2018 Rd 13: Pre Game Pressure: Carlton vs Fremantle at Etihad

[flyboy77]

Does that mean Kennedy and Pickett failed fitness tests?

Pickett definitely would play 2s first up.....

[laj]

Happy with that, Cunningham has talent but his past couple of games have been poor, so have O'Shea's but he doesn't have much talent.
Hoping for a big effort by the seniors and for Harry to stake a claim.

Harry's out ill. No claim for Harry this week. Cunningham's injured

[laj]

How long have we been calling for that one?

Not a single backman in to replace him?!

Has Bolton lost the plot and started picking a more balanced side for a change?

Last time we picked a balanced side, or something close to it, was against Essendon. Maybe we picked balanced sides in games we think we can win. Balance in team selection isn't usually a strong point at Carlton.

[Lods]

Last time we picked a balanced side, or something close to it, was against Essendon. Maybe we picked balanced sides in games we think we can win. Balance in team selection isn't usually a strong point at Carlton.

I think there's an element of truth in that...I've thought it for some time.
Some games are about development, giving kids opportunities...and some are targeted for having a crack at a win.

[Thryleon]

We're on this week.

Mark my words, we will win five more games this year

[flyboy77]

Betting odds?

Freo 1.60
Blues 2.35

[crashlander]

CARLTON
B: Sam Rowe, Liam Jones, Kade Simpson
HB: Dale Thomas, Jacob Weitering, Lachie Plowman
C: Darcy Lang, Patrick Cripps, Sam Kerridge
HF: Lochie O'Brien, Charlie Curnow, Paddy Dow
F: Matthew Wright, Pat Kerr, Zac Fisher
R: Matthew Kreuzer, Jack Silvagni, Sam Petrevski-Seton
Int: Levi Casboult, Nick Graham, Ed Curnow, Jed Lamb

EMG: Aaron Mullett, Cameron Polson, Andrew Phillips, Cameron O'Shea

IN: Levi Casboult, Nick Graham
OUT: David Cuningham (Injured), Cameron O'Shea (Omitted)

MILESTONES: Matthew Wright  - Playing 150th game

FREMANTLE
B: Ryan Nyhuis, Luke Ryan, Tommy Sheridan
HB: Joel Hamling, Nathan Wilson, Stephen Hill
C: Adam Cerra, Lachie Neale, Ed Langdon
HF: Connor Blakely, Brennan Cox, Darcy Tucker
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Shane Kersten, Bailey Banfield
R: Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Nat Fyfe
Int: Stefan Giro, Brandon Matera, Andrew Brayshaw, Michael Apeness

EMG Ethan Hughes, Cam McCarthy, Mitchell Crowden, Scott Jones

IN: Stephen Hill, Aaron Sandilands, Nat Fyfe
OUT: Alex Pearce (Injured), Michael Walters (Suspension), Scott Jones (Omitted)

MILESTONES: Nat Fyfe  - Playing 150th game

[crashlander]

Silvagni, Pickett and Kennedy are named in the Northern Blues team for the weekend. In a few weeks, when they have some form and match fitness under their belts, they will be in line for senior selection.

[blue4life]

Harry's out ill. No claim for Harry this week. Cunningham's injured

Bummer about Harry, he struggles to get a good run at it, Cunningham would have been close to being dropped if he wasn't injured.
I like the look of him but he needs to start showing more.
It's a pretty average side, I hope Freo are as ordinary as I think that they are.

[LP]

I like the look of this side, with Levi or Kerr rotating off the bench a couple of times a quarter to either go hard inside F50 or give Kreuzer a chop out.

In general this team seems a bit better balanced to me!