Preview Round 0 - Carlton vs Brisbane Friday March 8 - 7.40PM AEDT @ The Gabba - Team Stickied

[Aphrodite]

Team is in …

AFL team news: Carlton's first team of 2024

There's a club debutant in the mix as Carlton returns to action for season 2024.

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Opening Round team v Brisbane
Backs:	Brodie Kemp	Lewis Young	Adam Saad
Half-backs:	Zac Williams	Mitch McGovern	Nic Newman
Centreline:	Blake Acres	Patrick Cripps	Matthew Kennedy
Half-forwards:	George Hewett	Charlie Curnow	Matthew Owies
Forwards:	Orazio Fantasia	Harry McKay	David Cuningham
Followers:	Tom De Koning	Adam Cerra	Sam Docherty
Interchange:	Jordan Boyd	Jack Carroll	Matthew Cottrell
	Lachie Fogarty	Ollie Hollands
Emergencies:	Jaxon Binns	Alex Cincotta	Marc Pittonet

 

[Opium]

Surely Boyd isn't the sub?

 

[thylacine60]

Looks like crazy Georgie is back!

 

[passmark]

I know we give BT shit for OoooOrazio but I can see crowd getting right into for the first time since EDDIE BETTS !!!

 

[Juice030103]

Binns not only makes more sense to play with his leg speed, endurance, smarts and FORM!
Carroll and Owies selected in front of Binns....pffft. WTF does he have to do get a game???
Rookie wins B&F reserves, elite repeat runner SW18 out and let's put average speed and endurance to replace him.. Looks like crazy Vossy is back!

I think Binns gets exposed for strength which is not what you want in a contest and pressure brand. He’s stiff tho


Think the sides decent considering the outs

Weiters in that backline and it’s almost as good as pies I reckon

 

[Soapy V]

Binns not only makes more sense to play with his leg speed, endurance, smarts and FORM!
Carroll and Owies selected in front of Binns....pffft. WTF does he have to do get a game???
Rookie wins B&F reserves, elite repeat runner SW18 out and let's put average speed and endurance to replace him.. Looks like crazy Vossy is back!

What

 

[passmark]

Them …


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BOOOOOOO

 

[Aphrodite]

MC knows best!

 

[Bamboo Harvester]

Did anyone pick Carroll in the line up?


I don’t think he even got mentioned much in the training reports!

cough cough

Carroll - was very good. Accumulated a lot of possessions and very poised whenever he got it. Liked his game, and I reckon he'll get a call up at some stage during the year.

 

[Kernafides]

Carrol will be sub

 

[DEliades]

Love the side. Only glaring omission is the lack of a third tall. Martin and JSOS role

 

[El Topo]

not enough run

 

[Jimmae]

Carroll is a good sub option given he's a livewire for about 45 minutes a game. Hopefully he starts upping those numbers this season.

not enough run

Cottrell instead of Martin, elite HB added, Fantasia in the mix, Hollands a full pre-season.

It's not my ideal version of things, but Walsh aside it is slightly more.

 

[Dustyjackman]

That's not the ugliest Carlton side we've ever looked at. I'm actually more excited than I have been all week. Game on.
Razzle Dazzle for the opening goal - you heard it here first.

 

[Arr0w]

Binns not only makes more sense to play with his leg speed, endurance, smarts and FORM!
Carroll and Owies selected in front of Binns....pffft. WTF does he have to do get a game???
Rookie wins B&F reserves, elite repeat runner SW18 out and let's put average speed and endurance to replace him.. Looks like crazy Vossy is back!

If you had popped your head in at training you would realise why

 

[Wickzki]

Good to see the club reward Carroll's continued effort with the sub role for R0


Needs to continue adding strings to his bow but no doubting the effort.

Disappointed Cinc doesn't get a game this week but that back six looked "best case scenario" given the Weitering injury.

Probably the most balanced 23 we can go with considering the outs.

 

[Soapy V]

not enough run

Really. I reckon we have heaps

 

[thylacine60]

not enough run

they haven't started running?

 

[Wickzki]

Love the side. Only glaring omission is the lack of a third tall. Martin and JSOS role

Suspect Kennedy gets the nod at times. Different type obviously but can play bigger up forward when called upon.

 

[Red_man2008]

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That’s a very tall backline for hot and humid conditions. The ball hits the deck we should be golden.

 

[Soapy V]

Love the side. Only glaring omission is the lack of a third tall. Martin and JSOS role

Kennedy Cripps will do it

 

[HereComesJuddy]

Love seeing Fantasia in the team!

It’s a sign that the club really like what he can bring to the team and that his body is back in shape and ready for the rigours of AFL again.

 

[BigFrizz36]

I do laugh at our supposed lack of pace on ball. Surely no one thinks that Neill, Dunkley, Berry and McCluggage are likely to win any Stawell gifts do they. Good footballers though as are Cripps, Hewitt, Cerra and Kennedy.

I figure that they send Dunkley to Cripps and we send Hewett to Neill - not to tag but to be accountable for them.

If we can break even in the ruck and put enough pressure on the ball to force them to kick into their forwardline in a scramble way then we are right in it.

But please don't let Coleman and Big O dominate against us (fortunately McKenna is not playing). We've had 6 months to formulate a plan for that.

 

[thylacine60]

Surely Boyd isn't the sub?

that would be nuts........

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Thinking Kennedy Cripps maybe Acres rotating as the 3rd tall forward..

 

[Blue Reaper]

Not sure what Dow has to do ….



I like the named team. Looks more mobile, with a good balance of leg speed and endurance. Excited for Carrol. Ecstatic for Williams.