‘nearlys’ for the Baggers to date: the defence has nearly contained opposing forward lines; the midfield has nearly matured enough to support Cripps; the forwards have nearly formed a cohesive unit; the rucks have nearly broken even. And fans, well… many of us have nearly run out of patience.
Which is a shame, because nearly is an improvement on barely. And if barely was where we were and nearly is where we are, then finally is where we’ll soon be.
Footscray, on the other hand, have shown glimpses of what took them to their upset flag in 2016. A high possession, high pressure gameplan typified by chains of quick flip handballs to escape congestion and maintain possession by foot, before hitting up a marking target inside 50. All this with a ruck division almost explicitly designed not to win hitouts.
How do Carlton get the four points?
The midfield. This is where the game will be won. Bont, Hunter and Libba – well supported by Dunkley, Wallis and McLean – give Footscray plenty of size, experience, flexibility and depth through the middle of the ground. Cripps aside, Carlton have been unable to stand up (both literally and figuratively) to some of the more mature midfields we’ve come up against. Turn that around this week and we will give our tall forwards the best opportunity to impact the game. That said...
Blunting the Bulldogs rebound. With players such as Suckling, Caleb Daniel, Crozier and JJ, the Dogs have a bevvy of rebounders that provide impetus and drive once the ball hits the ground. With a tall mobile forward line and appropriate delivery from further up the ground, Carlton has the capacity to control the air and therefore limit the impact of Footscray’s skilled smalls. Fingers crossed on this one. Maybe its fourth time’s a charm.
Deep breathes, clear thoughts. Carlton, like all teams, make mistakes. However, we are a team of youth and inexperience, so our mistakes just seem to be more costly. Too many players make too many errors at the wrong time or in the wrong place. This season, they've regularly killed our momentum and deinied us goals, or worse, lead directly to opposition goals. Rarely have they simply ended up with the ball in dispute or in a stoppage. Lucky for us, Footscray are not known as a high scoring team so reducing our unforced error rate will ensure that we stay within striking distance throughout the game.
Teams, matchups to note and margin:
Stay tuned! All will be revealed upon team announcements on Thursday (or maybe Friday, depends how I’m tracking ahead of the long weekend).
GO BLUES.
Last edited:
