AFL Finals 2024 Carlton vs Brisbane in Brisbane

[ElwoodBlues1]

Selection day  ;D

Debate will rage strongly tonight. : 

You can almost bet though, that the team selected tonight won't be the team that takes the field Saturday, and there will be a late change or two.

And a couple of them will be re-injured by half time..

[DJC]

And a couple of them will be re-injured by half time..

Wash your mouth out EB! ?

[ElwoodBlues1]

Wash your mouth out EB! ?

Let's hope I'm wrong DJ but too many ins with questions marks doesn't make me comfortable. Strangely I think Sam Docherty will probably see the game out better than most...

[DJC]

Let's hope I'm wrong DJ but too many ins with questions marks doesn't make me comfortable. Strangely I think Sam Docherty will probably see the game out better than most...

I suspect that Doc will be in the best physical condition of all 46 players.

I wonder if the MC has a threshold: Cerra has a 90% chance of completing the game so he’s in.  McGovern has a 75% chance of completing the game so he’s out ?

[DJC]

I hope that Harry and Kempy are working on their running patterns and communication.

[madbluboy]

Brisbane Lions prepare for Lachie Neale to be targeted by Carlton
The Lions are preparing for one of their stars to be targeted in what they expect will be a “fiercely contested” elimination final against Carlton.

Brisbane coach Chris Fagan hopes umpires have their “eyes open” in Saturday night’s AFL elimination final at the Gabba in anticipation of Lions star Lachie Neale being targeted by Carlton.

Two-time Brownlow medallist Neale was closely monitored by Blues midfielder George Hewett at stoppages in Carlton’s one-point Opening Round win over the Lions in March.

The pair traded blows in the third quarter, with Hewett striking first when he hit Neale just under the chin.

The Brisbane captain retaliated with a strike to Hewett’s stomach. The pair were charged by the MRO and were both fined $2500.

Fagan said Neale was used to being a target.

“Lachie cops that out every week,” the Lions coach said.

“He knows it’s coming his way because he’s a champion. Unfortunately, that’s what champions have to put up with.

“Whoever goes to him, if anyone does, whatever they do, they do, and hopefully the umpires have got their eyes open and notice a few things as well.”

Fagan predicted a “fiercely contested” do-or-die battle against a Carlton side that had to rely on Fremantle losing the final game of the regular season to secure eighth spot after being beaten earlier that same day by St Kilda.

“They would be buoyed by the fact that they thought they lost their finals opportunity potentially and then suddenly they had it back, so that’ll give them lift,” he said.

“We know that they’re going to jump out of the blocks and come hard at us, but we’re preparing to come out of the blocks equally as hard.

“We’ll renew acquaintances on Saturday night when the siren goes and see what happens after two or three hours of pretty fiercely contested footy, I would imagine.”

[DJC]

Of course Fagan won’t have instructed his players to target our blokes ?

[WASurfer]

Sounds like Charlie is pretty doubtful.

[DJC]

Sounds like Charlie is pretty doubtful.

Give him another week and he'll be good to go in next week's semi.

[Mantis]

Give him another week and he'll be good to go in next week's semi.

If we win against the Lions and progress to the next final. Need to get over this hurdle first. Not too confident in this game.