Rd 13: Pre Game posturing: Carlton vs Gold Coast

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Carlton

B: Lachie Plowman, Liam Jones, Caleb Marchbank.
HB: Ed Curnow, Jacob Weitering, Sam Docherty.
C: Tom Williamson, Patrick Cripps, Kade Simpson.
HF: Dale Thomas, Levi Casboult, David Cuningham.
F: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Jack Silvagni, Zac Fisher.
R: Matthew Kreuzer, Bryce Gibbs, Marc Murphy.
Int: Matthew Wright, Blaine Boekhorst, Jed Lamb, Charlie Curnow.
Emg: Billie Smedts, Nick Graham, Harry McKay.

In: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Blaine Boekhorst
Out: Liam Sumner (Adductor), Alex Silvagni (Knee)

I think Fisher is a little lucky to be still in the team. Boekhorst has been playing better, but must still consider himself more than a tad lucky. All of Smedts, Graham and McKay are a bit stiff to miss.
Hopefully the selectors made the right moves, even though they did not go as I expected. But then, when do they?

Gold Coast Suns

B: Jesse Joyce, Jack Leslie, Kade Kolodjashnij.
HB: Pearce Hanley, Steven May, Adam Saad.
C: Matt Rosa, Gary Ablett, David Swallow.
HF: Jarryd Lyons, Tom J. Lynch, Jesse Lonergan.
F: Alex Sexton, Peter Wright, Jack Martin.
R: Jarrod Witts, Aaron Hall, Michael Barlow.
Int: Sean Lemmens, Ben Ainsworth, Brandon Matera, Mackenzie Willis.
Emg: Brayden Fiorini, Callum Ah Chee, Rory Thompson.

No Change

Witts and Gawn have been the only ruckman to clearly beat Kreuzer in the ruck this year. Witts has done what I thought he couldn't do: develop as a true ruckman. His extra height is difficult for Kreuzer to deal with.
We need to stop Ablett, who got a lot of ball last time, and Lynch, who killed us with his goals from distance. It will be interesting to see who is given the task on these guys.

Be wanting Aaron Hall manned up well too, gets plenty of ball...they get plenty of run out of defense, we didnt handle it very last time and let players like Saad run away into space too often.
Witts had a good game last time and as you suggested is a awkward lump of a bloke who troubled MK with his height and size....
Dont think GC are that great but they have some awkward matchups and are very quick...we have included two more quicker players which may help but we need to man up and tackle better than we did last time and force GC into more contests...it became an outside game last time and that doesnt suit us.