2018 Rd 9: Pre game Anticipation: Carlton vs Melbourne

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CARLTON

B: Lachie Plowman, Sam Rowe, Dale Thomas
HB: Cameron O'Shea, Liam Jones, Kade Simpson
C: Lochie O'Brien, Marc Murphy, Sam Kerridge
HF: Jarrod Garlett, Charlie Curnow, Darcy Lang
F: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Harry McKay, Paddy Dow
R: Matthew Kreuzer, Patrick Cripps, Zac Fisher
Int: Pat Kerr, Jed Lamb, Matthew Wright, Aaron Mullett, Nick Graham, Jacob Weitering, Matt Shaw, Jack Silvagni (Three to be omitted)

IN: Marc Murphy, Pat Kerr, Jacob Weitering, Matt Shaw, Jack Silvagni
OUT:Ed Curnow (Suspension)

NEW: Pat Kerr, Matt Shaw

I don't like that Kreuzer has no back-up against one of the best rucks going around. We were well beaten in the taps last week, even though Kreuzer put in a great effort in getting clearances and such. That really needed addressing and we haven't.

Tapouts i'm not interested in. We won the clearances and he was brilliant around the ground. Gawn has won the tapout counts easily at times but for Melbourne to be thrashed in the clearances. Gawn's strength is around the ground too. GWS lost the tapout count 47-4 against Brisbane but won the clearances by 20.

Got much more important things to address.